Today we commemorate the 10th anniversary of the devastating impact of Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), which struck the Philippines on 8 November 2013, resulting in over 6,300 deaths and the...
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UN, PH take major step to craft first-of-its-kind development framework for next 5 years
MANILA, 24 February 2023--The United Nations (UN) Philippines took a major step towards crafting the UN's Cooperation Framework with the Philippines for the period 2024 to 2028. In a meeting of over...
IOM, USAID provides over 1,000 transitional shelters to Typhoons Odette and Agaton-affected families in Leyte
Leyte, Philippines, 19 December 2022 – Over 1,000 transitional shelters have been handed over to families who have lost their homes to Typhoons Odette and Agaton. These shelters aim to support...
UN Philippines peacebuilding programme scores gains in achieving peace in the Bangsamoro
DAVAO CITY, 17 December 2022—A United Nations (UN) Philippines peacebuilding joint programme in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) marked its completion with results that...
Humanitarian Community in the Philippines scales up support to the Government in Abra response
MANILA, 2 August 2022 –The United Nations (UN) in the Philippines has arranged a satellite image assessment on the impact of the recent 7.0-magnitud earthquake to support the work of the Philippines...
UN and humanitarian partners in the Philippines call for US$107.2 million to provide life-saving aid to 530,000 people in areas devastated by Typhoon Rai (Odette)
Manila, 24 December 2021--The Humanitarian Country Team in the Philippines today launched the Humanitarian Needs and Priorities plan to respond to the needs of 530,000 people in the worst affected...
UN Philippines officials visit Cotabato to support COVID-19 vaccination drive in BARMM
COTABATO CITY, 1 December 2021—Members of the United Nations (UN) Country Team in the Philippines, led by Resident Coordinator Gustavo Gonzalez, came to Cotabato City on 29 November 2021 to support...
UN Philippines launches "UNited to Leave No One Behind"
UNited To Leave No One Behind, the United Nations (UN) Philippines' monthly newsletter, brings the voices of partners of the UN Philippines on the ground: women and children, the elderly and infirm,...
UN’s integrated approach to humanitarian assistance in Albay and Catanduanes is strengthening recovery and resilience of typhoon-affected families
MANILA, 9 February 2021--In the provinces of Albay and Catanduanes, the United Nations (UN) Philippines is providing life-saving support that combines cash assistance, shelter repair, and water and...
For the UN and humanitarian partners, helping typhoon-affected Filipinos does not stop for Christmas
MANILA, 30 December 2020 -- In four municipalities of Albay province, where tens of thousands of Filipinos lost their homes in the onslaught of Super Typhoon Rolly [Goni], 1,030 families that...
UN mobilizes P1.4B for Philippines COVID-19 rapid response
MANILA, 29 October 2020 -- The United Nations (UN) in the Philippines has mobilized some P1.4 billion through 150 COVID-19 rapid-response activities being implemented by 20 UN agencies throughout the...
Leave no one behind: UN-BARMM program launched to help build resilience of the Bangsamoro people
MANILA/COTABATO, Philippines, 13 August 2020—The UN and the Bangsamoro Government jointly launched today a programme that aims to build the resilience of households in BARMM, with special attention...
Vanuatu + 3 more
Tropical Cyclone Harold Situation Report #7 (14 April 2020)
1. Highlights a. Vanuatu • An estimated 80 – 90 per cent of population in Sanma have lost their homes, while approximately 60 per cent of schools and 20 per cent of healthcare facilities have been...
Press Statement of the United Nations in the Philippines on Sustaining the Peace in Bangsamoro in the context of the Mamasapano incident
31 January 2015, Manila – The United Nations team in the Philippines joins in mourning those who lost their lives in the tragic incident of 25 January in Mamasapano in Mindanao, and expresses its...
Statement by the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Philippines, on behalf of the humanitarian Country Team and the United Nations Country Team, on the first anniversary of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)
(Manila, 6 November 2014) Marking the first anniversary of super Typhoon Haiyan (known locally as Yolanda) the Humanitarian Country Team and the United Nations Country Team and their partners in the...
United Nations Country Team statement: Signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on Bangsamoro
The United Nations Country Team welcomes the momentous signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB), the final peace agreement between the Government of the Republic of the...
Multi-Cluster Needs Assessment (Final Report) - Philippines Typhoon Haiyan, December 2013
Key findings Basic community services are being restored quickly in most areas. u Markets are rapidly recovering. However, key bottlenecks in the supply chain continue to influence affordability...
Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in the Philippines
(Manila, 13 September, 2013) - Following the recent outbreak of violence in Zamboanga City, the Humanitarian Coordinator in the Philippines, Ms. Luiza Carvalho expressed concern for the suffering of...
Tropical Storm Sendong: Post Disaster Needs Assessment
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Hazard and Vulnerability Assessment Tropical Storm (TS) Sendong (International name: Washi) was the second tropical storm that affected Mindanao in 2011 and the 19 th tropical...
Philippines: UN Flash Appeal of nearly $75 million for assistance to victims of Ketsana/Ondoy
MANILA, 7 October 2009 - The United Nations and the Government of the Philippines presented today in Manila a joint appeal seeking $74,021,809 to meet the urgent needs of one million of those...