MYANMAR – The United Nations (UN) reported on December 8 that the Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Myanmar are in need of humanitarian aid as the fights between the Revolutionary Forces and the genocidal junta is going on in two-thirds of Myanmar.
The IDPs population has increased due to the fighting that intensified since late October, according to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) on December 8.
“Ongoing armed clashes, airstrikes, landmines, arbitrary arrests and roadblocks are rapidly increasing protection risks for civilians and are severely restricting the movement of essential goods, as well as people seeking places of safety. Telecommunications blackouts in many conflict-affected areas are also making verification more challenging,” said the official of UNOCHA.
The Ethnic Revolution Organizations (EROs) and the People’s Defence Forces of the National Unity Government opposing the military coup have been fighting against the terrorist junta, after the military coup in Myanmar in February 2021.
The UNOCHA said that more than 578,000 people are estimated to have been displaced and homeless but it is difficult to confirm the exact figure and that it might be higher than the estimated.
Although the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) approved an emergency allocation of $7 million for these situations last Tuesday, it announced that more support is still needed to meet the increasing requests for assistance.