AN ASSESSMENT ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDP) CAMPS IN BANMAW DISTRICT
Abstract
- Banmaw District is located in Kachin State. It is composed of Banmaw, Momauk, Mansi, and Shwegu townships and Dawphoneyan, Lweje and Myohla sub-townships. Soon after Myanmar attained independence, Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) and Kachin Independence Army (KIA) were founded for the weakness of 1947 Constitution. The fightings between Tatmadaw (Myanmar Army) and KIA are still continuing in Kachin State due to the political conflicts. The Internally Displaced People (IDP) Camps were established in the towns of Banmaw, Momauk, and Mansi because of the weakness for the security of the rural regions. In order to examine about the socio-economic status of IDP Camps, questionnaires were distributed to IDPs and the indices of social, education, economic and security status were calculated by using the formula of Islam et-al, 2009. It was found that social, education, health and security status of the IDPs staying in the IDP Camps of Banmaw were the highest and economic status of the IDPs staying in the IDP Camps of Momauk was the highest among the IDPs at the three towns. If the wars and the fightings came to an end and peace is maintained, the IDPs who took shelter at the IDP Camps can return to their own villages. As a result they can carry out their livelihood peacefully and the development of the rural regions in Banmaw District can be attained.
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Year
- 2020
Author
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Nang San
Subject
- Geography
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)