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Return Assessments - Kayah State Myanmar South East Operation - UNHCR Hpa-An 28 February 2018 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 197 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 70 permanently. During the assessments, communities are also asked whether their village is a refugee village of origin, by definition a village that is home to people residing in a refugee camp in Thailand. Refugee Villages of Origin A village where UNHCR completes an assessment can be both a verified return village and a refugee 136 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 45 ± Demoso 17 Hpasawng 5 12 Loikaw 11 51 Shadaw 21 27 Shan (South) Bawlakhe 2 9 Loikaw Hpruso 12 40 !. Shadaw !. Mese 2 13 Demoso Assessments Verified Return Villages !. Hpruso !. Mai Nai Soi Camp No. of Returnees in assessed villages by Township Kayah State IDP Returnee Refugee Returnee Township HH Individuals HH Individuals Bawlakhe !. Demoso 0 0 25 54 Hpasawng 1 6 11 22 Loikaw 25 87 20 37 Mae Surin Camp Shadaw 329 1820 48 67 Bawlakhe 0 0 4 14 Hpruso 12 60 24 76 Hpasawng Notes: Kayin State !. Mese 0 0 5 12 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. Grand Total 367 1973 137 282 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. Mese !. No. of Verified Return Villages by Type Legend Refugee Both IDP & Both IDP & Refugee Returnee Village Township IDP Returnee Returnee Refugee Returnee Refugee Returnee Village THAILAND Demoso 0 17 0 IDP Returnee Village Hpasawng 1 4 0 Assessed but Not Verified !. Town Loikaw 0 9 2 UNHCR Field Unit Shadaw 8 5 8 Refugee Camp in Thailand Bawlakhe 0 2 0 Hpruso 2 9 1 Mese 0 2 0 Grand Total 11 48 11 Verified Return Villages by Type 15.7% 68.6% 15.7% IDP Returnee Refugee Returnee Both IDP & Refugee Returnee Source UNHCR Services.

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