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OVERVIEW

The inter-communal violence in June and October 2012 has resulted in at least 143,000 people being displaced across Rakhine State. In addition, at least 36,000 vulnerable people in 113 isolated villages have no or limited access to job opportunities and basic services due to continued restrictions on movement and ongoing tensions.

More than 103,000 people have voluntarily relocated to temporary shelters before and during the rainy season. Approximately 40,000 displaced people are living in their places of origin with host families.

Durable solutions that avoid community segregation need to be urgently implemented through trust building and reconciliation. Early recovery and long-term development programmes for all people in Rakhine State to address some of the root causes of the intercommunal conflict need to be strengthened and require funding.