Highlights 1-31 May 2016
Bangladesh: In May, IOM provided return assistance to 31 Bangladeshis returning from Thailand. There were no minors among these returnees.
The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) provided free phone call service for all returnees in coordination with the Government and IOM. To date, IOM has provided return assistance to 2,677 Bangladeshis.Indonesia: As of 31 May, the number of migrants in all shelters is down to 280 (four Bangladeshis and 276 Myanmar Muslims from Rakhine State), as more have been returned under IOM’s Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) Programme.
Thailand: IOM provided humanitarian assistance to 344 Myanmar Muslims from Rakhine State and 18 Bangladeshi migrants in eight Immigration Detention Centres, five Shelters for Children and Families and four Welfare Protection Centres for Victims of Trafficking in Thailand.
To date there are 69 female adults, 150 children and 143 male adults.
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 2015. Embarkation recommenced on 20 September and at least 1,500 persons departed from Myanmar and Bangladesh from September to December 2015.
1,057 stranded Myanmar Muslims from Rakhine State and Bangladeshis remain in shelters and Immigration Detention Centres in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. IOM continues to provide shelter support, non-food items, health screenings, WASH support and psychosocial support.
2,677 Bangladeshis who disembarked after 10 May in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand returned to Bangladesh under IOM’s AVR Programme and Government agreements.