Thumbnail Image

Myanmar earthquake: Urgent call for assistance

Copyright licence

Year of publication 2025

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Category Emergency response

Synopsis (short abstract) The 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar on 28 March 2025 caused widespread devastation across key agricultural regions, severely disrupting rural livelihoods and food production systems. The disaster impacted cropland, livestock assets, irrigation infrastructure and food storage facilities and compounded existing vulnerabilities in communities already affected by instability and food insecurity. With the monsoon planting season approaching, disruptions to agricultural inputs and markets threaten to worsen the crisis. In support of humanitarian response efforts, FAO is seeking USD 8.3 million to assist 71 000 people through time-critical interventions, including the provision of agricultural inputs, financial assistance and the rehabilitation of damaged rural infrastructure. This document provides an overview of the impact of the earthquake on agriculture-based livelihoods, FAO’s planned response and funding requirements. The targets and funding outlined in this document are additional to FAO’s goal of assisting 400 000 people under the 2025 Myanmar Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, which requires USD 28.5 million.

Language English

Also available in:
No results found.

Related items

Showing items related by metadata.

  • Thumbnail Image
    Book (stand-alone)
    Technical report
    Myanmar: Post-earthquake rapid needs assessment
    DIEM-Impact report, April 2025
    2025
    Also available in:
    No results found.
    The 28 March 2025 earthquake affected over 9 million people in Myanmar, severely disrupting agriculture, food access and income sources – particularly in Magway, Mandalay and Sagaing – where food insecurity significantly worsened, increasing reliance on humanitarian assistance. In response, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) jointly conducted a rapid needs assessment across 23 of the most affected townships in Mandalay, Sagaing, Magway, Nay Pyi Taw and southern Shan.FAO’s Data in Emergencies Monitoring and Impact (DIEM-Impact) system was used to provide a timely, detailed analysis of the earthquake’s effects on agriculture and livelihoods. Combining primary and secondary data, remote sensing, and FAO’s damage and loss methodology, DIEM-Impact delivers regularly updated insights to inform evidence-based programming in fragile contexts.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet
    Brochure
    Myanmar: Cyclone Mocha. Urgent call for assistance 2023
    Also available in:
    No results found.
    On 14 May 2023, cyclone Mocha made landfall in Myanmar, accompanied by violent gusts, torrential rainfall and flooding. Mocha caused significant disruption to the lives and livelihoods of more than 40 percent of farming households in Ayeyarwady, Chin, Kachin, Magway and Sagaing, and more than 80 percent in Rakhine. The climate-induced disaster struck some of the most vulnerable rural communities at a time when they were already grappling with a growing food security crisis. In line with Cyclone Mocha Flash Appeal, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) aims to scale up emergency livelihoods support to the most vulnerable rural households in the affected areas. The document provides an overview of the potential impact of Mocha on agriculture and food security as well as FAO's planned response and urgent funding requirements.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet
    Emergency response
    The Sudan: Urgent call for assistance
    Food crisis: priority actions
    2025
    Also available in:
    No results found.
    As it enters its third year of conflict, the Sudan continues to face one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises and the largest internal displacement crisis. Over half of the Sudan’s population is acutely food insecure, marking the highest level of hunger in the country’s history. Famine has been confirmed in five areas and five more are likely to experience famine conditions through May 2025, according to projections from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Famine Review Committee. To assist 14.2 million people in the Sudan, FAO requires USD 156.7 million under the 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan. An initial USD 50 million is urgently needed to launch time-sensitive interventions. The timely delivery of emergency livelihood support will be critical in strengthening food security and enhancing the resilience of affected communities.
Show more

Users also downloaded

Showing related downloaded files
Show more