Typhoon Rai (known locally as Odette) swept through southern and central Philippines on 16 and 17 December, bringing torrential rains, violent winds, floods, landslides and storm surges in the...
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Philippines: The Humanitarian Pitch
The Humanitarian Pitch is a collection of compelling presentations made by members of the Philippines Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) over the past year that puts a spotlight on challenging...
Gender Alert: Philippines Super Typhoon Rai Response (May 2022)
ENSURING A GENDER-SENSITIVE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE Purpose This inter-agency Gender Alert highlights key issues affecting women, men, girls and boys, in all their diversity, after Super Typhoon Rai...
Philippines: Consolidated Rapid Assessment Report - Super Typhoon Rai (Odette) (20 December 2021)
Impact Overview Super Typhoon Rai (locally named Odette) made landfall on 16 December 2021 in Surigao del Norte Province before crossing central-southern Philippines, specifically the Visayas and...
Philippines COVID-19 Humanitarian Response Plan, Final Progress Report (June 2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented challenges to humankind in the past year, affecting us in a multitude of ways: from the immediate health and economic impacts to changes in our ways of...
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Who are the real-life heroes in the time of COVID-19?
By Gustavo Gonzalez On World Humanitarian Day (WHD), 19 August, we celebrate and honor frontline workers, who, despite the risks, continue to provide life-saving support and protection to people most...
Philippines COVID-19 Humanitarian Response Plan (August 2020 Revision)
UN, humanitarian partners launch largest COVID-19 response plan to aid 5.4M poorest Filipinos The UN and humanitarian partners in the Philippines launched today the largest international humanitarian...
Community consultation on the Response Actions (CORA) for COVID-19 Report July 2020
Overview The conduct of Community consultation on the Response Action (CORA) for COVID-19 last June 2020 was crucial in validating how responding agencies from the government and other organizations...
COVID-19: UN and humanitarian partners lending a hand to the most vulnerable Filipinos - Op-ed by Gustavo Gonzalez, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Philippines
The COVID-19 pandemic is set to trigger the deepest global recession since World War II and could push up to 100 million to the point of extreme poverty. Recent estimates suggest up to 6,000 children...
Philippines COVID-19 Humanitarian Response Plan (May 11, 2020 Revision)
Introduction The world is facing a global crisis unlike any since World War II, one that is spreading human suffering, infecting the global economy and upending people’s lives. This is a moment that...
Philippines: COVID-19 Response Plan (03 April 2020)
INTRODUCTION The world is facing a global crisis unlike any since the World War II, one that is spreading human suffering, infecting the global economy and upending people’s lives. This is a moment...
Philippines Humanitarian Country Team - Tulunan, North Cotabato Earthquakes Humanitarian Needs and Priorities (January - June 2020)
Key Figures As of 10 January 2020 (DSWD ) 1.8 M population in severely affected areas 625,700 people affected and in need of assistance 70,000 people displaced and in recognized evacuation centres ...
Davao del Sur 6.9 Earthquake Joint Rapid Assessment of Impact and Needs (23 December 2019 )
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Rapid Assessment of Impact and Needs (RAIN) is a joint undertaking by the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Davao del Sur and the Mindanao Humanitarian Team (MHT), led by the...
Philippines Humanitarian Country Team - Tulunan, North Cotabato Earthquakes Humanitarian Needs and Priorities (November 2019 - May 2020)
Key Figures As of 12 November (DSWD ) 1.5 M population in severely affected areas 262,600 people affected and in need of assistance 48,000 people displaced and in recognized evacuation centres 38,000...
Philippines Humanitarian Country Team - 2019 Marawi Humanitarian Response, Early Recovery and Resources Overview for the Displacement Caused by Conflict in Marawi City (revised September 2019)
Key Figures 66,000 displaced people 230,000 returned people 125,000 affected children $36.1M required (US$) INTRODUCTION In May 2017, fighting between security forces and armed insurgents in Marawi...
Philippines Humanitarian Country Team - 2019 Marawi Humanitarian Response, Early Recovery and Resources Overview for the Displacement Caused by Conflict in Marawi City
Key Figures As of 12 October (DSWD) 73,000 displaced people 230,000 returned people 125,000 affected children 300,000 people in need 300,000 people targeted $43.6M required (US$) INTRODUCTION In May...
Philippines Humanitarian Country Team - Humanitarian Response and Resources Overview for Northern Philippines 2018 typhoons
Key Figures As of 08 November (DSWD DROMIC) 3.8M people affected 294,000 people in need 989 schools damaged $551M agricultural losses 165,000 people targeted 165,000 people targeted SITUATION...
Philippines Humanitarian Country Team - Inter-Agency Rapid Assessment Report, Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong) September 2018
Background on the emergency In the early morning of 15 September 2018, Typhoon Mangkhut (locally named Ompong) made landfall in Baggao, Cagayan, in northern Luzon as a Category-5 typhoon. The typhoon...
HCT Marawi Conflict Response and Resources Overview No. 4 - 6 March 2018
The Philippines Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) issued a strategic response and resource mobilization document in July 2017 that outlines a framework for coordinated response to the Marawi Crisis...
HCT Marawi Conflict Response and Resources Overview No. 3 - 23 November 2017
Situation Overview On 23 October, the Government of the Philippines announced the end of combat operations in Marawi City against local non-state armed groups that had occupied the city since...