Over the next year, the humanitarian community will focus efforts on reaching 4.9 million of the most vulnerable people – a steep contraction from the 6.7 million people targeted in 2025.
Myanmar’s resilience is breaking: The time for action is now In the 1.5 years I have served as the Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. for Myanmar, I have witnessed the extraordinary strength of...
A staggering 19.9 million people needed assistance before the earthquake due to past disasters, ongoing conflict and a cholera outbreak. Despite this, less than 5% of required funding has been received.
Yangon – The United Nations in Myanmar expresses its profound sorrow at the immense loss of life and widespread destruction caused by the powerful earthquakes that struck central Myanmar on 28 March...
Amid alarming humanitarian crises, devastating earthquake hits Myanmar The 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March 2025 has caused widespread destruction and left a profound impact...
On 8 January 2025, an aerial attack in Kyauk Nima Village in Ramree Township reportedly killed more than 40 civilians, and destroyed about 500 homes, with children and women among the casualties.
Increased Support Needed for Myanmar in 2025 to Reach 5.5 Million People in Desperate Need The 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) for Myanmar that was launched today requests US$1.1...
World Humanitarian Day is an occasion for us all to honor the courageous aid workers who are delivering humanitarian assistance to millions of people in need throughout Myanmar. Amid an expanding...
Increasingly, civilians fleeing Maungdaw and Lashio are being killed. The humanitarian community strongly condemns the escalation of violence and demands protection for all civilians.
Myanmar has marked a bleak milestone with more than three million civilians now displaced nationwide amid intensifying conflict. The figure has jumped sharply, up by 50 per cent in just six months.
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
