The UN will begin to deliver aid to displaced people in Myanmar's Kachin state, reported the United Nations Humanitarian Relief Agency. The UN-led convoy will provide some 5,100 displaced people of the Kachin state with necessities like food, household products, hygiene kits, and sanitation goods. The delivery breaks the period when humanitarian aid could not reach the Kachin state for about a year.

"The cross-line convoy represents a positive step forward by the Government to help all people in need across Kachin State," said UN Humanitarian Coordinator Ashok Nigam in the United Nations News Centre report. 

Conflicts between Myanmar's ethnic minorities and the Burmese government have long contributed to the country's instability--the conflict between the Burmese government and the Kachin Independence Organization is just one example.

Recently, violence erupted in 2011 due to the end of a 17-year-old ceasefire between the Burmese army and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). As the New York Times reported, part of Kachin has been under the KIA control, and the group hopes to remain in authority of the area. The conflict erupted when the Burmese government under President Thein Sein desired to gain authority of the area as well. 

According to the UN, the violent conflict displaced roughly about 100,000 people and 60,000 are estimated to be "living in areas beyond government control."

Reconciliation between the Kachin and the Burmese government is still in progress. Kachin rebel leaders began peace talks with the Burmese government in February, according to The Guardian. 

The UN News Centre reported that a seven-point agreement between the two sides was established at the end of May, with the two parties agreeing to set groundwork for political dialogue and discuss the issue of displaced people. 

Reach Staff Reporter Shoko Oda here.