UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) — Myanmar is facing a humanitarian crisis with about 3 million people requiring assistance, said UN humanitarians on Monday.
The crisis was exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 and events following the detention of political leaders by the military in the country on Feb. 1. Of the 3 million people that need humanitarian assistance, 2 million people were identified since Feb. 1,