Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (14 - 20 March 2017)

MYANMAR SRI LANKA More than 30,000 people are As of 19 March, over one million estimated to have fled the people are affected by prolonged Self Administered Zone after drought in 17 out of 25 districts of fighting erupted on 6 March between the MONGOLIA Sri Lanka. According to a joint household Military and the Myanmar assessment, an estimated 900,000 National Democratic Alliance Army. DPR KOREA people were identified as in urgent need Fighting continues around Laukkai. The Pyongyang of food assistance, with 25,000 people Government of and humanitarian severely food insecure. Food, water and RO KOREA JAPAN partners confirmed the arrival of more CHINA sanitation, health and agriculture are than 20,000 people across the border. In Kobe urgent priority needs. UN agencies are addition, humanitarian organizations BHUTAN currently finalizing a request for UN estimate more than 10,000 migrant NEPAL Central Emergency Response Fund grant workers left Laukkai to return home to PACIFIC application. 3 other parts of the country. In another incident, at least four civilians were OCEAN BANGLADESH VIET reported to have been killed in fighting INDIA MYANMAR NAM 900,000 people in urgent need of between the Myanmar Military and the LAO South Northern Mariana food assistance PDR Islands (US) Ta’ang National Liberation Army in China Township in northern . Bay of Yangon THAILAND Sea Manila Bengal Bangkok PHILIPPINES CAMBODIA Guam (US) On 31 March, a 5.1 magnitude BANGLADESH

earthquake struck north of Yangon Since October 2016, an estimated at a depth of 10 km. The MARSHALL 74,000 people originating from BRUNEI PALAU ISLANDS earthquake killed two people and injured SRI LANKA FEDERATED DARUSSALAM Rakhine State in Myanmar have 36 people. Homes, offices and religious STATES OF crossed to Bangladesh – this figure has structures were damaged in Taik Kyi MALDIVES MALAYSIA MICRONESIA remained steady since 2 February. As of near the epicentre of the tremor. 1 INDIAN SINGAPORE 4 March, Bangladesh confirmed that 384 NAURU OCEAN undocumented Myanmar nationals INDONESIA returned to Myanmar through the PRECIPITATION FORECAST PAPUA NEW Damdamia check point. With the fluid GUINEA movements along the border, verifying PHILIPPINES The latest precipitation forecasts predict Jakarta SOLOMON close to normal conditions for the TUVALU the returns, however, remains a As of 15 March, nearly 8,000 TIMOR-LESTE ISLANDS March-April-May season. There is a chance challenge. Additional WASH services and people remain displaced (6,400 of higher than average precipitation in facilities are urgently needed by the new inside evacuation centres) in the Micronesia and the Marshall Islands. Also arrivals particularly in Kutipalong and town of Datu Salibo (Maguindanao below average levels of rainfall is likely for Balukhali.4 province) as a result of continuing law Indonesia. FIJI enforcement operations against VANUATU Source: IRI, Columbia University. March 2017 Suva non-state armed actors that began on 13 people crossed from March. The municipal social welfare NEW Above normal Myanmar since Oct. 2016 office is providing relief assistance with AUSTRALIA CALEDONIA 74,000 support from the regional DSWD offices. Normal Local health clinics are also continuing to monitor the health status of the Below normal displaced people.2

people remain displaced NEW 8,000 ZEALAND

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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: 20 March 2017 Sources: 1. JST,GAD, HPA, Chinese Government, local media, USGS 2. DSWD, Integrated Provincial Health Office-Maguindanao, UN Department of Safety and Security 3. DMC, MDM/WFP household assessment, UN Country Team 4. Inter-agency situation report no.18 | Feedback: [email protected] www.unocha.org/roap