Yangon, Myanmar. A five-year-old girl drinks purified water from a clay pot at her home. The water comes from a community purification system installed nearby. Credit: UNICEF/ Minzayar

Myanmar

Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan
From: 01/01/2026 to: 31/12/2026
Published: 10/12/2025
Coordinated by: OCHA

Myanmar Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2026

Overview

Myanmar, Children play jump rope in the compound of a monastic school in Mandalay Region, during the distribution of recreation kits for children affected by the March 2025 earthquake.

Foreword

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Myanmar, An elderly woman displaced by conflict sits inside a home where she is taking shelter in Mandalay Region.

At a Glance

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Part 1: Humanitarian Needs

Myanmar, People displaced by the March 2025 earthquake take shelter under makeshift tarpaulins in Mandalay Region after their homes were destroyed or deemed unsafe to return to.

1.1 Crisis Overview

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Myanmar, A girl stands in the grounds of a site where families displaced by the March 2025 earthquake are staying.

1.2 Humanitarian Needs and Risks

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Myanmar, A new mother in Rakhine struggles to meet basic needs, such as clothing, personal hygiene products and food to ensure adequate nutrition and maternal and child health.

1.3 PIN Breakdown

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Part 2: Response Plan

Myanmar, A bridge connecting Mandalay and Sagaing severely damaged by the March 2025 earthquake.

2.1 Strategic Objectives

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Myanmar, A mother and her daughter walk past a newly built temporary classroom at a monastic learning facility in Sagaing Region.

2.2 People Targeted and People Prioritized

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Myanmar, An 8-year-old girl with her new crutches, helping her regain mobility and return to school in Mandalay Region.

2.3 Humanitarian Response Strategy

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Myanmar, A family leaves a monastic learning facility in Sagaing Region after enrolling their children and receiving essential school supplies.

2.4 Advocating for People Not Assisted through the HNRP

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Myanmar, A displaced man holds relief items received in Kayin State, part of the assistance helping families manage daily hardships.

2.5 Accountable, Inclusive & Quality Programming

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Myanmar, A mother holds her daughter inside a temporary shelter in Mandalay Region after their home was destroyed by the March 2025 earthquake.

2.6 Cost of the Response

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Myanmar, An elderly woman cooks lunch for her family inside a monastery sheltering displaced people in Rakhine State.

2.7 Cash & Voucher Assistance Overview and Multipurpose Cash Section

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Myanmar, Children share a meal inside a camp for Rohingya communities in Rakhine State.

2.8 Response Monitoring

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Part 3: Sector Response Plan

Myanmar, Structural damage in Mandalay Region from the devastating earthquakes that struck Myanmar in March 2025.

3.1 Early Recovery

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Early recovery

2 December 2025

Myanmar, Children participate in activities at a child-friendly space in Mandalay Region, supporting their recovery and emotional well-being after the earthquake.

3.2 Education

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Education

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Myanmar, A young woman and children receive assistance for earthquake survivors in Mandalay Region.

3.3 Food Security

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Food security

2 December 2025

Myanmar, A young woman with cerebral palsy sits in her wheelchair outside her home in Mandalay Region.

3.4 Health

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Health

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Myanmar, A displaced mother holds her baby outside the tent that shelters them after the March 2025 earthquake destroyed the building where they had taken refuge in Mandalay Region.

3.5 Nutrition

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Nutrition

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Myanmar, Leaflets highlighting the rights of people receiving assistance are read by earthquake-affected women during a distribution on Mandalay Region. Protection from sexual exploitation and abuse is an essential component of community messaging during all aid distributions.

3.6 Protection

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Myanmar, A displaced woman molds a stove from mud at an IDP camp in Rakhine State, adapting to camp life.

3.7 Shelter/NFI/CCCM

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Emergency shelter

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Myanmar, Hygiene kits distribution in an earthquake-affected community in Mandalay Region.

3.8 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

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Myanmar, A mother stands with her two daughters outside their damaged home in Sagaing Region, reflecting on the loss and hardship her family has faced since the March 2025 earthquake.

3.9 Coordination, Thematic & System Support

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Part 4: Annexes

Myanmar, A Grade 3 student stands with his repaired bicycle and new schoolbag at a temporary shelter on the outskirts of Mandalay Region.

4.1 Methodology

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Myanmar, A pregnant woman and her son with cerebral palsy at their home in Nay Pyi Taw.

4.2 What If We Fail to Mobilize Sufficient Humanitarian Funds?

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Myanmar, A farming couple in Mandalay Region sorts their onion harvest as the community continues recovering from the March 2025 earthquake.

4.3 Relationship with the UN Transitional Cooperation Framework Strategic Priorities

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Myanmar, Structural damage in Mandalay Region from the devastating earthquakes that struck Myanmar in March 2025.

4.4 Myanmar 2026 HNRP Risk Management Guidelines

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Myanmar, Children play with an inflatable ball at a monastic school in Mandalay Region, during the distribution of recreation kits for children affected by the earthquake.

Acronyms

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