How can we help Burma?

What can I do to help in Myanmar?

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How can I help Rohingya refugees?

How UNICEF is helping Rohingya refugees

1. Providing clean, safe drinking water.
2. Providing maternal and newborn health care.
3. Immunizing children to protect against vaccine-preventable diseases.
4. ​Distributing Vitamin A supplements to boost child nutrition.
5. Treating children suffering from severe malnutrition.

Can I adopt a Rohingya child?

It is still possible to adopt a refugee orphan, but all alternatives, including long-term foster care, must be ruled out first. This is particularly true for refugee children who are Muslim as Sharīʿah Law does not recognize the adoption of Muslim children by non-Muslims.

What is the 2021 Myanmar Humanitarian Response Plan?

The 2021 Myanmar Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) has been developed under the leadership of the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator (RC/HC), to support the government-led response to needs, on the basis on the 2021 Myanmar Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO).

What is the Myanmar humanitarian country team?

The Myanmar Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) recognizes the primary role of the Government of Myanmar in the initiation, organization, coordination, and implementation of humanitarian assistance within the country, and its responsibility to respond to needs.

What is Unun women’s role in Myanmar?

UN Women has been present in Myanmar as a project office since 2013. From early 2019, however, the office is transitioning into being a fully fledged country office, repositioning and better aligning its resources to be able to support Myanmar in its commitment to ensuring gender equality and women’s empowerment.

What is the Myanmar Human Rights Commission (HRP)?

The Myanmar HCT remains committed to working in accordance with the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence, and without any adverse distinction based on region, ethnicity, religion or citizenship status. The financial support of donors for this HRP remains critical.