Myanmar
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‘Bleak milestone’: UN says 3 million forced to flee in Myanmar conflict | Conflict News
United Nations says the number displaced has jumped by 50 percent in last six months as fighting has intensified. The…
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UN supporting East Africa flood victims, dozens more migrant deaths at sea, disinformation in Myanmar — Global Issues
In a statement released late on Wednesday the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he had been deeply distressed to hear…
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Thailand’s top diplomat visits Myanmar border amid clashes, evacuations | Conflict News
Foreign Minister Parnpree arrives in Mae Sot to review measures to deal with people fleeing fighting across frontier. Thailand’s foreign…
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Myanmar troops retreat to Thai border bridge after days of fighting | Conflict News
Deteriorating situation in Myawaddy adds to pressure on generals who seized power in a 2021 coup. Some 200 Myanmar soldiers…
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UN underscores commitment to stay and deliver in Myanmar — Global Issues
The expansion of fighting throughout the country has deprived communities of basic needs and access to essential services and has…
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UN rights expert urges global action to halt Myanmar junta atrocities — Global Issues
In February 2021 the military overthrew the elected Government in Myanmar arresting hundreds of officials, political leaders and activists, including…
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UN ‘alarmed’ by reports of civilian casualties in Myanmar air attacks | Conflict News
Continuing air raids in the restive country’s Rakhine state are reported to have killed dozens. The United Nations chief has…
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Haiti aid delivery continues, South Sudan violence, pandemic treaty talks near end, Guterres on Myanmar crisis — Global Issues
Rampant gang violence has created a humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean country, whose Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, resigned last week.…
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Exiled Myanmar Activists Keep the Revolutionary Faith — Global Issues
A selection of mostly simple food items put together in Myanmar in parcels for political prisoners, using funds raised by…
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Last Chance Saloon? Myanmar Junta Imposes Military Conscription — Global Issues
A Buddhist pagoda towers above a teeming thoroughfare in Mae Sot, a Thai town dense with tens of thousands of…
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