‘Severe crisis’ as number of people needing aid in Myanmar triples: UN

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UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Myanmar is facing a “severe crisis” with the number of people needing aid tripling to three million in the eight months since the military launched a coup, the UN humanitarian coordinator to the country said Thursday. Andrew Kirkwood described the situation as “very concerning.” “The people of Myanmar are really living in a severe crisis at the moment,” he said in a virtual meeting with reporters. “The United Nations […]