Thank you for this opportunity to throw some light on the humanitarian catastrophe that is unfolding in Myanmar in the aftermath of the Extremely Severe Cyclone Mocha that hit Rakhine State with...
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Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator a.i, Mr. Ramanathan Balakrishnan, on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day [EN/MY]
Yangon – On World Humanitarian Day 2022, I want to pay tribute to the dedicated aid workers of Myanmar who are risking their lives to deliver vital assistance to communities in need every day, and...
Statement by Mr. Ramanathan Balakrishnan, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator a.i., on the killing of WHO staff member (9 June 2022)
Statement from Mr. Ramanathan Balakrishnan, the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim, on the killing of a World Health Organization staff member. The United Nations in...
Statement by Ramanathan Balakrishnan, UN Resident Coordinator a.i On Kyimyindaing Violence, Yangon, 5 December 2021
I am deeply concerned by this morning’s reported attack on a number of unarmed civilians in Kyimyindaing Township, Yangon, when a vehicle belonging to the security forces rammed into protestors who...
16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence [EN/MY]
United Nations calls for action to prevent violence against women and girls amidst the COVID-19 pandemic Yangon: The United Nations in Myanmar has called on the Assembly of the Union to adopt a...
Statement on the Impact of Conflict in Western Myanmar [EN/MY]
The United Nations is deeply concerned by the continuing humanitarian impact of conflict in western Myanmar, most recently in light of clashes between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army on 3 September...
Stop the fighting, combine forces against a common enemy - COVID-19
Op-ed by UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator on the conflict in Rakhine and Chin and elsewhere in Myanmar and need for a ceasefire amidst COVID-19 On Monday April 20 my colleague Ko Pyae Sone Win...
UN supports Myanmar nationals returning from abroad
The United Nations in Myanmar, together with its national and international partners, are working with the relevant government authorities in their efforts to protect the well-being of Myanmar...
Collective support to communities in Rakhine to fight COVID-19 [EN/MY]
10 April 2020 - The United Nations agencies, funds and programmes as well as national and international organizations continue to scale-up their full-fledged support to the Government and people of...
UN to support Yangon Health Department to tackle COVID-19 [EN/MY]
The United Nations continues to scale-up its support to the Ministry of Health and Sports and relevant departments of Government of Myanmar in the wake of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic. The...
UN to Send 50,000 More Test Kits to Myanmar
UN Response to COVID-19 Office of the Resident Coordinator Yangon, United Nations Myanmar The United Nations in Myanmar is taking energetic steps to support the Government of Myanmar in the fight...
The United Nations in Myanmar calls for internet resumption in areas under shutdown in Rakhine State [EN/MY]
Yangon, 30 September 2019 -The United Nations in Myanmar urges the Government to end the shutdown of mobile internet services in Ponnagyun, Mrauk-U, Kyauktaw, and Minbya Townships in Rakhine State...
Statement by the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator ai, June Kunugi, on the situation in northern Shan State [EN/MY]
Yangon, 4 September 2019 - I am gravely concerned by the recent sharp escalation of conflict in northern Shan State, where, since mid-August, a reported 17 civilians have been killed and 27 more...
Note to Correspondents on reports of violence and civilian casualties in Rakhine State [EN/MY]
Acting UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar Knut Ostby is following with concern recent reports of escalation of violence and civilian casualties in Rakhine State. Mr. Ostby calls for...
Note to Correspondents on Ceasefire Extension (1 May 2019) [EN/MY]
Acting UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Knut Ostby welcomes the announcement by the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services of a ceasefire extension from 1 May to 30 June...
Thirty-two (32) children and young people released by the Myanmar Armed Forces [EN/MY]
Yangon, 31 March 2019– Today, the Government of Myanmar released seven children and 25 young people who were recruited under the age of 18 by the Armed Forces (also known as 'Tatmadaw'). This is the...
Note to Correspondents (21 December 2018)
UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. Andrew Kirkwood welcomes the announcement by the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services of a ceasefire from 21 December 2018 to 30...
Note to Correspondents: Floods in Bago, Kayin, Mon, Rakhine, Sagaing and other States, 28 July 2018 [EN/MY]
The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar Knut Ostby is following with great concern the flooding and extensive devastation caused by heavy rains in Bago, Kayin, Mon, Rakhine, Sagaing...
Statement by the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar Knut Ostby on security situation in Muse Township
I have been following with concern the reports of numerous civilian casualties resulting from recent clashes between the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and Government security forces in Muse...
Statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar, Knut Ostby, ten years after Cyclone Nargis, 2 May 2018 [EN/MY]
(Yangon, 2 May 2018): “Ten years ago today, Myanmar was devastated by cyclone Nargis – by far the worst natural disaster in the country’s history. The cyclone made landfall near Hainggyikyun in...