more than 2 million people in Arakan in Myanmar may face the risk of death from hunger. This is evidenced by the data of the UN (UNDP) development program on the situation in Arakan on the border with Bangladesh for 2023-2024.
The imposed restrictions on humanitarian aid in Arakan torn by conflicts led to a serious shortage of income, hyperinflation and a significant reduction in local production of food products, the report said.
The report notes that more than 2 million people are at risk of acute hunger in Arakan, which is on the verge of an “unprecedented disaster.”
existence, based on export and agriculture, were destroyed due to the inaccessibility of markets against the background of conflicts in the region, and the functioning of sectors such as trade, agriculture and construction has been suspended, the report will say. >
Local production of food products is expected to be able to satisfy only 20 percent of the needs of the region’s population from March to April 2025. If urgent measures are not taken, 95 percent of the population will face the “threat of survival,” they said in UNDD.