Overview
- Aid groups say needs remain severe in March 2026, with 12.4 million facing acute food insecurity and 8.5 million relying on food assistance.
- Airstrikes and ground fighting continue to block access, with new strikes reported this week in Sagaing near Min Ywar Gyi, according to exile media.
- Cuts in international funding and spiking fuel and transport costs tied to wider wars are slowing deliveries, with fuel rationed to two refills a week in parts of Myanmar.
- The March 2025 earthquake that struck central Myanmar affected more than 17 million people, and reported deaths still range from about 3,800 to 5,300.
- Local groups report that many city homes are rebuilt, but in insecure rural areas roughly half of residents still live in makeshift shelters without power, safe roads, clean water, or open schools.