Tag: myanmar
Myanmar’s 2025 Earthquake Reveals New Risks for Global Strike-Slip Faults
On March 28, 2025, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar along the Sagaing Fault, killing thousands and destroying large parts of the...
New Evidence Of Torture, Executions, Airstrikes In Myanmar
The UN’s Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) has newly come across sexual violence, burning of sexual body parts and summary executions...
Myanmar Faces One of the Worst Human Rights Crises
Myanmar is in the grip of a severe human rights crisis, warns UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. He described...
Hunger Crisis in Myanmar Set to Worsen in 2025
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has raised alarm about the escalating hunger crisis in Myanmar. It warns that the crisis...
Sudan, Palestinine and Myanmar Top of Humanitarian Crises Ranking
The world is facing unprecedented humanitarian challenges. Over 305 million people need urgent assistance, and 82% of them live in just 20...
Cluster Munitions Kill Thousands, Threaten Global Ban Efforts
Cluster munitions continue to wreak havoc worldwide, causing thousands of civilian casualties, particularly among children. A new report from the Cluster Munition...
Myanmar ‘s Deepening Humanitarian Crisis: Over 3 Million Forced to Flee...
Myanmar is grappling with a grim reality as more than 3 million civilians are now displaced nationwide, marking a troubling milestone. Within just six months, the figure has surged by 50 percent, underscoring the escalating severity of the situation.
Myanmar ‘s Vanishing Middle Class: The Toll of Insecurity and Conflict
UNDP's latest report unveils the drastic decline of Myanmar's middle class post-coup, with three-quarters of the population facing poverty or nearing it. Learn about the urgent need for interventions to stem the crisis.
Global Leaders’ Fail in Upholding Human Rights
Explore the profound consequences of global leaders' inaction on human rights during the tumultuous 2023. Human Rights Watch unveils the stark realities in its World Report 2024."






































