Myanmar: Snapshot of Humanitarian Issues (31 July 2015)

KACHIN AND SHAN NORTH No. of people newly displaced by conflict in Kachin

9 June marked four years since conflict and Shan (excluding Kokang): Jan-July 2015

INDIA
750
erupted again in Kachin and northern Shan. 750

Puta-O
After four years, over 100,000 IDPs continue
to need humanitarian assistance and wear
and tear means that many temporary IDP
500
510 520
*500
Sumprabum
Chipwi
shelters are in urgent need of repair and
maintenance. While fighting has subsided in 350 Hpakan KACHIN
250
Myitkyina
many parts of the Kokang Self-Administered
220
Zone, humanitarian access for international 170 Mogaung Waingmaw
150

organizations remains restricted. 80

Bhamo Momauk CHINA
0
RAKHINE STATE
Shwegu Muse Kokang Self-
8 June marked three years since inter-commu- Administered Zone
* Information from other sources suggest that
a further unverified 900 people may also have
nal violence broke out in Rakhine. Three years been displaced. Mansi Kutkai 60 - 70,000
on, some 130,000 people remain displaced.
BANGLADES

Namhkan Namtit
Severe movement restrictions continue to Hseni
SAGAING
restrict access of IDPs to basic services SHAN (NORTH)
including health, education and livelihoods.

FLOODING CHIN Kanbalu

Maungdaw
In late June and during the month of July,
Kyauktaw
H

heavy rains caused floods in several parts of Mrauk-U

MANDALAY
the country, including Rakhine, Ayeyawady, Rathedaung SHAN (SOUTH) SHAN (EAST)
Kayin, Shan, Mandalay, Sagaing, Kachin, Minbya
Myebon
LAOS
Chin and Magway, affecting over 200,000
Sittwe NAY PYI TAW
people. The Government led emergency Pauktaw
response operations, including the distribution Kyaukpyu
NAYPYITAW Displacement
of relief items and provision of medical care to MAGWAY KAYAH into China
flood affected townships. The Myanmar Red
Capital
Cross Society and local NGOs, as well as
RAKHINE BAGO States with ongoing
international organizations also provided
humanitarian
assistance in some areas. Bay of operations
ACCOUNTABILITY TO AFFECTED Bengal
PEOPLE YANGON
KAYIN
A series of focus group discussions were held AYEYARWADY
in May and June in 15 IDP camps in Rakhine
and 15 camps in Kachin with over 500
Gulf of
Martaban MON
displaced people. The study showed that while
national and international organizations are IDPs by township (>1,000)
reaching people with assistance, there is room THAILAND
99,000 Km
for improvement in how aid workers engage
0 200
and share information with affected people. 30,000
FUNDING OF 2015 1,300
HUMANITARIAN APPEAL
TANINTHARYI
>500,000 people in need of
humanitarian assistance Accountability to Affected People
(not including newly flood-affected people)
6% 22% Men 57% 15%
Funded -
Kachin / Shan $15M 11% 27% Women 52% 11%
Funded - $31M Do humanitarian agencies respond to the most urgent needs in your community?
Rakhine $189M $69M (37%)
required funded There’s no humanitarian response in our community
Funded (not $23M
specified) Humanitarian response is insufficient and does not respond to our priorities
$120M Humanitarian response responds to our priorities but is insufficient in quantity
Not funded
Humanitarian response is sufficient and responds to our priorities

Creation date: 31 July 2015 Sources: RRD, KMSS, KBC, SCI, UNHCR, WFP, MIMU, UNOCHA, Feedback: ochamyanmar@un.org www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int
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