Echoing a tweet from the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of Switzerland in Myanmar extends its sincere condolences to the people of Myanmar affected by the devastating earthquake. In this moment of crisis, the Embassy expresses its deepest solidarity with the people of Myanmar and is coordinating with international partners to provide assistance.

In order to support the affected population, Switzerland will provide relevant Swiss expertise and secondments to the UN, as well as additional financial resources to current partners. More than a thousand hygiene kits have already been delivered through AHA.

In view of the urgency of the situation, the Swiss Solidarity Foundation has launched a nationwide fundraising campaign and called on the Swiss people to show their solidarity with the victims and their families in Myanmar. Swiss Solidarity is a Geneva-based foundation that works in partnership with 28 Swiss NGOs. Earthquake in Southeast Asia - Donate now | Swiss Solidarity

The Swiss Embassy in Yangon continues to monitor the situation and is assisted in consular matters by the Swiss Regional Consular Centre in Bangkok. The Embassy is open during normal office hours. For urgent matters, the FDFA helpline is available 24 hours. Tel. +41 800 24-7-365 or +41 58 465 33 33