Myanmar: Floods - Jul 2024 Updates

HIGHLIGHTS & KEY MESSAGES • 2024 has left people in Myanmar grappling with deepening humanitarian crisis, marked by escalating needs amid unabated conflict, recurrent monsoon flooding, and...

Highlights - Further expansion of Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) cases to 9 States in Myanmar, as per multiple sources including media reports. A cholera outbreak was declared in Thailand close to the...

Foreword Civilians in Myanmar are struggling to survive an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that has upended the lives of millions across the country. Each day they face the painful consequences of...

KEY DISPLACEMENT FIGURES 149,000 Estimated refugee outflows to neighbouring countries since 1 February 2021 1,183,300 Refugees and asylum-seekers from Myanmar in neighbouring countries as of 30...

Summary of the crisis Key features Location: Myanmar and surrounding areas Typology: Conflict, displacement, humanitarian access, food security WHO Grade: Protracted Grade 3, Myanmar Conflict and...

SITUATION AT A GLANCE 19.9 MILLION People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance in Burma in 2025 UN – December 2024 15.2 MILLION People in Need of Food Assistance in 2025 UN – December 2024 3.5 MILLION...

Highlights Nearly 3.5 million people are internally displaced across the country and facing severe shortages of food, clean water, healthcare, and education support. In the first nine months of 2024,...

This Short Update describes events that occurred in Kaw T'Ree (Kawkareik) Township, Dooplaya District, from January to August 2024. During this period, State Administration Council (SAC) shelling and...

IRC Emergency Watchlist 2025: “A World out of Balance”, Sudan, occupied Palestinian territory and Myanmar top of Humanitarian Crisis Ranking- Urgent Action Possible and Needed Over 82% of those in...

HIGHLIGHTS Following the devastation caused by Typhoon Yagi—one of the most powerful storms to hit Southeast Asia in decades – heavy rains have continued to batter many of the hardest-hit areas...

Overview: In northern East Africa, conditions are mixed for main season cereals as heavy rains and flooding contributed to poor yields in some areas, though the rains were generally conducive for...

HIGHLIGHTS The situation of children and their families continues to worsen in Myanmar amid escalating conflict that has displaced more than 3.4 million people; climate shocks; and public health...

Highlights Expansion of Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) cases including to Mon, Mandalay and Ayeyarwady, in spite of limited data availability: eventbased surveillance of media sources shows worrying...

This independent update, covering humanitarian developments up to 27 November, is produced by OCHA Myanmar under its global mandate, in collaboration with the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group and UN...

Aligned to our global commitment to supporting localization, UNFPA prioritizes partnerships with local actors, particularly women-led organizations (WLOs). The delivery of cash and voucher assistance...

WFP requires US$16.9 billion in 2025 to respond to unrelenting humanitarian needs Hunger is nearing levels that were last seen during the global food crisis sparked by the pandemic. ROME —The United...

SITUA TION AT A GLANCE 18.6 MILLION People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance in Burma in 2024 UN – June 2024 13.3 MILLION People in Need of Food Assistance in 2024 UN – June 2024 3.4 MILLION Total...

Highlights Severe flooding affected an estimated 1 million people, including more than 300,000 children, in at least 70 townships of Myanmar - increasing the need to provide health, nutrition and...

On 9 September 2024, severe flooding and mudslides caused by torrential monsoon rains and the remnants of Typhoon Yagi devastated 70 communities in 11 of Myanmar’s 14 states and regions. The death...

KEY MESSAGES ↗ Global wheat and maize prices continued to increase in October 2024, influenced by unfavourable weather concerns in some main producing areas, transport disruptions and strong demand...