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Myanmar Earthquake 2025

UNDP is actively collaborating with partners and UN agencies to support recovery efforts, bringing hope and support to communities in need.

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News & Updates

Press Releases
Republic of Korea and UNDP Partner to Support Earthquake-Affected Communities in Myanmar

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News
Statement on the Integrated Protected Area Land and Seascape Management in Tanintharyi (Ridge to Reef) Project

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Press Releases
Urban Poverty Rises and Deepens Significantly in Myanmar, Warns UNDP

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Press Releases
Urgent removal of at least 2.5 million tonnes of debris needed in Myanmar following earthquake, says UNDP

New UNDP remote sensing analysis shows massive, immediate reconstruction is vital in Myanmar due to widespread damage to homes, hospitals, and critical…

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News
Building Resilience Amidst Natural Disasters: UNDP's Role in Disaster Risk Reduction

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Special Feature

Story

Myanmar’s long road back: Six months after the earthquake

Six months have passed since a powerful earthquake rattled central Myanmar, leaving behind a trail of shattered homes and broken livelihoods. Yet, amid the rubble, a new story is emerging: one of resilience, community, and the urgent need for a coordinated and large-scale response. 

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Stories & Blogs

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Stories
Blossoming Futures: Women Farmers in Myanmar Turn Flowers into Livelihoods

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Blog
Unlocking the Power of Youth: How UNDP is Supporting the Next Generation in Myanmar

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Stories
The Myanmar Village That Helped Others First

How Trust and Collective Action Drove a Community’s Earthquake Response 

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Stories
Rays of Hope

Strengthening Resilience in Myanmar One Solar Panel at a Time

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Blog
Ensuring Reliable Water Access in Myanmar's Dry Zone

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Our
mission

UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities and exclusion, and build resilience so countries can sustain progress. As the UN’s development agency, UNDP plays a critical role in helping countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Our impact

80,000

flood-affected

people received cash and in-kind support

4

reports

released on the social, economic and gender impacts of the military takeover and COVID-19

150,000

people

in 6 Rakhine townships benefited from livelihood support

100

young people

received vocational training and immediate job matching

20

partner CSOs

working with UNDP in 133 of the 330 Myanmar townships

100,000

people

in urban Yangon received food and clean drinking water from community volunteers