Myanmar: UN agency calls for 'urgent access' to Myanmar refugees

NAYPYITAW, 22 December 2021, (TON): The UN's refugee agency called for Thailand to allow them "urgent access" to more than 3,000 Myanmar refugees who fled to the kingdom to escape fighting in conflict-wracked Karen state.

Clashes between Myanmar's military and the Karen National Union, a rebel group vocally opposed to a junta which deposed a civilian government in February broke out last week in a town not far from the Thai border.

The UNHCR said “some 700 refugees crossed the river into Thailand's Tak province on Thursday, fleeing artillery shelling and small arms fire. By Monday, the number had ballooned to 3,900 due to continued fighting.”

It said in a statement "UNHCR is concerned for the welfare of these civilians and has approached the Thai authorities with offers of assistance.”

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