Mindanao Displacement Dashboard, August 2020
Dear Protection Partners,
Pleased to share with you the Displacement Dashboard for August 2020. Key highlights for the month comprise the following:
In August 2020, a total number of 1,016 families (4,014 individuals) were displaced in Mindanao due to armed conflict (1,674 individuals), violence (690 individuals) and natural disaster (1,650 individuals). Out of 1,016 families displaced throughout the month, 14.6% (148 families) have returned to their habitual residences by the end of August, leaving 10% (868 families or 3,274 individuals) still displaced by the end of the reporting period.
As of the 31st of August, a total number of 60,655 families (278,816 individuals) are currently displaced in Mindanao.
Meanwhile, The Senate Committees on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs and National Defense and Security held a hearing on 19 August 2020 concerning the shooting incident in Jolo, Sulu involving the Philippine National Police and Army Intelligence. It can be recalled that four Army Intelligence Officers tasked to hunt members of ASG allegedly planning to carry out terrorist acts in Sulu province were shot dead by members of the PNP.
A lecture series was organized by the MSSD in collaboration with UNHCR and Non-Violent Peaceforce last 27 August 2020. 50 participants, mostly staff of the MSSD at its regional, provincial and municipal offices across the region, and NGOs and staff of the other ministries attended the said lecture. The speaker in the lecture series is the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of the IDPs, Atty. Cecilia Jimenez. MSSD presented the protection situation of IDPs in BARMM highlighting the displacement that is recurring, cyclical and protracted.
On 27 August 2020, the Bangsamoro Parliament approved during its plenary session the Special Committee on Marawi Rehabilitation report. Most of the recommendations provided by UNHCR were reflected in the report, including suggestions on addressing urgent concerns in transitory sites regarding water sufficiency, safety and security, and sanitation. The report also included UNHCR’s recommendations on offering shariah-compliant and halal financial products to provide seed capital, pursuing IDP registration and profiling, expediting the passage of IDP protection laws and policies in the BARMM, providing resolution mechanisms for land disputes, and incorporating transitional justice measures, among others. The crafting of this report provided opportunities for UNHCR and protection partners to engage with the Bangsamoro government and advocate for the resolution of various protection issues currently faced by the forcibly displaced population in Marawi.
For more information, download the August Displacement Dashboard.
