The United Nations is particularly concerned about the impact of the current political crisis on refugees
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement on Thursday that the United Nations is "deeply concerned" that the current political crisis in Burma is affecting people living in areas of conflict.
"The United Nations in Burma is assisting about one million local people, who make up one-third of the country's internally displaced persons, and is particularly concerned that the current political crisis is affecting local people in the conflict zone."
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says the WFP Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has found that political unrest in Burma has led to a sharp rise in the price of basic commodities in Kachin and Rakhine states. He also said that the country's banking system was deteriorating, hampering humanitarian aid.
Fighting between the Burmese Army and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has resumed in Kachin State, and fighting with KNU Karen militants in Karen State has led to an increase in the number of refugees, the OCHA said in a statement.
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