Description: Conflict in Myanmar reached new levels in 2021. A military takeover on 1 February and the unrest and fighting that ensued triggered 448,000 internal displacements, six times more than in 2020 and the highest figure ever recorded for the country.233 These events dominated the headlines, but disasters also triggered more than 158,000 displacements, aggravating the needs of communities also affected by conflict and violence.
Published in: Global Report on Internal Displacement 2022 - IDMC's Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) is the world’s leading source of data and analysis on internal displacement. This year's edition includes a special focus on internally displaced children and youth. Full report can be downloaded here.
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23 May 2022
Spotlight – Myanmar: Disaster displacement, the other side of the crisis
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