A/HRC/39/CRP.2 support is largely non-existent. Insecurity levels in camps are high and many displaced persons have a sense of despair for the future. 830 Thousands of others, approximately 68,000 since 2017 alone, have suffered from temporary displacements over the reporting period. Some of these individuals have been displaced multiple times. 379. Many families have been separated because of the war and many do not have contact with family members left behind.831 For example, a woman explained that she was separated from her child while fleeing a Tatmadaw attack on her village in November 2017 in Kachin State and had not seen her since.832 380. Victims frequently told the Mission that after being released or escaping from detention they were too afraid to return to their villages, 833 in particular if the Tatmadaw had taken their identification documents. 834 Many victims decided to leave the country, 835 and in some cases family members also had to leave. 836 Leaving Myanmar also impacted victims that fled and family members left behind. A man said that his aunt had to mortgage her land to pay for his trip to Malaysia, after he had escaped arbitrary detention by the Tatmadaw. 837 381. Civilians continually suffer as a consequence of the continuing conflicts between the Tatmadaw and the EAOs.838 Many express a feeling of being caught in the middle: for example, one witness mentioned that, “villagers want nothing to do with this, all they want is to live in peace and farm their land. Instead we are caught in between so many wars.” 839 Another stated that, “it is very difficult to live in the KIA controlled area. It is also very hard to live under the Tatmadaw controlled areas. Why can’t we live in peace?” 840 (a) Consequences on women 382. The consequences for women, especially for those who lost their spouse or fathers as a result of attacks, killings or whose husbands were forcibly disappeared, are particularly severe.841 Many face a dire economic situation having lost the main breadwinner of the family, and are vulnerable to other violations, including sexual and gender-based violence. The mother of a victim killed by the Tatmadaw in June 2017 in Namhsan Township, Shan State, stated the following: Before my son died, we relied on him to pay for medicine and food as we are aged. Now without him it is very difficult to survive, and our life is very hard now. I live with my husband, but he is also old. There is no one else to care for us anymore. 842 383. Another woman recalled the impact of the disappearance of her husband in Kachin State in 2014: I became the head of the household. My children lost their father, and I had to find income to maintain my children and my aging parents. I had to start selling vegetables and to travel from one village to another. That is where Tatmadaw soldiers raped me in February 2018. Ever since my husband was taken away by the Tatmadaw, we have been struggling for survival. I decided to leave my children in Kachin State with my elderly parents so I can work abroad and ensure they stay alive. 843 830 831 832 833 834 835 836 837 838 839 840 841 842 843 QM-014, QM-017. PI-020, PI-027, PI-074, PI-084, PI-086. PI-086. PI-089, PI-085, PI-084, PI-079, PI-078. PI-011, PI-029. PI-062, PI-033, PI-029, PI-006. PI-001, PI-008, PI-012, PI-027, PI-062, PI-096, QI-089. PI-079. PI-044, PI-074, PI-095, PI-094, PI-097, QI-077, QI-079, QI-080, QI-087. PI-094. PI-044. PI-070, PI-073, PI-074. PI-074. PI-069; see this chapter, section A.4: Sexual and gender-based violence. 93