Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign. Throughout this period, we will be posting data insights to highlight the situation of women and girls in Myanmar.
How easy is it for women to access justice? In 2025, Myanmar scored even lower on the Women, Peace and Security Index justice indicator, dropping from 1.13 in 2023 to 1.0 out of 4, making it the worst in the region. https://t.co/dhtetSxv91
#NoExcuse#16Days
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign. Throughout this period, we will be posting data insights to highlight the situation of women and girls in Myanmar.
Young women face lower employment rates and earn less than men, despite more of them having higher education degrees. There is a wage gap of 22.4% between young women and men. https://t.co/ijwZ0Xnd2c
#NoExcuse#16Days
12% of UNDP’s survey respondents in Yangon are aware of support services for GBV in their communities. While awareness is low across Yangon Region, the higher rate among peri-urban townships can possibly be due to higher GBV incidence. https://t.co/TkDaKPBkoZ
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About 1 in 3 (33%) of UNDP survey respondents in Yangon reported witnessing violence against women in their neighbourhoods. Peri-urban townships have even higher shares of respondents reporting such incidents. https://t.co/TkDaKPBkoZ
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After being underfunded in 2024, the Protection Cluster is again underfunded and under-reaching in 2025, leaving many GBV survivors at risk. https://t.co/zVhAVycRcc
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Only 15.5% of people targeted under the 2024 HNRP for gender-based violence support were reached, with the largest gaps in Rakhine and Sagaing. https://t.co/RMPZLFS3j1
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Protection Cluster was underfunded in 2024. As a result, 1.1 million people missed gender-based violence services. leaving survivors more vulnerable and at great risk of further violence, exploitation, and abuse. https://t.co/RMPZLFSB8z
#NoExcuse#16Days
Reported gender and gender-based violence-related activities were found in 177 townships in the latest (Aug 2025) round of the MIMU HDP Nexus 5W. https://t.co/OsGNbfXXNh
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Out of 210 organisations reporting in the latest (Aug 2025) round of the MIMU HDP Nexus 5W, only 38 (18%) reported gender and gender-based violence-related activities. https://t.co/OsGNbfXXNh
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Even before the March 2025 earthquake, around 10.4 million women and girls in Myanmar were already in humanitarian need, with the highest numbers in Sagaing, Yangon, Mandalay, Rakhine, and Ayeyarwady.
https://t.co/U8fqcNyGVf
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Studies from the Myanmar Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group found heightened gender-based violence (GBV) and protection risks in the aftermath of the earthquake. https://t.co/IRCgFDSOLx https://t.co/qJtyx5yzPC
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There were around 4.8 million women and girls living in the hardest-hit areas of the Mar 2025 earthquake, including about 2.8 million in Mandalay Region alone. More in the report from the Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group: https://t.co/IRCgFDSOLx
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Women and girls were disproportionately affected by the earthquake. Around 8.9 million women and girls were living in affected areas, including about 223,000 pregnant women. More in this report from the GiHA Working Group: https://t.co/IRCgFDSOLx
#NoExcuse#16Days
On Intn'l Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, we're reminded that resilience starts long before disaster strikes. In #Myanmar, UNDP helps communities rebuild stronger by strengthening local resilience.
Read how we make this possible: https://t.co/Zgjb3uW3lR
MIMU supports humanitarians in Myanmar with secure, dedicated Cluster/AoR pages, embedded dashboards, mapping services, and trainings. #WHD2025#ActForHumanity
Learn more https://t.co/esxyvsVeCR
Civilians bear the heaviest cost of every crisis. They deserve safety, dignity, and a future.
On #WorldHumanitarianDay, we honour the courage of those who rebuild hope.
No one should die helping others live.
#ActForHumanity
This International Youth Day, @UNDP_Myanmar is proud to launch 2 opportunities to power #Myanmar’s youth in the digital economy:
📚 MSME E-Learning—Learn anytime: https://t.co/M5fHlAyZ9U
🚀 Frontier Tech Leaders—Register now: https://t.co/HztnR1aBJj
From launching businesses to community leadership, here are 6 ways UNDP is helping #Myanmar’s youth turn ambition into action.
👉 Learn how
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