Blind Metrics: How Flawed Data Masks the True Scale of Myanmar’s Crisis
Antonio Graceffo, PhD As of June 2026, an estimated 3.77 million people in Myanmar are internally displaced, up from roughly 3.5 million in early 2025. Yet, the UN’s 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan estimates th
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