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kwat-admin2026-05-05 04:38:502026-05-05 04:39:15Joint Statement of Opposition to efforts to resume the Myitsone Dam Project by 49 CivilSociety Organizations and Kachin residentsThe Burmese military has ruled and waged civil war within the territory of the union of Burma for many decades. As a result, Kachin and non-Burman ethnicities have been enduring severe hardship, such as impoverishment, and lack of access to health and education. In 1994, a ceasefire agreement was signed between the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO/A) and the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), but did not lead to any political negotiation. Instead, the SPDC took advantage of the agreement to start large-scale extraction of natural resources from the territory of Kachin State.