UNFPA Myanmar

With abundant natural resources and a dynamic population, Myanmar still faces slow economic growth. Health system weaknesses have kept maternal mortality high, with a majority of deliveries taking place at home, unassisted by skilled birth attendance. UNFPA support began with the 1973 national census. Current programmes align with national plans on reproductive health, HIV/AIDS and women’s rights. They focus on extending high-quality reproductive and sexual health services, emphasizing HIV prevention. UNFPA assistance also helps expand capacities to produce high-quality demographic data, and conduct research and analysis on gender equality issues.

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Key results of Myanmar in 2018

Select strategic plan results achieved in 2018, with the support of UNFPA

Youth participation in humanitarian response

During a humanitarian crisis, young people were included in decision-making mechanisms in all phases of humanitarian response

Census disaggregation

Census results disaggregated by age and sex were available and publically accessible online

Minimum Initial Services Package

160 Health service providers and managers were trained on the minimum initial service package

Life skills programmes for girls

15000 Marginalized girls were reached with health, social and economic asset-building programmes

Advocacy platforms against harmful social norms

33 Communities developed advocacy platforms to eliminate discriminatory gender and sociocultural norms which affect women and girls

Community declarations on harmful practices

33 Communities made public declarations to eliminate harmful practices, with support from UNFPA, including child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

Youth participation in humanitarian response

During a humanitarian crisis, young people were included in decision-making mechanisms in all phases of humanitarian response

Census disaggregation

Census results disaggregated by age and sex were available and publically accessible online

Minimum Initial Services Package

160 Health service providers and managers were trained on the minimum initial service package

Life skills programmes for girls

15000 Marginalized girls were reached with health, social and economic asset-building programmes

Advocacy platforms against harmful social norms

33 Communities developed advocacy platforms to eliminate discriminatory gender and sociocultural norms which affect women and girls

Community declarations on harmful practices

33 Communities made public declarations to eliminate harmful practices, with support from UNFPA, including child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

Emergencies Key results

  • 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

Programme Activities

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  • All resources
  • Core
  • Non - core
  • Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
  • Adolescents and youth
  • Gender equality
  • Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
  • Adolescents and youth
  • Gender equality
  • Evidence-based policymaking
  • Organizational effectiveness
  • Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
  • Adolescents and youth
  • Gender equality
  • Evidence-based policymaking
  • Organizational effectiveness
  • Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
  • Adolescents and youth
  • Gender equality
  • Organizational effectiveness
  • Analysis on population dynamics
  • Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
  • Adolescents and youth
  • Gender equality
  • Analysis on population dynamics

Myanmar 2018 Programme Activities data

Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
Increased availability and use of integrated sexual and reproductive health services (including family planning, maternal health and HIV) that are gender-responsive and meet human rights standards for quality of care and equity in access
Total Spending:
$6,275,577
Implemented by:
UNFPA $3,118,767 (50%)
NGO $2,471,672 (39%)
UN agencies $569,039 (9%)
GOV $116,099 (2%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (28%)
Non-core Resources (72%)
Accountability for sexual and reproductive health
Increased national capacity to deliver consistent with budget results and accountability for sexual and reproductive health
Total Spending:
$299441
Implemented by:
UNFPA $3 (0%)
NGO $299437 (100%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100%)
Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
Increased national capacity to deliver integrated sexual and reproductive health services
Total Spending:
$5476245
Implemented by:
UNFPA $2726313 (50%)
UN agencies $544999 (10%)
NGO $2110294 (39%)
GOV $94638 (2%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (25%)
Non-core Resources (75%)
Sexual and reproductive health Policies
Increased national capacity to deliver integrated sexual and reproductive health policies
Total Spending:
$436454
Implemented by:
UNFPA $390932 (90%)
UN agencies $24040 (6%)
NGO $22 (0%)
GOV $21460 (5%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (90%)
Non-core Resources (10%)
Supply chain management
Increased national capacity to deliver supply chain management
Total Spending:
$1474
Implemented by:
UNFPA $1474 (100%)
NGO $0 (0%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100%)
Health workforce capacity
Increased national capacity to deliver health workforce capacity
Total Spending:
$61964
Implemented by:
UNFPA $45 (0%)
NGO $61918 (100%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100%)
Adolescents and youth
Increased priority on adolescents, especially on very young adolescent girls, in national development policies and programmes, particularly increased availability of comprehensive sexuality education and sexual and reproductive health
Total Spending:
$791,768
Implemented by:
UNFPA $359,984 (45%)
NGO $355,929 (45%)
GOV $75,854 (10%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (3%)
Non-core Resources (97%)
Marginalized Girls
Increased capacity of partners to design and implement comprehensive programmes to reach marginalized adolescent girls including those at risk of child marriage
Total Spending:
$564385
Implemented by:
UNFPA $254922 (45%)
NGO $309463 (55%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (0%)
Non-core Resources (100%)
Sexuality education
Increased national capacity to design and implement community and school based comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) programmes that promote human rights and gender equality
Total Spending:
$75869
Implemented by:
UNFPA $15 (0%)
GOV $75854 (100%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100%)
Adolescents and youth
Increased national capacity to conduct evidence-based advocacy for incorporating adolescents and youth and their human rights/needs in national laws, policies, programmes, including in humanitarian settings
Total Spending:
$151513
Implemented by:
UNFPA $105047 (69%)
NGO $46466 (31%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (14%)
Non-core Resources (86%)
Gender equality
Advanced gender equality, women’s and girls’ empowerment, and reproductive rights, including for the most vulnerable and marginalized women, adolescents and youth
Total Spending:
$4,963,049
Implemented by:
UNFPA $2,401,871 (48%)
UN agencies $211,330 (4%)
NGO $2,337,280 (47%)
GOV $12,568 (0%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (19%)
Non-core Resources (81%)
Protection rights
Strengthened international and national protection systems for advancing reproductive rights, promoting gender equality and non-discrimination and addressing gender-based violence
Total Spending:
$4944737
Implemented by:
UNFPA $2386559 (48%)
UN agencies $208330 (4%)
NGO $2337280 (47%)
GOV $12568 (0%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (18%)
Non-core Resources (82%)
Civil society and rights for all
Strengthened engagement of civil society organizations to promote reproductive rights and women's empowerment, and address discrimination, including of marginalized and vulnerable groups, people living with HIV and key populations
Total Spending:
$15294
Implemented by:
UNFPA $15293 (100%)
NGO $1 (0%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100%)
Non-core Resources (0%)
Accountability for gender equality
Strengthened international and national protection systems for advancing reproductive rights, promoting gender equality and non-discrimination and addressing gender-based violence
Total Spending:
$3018
Implemented by:
UNFPA $18 (1%)
UN agencies $3000 (99%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100%)
Analysis on population dynamics
Strengthened national policies and international development agendas through integration of evidence-based analysis on population dynamics and their links to sustainable development, sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, HIV and gender equality
Total Spending:
$708,699
Implemented by:
UNFPA $639,673 (90%)
NGO $23 (0%)
GOV $69,003 (10%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (61%)
Non-core Resources (39%)
National population data system
Strengthened national capacity for production and dissemination of quality disaggregated data on population and development issues that allows for mapping of demographic
Total Spending:
$675787
Implemented by:
UNFPA $606762 (90%)
NGO $23 (0%)
GOV $69003 (10%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (64%)
Non-core Resources (36%)
Population dynamics
Increased availability of evidence through cutting-edge in-depth analysis on population dynamics, sexual and reproductive health, HIV and their linkages to povert
Total Spending:
$32911
Implemented by:
UNFPA $32911 (100%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100%)

Programme Documentation

UNFPA Myanmar Country Programme Document

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UNFPA Myanmar United Nations Development Assistance Framework

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UNFPA Myanmar Country Programme Action Plan

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Audit of the UNFPA Country Office in Myanmar

Issue date: 17 February 2017

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Technical notes and sources
  • The results featured here are only a selection of key results in line with strategic plan 2014-17 indicators. The selection does not reflect the full picture of all results achieved during the strategic plan cycle by UNFPA programme countries.
  • The source of data for most country level indicators is the UNFPA country annual reports for 2014-2017, unless stated otherwise
  • Results featured are cumulative - i.e., achieved between the 2014 and 2017 timeframe, and reflect the net situation, true as of the year selected
  • Majority of the results are captured from 127 UNFPA programme countries
  • Indicators that are marked â€?not achieved’ could imply any of the following conditions:
    • The country may have achieved the result without the support of UNFPA
    • The country has not targeted the given indicator during the 2014-2017 period
    • UNFPA is supporting this area of work, but the result has not yet been achieved

Notes for key results

  • Maternal deaths averted: Results reflected for 46 UNFPA Supplies programme countries
  • Unintended pregnancies averted: Results reflected for 46 UNFPA Supplies programme countries
  • Unsafe abortions averted: Results reflected for 46 UNFPA Supplies programme countries
  • Number of countries that developed midwifery workforce policies based on international standards: Baseline data not available
  • Number of fistula repair surgeries supported: Baseline data not available
  • Number of countries that implemented at least 8 out of the UNFPA 10-step strategic-approach to comprehensive condom programming: Results achieved in 2014-2016 only
  • Number of countries that have capacity to implement the Minimum Initial Service Package at the onset of a crisis: UNFPA reflected non-cumulative figures for this indicator; the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) is a series of crucial actions required to respond to reproductive health needs at the onset of every humanitarian crisis. View here for more information on MISP
  • Percentage of countries affected by humanitarian crises that have functioning inter-agency gender-based violence coordination body as a result of UNFPA guidance and leadership: Baseline data not available
  • Number of countries that established comprehensive plan to report on UNFPA-supported Sustainable Development Goal indicators: Results achieved in 2017 only; baseline data not available
  • Number of countries that established online national population data platforms that are publicly accessible by users: : Results achieved in 2017 only; baseline data not available
  • Number of countries in which the capacity of national statistical authorities was developed to analyse and use disaggregated data on adolescent and youth: Baseline data not available; UNFPA reflected non-cumulative figures for this indicator
  • Number of countries that generated and used sub-national estimates of population, health and social data: Baseline data not available

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