The non governmental organisation (NGO) Crisis Group has published a new report that details how resistance forces in Myanmar have successfully leveraged social media and online tools to raise money and how efforts by Myanmar's junta to cut off funding for anti-military groups have significantly hindered humanitarian aid delivery in the country.

The report is titled "Crowdfunding a War: The Money behind Myanmar’s Resistance”.

Tom Kean, Crisis Group's Senior Consultant for Myanmar and Bangladesh said: “Myanmar’s anti-military forces have harnessed the power of social media to successfully raise tens of millions of dollars – and possibly hundreds of millions – for their struggle against the junta. Just as importantly, they’ve been able to move that money into and around the country under the nose of the regime, and there is little prospect of the junta being able to stop them.”

but, he also cautioned that “the regime’s restrictions have had a major impact on humanitarian aid delivery”, and as a result of this warns donors to “deal directly with local partners as much as possible, and be more flexible in their operating and reporting requirements."