ANTALYA, °Õ¨¹°ù°ì¾±²â±ð ¨C As COP31 begins, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today warned that humanitarian assistance alone cannot keep pace with recurrent crises caused by increasingly frequent weather extremes and a strengthening El Ni?o. Communities have little time to recover between shocks, which is why Â鶹ÊÓƵ is calling on leaders to deliver sustained investment through innovative financial solutions that prevent predictable weather-related hazards from becoming hunger emergencies.
SEOUL/ROME ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a core flexible contribution of USD 7.8 million (USD 7,842,059) from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, strengthening Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s ability to provide life-saving assistance worldwide.
DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti ¨C The Government of Djibouti today assumed management of a strategic Humanitarian Logistics Base previously run by the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), marking a major step in national efforts to strengthen food security, emergency preparedness and regional supply chains.
JUBA, South Sudan ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and Government of South Sudan have activated the country¡¯s first-ever drought anticipatory action plan, directly shielding over 65,000 people in Budi and Kapoeta North counties from severe, climate-induced food insecurity.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes the announcement of Pakistan¡¯s first Anticipatory Action Strategy, marking a major milestone in the country¡¯s efforts to strengthen disaster risk management and reduce the impact of climate-related hazards on vulnerable communities. Anticipatory action helps safeguard lives, livelihoods and critical assets by using risk forecasts to trigger early funding and action before hazards strike. This approach marks a shift from responding to disasters to acting ahead of them to reduce their impact.
Belmopan, BELIZE ¨C The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and New Growth Industries, in collaboration with the National Meteorological Services and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), has activated Belize¡¯s Anticipatory Action (AA) mechanism for drought, following a forecast indicating an increase likelihood of below-average rainfall for the upcoming season. Pre?identified farmers in the drought?prone districts of Orange Walk, Corozal, and Cayo in Belize will receive anticipatory cash assistance ahead of the forecasted drought. This early support will enable farmers to take proactive measures, such as investing in water?storage equipment, drought?tolerant seeds, or irrigation supplies, enabling them to protect their crops, safeguard their livelihoods, and reduce the impacts of the expected dry conditions before they occur.
VIENTIANE, Lao PDR ¨C?The SEADRIF Insurance Company and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) have introduced an innovative, impact-based disaster risk insurance policy in Lao PDR. The policy provides pre-arranged financing of up to US$1.1 million to enable timely support to communities affected by extreme weather and other natural hazards. It complements the government's existing sovereign policy, which provides financial protection for national disaster response efforts.
DHAKA, Bangladesh - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has activated its anticipatory action (AA) response to deliver lifesaving cash assistance to communities at risk of severe flooding in Moulvibazar and Habiganj districts, Sylhet Division, in the northeastern haor region of Bangladesh.
? Emergency food and nutrition: Â鶹ÊÓƵ will deliver life saving food assistance including fortified and ready-to-use foods to prevent malnutrition amongst the most vulnerable
? School meals expansion: Funding enables Â鶹ÊÓƵ to extend its school meals programme by 100,000 children, primarily in areas of the capital affected by conflict
? Hurricane preparedness: 3,300 metric tonnes of food commodities prepositioned as emergency reserves for 2026 hurricane season
PORT-AU-PRINCE ¨C Through the generous support of the United States Government, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) will deliver emergency food assistance to at least 390,000 people over the next 18 months.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a contribution of US$2 million from the Government of Japan to support vulnerable communities affected by disasters across Pakistan.
MANAKARA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the European Union (EU) today officially handed over the country¡¯s first humanitarian hub to the Government of Madagascar. Located in the eastern city of Manakara, the hub will strengthen the nation¡¯s emergency preparedness and response to crises for the cyclone-prone eastern and southern coasts.
KINGSTON, Jamaica ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), today launched a cash assistance programme for Jamaicans severely impacted by category 5 Hurricane Melissa in October.
SEOUL/ROME ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a USD 17 million core contribution from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, strengthening Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s ability to provide lifesaving assistance worldwide.
CAIRO ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) received a €3 million contribution from the European Union (EU) that will support delivering faster, more efficient, and better-coordinated humanitarian responses over the next two years across the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe (MENAEE), one of the world¡¯s most crisis-prone regions.
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.
PANAMA CITY, Panama ¨C?As Tropical Storm Melissa moves slowly across the Caribbean bringing heavy rains and strong winds, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is working with governments and partners to help communities prepare for and reduce the storms impact. Forecasts suggest the storm could develop into a major hurricane over the weekend.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s efforts across the Caribbean are focusing on early action, helping people before disaster strikes to pre-emptively protect food-insecure communities.
ADAMAWA, Nigeria¨C As floodwaters rise across parts of Nigeria, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is expanding its Anticipatory Action (AA) in Adamawa State in an effort to reduce the humanitarian impact of flooding and support early recovery in vulnerable communities.
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.
Nacala, Mozambique - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a €3 million contribution from the European Union (EU) to support a regional initiative aimed at strengthening disaster preparedness across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) specifically in Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS ¨C Nearly 3.2 million people in the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean are food insecure, according to the latest Food Security and Livelihoods Survey by the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). In 2025, 30 percent of Caribbean people reported eating less than usual; which is in line with the trend over the last 4 years arising from increased food costs that accompanied global geopolitical factors.
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.
KABUL ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a contribution of US$1.7 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for early action supporting communities in Afghanistan before the drought gets worse and families are pushed to the brink.
DILI ¨C As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen national disaster response capacity, the Civil Protection Authority (CPA) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), with support from the Logistics Cluster¡¯s Field-Based Preparedness Project (FBPP), are hosting the second Humanitarian Logistics Preparedness Workshop this week in the capital Dili.
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.
