UNFPA in Myanmar
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.
UNFPA has a history of more than 40 years in Myanmar. Assistance was first given in 1973, and again in 1983, towards Myanmar’s first and second population censuses. UNFPA’s activities grew in Myanmar in the 1990s with support for the collection of data on reproductive health and fertility. With improved availability of demographic data on reproductive health, and an urgent need for continued assistance, UNFPA’s activities expanded. In 2002 UNFPA adopted a programmatic approach, and today it assists Myanmar in areas of:
- Maternal Health;
- Census;
- Youth;
- HIV & AIDS;
- Gender Equality; and
- Gender-Based Violence.
Country Programme
In July 2017, the UNFPA Executive Board approved UNFPA Myanmar’s country programme 2018-2022. This is UNFPA’s fourth country programme in Myanmar.
The country programme outputs include:
Sexual and reproductive health
Strengthened capacities to deliver sexual and reproductive health information and services that reach women, youth, adolescents, minorities and other vulnerable and marginalized groups, including those affected by conflict and disasters.
Gender equality and women’s empowerment
Strengthened capacities to formulate and implement multisectoral, rights-based policies and interventions that prevent and mitigate the impact of gender-based violence, especially among the marginalized, the vulnerable and young people.
Population dynamics
National and subnational stakeholders have capacity to use census and other population data to advocate for and formulate policies and plans, especially for women, girls, adolescents and youth, that are inclusive, conflict sensitive and promote resilience.
Country programme archive
Office Address:
No. 6, Natmauk Road, UN Building, P.O Box 650
Tamwe Township, Yangon, Myanmar.
Office Hours:
Monday to Friday (0830 to 1700 hours)
Lunch time (1230 to 1300 hours)
Time Difference From New York: winter +11.30, Summer +10.30
