The number of people in Myanmar who have died in the wake of Typhoon Yagi rose to more than 220, with nearly 80 others still missing, the military government said.
The storm swept through northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar last week, (...)
Once considered among the most promising economies in Southeast Asia with a growing middle class, Myanmar is now suffering from soaring levels of poverty as a devastating civil war drives tens of millions further into destitution, according to a new (...)
Almost three years on from its bloody coup, Myanmar's military junta is facing the biggest threat to its hold on power as it fights wars on multiple fronts across the Southeast Asian nation.
In recent weeks, powerful armed ethnic militias have (...)
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his deep concern over the escalating conflict in Myanmar.
According to the UN, the number of people displaced by the fighting has reached two million, and the secretary-general (...)
Some 10,000 Burmese people have fled to Thailand to escape fierce fighting between the military and units of a powerful ethnic armed group since Wednesday, Thai authorities said.
They are fleeing from Shwe Kokko town, controlled by a pro-military (...)
At about 13:00 on 14 June, members of the volunteer People's Defence Force arrived at a patch of ground in the fields between two villages just west of the Chindwin River, in central Myanmar.
They had been alerted by a cow herder, who had spotted (...)
A significant proportion of healthcare in Myanmar is now being delivered outside state hospitals, by doctors and nurses who oppose the military and are loyal to the National Unity Government challenging the junta's legitimacy, medical workers in the (...)
Growing conflict, insecurity, COVID-19, and a failing economy, has rendered some three million Burmese in in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance across Myanmar, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Monday.
"The humanitarian situation (...)
The military junta in Myanmar is accused of jailing children because of the political beliefs of their parents, CNN said in a report on Thursday.
Five-year-old Su Htet Waing often wakes up crying for her mother and older sister.
Hiding in the (...)
The World Food Program (WFP) warned on Friday that it is facing a 70 percent funding shortfall in Myanmar, where millions face growing food insecurity.
Amid the "triple impact of poverty, the current political unrest and economic crisis", coupled (...)
It's been six months since the military coup in Myanmar where there's grave concern over the widening impact of the deepening political, human rights and humanitarian crisis affecting the country's people.
Speaking to UN News, the organization's top (...)
Myanmar's security forces shot dead a 7-year-old girl in the city of Mandalay on Tuesday, the youngest victim yet in the military's bloody crackdown on civilian opposition to the February 1 coup.
The young girl was killed in her home during a (...)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced new sanctions against members of Myanmar's military on Monday for the ongoing crackdown on pro-democracy protests since the military seized power in a Feb. 1 coup.
The penalties were the second set that (...)
Concern is growing for the safety of residents in parts of Myanmar's largest city after the military moved to seal off several key areas and impose an information blackout in an apparent bid to quash opposition.
The military, which seized power in a (...)
The UN chief on Monday issued a statement saying he was "appalled" by the reported killing over the weekend of dozens of protesters calling for the restoration of democracy, at the hands of the country's military.
Violence continues to rage across (...)
The UN Special Envoy on Myanmar has strongly condemned "continuing bloodshed" in the country, as the military defies international calls, including from the Security Council, for restraint, dialogue and full respect for human rights and fundamental (...)
The civilian leader of Myanmar's government in hiding vowed to continue supporting a "revolution" to oust the military that seized power in last month's coup, as security forces again met protesters with lethal forces, killing at least seven.
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Troops in Myanmar have occupied hospitals and university campuses, and ramped up nighttime raids ahead of a nationwide strike to protest against the military coup, according to local media reports.
It's the latest move by the military junta, which (...)
The United Nations top human rights official, on Thursday, said that the military in Myanmar must halt their "vicious crackdown" on peaceful protestors, amid reports that at least 54 people have been killed since the Feb. 1 coup, 38 of them on (...)
Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was hit with another charge Monday, as protesters returned to the streets in a show of defiance following the deadliest day since the military seized power in a coup in early February.
Suu Kyi (...)
In response to the killing of at least 18 protesters demonstrating against Myanmar's military coup, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Sunday strongly condemned the "escalating violence" and called for an immediate end to the use of force.
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On the opening day of a new UN Human Rights Council session on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his "full support to the people of Myanmar", three weeks after the military takeover that has brought thousands out onto the (...)
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the lethal use of force against peaceful protestors in Myanmar, where demonstrations against the military takeover of the government have been growing.
At least two people were killed on Saturday (...)
Two people have been killed and dozens left injured in Myanmar after security forces opened fire on a protest against the junta which has taken power in a military coup.
Police reportedly opened fire with live ammunition in the city of Mandalay on (...)
The United Nations in Myanmar has voiced strong concerns over Tuesday's reported use of force by security forces against demonstrators protesting the military takeover and arrests of elected leaders and politicians.
"I call on the security forces to (...)
