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Myanmar: Assisting farmers through Cash-for-Work initiatives

Source:  UN Development Programme Country:  Myanmar Mawlamyinegyun - Plantation season for paddy is approaching and Daw Htay, 48, is eagerly waiting for the commencement of this year's monsoon. "We do...

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Myanmar: Working together to make a difference

Source:  UN Development Programme Country:  Myanmar May, Labutta - Seven months after Nargis, Daw Myint Yee, 57, and her son began their new life in Yae Wai village, a one-hour boat drive from Labutta...

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Myanmar: Theatre for development - Community in action

Source:  UN Development Programme Country:  Myanmar 31 July 2009, Ngapudaw - Talented social promoter Myo Myint Tun belongs to a landless family from Zeephyuseik village, Ngapudaw Township. During...

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Myanmar: Community-driven recovery - Cyclone Nargis one year on

Source:  UN Development Programme Country:  Myanmar EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The damage and destruction caused by Cyclone Nargis affected the lives of millions in Myanmar. Over one-third of the population of...

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International donors conclude visit to UNDP projects in Myanmar

Source:  UN Development Programme Country:  Myanmar 19 February 2010, Yangon, Myanmar - A group of international donor representatives wrapped up their five-day trip to townships across Myanmar in...

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WFP & UNDP Rapid Assessment of the Potential Impact of Delayed Rains on...

Source:  UN Development Programme, World Food Programme Country:  Myanmar Background In light of reports from the field about the potential severe impact of the present delay in rains on harvest which...

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UNDP Myanmar intensifies its response to NRS flood

Source:  UN Development Programme Country:  Myanmar June 2010, Buthidaung - Victims of recent flooding in the remote villages of Northern Rakhine State (NRS) in western Myanmar have received rice and...

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Myanmar: Norwegian Minister witnesses progress of recovery efforts at the delta

Source:  UN Development Programme Country:  Myanmar June 2010, Kyaiklat - GLEEFUL music from a Myanmar traditional Ou: Zi(drum) band came behind a group of villagers gathering on the last day of the...

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Maynmar: Income generating activities continue in NRS

Source:  UN Development Programme Country:  Myanmar September 2010, Northern Rakhine State - THOUSANDS of flood-affected households in two townships in Northern Rakhine State (NRS) have benefitted by...

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Myanmar: More than 170,000 people affected by cyclone Giri

Source:  UN Development Programme Country:  Myanmar Myanmar - Efforts to assess the full scale and extent of humanitarian need in Myanmar continue after a category-four cyclonic storm last week hit...

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Press Conference to Launch 2010 Human Development Report

Source:  UN Department of Public Information, UN Development Programme Country:  Azerbaijan, Myanmar There had been tremendous advances all over the world since 1970, as indicated by the Human...

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Myanmar: UNDP survey shows food and income shortfalls

Source:  UN Development Programme Country:  Myanmar UNDP survey shows food and income shortfalls for cyclone-hit population Sittwe - Preliminary estimates from rapid assessments of villages in western...

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Myanmar: Cyclone-proof shelters help communities

Source:  UN Development Programme Country:  Myanmar Bogalay - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has opened a series of cyclone-proof shelters for communities in two of the most...

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UNDP Assistant Administrator meets new Government in Myanmar

Source:  UN Development Programme Country:  Myanmar 3 May 2011, Yangon – Dr. Ajay Chhibber, UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Assistant Administrator met with the new Government in Nay Pyi Taw...

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The second nation-wide Household Living Conditions survey shows progress in...

Source:  UN Development Programme Country:  Myanmar 10 June, Yangon– The United Nations Development Programme in Myanmar launched the results of the second nationwide survey on Household Living...

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Fast Facts: Livelihoods and Economic Recovery

Source:  UN Development Programme Country:  World, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, Egypt, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Myanmar, Nepal, South Sudan (Republic of), Uganda The United Nations Development...

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Asia-Pacific Regional Centre Annual Report 2011

Source:  UN Development Programme Country:  Indonesia, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia,...

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Asia-Pacific Human Development Report 2012 - One Planet to Share: Sustaining...

Source:  UN Development Programme Country:  World, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu,...

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UN Assistant Secretary-General discusses normalisation of UNDP Country...

Source:  UN Development Programme Country:  Myanmar 18 May 2012, Yangon: The United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the...

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Humanitarian challenges loom in developing Myanmar | Ashok Nigam

Source:  UN Development Programme Country:  Myanmar Myanmar is vulnerable to natural disasters and humanitarian crises. The United Nations and its partners—including national and international...

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