"Welcome to the second issue of the FAO Myanmar Newsletter in 2018 featuring highlights of FAO’s recent achievements towards national priorities and global commitment to eradicate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in our life time. This edition is now the sixth issue of our quarterly newsletter since it started in March 2017! Having in mind that Myanmar is subject to various challenges that can stress agricultural livelihoods and undermine national food and nutrition security, much of our recent work has focused on identifying the nexus between climate change, natural disasters and poverty and how this nexus can be best addressed for the benefit of the poorest communities. FAO Myanmar remains committed to enhance resilience of vulnerable communities through restoring, protecting and improving livelihood opportunities. In May 2018, a team of experts from FAO HQ, regional and country office, in collaboration with WFP and with the support of the Government of Myanmar, successfully conducted a mission to assess the food security situation in Rakhine State. As forests constitute the dominant ecosystem in Myanmar, with 44.2% of the country’s land area, we have also continued actions to mitigate the impact of climate change through the establishment of the National Forest Inventory System under the umbrella of the UN -REDD Programme. With the aim of addressing the underlying causes of malnutrition, we have been also supporting the development of the Multi Sector National Plan of Action for Nutrition (MS-NPAN) through “Food and Nutrition Security Impact, Resilience, Sustainability and Transformation” (FIRST) Programme, funded by FAO and the European Union. Finally, recognizing the huge contribution of the livestock sector to food security and the overall wellbeing of smallholders, we have been supporting the development of policies and guidelines to implement a national programme recognizing the role of the Community Animal Health Workers (CHAW). While, in the poultry sector we have also advanced in improving farm biosecurity in Yangon Poultry Production Zone (PPZ) through the Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD)..."