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ASIA and the PACIFIC Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot 20 - 26 April 2021 ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot 20 - 26 April 2021 INDIA MYANMAR India is experiencing a major surge MONGOLIA Armed clashes between the in COVID-19 cases. The number of Myanmar Armed Forces and the cases has risen rapidly in recent DPR KOREA Kachin Independence Army Pyongyang weeks, with daily cases reaching a JAPANJAPAN continued in Bhamo, Hpakant, Momauk, RO KOREA seven-day average of 311,151 cases/day Islamabad Myitkyina and Tanai townships of Kachin Kabul CHINA Kobe and 2,165 deaths/day last week, up from an State, resulting in civilian casualties and AFGHANISTAN PACIFIC average of 16,000 cases/day and 100 BHUTAN internal displacement. In Momauk OCEAN deaths/day in early March. The healthcare PAKISTANPAKISTAN NEPAL Township, at least 30 people were system in major cities, notably New Delhi, reportedly displaced on 20 April due to has been severely impacted, with hospitals BANGLADESH hostilities. Three civilians were injured and reporting shortages of oxygen and other a number of houses damaged in the area INDIA MYANMAR VIET NAMVIET NAM critical supplies. The Government has LAO PDRLAO PDR due to clashes. The resurgence of armed Yangon Northern Mariana mobilized a major effort to supply oxygen Islands (US) confrontations in Kachin State since and other critical medical supplies, while THAILANDTHAILAND Manila mid-March has displaced nearly 5,000 Bay of Bangkok States and cities are imposing targeted PHILIPPINES Guam (US) people across Hpakant, Injanyang, Bengal CAMBODIA South restrictions. A number of countries including Momauk, Shwegu and Waingmaw China the US, UK, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Russia, townships. Around 800 people returned to BRUNEI Sea PALAU FEDERATED and the EU have offered bilateral support for MARSHALL their villages of origin within a few days DARUSSALAM STATES OF ISLANDS oxygen and medical supplies.¹ SRI LANKA MICRONESIA and an estimated 4,000 people remain MALAYSIA displaced in various sites, including in MALDIVES SINGAPORE KIRIBATI churches and monasteries. Humanitarian AFGHANISTAN INDONESIA NAURU actors and local host communities are doing their best to provide emergency A third of the population of INDIAN assistance to the newly displaced people, PAPUA NEW Afghanistan (14 million people) is OCEAN Jakarta SOLOMON despite the operational challenges and GUINEA ISLANDS facing acute food insecurity due to insecurity. Kachin State hosts around TIMOR-LESTE TUVALU TOKELAU conflict, COVID-19, high food prices, and PRECIPITATION FORECAST 95,000 IDPs in protracted camps unemployment. About 10 million people The precipitation forecast for the Apr-May-Jun establishedSAMOA since 2011. Before March season indicates that precipitation is likely to be are in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) and 4.2 million VANUATU 2021, no new population displacement had below normal across eastern/northern China, FIJI people are in Emergency food insecurity southern Japan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, been reported in Kachin since September Suva (IPC Phase 4). Nearly half of all children northern/central India, and Mongolia. Above normal 2018.³NIUE FRENCH POLYNESIA under-five are expected to face acute precipitation is likely across the Philippines, Thailand, TONGA Palau, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands. COOK ISLANDS malnutrition in 2021. La Niña weather AUSTRALIA NEW patterns that may develop into drought are Source: IRI, Columbia University. April 2021 CALEDONIA PITCAIRN compounding food insecurity in the Above normal country. The full impact of low rainfall at the beginning of the year is still to be Normal Inactive Watch Watch Below normal determined. In 2021, UN and humanitarian Alert partners need $1.3 billion to help 15.7 NEW ZEALAND Alert million people in need, mainly because of El Niño food insecurity. Only $113 million (9 per cent) of the funding has been received so La Niña far, forcing some aid organizations to OCHA presence consider discontinuing critical activities.² The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official LA NIÑA/EL NIÑO LEVEL endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Source: Commonwealth of Australia Bureau of Meteorology Feedback: [email protected] unocha.org/roap Sources: 1. WHO, Media 2. Integrated Phase Classification (IPC), OCHA 3. local sources and media For the latest information related to COVID-19 please see: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/events-as-they-happen.
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