This year,  , Myanmar , marked a grim milestone with over 3 million residents displaced globally amid intensifying issue. According to the , United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs , ( UNOCHA- Myanmar ), it is estimated that one- third of those displaced are youngsters whose education and future have been disrupted.
According to the statement, the number of internally displaced people ( IDPs ) has increased by 50 % in the last six months as a result of the military and armed groups ‘ continuing conflict.
By 2024, charitable staff plan to offer food, water, shelter, care, and security aid to 5.3 million people in , Myanmar, with US$ 994 million needed to fund these work. Despite at least 18.6 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, only 5.3 million are targeted for aid due to funding constraints.
Currently, just 12 per cent of the required funds have been raised, despite a heavy prioritization and boundary- setting exercise at the end of 2023, according to UNOCHA.
Despite the lack of funding,  , Myanmar ‘s , humanitarian partners managed to provide assistance to nearly one million people, including almost 500, 000 displaced individuals, during the first quarter of 2024, UNOCHA announced.
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