“As of yesterday, more than 286,000 people have been displaced since fighting escalated on October 26, and this number continues to rise,” he said.
Fighting broke out in late October in the north of Shan State, near the Chinese border, where three ethnic minority groups coordinated an attack against central military power.
The Arakan Army, which is part of the coalition, launched an offensive in Rakhine in the west last week at the same time as clashes were going on in Kayah in the east, not far from the Thai border, between anti-junta fighters and the government. Army.
“The security situation in Rakhine remains worrying, especially in Pauktaw township, where about 20,000 people have fled to safer places since the middle of this month,” Haq said.
The entry points to the city have been closed and access is no longer possible, leaving hundreds of people stranded, he said.
Additionally, about 26,000 Rohingya in five refugee camps in Pauktaw have not been reached, he said.
With more than two million people now displaced in Myanmar, Haq called for immediate funding for humanitarian aid.