Millions about to go hungry as Myanmar crisis worsens, says UN

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Food insecurity is rising sharply in the country in the wake of the military coup. FMTNews

Protesters flash the three-fingered symbol of resistance during an anti-coup rally in Yangon earlier this month.

Up to 3.4 million more people will struggle to afford food in the next three to six months with urban areas worst affected as job losses mount in manufacturing, construction and services and food prices rise, a World Food Program analysis shows. “A concerted response is required now to alleviate immediate suffering, and to prevent an alarming deterioration in food security.”

The agency plans to expand operations, tripling to 3.3 million the number of people it assists, and is appealing for US$106 million, it said.Myanmar’s army seized power from the democratically elected civilian government on Feb 1, plunging the Southeast Asian nation into turmoil and cracking down on mass protests and a nationwide civil disobedience movement with brutal force, killing more than 700 people, a monitoring group said.

 

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