Children recycle goods from the ruins of a market which was set on fire at a Rohingya village outside Maugndaw in Rakhine state, Myanmar, October 27, 2016. (Reuters file photo)KUALA LUMPUR -- About 2.2 million children living in remote, conflict-hit parts of Myanmar could be left behind as the country rapidly develops following decades of military rule, the United Nations warned on Tuesday. Although social and economic measures rolled out by the government since then have helped improve health, education and protection for children, UNICEF said children in the country's remote parts are yet to benefit. This is especially the case of poorer children living in remote areas or trapped in situations of tension and conflict." UNICEF urged the government to provide better humanitarian access not only to children in troubled Rakhine state, which has grabbed international headlines, but also to children in other conflict-hit areas such as Kachin, Shan and Kayin states.

Source: Bangkok Post May 23, 2017 08:26 UTC