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Myanmar Photo: Ingrid Prestetun/NRC FACT SHEET September 2019 NRC’s operations in Myanmar Photo: Ingrid Prestetun/NRC Humanitarian overview NRC’s operation Displacement and widening conflict have increased NRC Myanmar responds to the complex crises created during 2019, whilst funding and support to the dis- by this civil war. We support displaced people as they placed and their host communities has not kept pace encounter both short- and long- term issues. with the need. This situation will likely continue as conflict over access to resources, large-scale illicit drug We endeavour to direct our support to the most vul- production and human trafficking, concerns over nation- nerable populations throughout the country. To do so, al infrastructure projects and a stalled peace process we emphasise protection in all our programming and provide the backdrop for the race to the 2020 election. explore ways to combine them to maximise impact – for example, education and livelihood activities. We pro- In August and September 2018, flooding displaced mote international humanitarian standards within camps. over 150,000 people in the south-east of the country This culminated in the breaking of the Swar Creek Dam, In the south-east region, we work on cross-border activ- flooding over 80 villages and compounding widespread ities in Thailand. food insecurity. On 4 January 2019, the Arakan Army attacked four bor- der guard posts in Rakhine state, starting a major new confrontation between Myanmar military and an ethnic armed group. As of April 2019, over 33,000 newly dis- placed people have been reported across Rakhine and Chin states. In the north-east of the country, the tempo- rary ceasefire of early 2019 has been extended between NRC Myanmar the Myanmar military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), but in Northern Shan fighting between eth- Established 2008 nic armed groups has led to increased displacement. International staff 18 National staff 363 www.nrc.no NRC Myanmar Country office Yangon Areas of operation Kayin state (Hpa An), Mon state (Thaton), Kayah state (Loikaw), Shan state (Taunggyi and Lashio), Tanintharyi region (Dawei and Myeik), Kachin state (Bhamo), Rakhine state (Sittwe and Maungdaw), East Bago region (Taungoo) NRC Myanmar Phone: +959400577708 Acting country director: Laura Marshall www.nrc.no/myanmar Email: [email protected] Address: 131/E2, 10 Ward, Than Lwin Lane Kamayut Township, Yangon Camp management Working in partnership with displaced populations and • life skills training that helps people avoid threats camp and community leaders, we promote the respect and reduces their protection risks of minimum standards and basic rights. Our teams: • support for the formal education system, helping children access local formal school systems • improve leadership in formal camps and displaced people’s participation • advocate with local, national, and international Information, counselling and legal assistance actors (ICLA) • improve basic camp services, especially for people Our objective is to ensure that people affected by with specific protection risks displacement, including minorities and those at risk of • coordinate with other agencies to provide people statelessness, can claim their legal identity and exercise fleeing in urban areas with shelter support and their rights. Our experts: basic household items • give information and counselling on rights, laws, and procedures related to housing, land, and prop- Education erty, to address the problems created by an unclear We work with communities to develop programmes and inefficient land registration system tailored to their needs. Our education teams offer: • help people get the right civil documents, like birth and marriage certificates • emergency education that gives short-term protec- • work with refugees who fled across the border into tion and psychosocial support Thailand, so they know and can exercise their rights • vocational training in tailoring, food preservation, motorbike repair and construction apprenticeships www.nrc.no Livelihoods Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) promotion As displacement for people in Myanmar is becoming an We prevent and respond to displacement with the fol- enduring reality, NRC has begun to think longer term. lowing approach: We are: • provide essential non-food items, temporary shelter • carrying out studies to assess the viability of ex- options, and cash assistance for IDPs to meet their panding current projects into a full programme basic needs in an emergency • conducting business-oriented courses on basic • rebuild and construct community infrastructure, like business planning, marketing, and accounting in schools, that are resistant to disasters connection with education programming • work with affected communities to improve shelter • piloting livelihoods projects that will create long- conditions term opportunities • promote good hygiene practices for people who have been displaced Shelter NRC Myanmar is grateful for the generous support from our donors: Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund OCHA’s Myanmar Humanitarian Fund (MHF) Telethon OFDA Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID) Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Fund (GSMA) START Fund www.nrc.no.
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