CERF has allocated $4 million to underfunded emergency programmes in Northern Rakhine State (NRS) in Myanmar that will benefit approximately 575,000 people

2 March 2010: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will receive $1 million to treat acute malnutrition among 6,250 children under age 5, provide life-saving health services for approximately 56,000 people, and provide safe drinking water for up to 25,000 people in NRS. Some $950,000 will go to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to improve health services for 150,000 children and pregnant women, and prevent and treat acute malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies among 115,000 children under age 5 and 18,000 pregnant and nursing women. The World Food Programme (WFP) will receive $835,000 to improve the food security, nutrition status and livelihoods of 80,000 people. Some $490,000 has been allocated to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to provide life-saving reproductive health care for 40,000 people. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will use $400,000 to enhance food security and livelihoods for 35,000 people. Finally $300,000 will go to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to increase food production and off-farm income for 14,000 people and provide access to safe drinking water for 30,000 people.

NRS covers a large geographical area with very limited accessibility and insufficient services in most regions. State and humanitarian agencies complement each other without overlap, but still fall short of covering all the assistance needs in all village tracts.

Nationwide, the budget of the Government Myanmar is insufficient to meet the needs for public services, impacting the health and welfare of individuals and communities. There are continuing needs for assistance in water, sanitation, health care, food security and nutrition.