Emergency
Myanmar
- 2.8 million-plus
- people severely affected by 2025 earthquake
- 15.2 million
- people were already food insecure prior to earthquake (over 1 in 4 of population)
- US$60 million
- needed to address hunger crisis
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on 28 March 2025, killing more than 3,700 people, destroying infrastructure and reverberating through neighbouring countries.
Nearly 2.8 million food-insecure people were affected in the hardest-hit townships, including half a million who were already facing emergency levels of hunger.
The World Food Programme (WFP) has completed the first phase of its emergency response, reaching 400,000 people in Sagaing, Mandalay, southern Shan State and Nay Pyi Taw.
Myanmar was already facing the worst humanitarian crisis in its recent history, affecting 15.2 million people,
A political crisis, conflict, economic downturn, pre-existing poverty and climate-related shocks are all driving the hunger emergency.
WFP urgently needs US$20 million to continue the earthquake response, and US$60 million to address the ongoing hunger crisis across Myanmar.
What the World Food Programme is doing to respond to the Myanmar emergency
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Emergency response
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WFP has reached 400,000 earthquake-affected people in Sagaing, Mandalay, southern Shan State and Nay Pyi Taw with rapid food and cash for food. The WFP-led Logistics Cluster has established storage facilities for humanitarian assistance (including temperature-controlled storage) in Yangon and Mandalay that are available to all partners free-of-charge.
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Nutrition
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WFP provides a comprehensive package of nutrition support to pregnant and breastfeeding women and young children aged between 6 months and 5 years. WFP also provides food and cash-based nutrition support to people living with HIV and TB, and delivers nutrition education and counselling.
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Resilience
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In areas with relative stability, WFP is creating livelihood opportunities and improving resilience through projects for the development of community assets such as roads, terrace land, irrigation canals, flood-protection dykes and home gardens.
