UN representative says Yangon's poverty rate has quadrupled since coup
The urban development process in Myanmar has stalled due to the 2021 military coup, leading to a more than fourfold increase in poverty in Yangon and forcing over 3.7 million people nationwide to flee their homes, accord
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