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4 April 2014
News

Ethnic Pa-Os Hope Census Enumeration Will Promote Development

NAUNG KON, Shan State, Myanmar — Women in wide hats toiled in the sun, laying gravel and rocks on a dusty roadbed to build the first semi-paved... Read more

3 April 2014
News

Respondents Understand the Census: Mon State Enumerator

BILIN TOWNSHIP, Mon State, Myanmar — Daw Thein Thay was out early on Sunday morning 30 March, eager to start collecting data in her assigned area.... Read more

1 April 2014
Statement

STATEMENT: UNFPA Concerned about Decision Not to Allow Census Respondents to Self-Identify as Rohingya

YANGON -- UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is deeply concerned about the Myanmar Government’s decision not to allow census respondents who... Read more

28 March 2014
Press Release

PRESS RELEASE: International observers prepare for Myanmar census

YANGON-UNFPA, A team of 23 international independent observers, together with 23 national observers, will bear witness to Myanmar's first census... Read more

28 March 2014
Press Release

PRESS RELEASE: UNFPA Statement on Myanmar Census and Violence in Rakhine State

YANGON—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is very concerned about the mob attacks on international NGO and UN offices in Sittwe yesterday,... Read more

20 March 2014
News

Spreading Unity Nationwide: the Census Unity Song

Listening to the catchy tunes of the remake of the Unity song, also known as the census song, it aims to raise awareness of bringing together diverse... Read more

20 March 2014
News

Lights, Camera, Action! Myanmar Animation brings the Census to life

With the upcoming census starting from 30th March 2014 until 10th April, it is imperative that the public are informed about the importance of the... Read more

19 March 2014
News

Official Census Competition Winning Theme Song

The winning song of the census competition held by the Department of Population (DOP) is an upbeat song which highlights the enumeration process and... Read more

19 March 2014
News

UNFPA supports distribution of over 800 tons of Census materials ahead of Myanmar’s population count

The last truck carrying census materials essential to carry out the nation-wide population count left the warehouse in Yangon on 26 March 2014. The... Read more

18 March 2014
News

Karen minority representatives participate in enumerator training for nation-wide census

One hundred and sixty participants from the Karen National Union, also referred to as the KNU, attended five days of enumerators and supervisors... Read more

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