Three Million Displaced: Myanmar's Deepening Humanitarian Crisis Amid Ongoing Conflict and Funding Shortfall
Myanmar is experiencing a humanitarian crisis with over three million people displaced since the military coup in 2021.
The vast majority of these displacements occurred after the coup, which led to renewed conflict with ethnic armed groups and the emergence of new "People's Defense Forces." Approximately one-third of the displaced population are children.
Around half of the three million were displaced since late last year due to an offensive by an alliance of ethnic armed groups in northern Shan state.
The UN is expressing concern for the deepening crisis in Myanmar.
Myanmar's borderlands, inhabited by numerous ethnic armed groups seeking autonomy and control of resources since the country's independence from Britain in 1948, are currently facing the biggest threat to the military junta's rule.
The offensive has captured large territories and valuable trade crossings along the China border.
The UN has reported a significant funding shortfall, hindering relief efforts, particularly before the upcoming May-June cyclone season.
Last year, cyclone Mocha struck western Myanmar's Rakhine state, resulting in at least 148 fatalities, and over 355,000 people are currently displaced due to ongoing clashes between the Arakan Army and the military in the region.
Around half of the three million were displaced since late last year due to an offensive by an alliance of ethnic armed groups in northern Shan state.
The UN is expressing concern for the deepening crisis in Myanmar.
Myanmar's borderlands, inhabited by numerous ethnic armed groups seeking autonomy and control of resources since the country's independence from Britain in 1948, are currently facing the biggest threat to the military junta's rule.
The offensive has captured large territories and valuable trade crossings along the China border.
The UN has reported a significant funding shortfall, hindering relief efforts, particularly before the upcoming May-June cyclone season.
Last year, cyclone Mocha struck western Myanmar's Rakhine state, resulting in at least 148 fatalities, and over 355,000 people are currently displaced due to ongoing clashes between the Arakan Army and the military in the region.
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