UN / MYANMAR UPDATE

Briefing reporters on the situation in Myanmar, a UN spokesperson said the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs expressed concerned about the situation in the Sagaing Region and in Chin State, where intense clashes and airstrikes have resulted in civilian casualties and driven people from their homes in the last several weeks. UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:02:11
• Production Date: 13 January 2026
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
• Geographic Subject: MYANMAR
• MAMS Id: 3524135
• Parent Id: 3524135
• Alternate Title: unifeed260113i

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STORY: UN / MYANMAR UPDATE
TRT: 02:11
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 13 JANUARY 2026, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

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FILE – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations

13 JANUARY 2026, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. Cutaway, presser
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Lastly, an update from Myanmar, where our colleagues at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, tell us that they’re concerned about the situation in the Sagaing Region and in Chin State, where intense clashes and airstrikes have resulted in civilian casualties and driven people from their homes in the last several weeks. Since earlier this month, fighting between the Myanmar Armed Forces and non-state armed groups in Katha Township, in the Sagaing Region, forced an estimated 10,000 human beings to flee to neighbouring areas. During the same period, clashes in Chin State between the Myanmar army and non-state armed groups have forced people to flee from multiple areas in the Falam Township. Last week, between 4 and 6 January, civilians were reportedly killed and injured by airstrikes in the townships of Katha, Khin-U and Wetlet in Sagaing Region and Hakha Township in Chin State.”
4. Cutaway, presser
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Despite the continuing clashes, funding shortfalls and access challenges, our humanitarian partners continue to deliver aid in hard-to-reach and priority areas, in line with the 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, which calls for $890 million. The Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim in Myanmar, Gwyn Lewis, says that underfunding in 2025 pushed families into impossible choices, with many skipping meals, taking dangerous journeys and exposing themselves to serious risks simply to survive.”

Storyline

Briefing reporters on the situation in Myanmar, a UN spokesperson said the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs expressed concerned about the situation in the Sagaing Region and in Chin State, where intense clashes and airstrikes have resulted in civilian casualties and driven people from their homes in the last several weeks.

Speaking today (13 Jan) in New York, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said since earlier this month, fighting between the Myanmar Armed Forces and non-state armed groups in Katha Township, in the Sagaing Region, forced an estimated 10,000 human beings to flee to neighbouring areas.

He added that during the same period, clashes in Chin State between the Myanmar army and non-state armed groups have forced people to flee from multiple areas in the Falam Township. Last week, he said, between 4 and 6 January, civilians were reportedly killed and injured by airstrikes in the townships of Katha, Khin-U and Wetlet in Sagaing Region and Hakha Township in Chin State.

Dujarric noted that despite the continuing clashes, funding shortfalls and access challenges, UN’s humanitarian partners continue to deliver aid in hard-to-reach and priority areas, in line with the 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, which calls for $890 million.

According to the Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim in Myanmar, Gwyn Lewis, that underfunding in 2025 pushed families into impossible choices, with many skipping meals, taking dangerous journeys and exposing themselves to serious risks simply to survive.