new displacement in rakhine and chin states...clashes between the arakan army and myanmar military...

Sittwe Minbya Pauktaw Paletwa Mrauk-U Kyauktaw Ponnagyun Buthidaung Rathedaung CHIN RAKHINE Paletwa Matupi Minbya Mindat Buthidaung Kyauktaw Kanpetlet Mrauk-U Ponnagyun Maungdaw Pauktaw Sittwe Rathedaung BANGLADESH INDIA CHINA INDIA THAILAND BAN- GLA- DESH 10 km The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Myanmar: New Displacement in Rakhine and Chin States (as of 07 May 2019) Clashes between the Arakan Army and Myanmar Military in Rakhine and Chin have severely escalated since November 2018, causing the displacement of over 30,000 people. The violence has had a significant impact on civilians including reports of indiscriminate attacks and the use of landmines. This new displacement is in addition to the approximately 128,000 people who have been confined to camps in the central part of Rakhine since 2012. The situation is changing rapidly and movements remain fluid with small numbers of returns. This snapshot is based on the best available information from Government sources at the time of publication. Creation date: 13 May 2019 Sources: Rakhine State Govt, Rakhine State, OCHA, Chin State. Feedback: [email protected] www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int # of people displaced by township 10,199 8,585 3,400 2,785 2,411 1,736 118 1,082 State Township Esmated IDPs Mrau-U 10,199 Rathedaung 8,585 Buthidaung 3,400 Kyauktaw 2,785 Minbya 2,411 Ponnagyun 1,736 Pauktaw 118 Chin Paletwa 1,082 30,316 Rakhine Total

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Page 1: New Displacement in Rakhine and Chin States...Clashes between the Arakan Army and Myanmar Military in Rakhine and Chin have severely escalated since November 2018, causing the displacement

Sittwe

Minbya

Pauktaw

Paletwa

Mrauk-U

Kyauktaw

Ponnagyun

Buthidaung

Rathedaung

CHIN

RAKHINE

Paletwa

Matupi

Minbya

Mindat

Buthidaung

Kyauktaw Kanpetlet

Mrauk-U

Ponnagyun

Maungdaw

Hakha

Pauktaw

Sittwe

Rathedaung

BANGLADESH

INDIACHINAINDIA

THAILAND

BAN-GLA-DESH

10 km

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.

Myanmar: New Displacement in Rakhine and Chin States (as of 07 May 2019)

Clashes between the Arakan Army and Myanmar Military in Rakhine and Chin have severely escalated since November 2018, causing the displacement of over 30,000 people. The violence has had a significant impact on civilians including reports of indiscriminate attacks and the use of landmines. This new displacement is in addition to the approximately 128,000 people who have been confined to camps in the central part of Rakhine since 2012. The situation is changing rapidly and movements remain fluid with small numbers of returns. This snapshot is based on the best available information from Government sources at the time of publication.

Creation date: 13 May 2019 Sources: Rakhine State Govt, Rakhine State, OCHA, Chin State. Feedback: [email protected] www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int

# of people displaced by township

10,199

8,585

3,4002,785

2,4111,736

118

1,082

State Township EstimatedIDPs

Mrau-U 10,199 Rathedaung 8,585 Buthidaung 3,400 Kyauktaw 2,785 Minbya 2,411 Ponnagyun 1,736 Pauktaw 118

Chin Paletwa 1,082 30,316

Rakhine