(File photo: Reuters)NAY PYI TAW - ‍Myanmar heads to the ‍polls on Sunday as ‍it battles a civil war that has ravaged parts of the country as well as one of Asia's worst humanitarian crises. Myanmar's humanitarian crisis is one of the most severe in Asia, driven by the intensifying civil war and repeated natural disasters, including a massive earthquake in March. US cuts to humanitarian aid are having a crushing impact on people, the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar has said. More than 16 million people across Myanmar are acutely food insecure, meaning that their ‌lack ‍of food threatens lives and livelihoods, WFP estimates. They are the fifth-largest group needing aid anywhere in the world, making Myanmar "a hunger hotspot of very high concern," the agency said.

Source: Bangkok Post December 27, 2025 05:47 UTC