Return Assessments - Kayah State Myanmar South East Operation - UNHCR Hpa-An 30 April 2017

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 159 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 55 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 108 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 ^^ ± Demoso 12 33 ^^^ ^^^^^ Hpasawng 12 ^ ^_ ^ 5 ^ ^ Loikaw 8 40 ^ ^_ Shadaw 21 ^ ^_ ^_ 15 Shan (South) ^^ ^_^ ^ 8 ^_^ ^_Loikaw^ ^_ Bawlakhe 2 ^^^ ^_ 32 ^ ^_ ^ ^_ Shadaw Hpruso 11 ^ ^_ ^_^_ Mese 2 13 ^^^ ^ ^_ ^ Demoso^ ^_ ^^_ ^ ^ ^_ Assessments Verified Return Villages ^_^ ^^ ^^ ^_^_ ^ ^ ^_ ^ ^_ ^ ^^_^ ^^_^ ^_ ^^Hpruso ^_ ^^_ No. of Returnees in assessed villages by Township ^^ ^_ ^^_^ ^_^_ Ban Mai Nai Soi Camp ^_ ^ ^^Kayah State Township IDP Returnee Refugee Returnee ^ ^_^_ ^^_^_^_ ^ ^^ ^_ HH Individuals HH Individuals ^ ^_ ^_ ^ ^ ^_^ Demoso 0 0 18 38 ^ ^ ^ Bawlakhe^^ Hpasawng 1 6 11 22 ^ ^_ ^ ^_^_ Loikaw 25 87 14 30 ^

Shadaw 256 1428 38 50 Ban Mae Surin Camp Bawlakhe 0 0 4 14 ^ Hpruso 12 60 23 73 Mese 0 0 5 12 ^_ ^ Hpasawng Kayin State ^_ ^ Grand Total 294 1581 113 239 ^_^^ ^_ ^^ No. of Verified Return Villages by Type ^ ^ ^_ ^ ^ ^^Mese Notes: Township IDP Returnee Refugee Both IDP & ^ ^_ Legend ^ 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. Returnee Refugee Returnee ^_ Demoso 0 12 0 ^_ Both IDP & Refugee Returnee Village ^ ^ 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. ^ ^ Hpasawng 1 4 0 ^_ Refugee Returnee Village THAILAND Loikaw 1 6 1 ^_ IDP Returnee Village Shadaw 5 3 7 ^ Assessed but Not Verified Bawlakhe 0 2 0 UNHCR Field Unit  Refugee Camp in Thailand Hpruso 2 8 1 !. Town Mese 0 2 0 Grand Total 9 37 9

Verified Return Villages by Type

16.4% 67.3% 16.4%

IDP Returnee Refugee Returnee Both IDP & Refugee Returnee

Source UNHCR

Services Services

% of Assessed Villages in which key Services are available % of Shelter Types available in Assessed Villages Total Chart Title 100% 30% 28% 27% 90% Bamboo and Thatch 25% 22% 80% 70% 20% 60% Brick or cinderblock 14% shelter 15% 50% 40% Others 10% 30% 5% 20% 3% 5% 2% 10% Wood frame make shift 0% shelter 0%

Market Reliable Health Nursery Primary Middle High Wood frame solid shelters

Mese Loikaw

Water Facility School School School School Hpruso

Shadaw Demoso

Source Bawlakhe Hpasawng

Average Distance to Services (Miles) Total Overview in Verified Return Villages 14 12 Presence of Vulnerable Returnees 12 Chart Title 10 9 7 8 7 9 6 4 4 1 0 5 4 3 Villages 0 0 5 0 0 3 3 3 2

0 Other

Disabled

Water

Market

Female headed HH headed Female

Separated Children Separated

Pre SchoolPre

High School

Unaccompanied Elderly

Unaccompanied Children Unaccompanied HealthFacility

MiddleSchool IDP Returnee Refugee Returnee Primary School

Identity Documents held by IDP Returnee Needs Total Community (Assessed Villages) Citizenship Scrutiny Card(CSC) 18 Total Family List 17 Birth Certificate 9 Water point 97 0 5 10 15 20 Health facility 36 Villages School 52 Identity Documents held by Refugee Returnee Food 21 Total Medical supplies 7 Unknown 12 Cash 6 22 Thai Birth Certificate 3 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 14 Villages None 4 0 10 20 30 Returnee (Verified Return Villages) Total Villages

Shelter 31 Problems in re-occupying Land & Property Kitchen sets 5 Chart Title School 2 Agriculture Plot 1 2 Food 29 Waterpoint 9 Household Plot 1 1 Medical supplies 2 Health facility 3 Villages with problems Farming tools 7 Villages IDP Returnee Refugee Returnee

Source UNHCR