One year ago, we produced a map showing the epicentres of earthquakes in Myanmar over the last 100 years (data as of December 2023). An updated version is now available, including the latest seismic activity data as of February 2025.

These resources can be explored in the MIMU’s dedicates page for earthquake emergency preparedness and response.

Tomorrow is World Water Day. To mark this day, we’d like to bring your attention to WASH cluster page on MIMU website.

The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Cluster was activated in Myanmar together with the Health and the Shelter clusters at the end of December 2012 so as to strengthen the humanitarian emergency response capacity for crises in Kachin and Rakhine. The National WASH Cluster is led by UNICEF with collective participation of all WASH actors, with WASH Sub-clusters formed in Rakhine and Kachin. Specific activities of the WASH Cluster are (1) Supporting WASH service delivery, (2) Informing strategic decision-making of the Humanitarian Country Team for the humanitarian response, (3) Planning and strategy development, (4) Advocacy, (5) Monitoring and reporting the implementation of the WASH cluster strategy and results, and recommending corrective actions where necessary, and (6) Contingency planning/preparedness activities in areas and situations where there is a high risk of recurring or significant new disaster.

In the Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan Myanmar 2025, WASH cluster is targeting 2.2M people out of 6.9M people in need.

The dedicated Gender Sector page on MIMU website disseminates resources and data on women and girls, supporting gender-related humanitarian and development activities, and promoting advocacy on gender issues. In addition, we are also hosting the Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) webpage, as well as a dedicated page for the Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group (GiHA WG), launched in October 2024.

Gender-focused programmes are included in the MIMU HDP Nexus 5W. In August 2024’s 5W round, 1,082 reported activities related to gender and gender-based violence were recorded, accounting for around 1% of all reported activities.

MIMU trainings also support professional women in humanitarian and development careers. We paid careful attention to promoting gender equality and opportunity in participant selection: of the 372 technical trainees in 2024, 208 were women.

Through data and information management practices, we are working to promote a better understanding of the challenges facing women and girls in Myanmar, while also highlighting the need for more comprehensive sex-disaggregated data.

International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) has produced the annually updated landmine monitor report for Myanmar and is now available in both English and Myanmar languages.

For the first time, Myanmar has more casualties due to landmines than any other country in the world in the previous calendar year, with at least three casualties every day.

Casualties and contamination are reported in all states and regions, except Nay Pyi Taw. Casualties were recorded in 134 townships, and at least 190 (57%) townships are contaminated.

There is a significant increase in contamination and casualties, as well as hazards posed by explosive remnants of war (ERW), with one ERW casualty every three days.

Explore the report for more insights.