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Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis worsens as civil war ramps up

Season 2023 Episode 147 | 6m 51s

The United Nations estimates that nearly 18 million people need humanitarian aid as a result of the civil war in Myanmar, now entering its third year. Aye Min Thant, Burmese-American journalist, and Jonathan Head, the BBC’s southeast Asia correspondent, join John Yang to discuss what’s happening.

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