
Landmines and unexploded munitions injured or killed more than one person every day in Myanmar last year, the United Nations said, pointing to a 40% spike in casualties compared to 2021.
The military's toppling of Aung San Suu Kyi's government in 2021 sparked renewed fighting with ethnic rebel groups and the formation of dozens of "People's Defence Forces" in areas previously untouched by decades of conflict in Myanmar.