UNFPA launches EU Humanitarian Aid-Funded lifesaving Support for Women and Girls in Crisis-Affected Myanmar

Yangon, Myanmar — UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is launching a 12-month project funded by the European Union Humanitarian Aid to strengthen lifesaving sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence response, and mental health and psychosocial support services for women and girls affected by the crisis in Myanmar.

The project, “Safe and Whole: Integrated Lifesaving GBV and SRH support for Women and Girls in Crisis-Affected Myanmar,” will be implemented in Sagaing, Chin, Rakhine, Kachin, and Bago East. With EUR 1.3 million in support from the European Union Humanitarian Aid, UNFPA and partners aim to reach 84,471 crisis-affected people, including 75,381 women and girls, with integrated health and protection services.

Across Myanmar, women and girls continue to face serious risks as conflict, displacement, insecurity, and disrupted services limit access to essential care. Pregnant women may struggle to reach safe delivery services, while survivors of gender-based violence often face barriers to confidential, survivor-centred support. In crisis-affected communities, these barriers can increase the risk of preventable maternal deaths, untreated health complications, violence, psychological distress, and loss of dignity.

Through this EU Humanitarian Aid-funded project, UNFPA and partners will bring critical services closer to women and girls in some of the most crisis-affected communities. Support will include safe pregnancy care, family planning, clinical care for survivors of violence, psychosocial support, essential reproductive health supplies, dignity kits, and targeted cash assistance for those facing urgent protection and health needs.

“For women and girls affected by crises, timely access to safe and confidential care can make the difference between life and death,” said Jaime Nadal Roig, UNFPA Country Representative to Myanmar. “This support  enables UNFPA and partners to provide integrated services that protect health, safety, dignity, and well-being in communities where needs remain urgent.”

The project builds on UNFPA’s collaboration with local civil society organizations, women-led groups, health actors, and community-based partners. These partnerships are essential to reaching women and girls safely, strengthening referral pathways, and ensuring that services are responsive to local needs and protection risks.

UNFPA expresses its appreciation to the European Union for its support through EU Humanitarian Aid, helping sustain principled humanitarian action and critical services for women and girls affected by the crisis in Myanmar. 

All project activities will be guided by Do No Harm, protection, safeguarding, and survivor-centred principles. UNFPA and partners will prioritize the dignity, safety, and privacy of women, girls, survivors, frontline workers, and communities with particular attention to adolescent girls, pregnant women, displaced women and girls, and persons with disabilities.

About UNFPA

UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. UNFPA works to deliver a world where every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe, and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.

About EU Humanitarian Aid

The European Union and its Member States are among the world’s leading donors of humanitarian aid. EU humanitarian assistance aims to save lives, prevent and alleviate human suffering, and safeguard the dignity of people affected by crises. Through its Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, the European Union provides assistance to people most in need on the basis of humanitarian principles and needs.