Highlights 1-30 November 2015
Bangladesh: In November IOM provided return assistance including food and onward transportation to 61 Bangladeshis under IOM’s AVR programme. As of 30 November, the total number of returnees is 2,266. To date IOM has provided return assistance to 2,210 Bangladeshi nationals including a reinsertion grant for 1,197 Bangladeshis.
Indonesia: 34 Bangladeshis returned in November under IOM’s Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) Programme. Under the programme, IOM has assisted 707 migrants with their return to their home country. As of 30 November, there are a total of 431 migrants (62 Bangladeshi, 369 ethnic Rohingya) throughout five shelters in Aceh and North Sumatera.
Myanmar: A total of 731 migrants (including two migrants who had been included in the o cial list for repatriation but escaped from the camp) have been verified as Bangladeshi nationals and repatriated from Myanmar in six batches. The remaining caseload in Taung Pyo is now 76 Bangladeshi nationals and Muslims from Rakhine State.
Thailand: As of November, 434 Myanmar Muslims from Rakhine state and 328 Bangladeshi nationals remain in Thailand. Among them, 28% are boys and girls under 18 years of age and approximately 8% are female adults. The Immunization programme for beneficiaries in IDCs and Shelters was completed in all locations in November. 633 men, women and children benefited from this activity.
Situation Overview
At least 5,543 persons who departed from Myanmar and Bangladesh managed to disembark in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand, between 10 May and 30 July. No departures have been reported since September.
1,754 stranded Myanmar Muslims from Rakhine State and Bangladeshis remain in shelters and Immigration Detention Centres in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Myanmar. IOM continues to provide shelter support, non-food items, health screenings, WASH support and psychosocial support.
2,266 Bangladeshis who disembarked after May 10 in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand returned to Bangladesh under IOM’s AVR Programme and Government agreements.