UNOCHA [to 26 April 2014]
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Press Releases
26 Apr 2014
Afghanistan: Afghanistan – Flash Floods in Northern Region – Statement Attributable to Mr. Mark Bowden, United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Afghanistan
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Afghanistan Kabul, 26 April, 2014 – Heavy rainfall since 24 April has sparked flash floods across six provinces of the Northern Region of Afghanistan, causing loss of life and widespread damage to homes and agriculture. Provincial authorities report that more than 120 Afghans have been killed and more are still missing. Mark Bowden, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator said: “On behalf of the UN Humanitarian agencies, I wish…

23 Apr 2014
Solomon Islands: UNDAC team assessing mine tailings dam in the Solomon Islands
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Solomon Islands (Honiara, 23 April 2014): A three-person United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team has arrived in the Solomon Islands to assess a gold mine tailings storage facility following flash floods and heavy rains in the region. There are concerns rising water levels in the dam, located about 30 kilometres from the capital Honiara, may have weakened, potentially placing around 8,000 people…

23 Apr 2014
Syrian Arab Republic: Joint statement by heads of UN humanitarian agencies on Syria
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22 Apr 2014
Philippines: Early Recovery and Livelihoods Cluster Response to Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) 14 April 2014
Source: International Labour Organization, UN Development Programme, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Philippines Overview Overview Typhoon Haiyan caused extensive damage to livelihoods, leaving local economies vulnerable and joblessness rampant. An estimated 5.9 million workers lost their sources of income and livelihoods, of which 60 per cent were men and 40 per cent women. An estimated 49 per cent worked in the service sector, which includes retail, trade,…

22 Apr 2014
Philippines: Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster: Response to Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), 11 April 2014
Source: International Organization for Migration, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, CCCM Cluster Country: Philippines Overview The Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster tracks and monitors displacement flows in all displacement sites in order to define caseloads, identify vulnerable groups, monitor and coordinate service provision in camps and advocate durable solutions for internally displaced people (IDPs). The CCCM Cluster, led by the Department of Social…

22 Apr 2014
Philippines: Communications with communities: Response to Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), 11 April 2014
Source: Government of the Philippines, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Philippines Overview The extent of the devastation brought by Haiyan not only disrupted communities’ access to critical life-saving information in the first few days after the Typhoon; it also affected life-sustaining information due to limited communication channels months afterwards. Communications are a form of aid. The right information, at the right time, through the right channels can…

22 Apr 2014
Philippines: Emergency Telecommunication Cluster Response to Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) 11 April 2014
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Food Programme Country: Philippines Overview Typhoon Haiyan swept through the central Philippines on 8 November, killing over 6,000 people and displacing some four million, including 789,000 children. With national telecommunications capacity severely disrupted, the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) was activated to provide security communications, Internet connectivity and coordination services to the…

22 Apr 2014
Philippines: Health Cluster: Response to Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), 11 April 2014
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Philippines Overview In the Philippines, following Typhoon Yolanda’s landfall in November 2013, the priorities of the Health Cluster included full reestablishment of health-care services, improved health care, strengthening surveillance, and outbreak prevention and response.

22 Apr 2014
Philippines: Logistics Cluster Response to Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) 11 April 2014
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Logistics Cluster Country: Philippines Overview The Logistics Cluster’s temporary storage facilities in Cebu and Palo have now closed. Storage services are no longer available. As of 15 March, the Logistics Cluster provided a total 1,164 trucks to the Government through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in support of their food distribution operations in Leyte. This service has now been discontinued and…