Situation Report: Displacement Caused by Cambodia –Thailand Border Conflict - February 6th, 2026

The Cambodia–Thailand border tension triggered a large-scale displacement crisis since December 2025, with approximately 640,000 people initially displaced. Following the ceasefire on 27 December 2025, population movements have stabilised, and around 85 per cent of displaced people—about 550,000 individuals—have returned to their places of origin. However, as of early February 2026, nearly 98,000 people remain displaced across displacement sites and host communities, including over 51,000 women and 31,000 children. Many returnees continue to face damaged housing, limited access to basic services, and safety concerns, resulting in some households re-displacing back to temporary sites. 

Despite gradual improvements, humanitarian needs remain acute. Education and health services are still significantly disrupted, with 48 schools and 22 health facilities closed across affected provinces, particularly in Oddar Meanchey, Banteay Meanchey, and Preah Vihear. Key risks include prolonged learning disruption, child protection and gender-based violence concerns in congested settings, food insecurity and malnutrition risks, overstretched WASH facilities, and inadequate temporary shelter arrangements that lack privacy and essential household items. The response context is evolving from emergency mass displacement towards a complex phase combining displacement-site assistance with area-based recovery support for returning households.

World Vision International in Cambodia has reached more than 144,000 displaced people, including over 43,000 children, through integrated interventions across education, food security and livelihoods, health and nutrition, protection and psychosocial support, cash assistance, shelter and non-food items, and WASH. The response is implemented in close coordination with national and sub-national authorities, UN agencies, NGOs, faith-based organisations, and private-sector partners.