Return Assessments - Tanintharyi Region Myanmar South East Operation - UNHCR Hpa-An 31 August 2014

Background information

Since June 2013, UNHCR has been piloting a system to assess spontaneous returns in the Southeast of Myanmar, a process that may start in the absence of an organized Voluntary Repatriation operation. Total Assessments 71 A verified return village, therefore, is a village where UNHCR field staff have confirmed there are refugees and/or IDPs who have returned since January 2012 with the intention of remaining Verified Return Villages permanently. During the assessments, communities are also asked whether their village is a refugee 26 village of origin, by definition a village that is home to people residing in a refugee camp in Thailand. A village where UNHCR completes an assessment can be both a verified return village and a refugee Refugee Villages of Origin 37 village of origin, as the two are not mutually exclusive.

Using a “do no harm” approach based around community level discussion, the return assessment collect information about the patterns and needs of returnees in the Southeast. The project does not, however, attempt to represent the total number of returnees in a state, or the region as a whole. The returnee monitoring project has been underway in Kayah State, Mon State and Tanintharyi Region since June 2013, and expanded to Kayin State in December 2013.

Verified Return Villages by Township

Dawei 4 12 Myeik 6 14 Palaw 11 23 Tanintharyi 2 13 Thayetchaung 1 7 Bokpyin 1 Yebyu 1

Assessments Verified Return Villages No. of Returnees in assessed villages by Township

IDP Returnee Refugee Returnee Township HH Individuals HH Individuals Dawei 10 40 30 146 Myeik 0 0 12 51 Palaw 332 2107 12 30 Tanintharyi 0 0 5 20 Thayetchaung 0 0 1 1 Bokpyin 26 173 0 0 Yebyu 8 25 1 1 Grand Total 376 2345 61 249 No. of Verified Return Villages by Type

Refugee Both IDP & Notes: Township IDP Returnee Returnee Refugee In some cases, using a PDF printer can cause the transparent elements' incorrect display. To avoid this, please create the PDF using Excel's Save as…. Menu. Dawei 0 3 1 Go to File/Save as, select .pdf, then click on Options. Choose the Page range 1 to 1 and Active worksheet. It is also recommended to print from the PDF. Myeik 0 6 0 Palaw 7 4 0 Tanintharyi 0 2 0 Thayetchaung 0 1 0 Bokpyin 1 0 0 Yebyu 0 0 1 Grand Total 8 16 2

Verified Return Villages by Type

30.8% 61.5% 7.7%

IDP Returnee Refugee Returnee Both IDP & Refugee Returnee

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Services Services

% of Assessed Villages in which key Services are available % of Shelter Types available in Assessed Villages Total Chart Title

40% 36% 100% 33% 90% 35% 80% Bamboo and Thatch 30% 70% 60% Brick or cinderblock 25% 50% shelter 20% 17% 40% 30% 15% Others 20% 10% 7% 6% 10% 0% Wood frame make shift 5% 1% 1% shelter

0%

Palaw

Yebyu Myeik Dawei Wood frame solid shelters

Market Reliable Health Nursery Primary Middle High Bokpyin

Water Facility School School School School Tanintharyi

Source Thayetchaung

Average Distance to Services (Miles) Total Overview in Verified Return Villages 14 13 13 12 Presence of Vulnerable Returnees 12 11 Chart Title 10

8 7 8 0 2 6

Villages 0 4 0 0 0 2 0

0 Other

Disabled

Water

Market

Female headed HH headed Female

Separated Children Separated

Pre SchoolPre

High School

Unaccompanied Elderly Unaccompanied

Unaccompanied Children Unaccompanied HealthFacility

Middle SchoolMiddle IDP Returnee Refugee Returnee Primary School Primary

Identity Documents held by IDP Returnee Needs Total

Community (Assessed Villages) Citizenship Scrutiny Card(CSC) 3 Total Family List 1 Livelihood 33 Birth Certificate 1 Health facility 39 Skill 17 Villages School 26 Identity Documents held by Refugee Returnee Water point 18 Total Medical supplies 14 Shelter 12 Unknown 5 Latrines 7 Citizenship Scrutiny Card(CSC) 5 0 10 20 30 40 50 Thai Birth Certificate 2 Villages Family List 1 Returnee (Verified Return Villages) None 6 Total Villages

Shelter 13 Problems in re-occupying Land & Property Kitchen sets 4 Chart Title School 9 Food 3 Agriculture Plot 4 Waterpoint 4 Medical supplies 1 Household Plot 4 Health facility 7 Farming tools Villages with problems 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Villages IDP Returnee Refugee Returnee

Source UNHCR For more information, contact: [email protected]