Displacement crisis in Karenni State forces immediate landmine clearanceInsight Myanmar(7 Aug 2026)The Karenni Interim Executive Council was founded in June 2023 based on bottom-up governance at the state level, with a view to an eventual federal democratic union. Amid the conflict, the IEC’s goals are to foster cooperation among different forces within Karenni State, deliver public services, and protect the public, including against the growing landmine threat. We need to return today,” IEC Secretary and human rights activist Banya Khung Aung recently told Insight Myanmar. “You will never forget the experience of the loss of your body, so people will be forever blaming each other,” Banya Khung Aung said. There is little international support for these efforts, while very small investments could save many lives, according to Banya Khung Aung.