Introduction
In 2021, following the coup on 1 February, the Luxembourg government quickly decided to close all bilateral cooperation programmes early and withdraw from the country. This decision was implemented in December, when the last three sites of the rural development project in East Shan State, which had already been begun before the coup, were completed and delivered to the beneficiary populations.
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Support for multilateral humanitarian projects continues. In the face of the ongoing political crisis, a financial contribution to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights was made to support Myanmar’s civil society in preventing human rights violations and strengthening accountability measures.
In the same vein, a contribution of EUR 1 million in support of ECHO’s intervention plan (European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations) was agreed in 2021. Activities linked to this commitment will be deployed during 2022.
Luxembourg has also continued to support the MyConstitution Phase II programme of International IDEA (Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance), which was adjusted significantly after the coup but retains its relevance to a prospective return of democracy to Myanmar.
The Luxembourg embassy in Vientiane has awarded microprojects to two civil society actors, with a total budget of USD 28 000.