"As part of the preparedness and response to COVID-19 in Myanmar, UNICEF is working with partners to suspend or reorient activities to mitigate the risk to beneficiaries and partner staff. Life-saving activities continue. • UNICEF is scaling up handwashing facilities, risk communication and protection activities as part of the COVID19 response. • Fighting in Rakhine and Shan States continue to cause displacement and increasing needs; access remains extremely limited to these populations. • Reports of grave violations of child rights continue to be recorded, affecting at least 80 children thus far in 2020. Situation in Numbers - 362,000 children in need of humanitarian assistance (HNO 2020) - 986,000 people in need (HNO 2020) - 274,000 internally displaced people (HNO 2020) - 470,000 non-displaced stateless in Rakhine Funding Overview and Partnerships UNICEF appeals for US$46 million to sustain provision of critical and life-saving services for children and their caregivers in Myanmar. UNICEF/Myanmar received $454,270 from the Government of Denmark and an allocation of $1 million from global Humanitarian Thematic funding from Headquarters. These generous unearmarked contributions allow UNICEF to allocate funds to the areas of greatest need. Details of UNICEF’s budget requirements can be found in Annex B below and include significant needs for all of UNICEF/Myanmar’s ongoing emergency programmes including Child Protection, WASH, Health, Nutrition and Education..."