Myanmar’s junta blamed for deaths of more than 160 children in 2022

Exiled National Unity Government says figure is a rise of 78% on last year, following February 2021 coup

Myanmar’s military junta killed 165 children in 2022, according to the country’s exiled opposition National Unity Government (NUG). According to their data, 78% more children died at the hands of the occupying military in 2022 compared with 2021.

“The NUG figure appears credible,” says Thomas Kean, a senior consultant on Myanmar for the International Crisis Group, explaining that reports are often accompanied by evidence.