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Thailand Launches Humanitarian Aid to Myanmar Amid Conflict

The initiative aims to support displaced individuals, though concerns arise over aid benefiting junta-controlled areas.

A Myanmar’s truck driver is reflected on a mirror as his truck carrying aid leaves at a customs checkpoint near the border with Myanmar, in Mae Sot, Tak province Thailand Monday, March 25, 2024. Thailand delivered its first batch of humanitarian aid to war-torn Myanmar sending ten trucks over the border from the northern province of Tak in what they hope will be a continuing effort to ease the plight of millions of people displaced by fighting. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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Overview

  • Thailand has initiated a humanitarian aid project to Myanmar, sending ten trucks with essential supplies to displaced people in Kayin State.
  • Critics argue the aid will primarily benefit those in junta-controlled areas, potentially serving as a propaganda tool for the Myanmar military.
  • Over 2.8 million people are displaced in Myanmar due to ongoing conflict, with U.N. agencies reporting 18.6 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.
  • The aid distribution will be monitored by the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance to ensure fair and equal reach.
  • The initiative is part of efforts to implement the ASEAN Five-Points Consensus aimed at addressing the crisis in Myanmar.