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UN: Aid Cuts Deepen Crisis as Military Kills 702 Civilians

6/22/2026

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A UN Human Rights Office report warns that declining aid worsens the plight of millions in Myanmar.
The UN says Myanmar’s military killed at least 702 civilians from August to January.
Air strikes caused the most destruction, making Sagaing record a civilian death toll of 191 victims.
In October, a military attack on civilians at a school in Chaung-U, Sagaing killed 23 people, including four children, and wounded 60.

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A UN Human Rights Office report warns that declining aid worsens the plight of millions in Myanmar.
The UN says Myanmar’s military killed at least 702 civilians from August to January.
Air strikes caused the most destruction, making Sagaing record a civilian death toll of 191 victims.
In October, a military attack on civilians at a school in Chaung-U, Sagaing killed 23 people, including four children, and wounded 60.