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Myanmar (Burma)
Myanmar has endured a protracted conflict that has displaced millions and accelerated the country’s growing humanitarian crisis. The International Rescue Committee is on the ground in Myanmar, providing vital, long-standing support.
- Country
Crisis in Myanmar: What to know and how to help
Escalating conflict has surged Myanmar to the third spot on the IRC’s 2025 Watchlist.
- Article
- December 17, 2024
ADAPT Myanmar case study 2016
In 2015 the IRC and Mercy Corps joined forces to launch ADAPT (Analysis Driven Agile Programming Techniques) to research, innovate and field test adaptive management techniques for the sector. In Myanmar’s Kayah State, a health project showed how context analysis can be used to manage partner relations and enable opportunistic programming.
- Resource
- June 29, 2016
Acclaimed jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman visits Myanmar
Jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman travels to Myanmar to witness the International Rescue Committee’s work first hand.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
As the military takes over in Myanmar, IRC expresses grave concern for those most at risk
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
61 NGOs warn of worsening crisis in Myanmar, call for refugees’ engagement on safe, voluntary returns
- Press Release
- July 5, 2022
Cyclone Mocha will drive humanitarian needs in Myanmar, warns IRC
- Press Release
- May 17, 2023
Growing concern in Bangladesh as Myanmar conflict intensifies, causing major uptick in people fleeing towards the border
- Press Release
- February 26, 2024
3 things you need to know about the Rohingya refugee crisis
The Rohingya are a stateless ethnic minority caught in the violence gripping Myanmar's Rakhine State. In less than a month, half a million people have fled to neighboring Bangladesh, making this the world's fastest-growing refugee crisis. And those who remain in camps in Rakhine live in increasingly dire conditions.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Poor shelter conditions: Threats to health, safety and dignity
International Rescue Committee report analyzing overcrowded camp conditions in Sittwe in Myanmar's Rakhine State, and their impact on health and protection
- Report
- June 14, 2017