Press centre

Welcome to the UNICEF Myanmar Press Centre. These pages are regularly updated with the latest news detailing UNICEF’s work in Myanmar.

Featured news

Statement

14 February 2020
UNICEF Statement on the injury of at least 17 school children, in Buthidaung township, Rakhine State, Myanmar

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Press release

14 February 2020
Ministry of Health and Sports and UNICEF present Frameworks of Action for Complementary Feeding and Maternal Nutrition in Myanmar

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05 February 2020
Department of Social Welfare unveils key findings of the Formative Evaluation of Maternal and Child Cash Transfer (MCCT) programme in Chin and Rakhine States

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05 February 2020
Education initiative reaches over 300,000 disadvantaged children in Rakhine and Chin States

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01 February 2020
Immunization programme to include rotavirus and fourth diphtheria-tetanus vaccinations

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21 January 2020
Myanmar: Renewed engagement to end and prevent violations against children affected by armed conflict

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11 January 2020
Myanmar’s first Human Milk Bank upgraded to international best practices

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10 January 2020
UNICEF statement on the death of four children due to an explosion in Rakhine State, Myanmar

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Statement

12 December 2019
UNICEF statement on the horrific killing of a school boy in Rakhine State, Myanmar

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Statement

05 December 2019
UNICEF statement on the reports of killings and displacements of children as fighting escalates in different areas of Myanmar

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Press release

03 December 2019
The International Legal Foundation and UNICEF Myanmar join forces to protect children in conflict with the law

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Press release

22 November 2019
Myanmar launches its first-ever Alternative Education Framework

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20 November 2019
Government of Myanmar pledges to uphold children’s rights on the 30th anniversary of the CRC

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05 November 2019
Education initiative reaches over 1 million disadvantaged children in Myanmar

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Media contacts

Alison Rhodes 

Chief, Advocacy Partnership and Communication Section 
arhodes@unicef.org
 

Frehiwot Yilma

Communication Specialist
fyilma@unicef.org
 

Htet Htet Oo

Communication Officer
hoo@unicef.org