Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Myanmar
Last year, OCHA ranked Myanmar as the most at-risk Asia-Pacific country. It is vulnerable to devastating natural disasters, poverty and conflicts. Despite being a resource-rich country with a strong agricultural base, its population of over 50 million people are among the poorest in the world. Years of conflict and unresolved ethnic differences have led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people and an influx of refugees in neighbouring countries.
Read the full interview with Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Ashok Nigam