Myanmar
Earthquake, 28 Mar 2025
| Allocation | $9,999,999 |
|---|---|
| Emergency type | Earthquake |
| Window | Rapid Response |
| Recipient UN Agencies | IOM, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, WHO |
| Group(s) of people targeted | Host communities, Returnees, Internally displaced persons, Other affected persons |
| Number of people targeted | 366,094 |
| Status | Completed |
| Allocation code | CERF-MMR-25-RR-1462 |
| Title | CERF Rapid Response: Myanmar Mar 2025 (Earthquake) |
Overview of the humanitarian situation
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake on 28 March 2025 and its aftershocks, which killed over 3,600 people, hit a country already facing immense humanitarian needs. Even before this disaster, 19.9 million people were in need of humanitarian assistance due to ongoing conflict, displacement, and economic hardship. Based on the latest data, 17.2 million people have been affected by the earthquake. Over 9.1 million live in the hardest-hit areas, including Mandalay and Sagaing, where entire communities have been upended, forcing people to seek shelter in makeshift conditions, disrupting markets, worsening psychosocial distress, and bringing essential services —including running water, sanitation, and health—to the verge of collapse. More than 41,000 houses have been damaged or destroyed, and more than 500,000 people are without access to life-saving care.
CERF-funded assistance
In response to the crisis, the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated $10 million from its Rapid Response window to support humanitarian action. This funding enables UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 366,094 people, including 138,175 women, 89,072 men, 138,847 children, and 17,034 people with disabilities in the Health, WASH, Shelter and NFIs and Protection sectors, using Multi-Purpose Cash as a modality. The CERF support is complemented by allocations from the Myanmar Humanitarian Fund.