HIGHLIGHTS
Renewed conflict in northern Shan displaces approximately 3,900 people in May
Seasonal floods affect 28,000 people across five regions and states in Burma
USG provides an additional $11.6 million to address humanitarian needs resulting from the Burma complex emergency
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Renewed conflict between armed groups in northern Shan displaced approximately 3,900 people in May, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The recent displacements bring the total number of conflict-displaced people in northern Shan to approximately 11,100 in 2016.
To date in FY 2016, the U.S. Government (USG) has provided more than $30.4 million to support activities that strengthen internally displaced person (IDP) camp management and child protection, facilitate access to food and safe drinking water, and improve the health, nutrition, and livelihoods of vulnerable populations in Burma. USG funding includes more than $18.8 million provided by State/PRM to support the humanitarian needs of IDPs in Burma, as well as Burmese asylum seekers and refugees in neighboring countries.
Heavy monsoon rains that began in early June have caused flooding and several landslides in Burma, resulting in at least 14 deaths and affecting approximately 28,000 people across Ayeyarwady, Bago, and Sagaing regions, as well as Chin and Rakhine states, according to the UN. The flooding also damaged houses and public infrastructure.