The Asian Development Bank ( ADB ) has approved a $100 million aid package from the Asian Development Fund ( ADF ) to deliver integrated humanitarian assistance and build long-term community resilience for the people of Myanmar.

The support follows a US$3 million emergency relief grant provided after the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28.

Before the earthquake, the United Nations’ 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan for Myanmar, according to the ADB, estimated that 4.3 million people were in urgent need of aid and social protection. The earthquake drove that figure up to 6.3 million.

Under the aid package, the ADB, it says, will support emergency shelter, water and sanitation services, food, essential health supplies for women, and trauma counselling, all guided by rapid needs assessment.

The package will also repair temporary learning spaces, equip community libraries, train educators and deliver both cash and in-kind transfers. And, through a participatory build-back-better approach, the project will upgrade farm roads, irrigation and drainage systems, and water infrastructure, while training households in climate change adaptation and disaster risk management to strengthen their resilience.

“This US$100 million aid package – the ADB’s largest grant for the people of Myanmar – will deliver food, water, shelter and medical care to families in desperate need, while also supporting long-term livelihoods, jobs and community resilience,” notes Masato Kanda, the bank’s president. “Backed by the ADF, the aid package underscores our commitment to supporting the most vulnerable across Asia-Pacific.”