Karen IDPs
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Landmines, and fear of renewed clashes, keep Lay Kay Kaw residents from returning
A year after clashes sent most of its inhabitants fleeing from a rapidly escalating conflict, the town near the Thai-Myanmar border remains largely abandoned
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Displacement crisis in southeastern Myanmar requires local humanitarian response, Karen groups say
Community-based organisations suggest that the number of IDPs is double the estimates provided by UN agencies, whose access to the region continues to be restricted by the junta
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Heavy rains hit IDPs sheltering along Thai-Myanmar border
The start of the annual monsoon season has added to the hardships of civilians displaced by fighting in Karen State
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Over 20,000 people displaced in southeast Myanmar suffering food shortage ‘emergency’
The situation for displaced people is the most dire it has been since last year’s coup plunged the region into conflict, says rights group