Myanmar Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2025, Quarter 2 Dashboard (Jan - Jun 2025)

OVERVIEW

During the second quarter of 2025, the humanitarian situation in Myanmar was significantly shaped by a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar on 28 March. The earthquake, followed by strong aftershocks, resulted in over 3,800 reported deaths and more than 5,000 injuries. Infrastructure damage was extensive: more than 50,000 homes were either destroyed or severely damaged, over 300 health facilities were affected, and critical infrastructure including agriculture, education, transport, and water systems were heavily disrupted. In the immediate aftermath, humanitarian teams conducted rapid needs assessments to guide emergency response efforts. Priority was given to delivering urgent medical health, food, shelter, and water to affected population. To address the growing needs, the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) issued a Flash Addendum to the 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP), increasing the total funding requirement to US$ 1.4 billion. This include the original $1.1 billion and an additional $275 million specifically for the earthquake response. However, by the end of June, the revised plan was only 17 per cent funded (USD 239 million received), limiting the ability to sustain life-saving assistance, scale up protection and health services, and pre-position relief items ahead of the monsoon season. Despite the challenges, humanitarian partners reached 3.5 million people with some form of life-saving assistance during the second quarter—representing 53 per cent of the revised target population of 6.7 million. Women and girls accounted for 54 per cent of those assisted, compared to 46 per cent men and boys, reflecting efforts to ensure gender-responsive programming. Inclusion also remained a key focus, with persons with disabilities comprising 10 per cent of those reached over the past two quarters. This steady figure highlights progress in accessibility and participation, though further investment is needed to support both existing and newly acquired disabilities, particularly in the aftermath of the earthquake. Beyond earthquake-affected areas, conflict and displacement continued to drive humanitarian needs, particularly in the Northwest, Rakhine, and the Southeast. Temporary ceasefires in Mandalay and Shan enabled short-term earthquake relief, but hostilities quickly resumed in surrounding areas, triggering new displacement and further disrupting aid operations. Operational challenges remained acute throughout the second quarter. Checkpoint delays, movement restrictions , interference by armed actors, and banking and cash liquidity issues disproportionately affected local partners. Despite these constraints, local responders, including CSOs, faith-based groups, and volunteer networks, played a vital frontline role, often reaching communities inaccessible to international actors. Their contribution highlights the urgent need for sustained investment in local capacity and more flexible funding mechanisms to ensure timely, context-driven delivery. Displacement remained a key driver of need. During the reporting period, 1.3 million internally displaced people (IDPs) received assistance, alongside nearly 128,000 returnees and locally integrated IDPs. Support to non-displaced crisis-affected populations also expanded dramatically, rising from around 600,000 people in Q1 to over 2 million in Q2,a more than threefold increase, reflecting the widened scope of humanitarian response following the earthquake.