What we do

Since the onset of the Myanmar crisis, UNICEF has been delivering life-saving humanitarian assistance and critical services to the most affected and vulnerable children and families through our extensive field presence and diverse network of partners, including national and international NGOs, civil society organizations, and community-based organizations.   

Following the intensification of conflict and insecurity across the country, which has triggered record levels of displacement and deepening needs, especially for children, UNICEF is scaling up the delivery of life-saving assistance and critical services to children and families, including in hard-to-reach areas where humanitarian access remains challenging. Our focus is particularly on reaching the most vulnerable children, including the poorest, children with disabilities, those living in camps and other displacement sites, and those in remote or hard-to-reach areas.

Our commitment to staying and delivering for the children most affected by this crisis is unwavering. In 2023, UNICEF reached nearly 1.8 million children and their families with vital nutrition, health, water, sanitation and hygiene promotion, child protection, and education assistance and services across Myanmar. This is an 80% increase from the 1 million reached in 2022. In 2024, UNICEF is targeting 3.1 million people, including 2.1 million children, with life-saving assistance and critical services.