UNDP - United Nations Development Programme

Published purpose

This project aims to contribute to poverty reduction in Myanmar by enhancing accountability and transparency in the collection, management, analysis and dissemination of socio-economic and development data. The Government of Myanmar has identified reliable and accurate gathering of statistical data as a priority and requested donors to provide support in this area. The project works with the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Myanmar Information Management Unit, which serves as an information-sharing platform for over 170 development actors. Some project activities include: (1) managing a database of over 160 key socio-economic indicators to support poverty reduction planning and programming by the Government of Myanmar and its development partners; (2) training Government of Myanmar officials to better manage and use development data; (3) generating information and analytical products and services on indicators and trends based on demand from the Government of Myanmar and other development partners; and (4) maintaining and further developing a national-level repository of humanitarian and development activities in the country and facilitate information sharing among development partners.