About 75 million children are missing out on their education, receiving poor quality schooling or at risk of dropping out. They are at risk of exploitation and recruitment into armed groups.
World + 15 more
World + 15 more
About 75 million children are missing out on their education, receiving poor quality schooling or at risk of dropping out. They are at risk of exploitation and recruitment into armed groups.
Bangladesh + 4 more
Heavy monsoon rains in Cox’s Bazar again triggered flooding and landslides in the Rohingya refugee camps, affecting 9,000 individuals and displacing more than 2,000 people.
The island nation was struck by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake at the end of February which affected more than half a million people and damaged key infrastructures, including hundreds of schools.
PNG + 4 more
Very heavy rain fell in Sri Lanka causing flash floods. The worst affected provinces include Southern and Western. Five people are reported dead and nearly 2,200 families were affected.
Although the risks of violence against women rise after disasters, most callers aren’t women. They’re men asking for support, enquiring about how to obtain food, shelter, and other services.
Myanmar + 3 more
More than 5,000 people are estimated to be newly displaced since early April in Kachin State following heavy fighting. Affected areas include Tanai, Hpakant and Chipwi townships.
Beyond the direct effects of the quake, including injury or loss of parents, children are at risk from waterborne and vaccine-preventable diseases due to unsafe water and low immunization.
Myanmar + 4 more
Scores of people have been displaced in the Asia and Pacific region due to ongoing conflict in Myanmar and Afghanistan, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Humanitarian operations in and around Tari, provincial capital of Hela province, remain suspended since 28 March, with reports of a new rise in tensions since 19 April.
PNG + 5 more
As of 13 April, 11,000 households (55,000 people) in PNG remain displaced following the 26 February earthquake. About 15,700 students have had their education disrupted.
At least 132 people have been killed, 500 injured and about 43,000 uprooted from their homes, while 270,000 are urgently in need of assistance.
According to the government, about 70 to 80 per cent of children in the severely-affected Southern Highlands and Hela provinces are not protected against preventable diseases.
The current response focuses on live-saving assistance while slowly transitioning to life-supporting and early recovery efforts.
One month after earthquakes of magnitude 5-7.5 hit, children are still in shock and suffering significant trauma and stress, which could have negative effects on their long-term well-being.
Children’s lives are in danger. With limited access to basic necessities, families are struggling to survive in crowded shelters, or to rebuild homes and food gardens.
Results of a joint National Department of Health and WHO assessment show that 25 out of 77 health facilities in the two worst-affected provinces are no longer functioning.
With no access to safe and clean water, water-borne disease outbreaks such as diarrhoea - already among the main causes of under-5 mortality - are most likely to occur.
Relief supplies are starting to be distributed in affected areas, with water, food, shelter, medicine and the provision of health services identified as the priority needs.
Priority needs include medicine, tarpaulins and tents, blankets, food, and water. Aid actors have focused initial relief efforts on communities in Hela and Southern Highlands provinces.
“This is an unprecedented disaster and the appropriate response is underway,” said Prime Minister in the statement, which also announced K450 million allocation for relief and restoration.