Attachments
In Numbers
3,314 mt of food distributed
US$ 581,000 cash based transfers made
US$31.0 m six months (June-November 2018) net funding requirements
274,310 people assisted in May 2018
Operational Updates
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WFP successfully completed the May food distributions in Rakhine State. In Maungdaw District,
WFP assisted 69,000 conflict-affected people, including 2,500 pregnant and lactating women and adolescent girls and 10,500 children under the age of five, from 130 Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu villages of Buthidaung and Maungdaw Townships. -
In Sittwe District, WFP reached 110,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and other conflict affected populations in townships of Kyaukpyu, Kyauktaw,
Minbya, Mrauk-U, Myebon, Pauktaw, Rathedaung and Sittwe. -
In Kachin State, armed conflict continued into May.
An estimated 10,000 people were reportedly newly displaced in April and May, although figures could not be independently verified by the UN due to restricted access. Armed clashes flared up in Chipwi, Hpakant, Injangyang, Mogaung, Momauk, Tanai and Waingmaw, with Tanai Township most heavily affected, followed by Waingmaw – mainly the Laiza area – and Hpakant. Some of the displaced were trapped in conflict zones, unable to escape.
Humanitarian support was provided to the newly displaced by the Ministry of Border Affairs, the Kachin State Government, private donors, church-based groups, the Myanmar Red Cross Society and UN agencies. WFP, as the co-lead of the Food Security Sector, coordinated with partners for the response in Kachin. In May, WFP assisted a total of 41,000 people in 99 camps.
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In Shan State, the security situation remained fragile with ongoing conflict. No new permanent displacements were reported. WFP provided relief assistance to 15,000 beneficiaries, including 20 camps in government administered areas and 4 camps in Kokang Self-Administered Zone.
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WFP and FAO conducted a joint crop and food security assessment mission, visiting 30 villages in all five districts of Rakhine State. Discussions were held with more than 300 people. The team is in the process of analysing the information gathered.