The junta has launched more than100 attacks on Karen-controlled territory despite a ceasefire, a rebel army said.
Myanmar’s junta has been accused of withholding emergency assistance and preventing rescue efforts.
Attacks on Rakhine state killed a civilian and injured dozens, including 5 children.
Prominent candidates come from South Korea, Myanmar, the Philippines and Sri Lanka.
A charity hands over to parents the backpacks and lunch boxes found in ruins of a preschool where 7 kids died.
But sources say pauses in hostilities have provided little protection to civilians.
The deal is part of an agreement brokered by China to bring stability to the border, residents said.
Pontiff visited Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Philippines.
The exiled civilian government vowed to ‘punish’ the military regime for its violent crimes against the public.
The meeting comes a day after the chair’s controversial meeting with Myanmar’s junta chief.
