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Myanmar

DRC is providing humanitarian and development assistance to people affected by displacement in Myanmar and has been operational in the country since 2009 - currently, with activities across Kachin, northern Shan, and Rakhine States.

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Displacement trends

Source: | DRC Foresight

Core sectors Myanmar

Protection

Economic Recovery

Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding

Shelter and Settlements

Camp Coordination and Camp Management

Displacement Trends

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Definitions

EDPs: Refugees under UNHCR’s mandate
IDPs: Internally displaced persons
Asylum seekers: People whose claims for refugee status have not yet been determined
Stateless: People not considered as nationals by any State
HST: People living in Host Communities
OIP: Others in need of International Protection
OOC: Others of Concern

Source: UNHCR

See definitions here

Forecast

DRC forecasts are based on a machine learning tool that has been developed to predict forced displacement (IDPs, refugees and asylum seekers) at the national level 1-3 years into the future.

See all available forecasts here

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Protecting Refugees in Asia (PRiA)

26 Oct 2022

Diaspora Organizations and their Humanitarian Response in Myanmar (2023)

22 Feb 2022

Voices from Afghanistan, Myanmar and Bangladesh

21 Nov 2021

Why we are there

The work of DRC in Myanmar is anchored in an approach that offers support across communities in urban, rural and isolated areas in Rakhine, Kachin and northern Shan – three of the seven states in Myanmar. DRC is providing services directly and via local partners.

What we do

DRC responds to the immediate needs of internally displaced people (IDPs) and the communities hosting them, as well as building their resilience to shocks and stresses in the longer term.

Humanitarian assistance is provided through multi-sector and integrated responses in Rakhine, Kachin and Northern Shan states. Efforts are made to further scale up and scale out responses to address the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar through all five core DRC sectors - namely Protection, Economic Recovery, Humanitarian Disarmament & Peacebuilding, Shelter & Settlements, and Camp Coordination & Camp Management, as well as Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).