Myanmar’s Polycrisis: A Call for a Humanitarian Reset

What is required now is not another patchwork of relief efforts. We need a humanitarian reset—one that partners with resistance actors and community-based organizations that now govern large parts of the country. This is a historic moment. Across Myanmar, people of all ethnicities, faiths, and regions—including the Bamar majority—have found common ground in resisting dictatorship. Shared suffering has given...

Al Jazeera | CHRO on Impact of US Funding Cuts

Al Jazeera TV | "The US aid cuts are devastating not only to the Chin people but Myanmar's most vulnerable. For the hungry and sick even a day's wait is too long. A phased reduction could have lessened the blow and saved lives in the process." Dr. Biak Cung Lian, Health and Protection Program Manager, Chin Human Rights Organization

Building Health Resilience: Community-Based Health Workers Leading the Way in Chin Crisis Areas

Community-Based Health Workers are critical in delivering healthcare services in liberated areas where formal healthcare infrastructure is lacking, and their presence not only strengthens healthcare systems but also contributes to peacebuilding and transitional governance efforts. Their work is vital to building a resilient, inclusive healthcare system, while simultaneously fostering confidence in long-term peace and federal governance structures that many in...

New Division created to lead crisis response efforts and protection needs in Chin State.

The Protection and Humanitarian Affairs Division has been created within CHRO to lead the organization’s efforts to respond to unfolding humanitarian crisis in Chin State, which is now literally a disaster in waiting. The Division aims to address the emerging humanitarian and protection needs of the already vulnerable population of western Myanmar, particularly, Chin State,