Myanmar conflict displaces 2.7 million people, with 18.6 million will be needing assistance by 2024


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YANGON (The Nation Thailand/ANN): More than 2.7 million people have been displaced due to conflict in Myanmar, and by 2024, more than 18.6 million people will need humanitarian assistance, announced the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in the humanitarian bulletin released recently.

By 2024, 18.6 million people across Myanmar will need humanitarian assistance, rising inflation affecting the ability to meet basic needs, conflict and insecurity and civilians are still struggling to survive amid threats to security and access to protection, it said.

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