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Myanmar: 2 million at risk of starvation in Myanmar state amid ‘total economic collapse’

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Myanmar: 2 million at risk of starvation in Myanmar state amid ‘total economic collapse’
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The Guardian
2024-11-07
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Two million people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state could face starvation within months because fierce conflict and trade blockades have led to a “total economic collapse” and the imminent risk of famine, a senior UN official has warned. Rakhine state, which borders Bangladesh in the west, is on the brink of disaster, as people’s incomes crater, rice cultivation plummets, and military-imposed trade restrictions lead to severe food shortages and hyperinflation, according to forthcoming research from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which accuses the military of inflicting “collective punishment” on civilians. Some people have resorted to eating rice bran, normally used as animal feed, to stave off hunger. Kanni Wignaraja, UN assistant secretary general and regional director for the UNDP told the Guardian the situation was unprecedented in Myanmar. “We’ve not seen this [before] – such a total … economic collapse. Follow link for full story...

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