UNHCR REGIONAL BUREAU FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC MYANMAR EMERGENCY UPDATE as of end November 2024 KEY DISPLACEMENT FIGURES 149,000 1,183,300 Estimated refugee outflows to neighbouring countries since 1 February 2021 Refugees and asylum-seekers from Myanmar in neighbouring countries as of 30 November 2024 B FF # Kachin State 3,206,800 3,484,300 Estimated total internally displaced people (IDPs) within Myanmar, displaced since 1 February 2021 Source: UN in Myanmar 130,400 FB # B B # # 21,000 Estimated total IDPs within Myanmar as of 2 December 2024 Source: UN in Myanmar INDIA Nagaland Bhasan Char 1,258,000 Cox's Bazar A 86,300 26,900 345,100 FF # B B F B FF # F # # FF B F B B F B B #B # # # F B FFF# # #B # B FB # Rakhine FFFFB B # FB Magway Region # B B F F B B # F B B # B B # B F F # #B # # # B B B # # B #B # #FFFFFState B # Sittwe B F #F B F B FF FF # Shan State (East) LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC F 254,800 F Naypyitaw Loikaw Kayah State B # 130,600 B # Bago Region Bago Region (West) (East) F Mae Hong Son THAILAND 81,200 Mae Hong F F Son 223,400 B B # F Kayin B # State Yangon Region 3,500 Ayeyarwady Region REPUBLIC F F F Nay Pyi Taw B #B #B # *The Operation Centre for Displaced Persons, Ministry of Interior estimates that 52,000 refugees fled Myanmar and subsequently returned home from Thailand's temporary safety areas. VIET NAM 145,000 F FFFB #B # FF F B #B F FB B A FF F # # FFB F B F F F B # FB # # F B # F # BB # F#B F According to the Royal Thai Government, over 52,000 refugees have crossed into Thailand seeking protection since February 2021. Most have since returned to Myanmar and no new arrivals have been reported since June 2024. 7,700 Shan State (South) 82,300 181,400 B B B # # F M YA N M A R Mandalay Region B B # # B B B # # B B # BB FFFF B # B F F #B # B # B F # FFFButhidaung # Maungdaw F F F FF FF 4,500 F B F F #FFF B # F F F CHINA (North) Chin State 1,005,000 # F Sagaing Region BANGLADESH B # B # F FFB # # BB #B B # B # B # B # B B ## Bhamo #B FB #B B F B F B B # # # B # B B # B F B# # B # # B # # B F B B FB # # # B # B F F B # #B B # B F # #B F B # B # # B # F Shan State B F Lashio # F B # A Widespread conflict continues to drive new displacement across Myanmar, exacerbate existing vulnerabilities, and significantly increase humanitarian needs. By early December 2024, some 3.4 million people were displaced. The security environment remains fraught with frequent protection incidents and human rights violations severely affecting civilians’ lives. The humanitarian situation is dire, with heightened needs in many parts of the country. Access to basic services has become seriously limited due to shifts in territorial control and challenges along main access roads, which have impacted freedom of movement, disrupted supply chains and inflated the price of basic goods and commodities. UNHCR and partners are exploring ways to adapt to the volatile situation on the ground to respond to the rising displacement and to address the most urgent needs. Since February 2021, approximately 70,700 people from Myanmar’s North-West region have sought protection in India, with 8,826 of them registered with UNHCR. In response to the escalated violence in Manipur, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced enhanced security measures in November, deploying additional security units, introducing indefinite curfews and suspending mobile internet services in nine districts which host Myanmar arrivals. UNHCR is aware of reports that authorities in Kamjong and Ukhrul districts of Manipur have instructed nearly 6,000 people from Myanmar’s Sagaing region to return by 10 December 2024, with an extension until March 2025 for families with school-going children. However, no official order has been issued yet. In Mizoram, the State government announced plans to relocate all displaced people from Myanmar, Bangladesh and Manipur taking shelter in different parts of the State to a centralised location reportedly for purposes of administration and humanitarian aid delivery. No further development, including the issuance of official orders, has been observed yet. In Manipur and Mizoram, food, medical care and winterization materials remain critical needs. Movement restrictions and internet suspensions in Manipur have further disrupted daily life, humanitarian operations and aid distribution. The situation has been compounded by the limited resources available to humanitarian agencies and local authorities, which are straining efforts to sustain life-saving assistance. B B # # B B B B B # B # # B # B B #B # #B B # B # B F FB B # B B ## ## 70,700 Mizoram B # Myitkyina BF # B #F Manipur Dhaka F B # B B # # F F B B # B # B F # OVERVIEW F 83,900 B # Hpa-An A Yangon 223,300 -* Tak Mae Sot B # B # Mon State 89,200 B # Legend xx,xxx Estimated number of IDPs within Myanmar prior to 1 Feb 2021 xx,xxx Refugees and asylum-seekers from Myanmar in neighbouring countries, (in India as of 31 December 2020 and Bangladesh and Thailand as of 30 November 2024) Tanintharyi Region B # 208,000 Bangkok (RBAP) A A Bangkok (MCO) Estimated internal displacement within Myanmar since 1 February 2021, who remain displaced x,xxx Estimated refugee movements to neighbouring countries since 1 February 2021, who remain displaced x,xxx B # IDP camps/centers prior to 1 February 2021 F IDP locations/settlements prior to 1 February 2021 B # Refugee camps prior to 1 February 2021 States/Provinces with refugee movements since 1 February 2021 For feedback and clarifications, please write to UNHCR RBAP at < rbapdima@unhcr.org > and < rbapext@unhcr.org > To learn more, visit the Myanmar Situation Operational Data Portal . A UNHCR Regional Bureau A UNHCR Multi-Country Office A UNHCR Country Office A UNHCR Sub-Office UNHCR Field Office UNHCR Field Unit The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. 1