UNHCR REGIONAL BUREAU FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC MYANMAR EMERGENCY UPDATE as of end November 2024 SECTOR Core Relief Items (CRIs) Shelter NEEDS/PRIORITIES RESPONSE The need for CRI support in Myanmar continues to rise significantly UNHCR and partners in Myanmar reached 11,798 people (2,914 families) with due to increasing insecurity, floods and new displacements. CRIs, which included blankets, sleeping mats, mosquito nets, kitchen sets, jerry cans, and buckets. In Myanmar, many IDPs are living in challenging conditions, worsened by the recent flooding that impacted 70 townships in 11 States and Regions across the country. Many lack adequate shelter, often residing in informal sites in the jungle with limited access to basic services. UNHCR and partners continue to provide shelter support to ensure minimum humanitarian standards are met, allowing IDPs and other people in need to be protected from harsh weather conditions and to enhance personal security, selfsufficiency, and dignity. UNHCR and partners in Myanmar provided shelter assistance to 4,842 people (approximately 1,500 families). This support included shelter reconstruction and renovation. Multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA) While CRIs remain the most common distribution modality in Myanmar, multi-purpose assistance offers people affected by the crisis the flexibility to choose how to cover their needs in a dignified manner, where implementation is feasible. In Myanmar, UNHCR and partners provided multi-purpose assistance to 9,118 people to cover urgent needs. In addition, assistance was also provided to 485 people with specific needs, including those with serious medical conditions, single-headed households, older people and women at risk. Community-based projects (CBPs) Despite the deteriorating security situation, UNHCR prioritises the implementation of CBPs in Myanmar, which respond to the needs identified by local communities. UNHCR ensures communities take ownership by designing and implementing projects. Communities are also trained on how to maintain these projects to promote its longevity. UNHCR and partners in Myanmar completed 36 CBPs, benefitting some 21,660 people. The projects ranged from community-based protection projects, such as road renovations, to youth service projects, including the repair of a communal hall, maintenance of an IDP camp pre-school, and improvements to the water supply, among others. UNHCR’s financial requirements for the Myanmar situation in 2024 amount to $415.6 million. By the end of November, funding for the situation had reached only 44%. UNHCR is grateful for the support of the following donors who have contributed to our Myanmar situation response with earmarked, softly earmarked and unearmarked funding: Australia | Belgium | Canada | China | Denmark | European Union | France | Germany | Ireland | Italy | Japan | Republic of Korea | Kuwait | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | Norway | Saudi Arabia | Sweden | Switzerland | United Kingdom | United States of America | UN CERF | Education Cannot Wait | UN Joint Programme With the support of generous contributions from the following private sector donors and organizations: Private donors Germany (UNO-Flüchtlingshilfe) | Private donors Italy | Private donors Japan | Private donors Republic of Korea | Private donors Kuwait | Private donors MENA | Private donors the Netherlands | Private donors United States of America | España con ACNUR | Japan for UNHCR | Sweden for UNHCR For the latest funding update, please see here. For more information on the Myanmar situation, please see the 2025 Global Appeal, 2023 Global Report and Operational Data Portal. For feedback and clarifications, please write to UNHCR RBAP at < rbapdima@unhcr.org > and < rbapext@unhcr.org > To learn more, visit the Myanmar Situation Operational Data Portal. 3