The Gendered Impacts of the Fuel Crisis in Myanmar (June 2026)

This brief examines the gendered impacts of the fuel crisis that began in Myanmar in March 2026, driven by global shortages stemming from the conflict in the Middle East. Developed through the Myanmar Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group, the brief draws on in-person consultations with women-led organisations (WLOs) and a survey of 63 WLOs, civil society organisations, and humanitarian actors working across the country.

The analysis provides field-based insights into how the crisis is deepening existing gender inequalities, increasing unpaid care burdens, eroding women's livelihoods, heightening safety and protection risks, and constraining women's access to health services, justice, and decision-making. It sets out recommendations for humanitarian actors and donors to protect the fuel-dependent services that women and girls most depend on, and to sustain the women-led organisations at the frontline of the response.

About the Myanmar Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group

The Myanmar Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA) Working Group promotes gender-responsive humanitarian action in Myanmar. It brings together women-led organisations, NGOs, UN agencies and other partners and is co-chaired by UN Women and UNFPA.