The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
Myanmar
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UNOPS has worked in Myanmar since 1996 contributing to the achievements of a range of partners, including bilateral donors, UN organizations and donor governments. Our fund management, procurement and infrastructure services support initiatives to improve health, livelihoods, rural development and agriculture across the country.
UNOPS manages some of the largest development funds in Myanmar, including the Livelihoods and Food Security Fund (LIFT), the Access to Health Fund and the Joint Peace Fund. The team also manages the Nexus Response Mechanism and the Myanmar–SECO–UN Trade Cluster for Sustainable Horticulture and Tourism.
UNOPS is the Principal Recipient for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) in Myanmar and manages the Regional Artemisinin-Resistance Initiative Towards Elimination of Malaria (RAI3E) in the Greater Mekong Subregion.
In addition, the team manages a diverse portfolio of small and medium-sized individual projects, in collaboration with other UN organizations, national and international implementing partners, and bilateral and multilateral donors.
Key Information
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Contact Details
UNOPS Myanmar
12 (O) Pyi Thu Street, 7 Miles, Pyay Road
Mayangone Township
Yangon
Myanmar
Tel: +95 1 657281-7
Email: mmoc@unops.org
Funds we manage
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The Access to Health FundTo improve health equity in Myanmar, the Access to Health Fund supports the most underserved and vulnerable populations under a rights-based approach. The programme helps bring services where they are needed most, with particular attention to conflict-affected areas. Managed by UNOPS, Access to Health dedicates funding and resources to strengthening Myanmar’s health system for the long term.
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Livelihoods and Food Security Fund (LIFT)LIFT is a multi-donor fund established in 2009 to improve the lives and prospects of smallholder farmers and landless people in rural Myanmar. LIFT is working to ensure that Myanmar's rural economic transformation is inclusive.
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The Global FundSince 2011, UNOPS has assisted Myanmar to manage grants from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. These grants are helping tackle epidemics in Myanmar by providing people with improved access to prevention, diagnostics and treatment.
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RAI3EThe Regional Artemisinin-resistance Initiative has been expanded with a third phase, the RAI3-Elimination programme, which is a $228 million regional grant to accelerate the elimination of malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion over a three-year period (2021–2023). RAI3E supports increased malaria service coverage for remote populations in border areas and other at-risk populations, as well as case management through health volunteers and strengthening of national surveillance systems.
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Joint Peace FundUNOPS is the Trustee and Contract Manager of the Joint Peace Fund, a multi-donor fund that supports national efforts to achieve a lasting settlement to decades of internal conflict in Myanmar. It provides financial and technical support to all relevant parties and stakeholders in support of an inclusive process.
