UNHCR Myanmar Operational Update, January-March 2023

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"KEY HIGHLIGHTS 95,000 people received core relief items comprising kitchen sets, blankets and sleeping mats, ensuring their basic needs were met. 11,500 people received shelter support for safe and dignified living conditions while in displacement. 8,300 people with specific needs benefited from cash assistance to meet their basic needs. POPULATION OF CONCERN 1.8 M Internally displaced people (IDP) living in Rakhine, Chin, Kachin, Shan, Kayin, Kayah and Mon States, and Bago (East), Tanintharyi, Sagaing and Magway Regions (as of 31 March 2023). According to UN sources, an estimated 1,4 million people have been displaced due to the resumption and intensification of clashes between the Tatmadaw and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) and/or People’s Defense Forces (PDF) after 1 February 2021. 630,000 Estimated Rohingya in Rakhine State, of which some 147,000 are living in displacement camps as well as among the host community since 2012..."

Source/publisher: 

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (Geneva) via Reliefweb (New York)

Date of Publication: 

2023-04-27

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2023-04-27

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Myanmar

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English

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