UN Women Myanmar

The United Nations in Myanmar

A group of women in Mrauk-U/Rakhine, supported by UN Women to receive agripreneurship training, watering their crops. The programme is funded by the Government of Japan.
Photo: © UN Women/Salai Hsan Myat Htoo/2019

The United Nations serves all people regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, membership of a political or social group, political opinion or other status. The United Nations supports the people of Myanmar in the context of the Myanmar’s Sustainable Development Plan through four main pillars: socio-economic development; peacebuilding; humanitarian action and human rights. This support is guided by the principles of inclusiveness and sustainability as well as rooted in internationally agreed principles and standards.

Explore more of the UN’s work in Myanmar through our interactive map or find more resources on the Myanmar Information Management Unit / MIMU website.

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Milestones

The Sustainable Development Goals in Myanmar

The Sustainable Development Goals are a global call to action to end poverty, protect the earth’s environment and climate, and ensure that people everywhere can enjoy peace and prosperity. These are the goals the UN is working on in Myanmar: