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Are we forgetting the Myanmar crisis?

An injured Myanmar refugee is seen after crossing the Salween River while fleeing from air strikes in Myanmar’s eastern Karen state following the February 2022 military coup. (Photo: AFP)

For more than four decades of political instabilities, Myanmar has been a hotbed of internal and regional displacement, with millions of civilians forced to flee their homes.

The situation became worse recently. Since the military coup in February 2021, ongoing armed conflict and political instability have sent thousands of displaced civilians to cross borders to Thailand, Malaysia, and India in search of protection. An estimated 72,000 refugees have arrived in neighbouring countries over the past 24 months.

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