A task force will be set up by Thailand and Myanmar as border unrest intensifies
- A task force will be set up by Thailand and Myanmar as border unrest intensifies.
- This task force will be set up to boost humanitarian assistance to people displaced by fighting between the Junta army and rebel groups.
- On December 8, the decision was taken during discussions between the foreign ministers of Myanmar and Thailand at a meeting in China.
- The Myanmar side would soon send a working group to Thailand to discuss the matter.
- Violence has intensified in Myanmar’s border areas as a coalition of ethnic minority forces launched coordinated attacks against the army.
- Since the rebel attack started in late October, the United Nations estimated that more than 3 million people have been displaced due to conflict.
