KARENNI STATE – The National Unity Government (NUG) announced on Wednesday (August 9) night that it provided aid worth nearly 40 million MMK to the Karenni people displaced to the border regions due to the massive offensives of the junta council in Karenni State.
The NUG Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management is said to have donated 38,703,561 MMK worth of rice, shelter and accessories to the internally displaced people of Karenni State.
This amount is only the latest assistance provided and the Ministry stated that it has provided over 400 million MMK in aid to Karenni State since its establishment.
“Since April 16, 2021 when the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs was established, we have provided to the IDPs of Karenni State; emergency drinking water, rations and essential shelters, humanitarian aid to remaining family members of defence force comrades injured or killed in battle, for a total of 438 million MMK,” read the Ministry’s statement.
NUG Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs is said to have provided humanitarian aid to the displaced people suffering at the hands of the terrorist junta council, using the funds donated by the people for the people.
The statement also mentioned that the Ministry had coordinated and worked with the Karenni State Interim Executive Committee (IEC), Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF), Coordination Team for Emergency Relief-Karenni (CTER), Freelance Volunteer Myanmar-FVM and Karenni based social organisations when delivering humanitarian assistance in Karenni State.