After typhoon Damrey left more than 3,000 vietnamese families homeless last September, a UNDP project used smartphones to collect data on destroyed homes and keep track of reconstruction progress.
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US$54 million funding required to recover from Typhoon Damrey
4.33 million people were affected at the peak of the floods, with almost 400,000 people in need of immediate humanitarian assistance from national and international partners.
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Southeast Asia strengthens multi-hazard early warning systems
Running until March 2021, the project will strengthen weather-, climate- and water-related impact-based decision support services and so help protect lives and property.
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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights flooding in Viet Nam, displacement in Myanmar, Afghanistan
Typhoon Damrey is estimated to have caused damage of about US$600 million in Viet Nam. On 19 November Tropical Storm Kirogi struck, hitting many of the areas affected by Damrey.
More than a week after Typhoon Damrey, 150,000 children at risk of malnutrition in Viet Nam
About 150,000 children under-five are at risk of malnutrition and over 80,000 pregnant and nursing women need special care. Children in poor remote areas are still underserved by relief efforts.
Up to one million children affected by Typhoon Damrey in Viet Nam
Typhoon Damrey is likely to be one of the worst storms to strike the country's central-southern coastal region in years. At least four children have died and two are still missing.
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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights Typhoon Damrey in Viet Nam and floods in Malaysia
Typhoon Damrey caused 29 deaths and damaged nearly 40,000 houses, while at least seven people were killed and more than 3,500 were evacuated in Penang following severe flash floods.
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A record 40.8 million IDPs as internal displacement continues upward trend
According to the IDMC, just 10 countries accounted for more than two-thirds of the total. In addition, there were 8.6 million new cases during 2015.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights crises in Jordan, Sudan and Chad
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights crises in Cameroon, South Sudan, DR Congo and Central African Republic
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights floods in Somalia and crises in Nigeria and Ukraine
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights floods in DRC and humanitarian crises in Yemen and Burundi
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Nepal, Somalia, Iraq and Sudan
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Syria, CAR and Iraq
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights catastrophes in Afghanistan, Pakistan and South Sudan
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights displacement in Yemen and Syria, and deteriorating health among IDPs in South Sudan
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Chad, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and oPt
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Afghanistan, Iraq and Dominican Republic
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IFRC seeks to assist families affected by Tropical Storm Erika
The operation will focus on relief distributions; emergency health; water, sanitation and hygiene promotion; restoring family links; shelter; and other areas.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Yemen, South Sudan and Ukraine
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