Escalating conflict and civilian casualties in Rakhine State The humanitarian community is deeply alarmed by the recent reports of civilian casualties in Rakhine State. On 8 January 2025 an aerial...
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...
Escalating Conflict Leading to Civilian Casualties in Myanmar The humanitarian community condemns in the strongest terms the escalation of violence that has led to heavy civilian casualties in...
MORE THAN 3 MILLION PEOPLE FORCED TO FLEE THEIR HOMES IN MYANMAR. Myanmar has this week marked a bleak milestone with more than 3 million civilians now displaced nationwide amid intensifying...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
