More than 12 million people in Myanmar will face acute hunger next year as mounting violence forces more people to flee their homes, the United Nations World Food Programme said on Thursday. Around 1 million of those will face emergency levels of hunger, meaning they will need lifesaving support, the agency added. “Conflict and deprivation are converging to strip away people’s basic means of survival, yet the world isn’t paying attention,” Michael Dunford, WFP Country Director in Myanmar, said in a statement. “This is one of the worst hunger crises on the planet, and one of the least funded.” A spokesman for Myanmar’s ruling junta did not respond to calls seeking comment on WFP’s projections. Myanmar has been in crisis since the military seized power in 2021 and cracked down on protests, prompting a nationwide armed uprising.

Full report : More than 12 million face acute hunger in Myanmar, WFP says.