UNICEF Myanmar Humanitarian Situation Report No. 2

Highlights

• The humanitarian situation in Myanmar is worsening, with the effects of the ongoing conflict compounded by the devastating earthquakes on 28 March and subsequent monsoon rains, floods, and landslides.
• The UNICEF Myanmar Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal was revised (following the earthquakes and the interagency prioritization exercise) to US$346.8 million to address the needs of 4.5 million people, including 3.1 million children.
• During the reporting period, UNICEF and its partners provided 703,855 people with safe drinking water, distributed WASH supplies to over 630,000 people, gender-segregated sanitation facilities to more than 76,000 people and delivered critical hygiene promotion message to more than 156,000 people in conflict- and earthquake- affected areas.
• More than 255,000 people, including 177,837 children, received mental health and psychosocial support through community-based structures and more than 308,000 people were reached through digital platforms.
• More than 376,000 people received primary healthcare services, and more than 151,000 caregivers of children under five-year of age received IYCF counselling.