The United Nations agencies, funds and programmes together with national and international partners continue to support the health authorities in their efforts to prevent and control the outbreak of COVID-19 in Myanmar.
The United Nations is committed to working with the Government of Myanmar to ensure that rights and opportunities of women and girls are protected amidst the evolving outbreak of COVID-19 in Myanmar.
The United Nations in Myanmar, together with its national and international partners, are working with the relevant government authorities in their efforts to protect the wellbeing of Myanmar nationals returning from other countries and containing the spread of COVID-19 among migrants, their families and their communities.
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, calls on all parties to conflict in Myanmar to urgently implement all necessary measures to protect children from hostilities, as recent numbers show a deeply concerning increase in child casualties in the first months of 2020.
The United Nations is implementing activities to support the Government of Myanmar in its efforts to protect all groups of people, including persons held, and staff working, at detention facilities, from the risk of COVID-19 outbreak.
The United Nations in Myanmar is taking steps to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on businesses and enterprises and aims to promote inclusive business environment for women and men across the country.
