UN-Habitat established a presence in Myanmar in the early 1990s through 2004 during which time the agency pioneered introducing community-driven development through its flagship “People’s Process” and established the first community-led projects in the Dry Zone, Shan State and the Delta region. The country programme was re-established in 2008 in the context of Cyclone Nargis emergency response. Reconstruction and rehabilitation work followed the principles of building back better by incorporating disaster resilient construction techniques. UN-Habitat continues to work in disaster risk reduction and sustainable urbanisation, while also addressing climate action, building resilience from the ground up.

To read more, please download the UN-Habitat Myanmar Country Report Brochure in pdf format.