Myanmar

Population Statistics

56,320,206

Total Population

8,448,031

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

07 December 2011

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Voting by Persons with Disabilities

Voting by Persons with Disabilities

Updated: March 2016

For the October 2015 elections, the Myanmar Independent Living Initiative collaborated with the Union Election Commission to develop an inclusive voter education poster that provides instructions for men and women with disabilities ...

Tactile Ballot Guide

Tactile Ballot Guide

Updated: December 2015

This clear, plastic ballot guide with braille was used in the October 2015 general elections in Myanmar. Large squares on the right indicate where voters were expected to make their mark.

Promoting Disability Access in Myanmar Elections

Promoting Disability Access in Myanmar Elections

Updated: November 2015

In support of the 2015 elections in Myanmar, the Myanmar Independent Living Initiative (MILI) developed a brochure about a project to promote disability access in Myanmar elections. With support from ...

Guidelines for Voting

Guidelines for Voting

Updated: November 2015

In support of the 2015 elections in Myanmar, the Union Election Commission (UEC) and the Myanmar Independent Living Initiative (MILI) developed an inclusive brochure explaining the guidelines for voting. The brochure was ...

Encouraging Everyone to Vote

Encouraging Everyone to Vote

Updated: November 2015

In support of the 2015 elections in Myanmar, the Union Election Commission (UEC) and the Myanmar Independent Living Initiative (MILI) developed a logo for a voter education campaign. Using a logo for a campaign ...

Providing Guidelines on How to Vote

Providing Guidelines on How to Vote

Updated: November 2015

In support of the 2015 elections in Myanmar, the Union Election Commission (UEC) and the Myanmar Independent Living Initiative (MILI) developed an inclusive brochure explaining the guidelines for voting. The brochure was printed and ...

A Precious Ballot

A Precious Ballot

Updated: January 2016

To support the inclusion of voters with disabilities in a November 2015 election, the Union Election Commission of Myanmar, the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement's Department of Social Welfare, and the ...

Supporting the Right to Vote

Supporting the Right to Vote

Updated: October 2015

In advance of a 2015 election, the Union Election Commission of Myanmar worked with the Myanmar Independent Living Initiative to create a campaign encouraging persons with disabilities to vote and participate ...

Citizens and voter registration

Citizens and voter registration

Updated: August 2015

This poster was produced by the Union Election Commission in Myanmar to encourage citizens to register to vote. It was produced in 2015 with support from the International Foundation for ...

Encouraging citizens to register to vote

Encouraging citizens to register to vote

Updated: August 2015

This poster was produced by the Union Election Commission in Myanmar to encourage citizens to register to vote. It was created in 2015 with support from the International Foundation for ...