Mindanao Displacement Dashboard, July 2020
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Dear Protection Partners,
Pleased to share with you the Displacement Dashboard for July 2020. Key highlights for the month comprise the following:
In July 2020, a total number of 1,169 families (5,845 individuals) were displaced in Mindanao due to armed conflict (4,270 individuals) and clan feud (1,575 individuals). Out of 1,169 families displaced throughout the month, 10% (110 families) have returned to their habitual residences by the end of July, leaving 90% (1,059 families or 5,295 individuals) still displaced by the end of the reporting period.
As of the 31st of July, a total number of 73,343 families (343,322 individuals) are currently displaced in Mindanao.
Meanwhile, the Joint Protection Monitoring and Assessment spearheaded by MSSD and co-led by UNHCR was conducted on 8-9 July 2020. The assessment covered the four (4) municipalities in Maguindanao which still have remaining IDPs affected by recurring clan feuds in their communities. Said exercise was attended by Mindanao Protection actors and various NGOs.
The second batch of the expected 5,300 Returning Filipinos from Sabah (REFS) arrived in the Philippines on 30 July. A total of 394 REFS boarded a ship from Sabah, of whom 173 were received by Tawi-Tawi province, while the remaining passengers disembarked in Zamboanga City.
On 29 July 2020, a virtual RCCE Mid-year Review was conducted and attended by various UN agencies, NGOs and international organizations to discuss approaches for a strong and coordinated RCCE response and recovery actions, to look into the national action plan initiated and implemented under the RCCE pillar, identify gaps and issues to be addressed, and improve community-based activities or projects.
Kind regards,
UNHCR Philippines
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