Theglobal humanitarian aid organizations, including the International Committee ofthe Red Cross (ICRC), are still facing restrictions from the military council,said the ICRC.

Accessto rural areas of the country, especially in Rakhine State, remains achallenge. Moreover, providing humanitarian assistance to those affectedfamilies in the conflict zones remains difficult, asserted an ICRC statementissued on 19 October.

"Likemany conflict-affected areas in Myanmar, in Rakhine, especially in rural areas,it remains a challenge to obtain the necessary humanitarian travel permits toprovide assistance," it stated.

Itclarified that ICRC aids will be able to reach the vulnerable people if theauthorities allow humanitarian access with assistance.

Itis five months now since the military junta had banned the foreign aid groupstraveling to Rakhine State, which was pronounced by Rakhine state borders &security affairs minister colonel Kyaw Thura on 8 June 2023.

Sincethen hundreds of thousands of Rakhine people, including those living in refugeecamps, are severely affected. The victims of cyclone Mocha are in need ofemergency aid, said the locals.

Despitethe limited access, in the first half of 2023, more than 70,000 Rakhine peoplereceived the seeds of basic crops and vegetables for growing as well asagricultural equipment and fertilizers from the ICRC.

Moreover,276 people who were released from various prisons, were transported to their respectivehouses.

Inaddition, 1,550 medical treatments were performed and 115 mobility aids,including 84 prostheses and 2 wheelchairs, were also made available.

TheICRC provided water, clean sewage and also shelter for 79,442 people.

UN-OCHAMyanmar also said in a statement issued on 18 October that nearly two millionpeople in Myanmar need shelters, medicines and health assistance. They wereaffected by the military conflict.

Nearly1.7 million people across Myanmar were displaced from their places due totroubled ambience created after the military coup in 2021.