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“I'm not afraid of people anymore”: How training on gender-based violence changed harmful attitudes in a rural Myanmar community
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    Summary of country programme

    UN Women’s Myanmar Strategic Note 2024–2025 responds to protracted compound crises following the 2021 military takeover. The programme seeks to empower women and girls amid escalating conflict, displacement, economic collapse and vulnerability to natural hazards. 

    Gender in humanitarian action, gender-based violence prevention and response, economic resilience and women’s leadership are emphasized. With a strong focus on crisis-affected communities, UN Women supports women’s civil society organizations and the integration of gender in the humanitarian response. 

    UN Women partners with women’s civil society organizations, UN entities such as the UN Population Fund and UN Development Programme, and funding partners, stressing support for localized, feminist responses. Strategic coordination increases gender-responsive data, advocacy and services, advancing inclusion and resilience despite a rapidly shifting conflict context.

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    UN Women in action: Strategic insights and achievements

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    Advancing SDGs: UN Women's impact and key achievements
    The most significant outcome of the UN Women Myanmar Country Office (MCO) in 2024 is the empowerment of women CSOs (WCSOs) to effect concrete changes in the lives of women and girls affected by multiple crises in Myanmar. Through MCO’s direct role in supporting WCSOs amidst the restrictive implementation context, WCOs catalysed changes in the lives of women that allowed them to lead, participate in, and benefit from humanitarian and relief response, in line with the SN 2024-2025; and ultimately contributed to the achievement of multiple targets under SDGs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 16. 2 WCSOs contributed to high level decision making as a member of the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT). MCO’s support also led to the leadership of local organisations in relief and recovery interventions during the Typhoon Yagi flood response, wherein they successfully mobilized lifesaving aid for their community. Through Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF), 9 grantees received 1.6M USD, which contributed towards changes in the lives of 17,136 direct beneficiaries (187 Girls, 11,647 women, 106 Boys, 5,189 Men and 7 others) and 49,237 indirect beneficiaries through enabling access to humanitarian relief, GBV and livelihoods services, skills building in peace, GBV and Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA), and the protection of women’s and girls’ rights in 31 townships.
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    Advancing SDGs: UN Women's impact and key achievements
    During the reporting period, the UN Women Myanmar Country Office (MCO) contributed to the Myanmar Humanitarian Response Plan 2023, outcome 1.2, and the UNOCHA Cyclone Mocha Flash appeal. This engagement led to a significant integration of a gender perspective into the country's humanitarian response and strategy, specifically targeting emergency assistance for marginalized women and girls in Rakhine state.
    Cyclone Mocha, striking on May 17, 2023, intensified the crises in Rakhine, Chin, and Kachin states, raising vulnerabilities for the affected population to 4.5 million (of which, 1.1 million were the focus of the humanitarian response- 55% women and 18% children). As part of the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group (ICCG) and national cluster coordination, UN Women actively participated in response planning, providing gender-specific technical support to the humanitarian cluster. UN Women contributed by sharing the Myanmar Gender Mainstreaming Guidelines and Gender Tipsheets, enhancing early warnings, assessments, and prioritization strategies and swiftly deployed national personnel in collaboration with UNOCHA for rapid assessments. Additionally, UN Women took a leadership role in Gender in Humanitarian Action, conducting a joint Rapid Gender Assessment and Analysis, known as the "Observation Review," in collaboration with UNFPA and CARE International Myanmar. This informed the Cyclone Mocha Flash Appeal and the 2024 Humanitarian Needs Response Plan.
    Furthermore, Crisis response by MCO facilitated fast-tracked emergency funding in Rakhine, providing life-saving services to 4,716 individuals, of which 2,557 women. Cyclone Mocha-affected households received support through the Gender Integrated Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation Response, including 7-day food rations, toilet construction, and emergency items provided by local WCSOs and women groups in collaboration with Oxfam and LWF.
    UN Women's strategic grants from 2021 to 2023 to Myanmar WCSOs through the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) yielded impactful outcomes. Ten grantees benefitted 48,337 people directly (2,350 girls, 38,539 women, 353 boys, 7095 Men) and 1,975,914 indirectly through relief and recovery programs.
    Despite global attention being diverted to other crises, WCSOs from Myanmar achieved significant recognition, particularly through their advocacy at CSW 67, garnering extensive coverage in global news publications including Associated Press, Diplomatic Insight and a press conference organised by the Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations.
    Furthermore, MCO’s participation in the technical committee of the Myanmar Humanitarian Funds brought notable changes in the knowledge and practices of humanitarian actors, enabling more effective engagement with WCSOs. Importantly, MCO’s financial and technical support directly contributed to the survival of all supported WCSOs (26 out of 26) in 2023, despite the ongoing conflict and challenging operating context.

    Results and resources

    Outcomes (aligned with interagency frameworks)
    MYM_D_1.1

    By the end of 2025, those in most severe humanitarian need have received life-saving support and protection services critical to their survival

    MYM_D_1.1.1

    Women civil society leaders and networks have increased awareness, skills and leadership capabilities to act as change agents in context of relief and recovery efforts within Internally Displaced Camps and Host Communities, through UN Women's support

    MYM_D_1.2

    By the end of 2025, people in Myanmar, especially women and those most vulnerable, will have improved access to inclusive, resilient, gender-responsive, equitable and sustainable essential social services

    MYM_D_1.2.1

    Community-based GBV response and prevention mechanisms including referrals and services to survivors of violence, women and girls at risk are strengthened.

    MYM_D_1.2.2

    At-risk women and girls and survivors of violence have enhanced capacities and knowledge to effectively leverage skills development and economic opportunities.

    MYM_D_1.2.3

    Community members (women, men, boys, and girls) have increased knowledge, access to information, and understanding of key issues related to GBV prevention and positive gender norms.

    MYM_D_1.3

    By the end of 2025 people in Myanmar, especially women, children, youth, minority and marginalized communities are increasingly empowered to actively engage and contribute to mechanisms and local platforms for gender-responsive and inclusive dialogue, accountability and conflict management, and promotion and protection of their rights.

    MYM_D_1.3.1

    WCSOs, women human rights defenders, and women leaders have increased access to knowledge, capacity, information, technical support, financing, and opportunities to advocate for increased civic space and freedom of expression in Myanmar.

    MYM_D_1.3.2

    Women leaders and WCSOs in and outside Myanmar are increasingly empowered to meaningfully participate in formal and informal decision-making and political processes for sustainable peace.

    MYM_D_1.4

    By 2025, the enabling environment for the implementation of the WPS agenda and the integration of GEEW in humanitarian, peace and development frameworks, programming and policies is strengthened.

    MYM_D_1.4.1

    Increased gender data and analysis for informed policymaking and multi-sectoral response planning and programming across the HDP nexus.

    MYM_D_1.4.2

    Humanitarian, peace and development coordination mechanisms are strengthened to identify, address, and monitor the needs of women and girls and humanitarian, peace and development stakeholders/duty bearers have increased capacity to integrate GEEW, GiHA and WPS across the triple nexus

    Organizational effectiveness and efficiency
    MYM_O_1

    Assuring an accountable organization through principled performance

    MYM_O_2

    Advancing partnerships & resourcing; Effectively influencing for impact & scale

    MYM_O_3

    Advancing business transformation

    MYM_O_4

    Nurturing an empowered Workforce and advancing an inclusive UN Women culture

    MYM_O_5

    Effective normative, programmatic and coordination products, services, and processes

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    Outcome Result statement IATI identifier
    OutcomeMYM_D_1.1
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    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-MYM_D_1.1
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    OutcomeMYM_D_1.2
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    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-MYM_D_1.2
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    OutcomeMYM_D_1.3
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    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-MYM_D_1.3
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    Outcome Result statement IATI identifier
    OutcomeMYM_O_1
    Outcome result statementAssuring an accountable organization through principled performance
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-MYM_O_1
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    OutcomeMYM_O_2
    Outcome result statementAdvancing partnerships & resourcing; Effectively influencing for impact & scale
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-MYM_O_2
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    OutcomeMYM_O_3
    Outcome result statementAdvancing business transformation
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-MYM_O_3
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    OutcomeMYM_O_4
    Outcome result statementNurturing an empowered Workforce and advancing an inclusive UN Women culture
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-MYM_O_4
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    OutcomeMYM_O_5
    Outcome result statementEffective normative, programmatic and coordination products, services, and processes
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-MYM_O_5
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    Our funding partners contributions

    Regular resources (core)

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    $1.29 M in total
    Other resources (non-core)
    $13.64 M in total
    Regular resources (core)

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    $1.29 M in total
    2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) $357,897
    2023
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
    Total contribution:$357,897
    Development:$229,794(64%)
    Humanitarian:$128,103(36%)
    		 $357,897
    2022
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
    Total contribution:$357,897
    Development:$229,794(64%)
    Humanitarian:$128,103(36%)
    		 $92,883
    2021
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
    Total contribution:$92,883
    Development:$0(0%)
    Humanitarian:$92,883(100%)
    		 $173,570
    2020
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
    Total contribution:$173,570
    Development:$0(0%)
    Humanitarian:$173,570(100%)
    		 $306,753
    2019
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
    Total contribution:$306,753
    Development:$0(0%)
    Humanitarian:$306,753(100%)
    2023
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$357,897
    Total contribution$357,897
    Development$229,794(64%)
    Humanitarian$128,103(36%)
    2022
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$357,897
    Total contribution$357,897
    Development$229,794(64%)
    Humanitarian$128,103(36%)
    2021
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$92,883
    Total contribution$92,883
    Development$0(0%)
    Humanitarian$92,883(100%)
    2020
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$173,570
    Total contribution$173,570
    Development$0(0%)
    Humanitarian$173,570(100%)
    2019
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$306,753
    Total contribution$306,753
    Development$0(0%)
    Humanitarian$306,753(100%)
    Other resources (non-core)

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    $13.64 M in total
    2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
    Japan --
    2023
    No data available
    		--
    2022
    No data available
    		--
    2021
    No data available
    		$39,786
    2020
    JapanOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$39,786
    Development:$0(0%)
    Humanitarian:$39,786(100%)
    		 $191,790
    2019
    JapanOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$191,790
    Development:$0(0%)
    Humanitarian:$191,790(100%)
    Norway $503,902
    2023
    NorwayOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$503,902
    Development:$426,011(85%)
    Humanitarian:$77,892(15%)
    		 $503,902
    2022
    NorwayOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$503,902
    Development:$426,011(85%)
    Humanitarian:$77,892(15%)
    		 --
    2021
    No data available
    		--
    2020
    No data available
    		$37,059
    2019
    NorwayOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$37,059
    Development:$0(0%)
    Humanitarian:$37,059(100%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office $2,236,998
    2023
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$2,236,998
    Development:$1,956,640(87%)
    Humanitarian:$280,358(13%)
    		 $2,236,998
    2022
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$2,236,998
    Development:$1,956,640(87%)
    Humanitarian:$280,358(13%)
    		 $1,085,055
    2021
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$1,085,055
    Development:$0(0%)
    Humanitarian:$1,085,055(100%)
    		 $837,241
    2020
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$837,241
    Development:$0(0%)
    Humanitarian:$837,241(100%)
    		 $331,567
    2019
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$331,567
    Development:$0(0%)
    Humanitarian:$331,567(100%)
    Finland $1,184,210
    2023
    FinlandOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$1,184,210
    Development:$285(0%)
    Humanitarian:$1,183,925(100%)
    		 $1,184,210
    2022
    FinlandOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$1,184,210
    Development:$285(0%)
    Humanitarian:$1,183,925(100%)
    		 $590,258
    2021
    FinlandOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$590,258
    Development:$0(0%)
    Humanitarian:$590,258(100%)
    		 $421,541
    2020
    FinlandOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$421,541
    Development:$0(0%)
    Humanitarian:$421,541(100%)
    		 --
    2019
    No data available
    Australia $180,000
    2023
    AustraliaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$180,000
    Development:$0(0%)
    Humanitarian:$180,000(100%)
    		 $180,000
    2022
    AustraliaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$180,000
    Development:$0(0%)
    Humanitarian:$180,000(100%)
    		 --
    2021
    No data available
    		--
    2020
    No data available
    		--
    2019
    No data available
    Canada $42
    2023
    CanadaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$42
    Development:$0(0%)
    Humanitarian:$42(100%)
    		 $42
    2022
    CanadaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$42
    Development:$0(0%)
    Humanitarian:$42(100%)
    		 --
    2021
    No data available
    		--
    2020
    No data available
    		--
    2019
    No data available
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office Reponse $130,241
    2023
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office ReponseUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$130,241
    Development:$130,241(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $130,241
    2022
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office ReponseUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$130,241
    Development:$130,241(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 --
    2021
    No data available
    		--
    2020
    No data available
    		--
    2019
    No data available
    United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) $819,413
    2023
    United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)United Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$819,413
    Development:$819,413(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $819,413
    2022
    United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)United Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$819,413
    Development:$819,413(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 --
    2021
    No data available
    		--
    2020
    No data available
    		--
    2019
    No data available
    2023
    Norway$503,902
    Total contribution$503,902
    Development$426,011(85%)
    Humanitarian$77,892(15%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$2,236,998
    Total contribution$2,236,998
    Development$1,956,640(87%)
    Humanitarian$280,358(13%)
    Finland$1,184,210
    Total contribution$1,184,210
    Development$285(0%)
    Humanitarian$1,183,925(100%)
    Australia$180,000
    Total contribution$180,000
    Development$0(0%)
    Humanitarian$180,000(100%)
    Canada$42
    Total contribution$42
    Development$0(0%)
    Humanitarian$42(100%)
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office Reponse$130,241
    Total contribution$130,241
    Development$130,241(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)$819,413
    Total contribution$819,413
    Development$819,413(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2022
    Norway$503,902
    Total contribution$503,902
    Development$426,011(85%)
    Humanitarian$77,892(15%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$2,236,998
    Total contribution$2,236,998
    Development$1,956,640(87%)
    Humanitarian$280,358(13%)
    Finland$1,184,210
    Total contribution$1,184,210
    Development$285(0%)
    Humanitarian$1,183,925(100%)
    Australia$180,000
    Total contribution$180,000
    Development$0(0%)
    Humanitarian$180,000(100%)
    Canada$42
    Total contribution$42
    Development$0(0%)
    Humanitarian$42(100%)
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office Reponse$130,241
    Total contribution$130,241
    Development$130,241(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)$819,413
    Total contribution$819,413
    Development$819,413(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2021
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$1,085,055
    Total contribution$1,085,055
    Development$0(0%)
    Humanitarian$1,085,055(100%)
    Finland$590,258
    Total contribution$590,258
    Development$0(0%)
    Humanitarian$590,258(100%)
    2020
    Japan$39,786
    Total contribution$39,786
    Development$0(0%)
    Humanitarian$39,786(100%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$837,241
    Total contribution$837,241
    Development$0(0%)
    Humanitarian$837,241(100%)
    Finland$421,541
    Total contribution$421,541
    Development$0(0%)
    Humanitarian$421,541(100%)
    2019
    Japan$191,790
    Total contribution$191,790
    Development$0(0%)
    Humanitarian$191,790(100%)
    Norway$37,059
    Total contribution$37,059
    Development$0(0%)
    Humanitarian$37,059(100%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$331,567
    Total contribution$331,567
    Development$0(0%)
    Humanitarian$331,567(100%)
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