Myanmar Humanitarian Update | 31 October 2022

 

HIGHLIGHTS & KEY MESSAGES • Ongoing hostilities across Myanmar continue to endanger safety of civilians. More than 1.4 million people have been displaced across the country, of whom more than 1.1 million were displaced since the 2021 military takeover. • Ongoing conflict and inflation in the costs of basic commodities continue to compromise the food security of Myanmar people. An estimated 15.2 million people are now severely and moderately food insecure. • Humanitarian partners continue to respond to the critical needs of affected and displaced people, reaching 3.1m people in the first half of the year and are continuing to scale-up and expand in newly affected areas. • Food security partners have expanded presence and operations in the Northwest and Southeast. As of end of August, partners had provided food assistance to 626,000 IDPs, exceeding the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) target. • In central Rakhine, WASH partners provided critical WASH supplies to 91 out of 119 sites for IDPs from previous Arakan Army (AA) -Myanmar Armed Forces (MAF) conflict, reaching more than 42,000 IDPs during September 2022. • The 2022 HRP remains drastically underfunded with less support received so far in 2022 than at the same time in 2021, despite the dramatic surge in needs and inflation. • As of 27 October, the HRP is only 22 per cent funded, leaving a gap of US$643 million (FTS). Consequently, partners are being forced to prioritize assistance to people in most need and there are shortages of stocks in some parts of the country.

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