Tanintharyi Region Myanmar South East Operation - UNHCR Hpa-An 31 March 2016

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Return Assessments - Tanintharyi Region Myanmar South East Operation - UNHCR Hpa-An 31 March 2016

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 94 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 39 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 55 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 ^ Yebyu ^ ± Dawei 10 20 15 Myeik 7 ^_^_ Palaw 12 27 ^_ ^ Tanintharyi 3 14 ^_ Thayetchaung 9 Dawei^_^ THAILAND 2 Launglon^ ^ ^_^_^ Bokpyin 1 ^Thayetchaung^_ 1 ^_ ^_^_^ 8 ^_ ^ Tham Hin Camp Yebyu 4 ^ ^_ ^_  Assessments Verified Return Villages ^ ^_^^ ^ ^^ ^_^_ No. of Returnees in assessed villages by Township ^^^^^_ ^^_ ^^_^_ IDP Returnee Refugee Returnee ^_Palaw^^ Township ^^ HH Individuals HH Individuals ^_^^_^_ Dawei 10 40 106 388 ^_ ^^ Myeik 0 0 13 55 ^_^_^_^ Myeik^ Palaw ^ 535 3060 12 30 ^_^ Tanintharyi 0 0 35 160 ^_^_^ Thayetchaung 0 0 2 4 ^^ Tanintharyi ^ Bokpyin 26 173 0 0 ^^ ^^ Yebyu 8 25 8 18 Kyunsu ^ Grand Total 579 3298 176 655 ^_^_ No. of Verified Return Villages by Type ^_ Bokpyin Refugee Both IDP & Legend Notes: Township IDP Returnee Returnee Refugee ^_ Both IDP & Refugee Returnee Village 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 9 1 ^_ 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. Myeik 0 7 0 ^_ IDP Returnee Village Palaw 8 4 0 ^ Assessed but Not Verified Tanintharyi 0 3 0 UNHCR Field Unit Thayetchaung 0 2 0  Refugee Camp in Thailand Bokpyin 1 0 0 !. Town Yebyu 0 3 1 Tanintharyi State Boundary Kawthoung Grand Total 9 28 2

Verified Return Villages by Type

23.1% 71.8% 5.1%

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 35% 32% 32% 100% 90% Bamboo and Thatch 30% 80% 70% 25% 60% Brick or cinderblock 19% 50% 20% shelter 40% 15% 30% Others 8% 20% 10% 7% 10% 5% 0% Wood frame make shift 1% 1% shelter

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 18 16 Presence of Vulnerable Returnees 16 15 Chart Title 14 11

10 8 9 2 7 1 8 2

Villages 4 4 6 2 4 0 0 0 2 1

0 Other

Disabled

Water

Market

Female headed HH headed Female

Separated Children Separated

Pre SchoolPre

High School High

Unaccompanied Elderly Unaccompanied

Unaccompanied Children Unaccompanied HealthFacility

MiddleSchool IDP Returnee Refugee Returnee PrimarySchool

Identity Documents held by IDP Returnee Needs Total

Community (Assessed Villages) Citizenship Scrutiny Card(CSC) 5 Total Family List 1 Livelihood 38 Birth Certificate 3 Health facility 49 Skill 18 Villages School 35 Identity Documents held by Refugee Returnee Water point 30 Total Medical supplies 16 Shelter 14 Unknown 6 Latrines 7 Citizenship Scrutiny Card(CSC) 11 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Thai Birth Certificate 3 Villages Family List 4 Returnee (Verified Return Villages) None 9 Total Villages

Shelter 24 Problems in re-occupying Land & Property Kitchen sets 5 Chart Title School 13 Food 7 Agriculture Plot 6 Waterpoint 8 Medical supplies 1 Household Plot 5 Health facility 10 Farming tools 1 Villages with problems 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Villages IDP Returnee Refugee Returnee

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