People pass their time as Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi visits an IDP camp outside of Myitkyina, the capital city of Kachin state, Myanmar 28 March 2017. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun Briefing 156 / Asia 22 May 2019 An Opening for Internally Displaced Person Returns in Northern Myanmar In 2011, fighting between Myanmar’s military and Kachin rebels displaced more than 100,000 people. Now they might be able to go home. The military and insurgents should both cease fire while the government arranges for the internally displaced persons’ safe, voluntary return or resettlement. Share Facebook Twitter Email Save Print Download PDF Full Report Also available in English Burmese English The Burmese translation of this briefing is available as a PDF and can be downloaded here. Download pdf to continue reading the full report Related Tags Humanitarian Fallout of Conflict Myanmar More for you Briefing / Asia A New Dimension of Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State Also available in Burmese Briefing / Asia Building a Better Future for Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh