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UNHCR REGIONAL BUREAU FOR ASIA AND PACIFIC (RBAP) MYANMAR EMERGENCY UPDATE

as of 1 November 2021

KEY DISPLACEMENT FIGURES

223,000Estimated total internal displacement within Myanmar since 1 February 2021

Publishing date: 1 November 2021 | Author: UNHCR Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific (RBAP) For feedback and clarifications, please write to UNHCR RBAP at < [email protected] > and < [email protected] >

TIMELINE IN KEY EVENTS

1 November

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By 15 June Internal

displacement in Myanmar since

February reaches 200,000

12 July USD 109 million Myanmar Interim Emergency Response Plan published

By end-July Severe flooding

affects large parts of Myanmar

By 1 June 100,000 estimated new displacements within Kayah state

27 April Reports of

more arrivals to Thailand

24 April ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting in Jakarta agrees to Five-Point Consensus on Myanmar

5 March First reports of new arrivals to India

27 March First reports of

new arrivals to Thailand

1 February Military takeover

593,000Estimated internally displaced persons (IDPs) within Myanmar as of November 1, 2021

980,000Refugees and asylum-seekers from Myanmar in neighbouring countries as of 31 December 2020

22,000Estimated refugee movements to neighbouring countries since 1 February 2021

HIGHLIGHTS

Of the total 593,000 internally displaced people in Myanmar, more than 223,000 have been displaced by armed conflict and unrest since 1 February 2021 - a record high - while numbers of refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries remain at some 22,000. The overall number of those displaced since 1 February - the majority of whom remain in South East Myanmar and Shan State (South) - decreased slightly as some IDPs returned to areas where fighting has temporarily subsided. However, in general, an increasing conflict across the country prompted further displacement, including around 10,000 people in Shan State (South) fleeing artillery strikes in Pekhon Township, and over 2,000 people in Kayin State amidst clashes between the Tatmadaw and Karen National Union.

Tensions remain high in Shan State (North), including in Muse Township where previous displacement was reported due to armed clashes, while new displacement was reported in Hseni and Kyaukme townships in late October. In Chin State, where more than 1,000 people have been displaced throughout Falam Township amid an escalation of conflict and a deteriorating humanitarian situation, the number of IDPs decreased with returns in Falam, Mindat, and Hakha townships while the security forces continue their advance across the State from Sagaing Region. The beginning of major escalation in Sagaing Region late last week has displaced over 3,000 people of whom most having gone into hiding, while reportedly burning more than 160 houses, two churches and a Save the Children office in Thantlang Town in Chin State on 29 October.

With rise in commodity prices and challenges in accessing local markets due to insecurity, combined with electricity cuts and communications disruptions, IDPs and other vulnerable communities notably in South-East Myanmar and Rakhine State continue to face significant challenges to meet their basic needs and services, especially healthcare. Food security remains the main concern for IDPs in Kachin and Shan States, along widespread insecurity and risk of land mines, while security concerns have disrupted harvesting and other livelihoods activities in the North-West, leaving IDPs with an urgent need for food and basic services. The North-West in the past week has seen violence concentrated in Thantlang, with clearance operations by the MAF resulting in destruction of property and subsequent mass displacement. The COVID-19 pandemic also continues to spread among IDPs despite COVID-19 positive rates declining nationally, with more than a hundred active cases in Hpruso township in Kayah State and many more thought to have been infected. There have been reports of Rohingya being apprehended while traveling within Myanmar, for example a boat was reportedly intercepted in Rakhine State’s Ponnagyun Township.

RESPONSE Myanmar In the South-East, UNHCR distributed NFIs to over 50 newly arrived IDPs in the Hpapun District, Kayin State, and carried out protection capacity training for partners, including on Communication with Communities, protection monitoring, identification of specific needs, child protection and Gender-Based Violence.

In Kachin State, NFI were distributed to some 2,500 IDPs in Waingmaw Township while UNHCR also trained and held consultations with IDP and host community leaders on planning for further response. UNHCR through its partners distributed COVID-19 prevention items benefiting over 20,000 IDPs in 59 camps in Kachin State and approximately 2,800 IDPs in 11 camps and 2 community sites in Shan State (North).

UNHCR staff carries out displacement conditions monitoring at an IDPs displacement site as the Camp Coordination and Camp Management lead in Rakhine State @UNHCR



Myanmar contd. In Rakhine State, UNHCR and its partners completed the construction of nine shelters in IDP camps in Sittwe where the camp management committees were trained on integrated Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), with shelter kits delivered to two IDP sites in Kyauktaw and 11 sites in Mrauk-Uover. 800 households in Sin Tet Maw IDP camp received NFI items, while another 400 households in Khaung Doke Khar camp were reached with NFIs such as synthetic blankets, kitchen sets, mosquito nets, women’s sanitary kits and solar lamps through a partner.

Thailand In Thailand, as part of holistic multi-sectoral preparedness efforts in support of government response to a possible influx, 1,200 Home Based Learning Kits and NFI kits for 7,200 individuals have been pre-positioned, including infant and female dignity kits, with relevant guidance developed. Partners and stakeholders in various sectors at national and local levels have also received training notably in contingency planning, education in emergencies, psycho-social support, protection mainstreaming, and child protection.

India The latest wave of violence across the border in Myanmar has seen new arrivals crossing into the Indian states of Manipur and Mizoram; the number may increase in the coming days. In terms of the humanitarian situation, there is an urgent need for food and shelter, winterization support and education/recreational kits for children, which is only partially met so far as the civil society and the host community resources become depleted as the crisis wears on.


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Publishing date: 03 November 2021 | Data sources: UNHCR operations; UNOCHA Myanmar; Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) | Author: UNHCR Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific (RBAP) For feedback and clarifications, please write to UNHCR RBAP at < [email protected] > and < [email protected] >

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*All 7,000 refugees have reportedly returned to Myanmar.**Following a comprehensive data review exercise conducted by UNHCR, the number of displaced person in Kayah has been updated so as to factor in IDPs that experienced multiple displacements.***Number for Sagaing Region may fluctuate due to the uncertain situation and difficulties in acessing precise figures.****Figures are as reported by UNOCHA. In addition, some 4,000 individuals were displaced temporarily and have now returned.*****Data on IDP locations in south-east Myanmar is being gathered.

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.

Sex and age disaggregated data is not currently available for displacement figures, though efforts are being made to improve the quality of the data.

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UNHCR is grateful for the critical support provided by the following donors, who have contributed to our Myanmar situation response as well as those that contribute to UNHCR programmes with globally unearmarked funds and broadly earmarked funds for the Asia-Pacific region: Australia | Belgium | Canada | Denmark | European Union | France | Germany | Ireland | Italy | Japan | Netherlands | New Zealand | Norway | Private donors Australia | Private donors Germany | Private donors Italy | Private donors Japan | Private donors Republic of Korea | Private donors Spain | Private donors Sweden | Private donors Thailand | Republic of Korea | Sweden | Switzerland | United Kingdom | United States of America | CERFRelated links: UNHCR Myanmar Situation page ; UNHCR Myanmar Operation page

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Displacement trends

https://reporting.unhcr.org/myanmarsituation

https://reporting.unhcr.org/node/2541

https://reporting.unhcr.org/node/2541

https://reporting.unhcr.org/myanmarsituation

key displacement figures 22,000 980,000 223 ,0 00 593 ,000

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