Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
A United Nations report indicates that declining foreign aid to Myanmar is worsening civilian suffering amid ongoing military attacks. The report covers the election period from August 2025 through January 2026 and documents serious human rights violations, conflict-related violence, and denial of humanitarian assistance under continued military control. It warns that reductions and suspensions of foreign aid jeopardize locally led civilian protection efforts to save lives and maintain access to essential services despite ongoing attacks on civilians.
According to the report, at least 702 civilian deaths were verified during the reporting period, primarily in central regions and Rakhine state. Of these, 476 deaths were attributed to airstrikes, with 111 occurring before voting began in December 2025.
The report notes that cuts in international support have heightened civilian vulnerability and forced civil society groups to reduce programs, close operations, and lay off staff. Ethnic media and women’s organizations have been disproportionately affected. Assistance for displaced persons, education, and psychosocial support has been reduced or halted. Emergency healthcare has also declined due to military-imposed blockades and funding cuts, disrupting medicine supply chains and health facility operations.
Safe houses for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence have closed or are operating with limited capacity, while boarding facilities, education, and women-focused programs have been scaled down or maintained only by reallocating limited resources.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk stated that the people of Myanmar seem to have been forgotten internationally despite their suffering under military rule. He emphasized that funding for localized protection efforts provided crucial relief, and that recent aid reductions have worsened the hardship.