This policy brief presents recommendations for how international development and peacebuilding organizations can redirect their work with women, peace and security issues in Myanmar in the wake of the 2021 military coup. In response to urgent needs, it is now critical to provide appropriate and flexible support to women’s organizations; identify and work with local structures for humanitarian response and service delivery; and support new and existing forms of cross-border aid.
This policy brief is an output from the research project “The Politics and Effects of Gender Expertise in Peacebuilding”. The project is funded by the Swedish Research Council (grant no. 2019-04227).