Women-Led Organisations Sustaining Humanitarian Access in Myanmar

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"Summary / Description: This evidence brief highlights the critical role of women-led organisations and women’s rights organisations in sustaining humanitarian access across Myanmar’s complex crisis environment. Developed through the Myanmar Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group, the brief draws on focus group discussions with 18 women-led and women’s rights organisations delivering humanitarian assistance across the country. The analysis provides field-based insights into the access constraints these organisations face, the adaptive strategies they use to reach communities, and persistent gaps between global localisation commitments and the realities experienced by local actors. About the Myanmar Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group The Myanmar Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA) Working Group promotes gender-responsive humanitarian action in Myanmar. It brings together women-led organisations, NGOs, UN agencies and other partners and is co-led by UN Women and UNFPA..."

Source/publisher: 

Asia Pacific Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group, UN Women via Reliefweb (New York)

Date of Publication: 

2026-03-18

Date of entry: 

2026-03-19

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  • Individual Documents

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Countries: 

Myanmar

Language: 

English

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pdf

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664.99 KB

Resource Type: 

text

Text quality: 

    • Good