Myanmar: Snapshot of Humanitarian Issues (31 October 2014)

Since 2011, more than 247,000 people in total have been KACHIN AND NORTHERN SHAN STATES RAKHINE STATE
displaced in Myanmar, primarily in Rakhine and Kachin states. In
south eastern Myanmar, a large number of people remain 86,000 In Kachin and northern Shan States,
close to 99,000 people remain displaced
139,000 October marked two years
since the second outbreak of
displaced following many years of armed conflict. Emergency IDPs in camps IDPs
as a result of the conflict that erupted in inter-communal violence in
preparedness is a major challenge as Myanmar is one of the
most disaster prone countries in the Asia-Pacific region. 13,000 June 2011. Over 50 per cent of them are
70,000 Rakhine State in 2012. Today
one of the key needs in camps
IDPs in host staying in areas beyond Government
food insecure people
control where they receive assistance is maintenance and repairs of
PEOPLE CURRENTLY DISPLACED families
from local NGOs, with some support from 100,000 temporary shelters. Shelters
were constructed for a short
international organizations that are able to travel to these areas people in host or
BHUTAN life-span and most now
for limited periods in convoys authorized by the Government.
surrounding communities
Most of the existing shelters for displaced people were provided in require improvements and
KACHIN
2011 and no longer provide sufficient protection from the regular maintenance. Displaced people and vulnerable
Myitkyina elements. Maintenance and repair work need to be scaled up to communities also lack access to vital healthcare and other basic
INDIA CHINA
Kachin & reduce the need for the reconstruction of shelters. services.
Northern Shan
99,000 States
SAGAING
MEIKTILA, MANDALAY REGION

IDPS REACHED BY CROSS-LINE CONVOYS IN AREAS BEYOND 3,300 In Mandalay region, some 3,300 people
remain displaced following the
GOVERNMENT CONTROL IDPs in camps inter-communal violence that broke out in
CHIN Mandalay SHAN
3,300 Meiktila 31,000 March 2013. IWith winter approaching, mats, blankets and other
29,000 29,800
MANDALAY essential items are needed.
26,000 26,000
25,000 25,000
Sittwe NAY PYI TAW 23,000
MAGWAY
RAKHINE STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN FUNDING 2014
139,000 KAYAH 19,000
In 2014, the United Nations and partners call for $192 million to
BAGO
respond to humanitarian needs in Myanmar. Funding is needed to
enable aid agencies to provide life-saving assistance to
Rakhine State approximately 421,000 people targeted by the plan, As of 31
Yangon KAYIN
AYEYARWADY THAILAND October, the Humanitarian Appeal is 50 per cent funded.
YANGON
5,000
MON Funded Required
$95.4m $96.6m
Jun Sep Nov Jan Feb Mar/Apr June July Aug Sep
2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official
endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: 04.11.2014 Sources: OCHA, CCCM, WFP. RRD Feedback: ochamyanmar@un.org www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int