MYANMAR Temporary displacement in northern Shan (2019-2020) As of 31 December 2020
Around 8,600 people were temporarily displaced in northern Shan in 2020 due to armed clashes between the Myanmar Armed Forces and ethnic armed organizations Sep Oct (EAOs) or between EAOs. Another 2,500 people have been displaced in the first week Jul AugMUSE Jun803 of January 2021. In 2020, displacement was generally of a short-term nature, with KACHIN NAMHKAN 342 Feb INDIA 1,000 CHINA most families able to return to their places of origin within days. Some of them, 1,918 4,795 Jan Sep Nov LAUKKAING however, were displaced more than once. Local authorities, host communities and MABEIN Sep Feb Aug Jul 3,448 KUNLONG humanitarian partners provided essential humanitarian and COVID-19-related 304 May Mar KUTKAIAug assistance in temporary displacement sites. The number of people displaced by Mar MANTONJan Sep707 542 Nay Pyi Taw Aug HSENI 261 conflict significantly increased in the last quarter of 2020, with around 5,800 people 115 Sep 1,056 Jun temporarily displaced between October and December. However, the number of MONGMIT Oct Nov LASHIO HOPANG 638 Dec THAILAND Jan Oct Nov people displaced in northern Shan in 2020 decreased in comparison with 2019, Nov NAMTUFeb Jul Lashio 394 when around 26,000 people were temporarily displaced and 2018, when 21,900 Jan 3,128 Mar Oct Mar MONGMAO 1,543 6,772 people were temporary displaced throughout the year*. A total of 34,600 people NAMHSAN Mar Apr Jan SHAN have been temporarily displaced across northern Shan since January 2019 and KYAUKME Mar Dec Jul (NORTH) 56,500 since 2018. In addition, 9,800 people remain in protracted displacement 5,836 HSIPAW camps since 2011. 120Feb Aug Feb NARPHAN Aug TANGYAN Aug Oct Nov MONGYAIMar PANGSANG TEMPORARY DISPLACEMENT (Jan 2019 - Dec 2020) NAWNGHKIO Dec 6,874 446 549 CHINA 262 Jul 34,600 people temporarily displaced by armed Jul Mar clashes in northern Shan MONGYANG MATMAN 294 MONGHSU 10000 8,600 in 2020 620 MONGKAING MONGKHET MANDALAY LAWKSAWK KYETHI 8000 26,000 in 2019 MONGLA 276 SHAN 6000 LAIHKA (EAST)# people temporarily YWANGAN KUNHING 4000 displaced in 2020 SHAN MONGPING HOPONG KENGTUNG# people temporarily # of people displaced 2000 (SOUTH) displaced in 2019 LOILEN PINDAYA # IDPs in protracted 0 Taunggyi Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec displacement NANSANG 21,900 in 2018 Jan KALAW MONGNAI TACHILEIK TAUNGGYI 3,000 TOTAL NUMBER OF IDPS IN PROTRACTED DISPLACEMENT 1,000 LAOS 500 NYAUNGSHWE 309 IDPs in camps and settlements in northern Shan HSIHSENG MONGPAN 9,800 MONGTON 50 km MAWKMAI State (as of November 2020) PINLAUNG LANGKHO THAILAND * Information on temporary displacement in 2019 and 2018 can be found here: https://bit.ly/35AKbs8 PEKON The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by theNay Unite dPyi Nati oTawns. KAYAH Creation date: 13 Jan 2021 Sources: OCHA, UNHCR, CCCM Cluster. Feedback: [email protected] www.unocha.org/myanmar www.reliefweb.int