Myanmar's Armed Ethnic Groups Meet in Tokyo to Discuss Nippon Foundation's Humanitarian Aid

The Myanmar government does not acknowledge the UNFC as an official negotiating partner, but is asking the Nippon Foundation to use emergency assistance as part of peace negotiations. The Myanmar government and the armed groups are expected to make progress toward reconciliation through aid projects.

The Myanmar government does not acknowledge the UNFC as an official negotiating partner, but is asking the Nippon Foundation to use emergency assistance as part of peace negotiations. The Myanmar government and the armed groups are expected to make progress toward reconciliation through aid projects.

In Myanmar, home to more than 130 ethnic minority groups, one million people reportedly fled government assaults and are currently living in exile in the mountains of Myanmar. It was agreed that the emergency aid would be provided to the domestic refugees in the form of food and medical supplies.

The Nippon Foundation began assistance, including the construction of schools, in ethnic minority regions of Myanmar in the era of military rule. The foundation had also received requests for the support of ethnic minorities from President Thein Sein as well as democratic movement leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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