A/HRC/10/19 page 17 land confiscation for the purpose of growing cash crops, such as tea and biofuels. Moreover, peasants have been forced to purchase tea and jathroba seeds under the threat of having their land confiscated. In addition, food aid has been redirected by members of the military. 78. In Rakhine State, only 30 per cent of the population is said to receive public health care; a third has no access to clean water. The main causes of mortality are malaria, diarrhoea, respiratory and skin infections, intestinal parasites and cholera. The maternal mortality rate is much higher than in the rest of Myanmar (380 women per 100,000 births). In the state, there are three doctors per 430,000 people in Maungdaw, two for every 280,000 in Buthidaunga, and an average of one nurse for 60,000 people. 79. The Special Rapporteur welcomes the recently announced new grants to grass-roots non-governmental organizations by the Three Diseases Fund, established by a consortium of international donors to address tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS in close cooperation with all key actors in the country. The Special Rapporteur welcomes in particular the Fund’s approach in supporting activities targeting vulnerable and underserved population groups, especially those living in remote and inaccessible areas and most at risk of the three diseases. 80. The Special Rapporteur continues to receive reliable information according to which members of the military in Kayin State and Chin State arbitrarily tax villagers, confiscate crops and livestock and force villagers to construct roads, work as porters and fulfil other duties. E. Developing cooperation in the context of human rights 81. The Special Rapporteur welcomes the recent meeting between the United Nations country team and the Government human rights group. He encourages both parties to meet on a regular basis to establish working cooperation to improve the human rights of the people of Myanmar. In this context, the Special Rapporteur encourages the States Members of the United Nations and the donor community to provide adequate resources and the necessary environment to the United Nations and financial institutions to assist the Government of Myanmar to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Children, women and all people of Myanmar should be given the same opportunity as those in any other Member State to achieve their economic, social and cultural rights. 82. The Special Rapporteur welcomes the one-year extension of the supplementary understanding between the Government and ILO signed on 26 February 2009. In agreement with the Government of Myanmar, ILO operates a forced labour complaints mechanism, which includes complaints of underage recruitment into the military and the inappropriate use of prison labour. The Special Rapporteur encourages the Government of Myanmar and ILO to strengthen its application, particularly with regard to ensuring that all citizens are aware of the law, the existence of the complaints mechanism and their associated rights. It is critical that people exercising their right to complain can do so without fear of recrimination or reprisal. He also recommends that the Government review its policy on forced labour used by the military and on prison labour. He requests ILO to provide all technical assistance needed in this regard. 83. The Special Rapporteur once again commends the achievements of the Tripartite Core Group and calls for the expansion of its mandate beyond the Delta, to cover all regions in Myanmar where the need for humanitarian aid is acute. The Special Rapporteur touched upon