CERF funding enabled 12 UN agencies together with 589 partners to provide life-saving assistance in 2016 and 2017 to 22.5 million people in humanitarian emergencies in 47 countries.
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CERF funding enabled 12 UN agencies together with 589 partners to provide life-saving assistance in 2016 and 2017 to 22.5 million people in humanitarian emergencies in 47 countries.
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The disaster-prone region experienced situations ranging from natural disasters to the spread of dengue and Zika, with more than 3.5 million lives at risk from drought in Central America.
Through the IFAD-supported program, infrastructure has been improved. Smallholder farmers and fishers are organized into groups and connected to suppliers and local outlets.
Despite the progress, there are families that are still living in shelters. "We need to continue working to ensure the recovery of these families, so they are able to have their homes again and re-establish their livelihoods,” said IFRC.
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EM-DAT preliminary data shows that during this year, 301 country-level natural disasters in 102 countries caused more than 7,000 deaths and US$97 billion of economic damages.
Alrededor de 70 000 familias declararon que su vivienda se encuentra con daños irreparables o por colapsar y 40 504 informaron daños recuperables, representando más de 300 000 personas.
A new temporary education and protection space was established in Canoa (San Vicente) to provide education and protection support for more than 600 children and teenagers.
IOM has only received USD 1 million of the USD 9.25 million it has appealed. Its capacity to comprehensively respond to the earthquake is therefore severely constrained.
Fear of aftershocks and lack of funds are preventing hundreds of thousands of children back into Ecuador's school - six weeks after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake.
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People are struggling to rebuild their lives and there are continuous aftershocks. Two such aftershocks of 6.7 and 6.8 degrees occurred on May 18, causing one death, injuring 90 people, and adding to widespread damage.
UNICEF will need $15 million to meet the needs of 250,000 children until mid-July. Despite persistent needs in the most-damaged provinces of Esmeraldas and Manabí, funding remains extremely low.
The appeal for international assistance ($72.7 million to assist 350,000 people for three months) has received 12 per cent of total requirements after the first three weeks. Most of the funds come from the UN relief fund (CERF).
The Flash Appeal requested US$72.7 million to assist 350,000 people for an initial 3-month period. Donors are urged to contribute to the projects that benefit the most affected people.
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The floods that hit the Northeast and center zones of the country in 2016 have particularly damaged the province of Corrientes, where the total number of people affected is 20,903.
Thousands left homeless by the quake are now living in temporary shelters, spontaneous settlements and with host families, while some 29,000 are living in temporary shelters managed by the government.
An estimated 720,000 people are in need of assistance as the earthquake’s effects reach beyond the cities: people from rural communities also face broken water pipes and food shortages.
UNICEF está brindando apoyo a los esfuerzos del Gobierno para que los niños regresen a la escuela, sobre todo en las zonas más afectadas de Muisne, Pedernales y Jama.
Flooding had already poisoned crops around Portoviejo, and infrastructure damage has now left families without safe drinking water, says ShelterBox.
National authorities asked the international community to send trained, self-sufficient medical teams, applying international standards to provide a rapid and effective response to victims.
Based on the results of upcoming field assessments, WFP will adapt its plans in coordination with the authorities who are leading this effort, and support the overall government capacity to respond.