More than 12 million face acute hunger in Myanmar, World Food Programme says

Rohingya refugees carry relief supplies after receiving them from a distribution centre at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, March 13, 2025. - Photo: Reuters

YANGON: More than 12 million people in Myanmar will face acute hunger next year as mounting violence forces more people to flee their homes, the United Nations World Food Programme said on Thursday (Dec 11).

Around 1 million of those will face emergency levels of hunger, meaning they will need lifesaving support, the agency added.