Millions face hunger in coup-hit Myanmar
Warns UN as Asean leaders set to address crisis
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Food insecurity is rising sharply in Myanmar in the wake of the military coup and deepening financial crisis with millions more people expected to go hungry in coming months, the United Nations said yesterday.
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 (WFP) analysis shows. More and more poor people have lost their jobs and are unable to afford food, country director Stephen Anderson said in a statement.
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Myanmar activists protest as report says junta chief to attend summit
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published : 21 Apr 2021 at 15:02
4 Protesters hold signs as they march in a demonstration against the military coup in Dawei on Tuesday. (AFP PHOTO / DAWEI WATCH)
Myanmar anti-coup activists launched protests on Wednesday calling for the release of detained prisoners, as Nikkei Asia reported that junta chief General Min Aung Hlaing would attend a regional summit to discuss the crisis in the country.
Spokesman Zaw Min Tun said the military commander would attend the leaders meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Jakarta, Indonesia on Saturday, the online service of the Japanese news magazine reported.