Myanmar

The Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2025

https://humanitarianaction.info/plan/1275

The HNRP Addendum is an updated version to take account of the earthquake response and the changing context.

https://humanitarianaction.info/plan/1399/article/hnrp-flash-addendum-myanmar-earthquake#page-title 

The Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2026

https://humanitarianaction.info/plan/1505/document/myanmar-humanitarian-needs-and-response-plan-2026 

HNRP Flash Addendum - Myanmar Earthquake 2025

ohttps://humanitarianaction.info/plan/1399/article/hnrp-flash-addendum-myanmar-earthquake#page-title

Challenges in implementing HNRP 2025

• In 2025, the Nutrition Cluster requires US$68 million to deliver life-saving nutrition services across the country. However, as of the first quarter, only US$11.2 million (16%) has been received. This substantial funding gap threatens the ability to reach vulnerable populations, particularly in conflict-affected areas where needs are most acute.
• Significant challenges continue to obstruct the delivery of essential nutrition supplies and services in regions such as Rakhine, Sagaing, Magway, Chin, Kachin, and northern Shan. These areas are heavily affected by ongoing instability and conflict, which severely limit access. The situation is further compounded by blocked roads that make transportation extremely difficult and restrict humanitarian access due to the lack of necessary travel authorizations for humanitarian personnel.
• Limited community access in some implementation areas remains a key barrier, as authorities have not granted required travel permissions.
• Poor internet and telecommunications infrastructure significantly impedes coordination among humanitarian partners, delaying effective response and resource deployment.
• Humanitarian workers face considerable safety risks, especially when traveling to volatile areas to deliver nutrition services.
• Transportation difficulties of therapeutic nutrition supplies and nutritional supplements continue to disrupt program continuity in many states and regions.
• Of the 58 earthquake-affected townships, Nutrition Cluster partners had existing operations in only 20 townships prior to the disaster.
• While partners from less-affected regions have mobilized to support the response, coverage gaps remain substantial, and many communities are still unreached.

Challenges in Earthquake (EQ) Response – Nutrition Cluster

• Road infrastructure damage has made many areas inaccessible, significantly delaying response operations and the delivery of life-saving nutrition supplies.
• Logistics and transportation of both personnel and key commodities/supplies  are severely hampered, especially in remote or mountainous regions.
• Many of the hardest-hit areas are still without electricity and clean water, compounding public health and nutrition risks.
• Telecommunications and internet services remain unreliable or entirely down, isolating affected populations and hindering coordination among response actors.
• Challenging contexts to do a nutrition assessment to guide the EQ response plan properly 

• Advocacy Survey
  Country Advocacy Strategy developed	No
  Link to document	Link
  Advocacy activities included in annual work plan	No
  Specific WG leading advocacy work established	No
  Preparedness
  Contingency plan or ERP plan developed/updated	Yes
  Link to document	Link
  Intersectoral Collaboration (ISC)
  Intersectoral projects currently under implementation	Yes
  Clusters engaged
  The Nutrition Cluster continues to actively collaborate with other clusters within the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group (ICCG), holding regular coordination meetings, sharing updates on the humanitarian situation, and advocating for nutrition needs jointly or individually. The limited availability of comprehensive and representative assessments in Myanmar prompted close collaboration within the ICCG to implement the Multi-Sector Needs Analysis (MSNA 2025), ensuring accurate and evidence-based understanding of humanitarian needs across sectors. To strengthen the humanitarian–development nexus, the Nutrition Cluster led the establishment of a Strategic Advisory Group Plus (SAG+), bringing together humanitarian nutrition partners, development actors, and members of the SUN Movement. This platform enhances strategic alignment, joint planning, and longer-term resilience building within the nutrition sector. The Nutrition Cluster, in collaboration with the Food Security Cluster (FSC), continued joint work through the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) process, specifically focusing on Acute Food Insecurity and Acute Malnutrition Analyses (IPC AFI/AMN). These analyses provided critical evidence for joint advocacy, response prioritization, and planning across the two sectors. The Nutrition Cluster also works closely with the Health and WASH Clusters to address the increasing incidence of Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD). This collaboration focuses on integrated response strategies, including improved case management, strengthened access to therapeutic nutrition support, safe water and sanitation provision, and joint community-based prevention and awareness campaigns. Inter-sectoral collaboration on Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) remains a key priority, with joint efforts to ensure affected communities’ feedback informs program design and that cross-sectoral responses address their multiple and intersecting needs.