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

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Press release

15 October 2019
Poor diets damaging children’s health worldwide, warns UNICEF

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Press release

03 October 2019
First ever electronic birth registration takes place in Mon State, Myanmar

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Statement

01 October 2019
UNICEF statement on Myanmar’s ratification of OPAC

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Statement

03 September 2019
UNICEF statement on the reports of disproportionately high numbers of child causalities in Rakhine and Shan States

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Press release

05 August 2019
Invest in Nutrition: Join hands in building the Nation

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Statement

24 July 2019
The enactment of the new Child Rights Law by the Government of Myanmar a landmark step – UNICEF

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Statement

28 May 2019
UNICEF Myanmar calls for the urgent protection of children in Rakhine State as schools re-open soon

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Press release

03 May 2019
UNICEF, Government and partners convene to jointly address the impact of air pollution on children in Myanmar

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Press release

08 April 2019
Our 2018 Annual Report is out!

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Press release

04 April 2019
One out of four casualties of landmine incidents in Myanmar are children

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Press release

31 March 2019
Thirty-two (32) children and young people released by the Myanmar Armed Forces

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Press release

22 March 2019
Children living in protracted conflicts are three times more likely to die from water-related diseases than from violence – UNICEF

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Press release

26 February 2019
Ongoing UN and Japan Cooperation on Rakhine extended in 2019 to also support communities in Kachin and Shan

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Press release

30 January 2019
Investing in children should be the foundation of Myanmar’s progress and development

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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