There have been nearly 2.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Myanmar till February 12 due to the ongoing conflict and natural disasters, according to the latest figure of UNOCHA.

According to the latest data of UNOCHA, there have been nearly 2.7 million IDPs and among them, nearly 2.4 million IDPs are due to the February 2021 incident in Myanmar, according to Asia and the Pacific, weekly humanitarian snapshot (13-19 Feb 2024) by UNOCHA.

Clashes continued throughout Myanmar and situation in Rakhine State is getting worse. As a result of escalating fighting between Arakan Army (AA) and the military, there have been constraints on humanitarian access despite escalating needs.

A ceasefire in northern Shan State is active, allowing the majority of those displaced at the end of 2023 to return home. Almost 23,000 people who fled their homes in northern Shan because of the conflict escalation last year remain displaced in 141 sites in 15 townships. Meanwhile, the conflict situation in the country’s Northwest and Southeast continues with armed clashes, airstrikes and mortar shelling threatening civilian safety and driving displacement.