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.
LILONGWE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today welcomes a generous contribution of JPY 300 million (approximately US$ 2.06 million) aimed at supporting critical food assistance for vulnerable communities in Malawi.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), together with the Government of Pakistan and the Green Climate Fund, launched the Integrated Climate Risk Management for Strengthened Resilience to Climate project today through an inception workshop in Islamabad.
MAPUTO - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes generous contributions from the Republic of Korea for the second consecutive year, totalling US$ 7.6 million to improve food security for communities affected by multiple shocks in northern Mozambique.
DHAKA ¨C As relentless rains batter southeastern Bangladesh, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is on the ground responding to rising needs in some of the country¡¯s most vulnerable communities.
This is a summary of what was said by Â鶹ÊÓƵ Regional Director in Latin America and the Caribbean, Lola Castro, to whom quoted text may be attributed ¨C at the UN Noon Briefing in New York today
NEW YORK/ PANAMA CITY: As the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ Regional Coordinator in Latin America and the Caribbean since 2021, I have frequently visited Haiti over the past four years.
BRIDGETOWN ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ today joined the Government of Barbados and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to inaugurate the Caribbean¡¯s newest disaster preparedness and response hub.
YOKOHAMA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a timely contribution of US$58 million from the Government of Japan. This contribution will enable Â鶹ÊÓƵ to support vulnerable populations affected by conflict, climate change, and economic crisis in 28 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
Lusaka¡ªThe Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), with funding from the European Union (EU), has donated three Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, also known as drones) to Zambia¡¯s Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DDMU). This contribution will help the Government to more effectively respond to climate disasters.
GRENADA - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has supported Caribbean nations to ensure that climate insurance payouts triggered by category-5 Hurricane Beryl in July last year are used for social subsidies to get the most vulnerable back on their feet. The Governments of Grenada, Jamaica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will use a US$ 5.5 million portion of the payout to assist people affected by the tropical storm.
BAGHDAD ¨C?The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a generous contribution from the Italian Government, through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), to help Iraqi communities strengthen their resilience to climate change while creating economic opportunities, especially for women.
YAOUNDE ¨CThe Government of Cameroon and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcome a US$ 1 million contribution from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support 42,000 people affected by the 2024 floods in Cameroon's Far North region.
N¡¯DJAMENA ¨CThe World Meteorological Organization's Systemic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) have launched a five-year project aiming to modernise Chad's meteorological network, improve weather forecasts, and anticipate the consequences of climate events in Chad.
Thanks to this generous contribution of EUR 6 million (USD 6.3 million), UNICEF and Â鶹ÊÓƵ are delivering life-saving nutrition and protection interventions, targeting Zambia¡¯s most vulnerable communities.
DHAKA ¨C With generous funding over the past two years ¨C totalling EUR 24 million ¨C the European Union (EU) has supported the Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s lifesaving and life-changing efforts in Bangladesh, helping the organisation strengthen its critical support to both Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi communities grappling with food insecurity.
SUVA, FIJI ¨C A Â鶹ÊÓƵ-chartered flight landed in Vanuatu¡¯s capital Port Vila on Saturday bringing humanitarian personnel and much needed telecoms equipment and medical supplies to support the island state following a devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake earlier this week.
NAIROBI ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a contribution of US$22 million from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to strengthen climate resilience and food security for smallholder farmers, livestock holders and marginalised groups, including women and youth in Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan.
RIYADH - At the 16th UN Conference of the Parties (COP16), held from December 2 to 13, 2024, in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) will spotlight solutions that enhance community resilience in the face of increasing land desertification that impacts food security and communities.
ANTANANARIVO - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warmly welcomes a contribution from the Government of the People¡¯s Republic of China through the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) to support 43,600 people in southern Madagascar with nutritious meals from December 2024 to March 2025.
NUKU'ALOFA, TONGA ¨C The Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) yesterday hosted a joint workshop on disaster risk financing aimed at providing guidance on planning and implementing strategic interventions to ensure effective disbursement and utilization of insurance policy payouts. This came following the recent renewal of Tonga¡¯s insurance policy providing protection against the financial impacts of tropical cyclones.
LILONGWE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Adaptation Fund, has today commenced the distribution of MK 2.2 billion (approximately US$1.3 million) in insurance payouts to over 36,000 farming households in Malawi. These payouts aim to support farmers whose crops suffered damage due to climate-induced shocks during the 2023/2024 growing season.
ROME ¨C Multiple storms battering coastlines in the Caribbean and the Philippines serve as a reminder of the urgent need for decisive climate action to support communities facing the brunt of extreme weather, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warned today. This call to action comes as the world reflects on the outcomes of the soon-to-conclude UN Climate Change Conference, COP29.
ACCRA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a US$ 3.6 million contribution (over 58.3 million Ghanaian cedis) from the United States, and the United Kingdom to provide emergency food and nutrition assistance to 70,000 drought-affected people in northern Ghana.
Juba ¨C Alarming new food security data from South Sudan shows that 57 per cent of the population will be acutely food insecure through the 2025 lean season with returnees fleeing the war in Sudan and young children facing some of the highest levels of hunger and malnutrition as economic pressures, climate extremes, and the effects of Sudan's war drive worsening hunger
