When it comes to the needs of people displaced by fighting in Myanmar’s Shan State – the country’s largest ethnic state - there is a serious aid deficit.
When it comes to the needs of people displaced by fighting in Myanmar’s Shan State – the country’s largest ethnic state - there is a serious aid deficit.
Myanmar has seen over 60,000 internally displaced people in Sagaing Region, and over 10,000 each in Magway Region and Chin State from early September to the second week of the month, according to a statement released by UN OCHA Myanmar on October 2. The statement pointed out that the humanitarian situation in several townships in Sagaing and Magway regions was deteriorating.
WASHINGTON - Singapore and the United States are "deeply concerned and anxious" about the plight of the people of Myanmar, Singapores Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan said on Wednesday (Sept 29).