A notice warning of unexploded ordnances, posted in front of a school damaged by heavy artillery fire in Namtu Township, pictured in January 2022. (Mar Naw | Frontier)

Northern Shan State conflict leaves lives and livelihoods in ruins

After years of fierce fighting between ethnic armed groups, entire villages have been emptied and their populations are now desperate for ways to support their families.

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