"Happy Thadingyut and welcome to the third issue of FAO Myanmar newsletter in 2018 featuring the most prominent activities of FAO in Myanmar for the recent quarter! During the previous quarter, FAO continued pursuing to reach its sustainable development goals through the strong collaboration with the government and resource partners. Recognizing the relatively large, productive, and ecologically intact coastal zone of Myanmar and understanding the requirement of conservation on this valuable ecosystem, FAO’s EAF-Nansen Programme, with the visit of the Research vessel Dr Fridtjof Nansen, conducted a survey on the fisheries resources and marine ecosystem of Myanmar. Myanmar is facing the global challenge of having enough quality food for the total population and is also vulnerable to serious natural disasters that negatively affect food security. As a contribution of fighting against this challenge, FAO started off a regional project on the Nutrition Sensitive Food and Agriculture that will implement “Zero Hunger Challenge” in Myanmar. Increasing and improving the provision of goods and services from agriculture, forestry and fisheries is very important and essential for Myanmar’s sustainable development. The newly-launched project of FAO at the Forest Research Institute will improve research capacity and knowledge for sustainable management of natural forests, which in turn, will enhance productivity of forest plantations and restoration of degraded forests and landscapes. Likewise, opening the “National Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Centre” will also help farming and forestry stakeholders in building capacity to mitigate climate change and improve land condition. At the same time, FAO is supporting the students from University of Veterinary Science in the area of socio-economics through field surveys as a support of providing graduates to work in rapidly growing livestock sector of Myanmar. FAO Myanmar remains committed to enhance resilience of vulnerable communities through restoring, protecting and improving livelihood opportunities. FAO is implementing a HARP (DFID)-funded project in northern Rakhine State for the local communities affected by the conflicts in 2017. The facilitation of FAO during the observatory visit of British Ambassador to these project sites is one of the highlights of this quarter..."