The first six months of 2014 saw the most intense and highest number of storms in Asia and the Pacific compared to the same period over the last five years. Over 31 million people were affected by 58 natural disasters.
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The first six months of 2014 saw the most intense and highest number of storms in Asia and the Pacific compared to the same period over the last five years. Over 31 million people were affected by 58 natural disasters.
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The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
Some 74,000 homes were damaged or destroyed by the earthquake. Schools were also affected. In many areas, teachers and hundreds of students squeeze into small tents which are being used as temporary classrooms.
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The year was marked by 137 natural disasters in the region, compared with 93 separate events in 2012. The number of people killed by disasters was almost six times higher.
Four months after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Bohol Province on 15 October 2013, significant needs in shelter, early recovery and health services remain. The earthquake destroyed or damaged the homes of 367,760 people.
Less than one in two children are in elementary school, and under one in three in secondary schools, reflecting the higher proportion of schools damaged by Typhoon Haiyan.
Nearly four months after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake devastated parts of Bohol Island, the UN is calling for another US$19 million for urgent shelter, health and education needs.
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The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
At the end of 2013, the aid community in Bohol had received only 22 per cent of the US$46 million it had requested, making the earthquake response one of the year’s worst-funded operations.
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The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
Most of these people cannot go back to their places of origin as they are located in hazard areas, and there are not enough identified relocation sites available to build temporary shelters.
The revised appeal aims to provide humanitarian assistance to 100,000 people (twice as many as the initial appeal) and extends the time frame of the operation from 8 to 16 months.
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Heavy winds swept across central and northern Bhutan on 15 December leaving a trail of damages in 11 districts including 900 resident homes. No fatalities were reported.
As recent events have shown, internal displacement is a recurring feature in the Philippines and adequate protection mechanisms need to be put in place to ensure IDPs are able to exercise their rights.
Back-to-back emergencies in the Philippines have exposed the need for more support for local aid workers, who are often the first responders but among the last to get help.
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Tropical Cyclone Helen made landfall in India affecting more than 70,000 people.Three earthquakes struck China's province of Jilin where 260,000 families have been affected.
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Viet Nam has been affected by both Cyclone Podul and Typhoon Haiyan over the past ten days. At least 41 people have been killed in rains triggered by Podul, adding to the 14 people killed during Haiyan.