The agreement accepted ‘Full autonomy in internal administration for the Frontier Areas’ in principle and envisioned the creation of a Kachin State by the Constituent Assembly.

The agreement accepted "Full autonomy in internal administration for the Frontier Areas" in principle and envisioned the creation of a Kachin State by the...

That has prompted the UN to warn of a humanitarian crisis building in conflict areas, particularly in Kachin where some 100,000 people have been displaced since 2011.

That has prompted the UN to warn of a humanitarian crisis building in conflict areas, particularly in Kachin where some 100,000 people have been displaced since 2011.

That has prompted the UN to warn of a humanitarian crisis building in conflict areas, particularly in Kachin where some 100,000 people have been displaced since 2011.

Brang Shawng’s daughter, Ja Seng Ing, died on 13 September 2012 in Sut Ngai Yang village, Hpakant Township, Kachin State, northern Myanmar.

That has prompted the UN to warn of a humanitarian crisis building in conflict areas, particularly in Kachin where some 100,000 people have been displaced since 2011.

The KIO has its own army, the Kachin Independence Army, which still controls much of Kachin State.

The only assistance provided has come from private and local Kachin aid networks operating in Yunnan and Kachin State.

Cadets from the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) preparing for military drills at the group's headquarters in Laiza, Kachin State.

On 6 November, soldiers opened fire on a Christian church in Muk Chyik village, Waingmaw township in Kachin state, injuring several worshippers.

Brang Shawng’s daughter, Ja Seng Ing, died on 13 September 2012 in Sut Ngai Yang village, Hpakant Township, Kachin State, northern Myanmar.

On 9 August, soldiers set fire to the Mong Khawn monastery in Mansi township, Kachin state, apparently because they suspected that the monks had provided support to the KIA.

The Christian minority is strongly represented in the Kachin State.

Most recently, the fighting between the government’s army and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has caused the internal displacement of more than 6,000 persons in Kachin State.