Some 40,000 displaced Kachins have now spent five years in camps in remote, KIA-controlled mountains, where humanitarian aid deliveries have dwindled.
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Villagers flee Burma army offensive in Arakan State
The displaced villagers also claimed that the Burmese army has been forcing local people to act as porters.
No quick return for displaced Shan families
One hundred and twenty kilometres from Lashio, Burmese forces are bombing the positions of the Shan State Army-North in the town of Mongshu.
Floods, mud, govt preventing aid to Kachin IDPs, says church
Hundreds of refugees in northern Kachin State are not receiving humanitarian aid, according to the Kachin Baptist Council (KBC).
Access to education ‘minimal’ in Arakan camps: official
Only eight percent of displaced Muslim children in western Burma’s Arakan State have access to secondary education, according to a senior education coordinator.
Arakan displaced running out of food
Muslims and Buddhists who lost their homes and livelihoods due to conflict in Burma’s Arakan state, are quickly running out of food, the World Food Programme warns.