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Summary of Crisis and Key Findings
Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis has continued to deepen due to intensifying conflict, recurrent natural disasters, and steady economic collapse.3 In the first half of 2025, Myanmar ranked second globally for conflict intensity, with more than half of the population exposed to conflict. The security situation for civilians is deteriorating, protection risks are severe, and the resilience of communities is stretched to breaking point.
In spite of the high level of needs, the Myanmar 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) target has been set at 4.9 million people, a 27% decrease from 6.7 million in 2025. The reduction in target is proportional across most clusters and largely a reflection of diminished response capacities foreseen for 2026.
Access to basic health services is particularly dire in Rakhine, Kayah and Sagaing, where nearly half the population faces serious difficulties, while between 25% and 40% of residents in Kachin, Tanintharyi, Kayin, Northern Shan and Chin need humanitarian health assistance. Disease outbreaks are on the rise due to unsafe drinking water, inadequate sanitation and the interruption of routine health programmes.
A nationwide cholera outbreak occurred between June 2024 and April 2025, malaria has resurgeddue to supply shortages and dengue fever continues to affect children under 15.7 Alarmingly, 1.5 million children under five have missed basic vaccinations since 2018, increasing the risk of vaccine-prevetable diseases, such as measles and diphtheria and the possible re-emergence of polio.
In March 2025, a devastating earthquake struck central Myanmar. The disaster impacted key agricultural regions, destroying crops, irrigation systems, and grain stores—threatening food security for 2 million newly affected people. The earthquake damaged or destroyed tens of thousands of houses, dozens of roads and bridges, and nearly 70 health facilities, severely disrupting access to essential services.