Myanmar Humanitarian Update No. 34

This regular update, covering humanitarian developments up to 8 November, is produced by OCHA Myanmar in collaboration with the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group and UN agencies. Response figures are based on self-reporting by organizations to clusters. The next humanitarian update will be issued end of November 2023.

HIGHLIGHTS & KEY MESSAGES

• A combination of active conflict, monsoon floods, and access barriers is worsening the humanitarian situation facing vulnerable communities nationwide.
• A new front of conflict has intensified in Northern Shan where fighting between Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) and the Myanmar Armed Forces (MAF) has displaced almost 50,000 people since 26 October.
• More than two million people are now internally displaced nationwide, many of them multiple times, eroding their coping capacity with each move.
• Relentless monsoon floods, especially in the Southeast, have caused severe economic and agricultural losses, exacerbating an already critical humanitarian situation as a result of conflict.
• Administrative and physical restrictions are amplifying suffering by delaying or forcing the cancellation of aid deliveries.
• Local and international humanitarian partners remain committed to staying and delivering, reaching at least 2.5 million people by end of September 2023.
• The combined US$887 million Humanitarian Response Plan and Cyclone Mocha Flash Appeals remain critically underfunded, with only 28 per cent of the required funding received.
• Immediate additional financial assistance and the easing of access restrictions are imperative for the humanitarian community to address urgent needs