Nearly 700,000 people displaced in Myanmar fighting - OCHA

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said nearly 700,000 people have been displaced in Myanmar by conflict and insecurity since the February 2021 coup.

In the Myanmar humanitarian update as of May 31, OCHA said various parts of Myanmar are also witnessing an escalation in fighting, further entrenching the already fragile humanitarian situation during the reporting period...