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The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a landmark Cooperation Arrangement at the Asia and the Pacific Food Systems Forum 2026, committing to work together on food systems transformation, emergency assistance, and nutrition-sensitive policies to address food insecurity and build resilience across the region.

Life-saving food and logistics support underway as Â鶹ÊÓƵ races to reach communities devastated by back-to-back typhoons

MANILA, Philippines ¨C Super typhoon Fung-Wong (known locally as Uwan) has brought catastrophic winds, torrential rainfall and heavy flooding to Luzon, the largest and most populated island in the Philippines. Fung-Wong is the 21st storm of the season and is compounding earlier devastation caused only days ago by Typhoon Kalmaegi (Tino). The two typhoons have impacted more than 8.3 million people and displaced over 1.4 million, leaving communities reeling from back-to-back disasters.

MANILA ¨C The Government of the Philippines passed the Declaration of State of Imminent Disaster Bill, a groundbreaking measure that institutionalizes anticipatory action as part of the country¡¯s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework.

MANILA ¨C On World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) officially welcomes back Kristina ¡®KC¡¯ Concepcion as a Â鶹ÊÓƵ Goodwill Ambassador. Formerly Â鶹ÊÓƵ Philippines¡¯ National Ambassador Against Hunger, KC returns to champion universal access to school meals in the Philippines.

MANILA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomed a contribution of PHP 45 million (US$780,000) from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) to enhance agriculture-related livelihoods and boost the climate resilience of indigenous women in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim` Mindanao (BARMM).

MANILA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a PHP 30 million (US$500,000) contribution from the Republic of Korea (ROK). These funds will provide critical cash assistance to people affected by severe tropical storm Kristine and other typhoons that have recently struck the Philippines.

MANILA ¨C In support of the Philippine Government¡¯s response, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) started providing cash assistance last week to communities affected by severe tropical storm Kristine (international name: Trami). This initiative aims to reach 42,000 families with children under 5 registered in the Department of Social Welfare and Development¡¯s (DSWD) 4Ps (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program) social assistance programme, in two of the most impacted provinces of the Bicol Region. The cash complements food and non-food items provided by the Government since the onset of the emergency.

QUEZON CITY ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are hosting the Preparedness and Response Excellence in the Philippines (PREP) Forum on September 25 - 26, highlighting local solutions to tackle food insecurity in disaster-prone areas. Supported by USAID and the Australian Government¡¯s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, this forum aims to enhance the Philippines¡¯ emergency response and management capacities, supporting vulnerable Filipinos during natural disasters.

MANILA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in collaboration with Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s Innovation Accelerator, launched the first in-country innovation competition in search of local solutions to tackle food insecurity in the Philippines.

MANILA ¡ª This World Nutrition Day, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and Globe Telecom, Inc. launched a landmark partnership to support food-insecure families in the Philippines through food e-vouchers and school meals. This collaboration will leverage Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s ShareTheMeal platform, a global initiative that allows individuals to donate meals via a mobile app, and raise funds for Globe¡¯s Hapag Movement. Meaning ¡°table for eating together¡±, the Hapag Movement provides sustainable feeding and livelihood training to food-insecure families.

TARLAC ¨C Today, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), in collaboration with the Philippine Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), kicked off the second Disaster Preparedness and Humanitarian Operations Workshop (DPHOW). This workshop aims to strengthen collaboration among humanitarian actors and enhance the preparedness of disaster management units in the Philippines.

MANILA ¨C In a significant step to strengthen emergency communications, the Philippines¡¯ Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), in partnership with the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), today unveiled an upgraded fleet of Mobile Operations Vehicles for Emergencies (MOVE) at the University of the Philippines (UP) ¨C Diliman National Science Complex Amphitheater, Quezon City. The collaboration aims to bridge communication gaps, ensuring robust connectivity and efficient coordination in crisis situations.

MANILA ¨C The Government of Japan has contributed US$5 million (PHP 250 million) to support the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) Farm-to-School Meals project in the Philippines. The project links local smallholder farmers with primary schools to provide young learners in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) with nutritious meals.

DUBAI ¨C On Saturday, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) signed an agreement for a US$500,000 grant in support of the Philippine Government¡¯s Walang Gutom 2027 (No Hunger) food e-voucher programme pilot, co-designed by Â鶹ÊÓƵ.

PALO, LEYTE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today handed over logistics equipment, including a reach truck and a rice milling machine, to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Regional Warehouse at a ceremony in Palo, Leyte. This is part of Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s broader effort to enhance the region¡¯s emergency preparedness capacities against climate shocks, after it was devasted by Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) ten years ago.

ISLAMABAD ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomed a contribution of US$ 100,000 from the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines to Pakistan for its ongoing flood response to reach the most vulnerable flood-affected communities with relief, recovery and rehabilitation support. The Ambassador-designate of the Republic of the Philippines to Pakistan, Maria Agnes M. Cervantes, handed over the donation to Rathi Palakrishnan, Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s Country Director a.i., during a ceremony held at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ office in Islamabad on 18 May.

MANILA ¨C The Government of Japan has donated US$ 6 million (PHP 337.5 million) to support new initiatives by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) for farmers and fisherfolk affected by Typhoon Rai, locally known as Odette, in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

MANILA ¨C Following an intensive emergency response, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has launched early recovery support for communities severely affected by Typhoon Rai - locally named Odette - that hit the country in December 2021. Some 80,000 people will participate in Â鶹ÊÓƵ Food Assistance for Assets projects in the provinces of Bohol and Southern Leyte and in the region of Caraga.

MANILA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and USAID¡¯s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance have started food assistance for families affected by Typhoon Odette (international name Rai) in Dinagat and Siargao Islands, southeast Philippines.

MANILA ¨C Three weeks after Super Typhoon Odette (known internationally as Rai) devastated a huge swathe of the Philippines, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is warning that nutrition and food security are at risk in communities in hard-hit areas unless immediate food needs are met over the next six months.

MANILA ¨C The Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warmly welcomes Ireland¡¯s donation of €250,000 (approx. Php 14 million), the first funding contribution to Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s emergency response to Super Typhoon Odette (internationally known as ¡°Rai¡±).

MANILA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is providing crucial emergency logistics and telecommunications support to the Government of the Philippines in its response to the devastation caused by Typhoon Rai. This is the strongest storm to hit the Philippines in 2021 and the third strongest typhoon to strike the Philippines in December since the 1950s.

MANILA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today unveiled its Climate Change and Food Security Analysis (CCFSA) study in the Philippines. This study analyzes the interconnectedness of climate change and food security in the country, particularly the threats and the opportunities it presents to food, nutrition, and livelihoods in rural and urban areas.

MANILA ¨C The Government of Japan has announced they will donate rice worth JPY 350 million (approx. PHP 162 Million or USD 3.2 Million) to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Government. The donation will support farming and fishing households, including decommissioned combatants, indigenous people and their families facing food-insecure in the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao.

MANILA PHILIPPINES¨C The world faces an exponential increase in hunger fuelled by the climate crisis if urgent global action to help communities adapt to climatic shocks and stresses is ignored, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has warned on World Food Day.