Myanmar Humanitarian Emergency

A family in a canoe after severe flooding.
UNFPA Myanmar/Benny Manser

Myanmar is one of the countries at highest risk of natural hazards in Southeast Asia. Displacement has continued into 2018 with continued population movement from Rakhine State to Bangladesh, and armed clashes in Kachin and Shan States. In addition, the challenges faced by women are particularly pronounced in remote and conflict-affected areas, where women and girls are exposed to various forms of gender-based violence, trafficking and discrimination, including customary laws that inhibit land tenure, property ownership and inheritance. UNFPA supports a government-led Reproductive Health Technical working group at national level and the sexual and reproductive health working group (will be formally activated soon) in Rakhine.

Country Population: 53.9 mil

Humanitarian needs

Total people in need
941,351
Women of reproductive age
235,338
Pregnant women
13,414
Young people
261,257
Last updated on - 01 December 2018
UNFPA/Yenny Gamming

Humanitarian funding

Resources in $

Key results2018

  • People Reached
    People reached with Dignity Kits
    11,568
    Total people reached with Adolescent SRH
    19,603
    UNFPA-assisted safe deliveries
    1,480
    GBV survivors reached
    240
    Affected population reached with Family Planning services
    34,169
  • Services delivered
    Number of mobile clinics
    13
    Number of safe spaces
    61
    Dignity Kits distributed
    11,518
  • Capacity building
    Youth facilitators and volunteers trained on sexual and reproductive health
    1,124
    Personnel trained on Minimum Initial Package (MISP)
    13
    Has established a functional system for safe and ethical gender-based incident data management

Emergencies related listing

Disclaimer
  • Results data are reported and updated as they become available.
  • - Targets and UNFPA's populations of concern, including women of reproductive age and pregnant women, are estimated using the MISP calculator.
  • - Funding estimates are based on country planning processes, including inter-agency humanitarian response plans and regional refugee and resilience plans.
  • L1: Humanitarian crises in which the national and international resources available in the affected country are sufficient for the required response.
  • L2: Humanitarian crises requiring significant support from neighbouring countries, regional organizations and possibly humanitarian agency headquarters.
  • L3: Major, sudden-onset humanitarian crises requiring mobilization across the humanitarian system.
  • Crisis levels are determined by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, a forum of UN and non-UN humanitarian partners.