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TONGA Following the eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano on 15 January, government-led efforts continue with the clearing of ash debris, coordinating relief distribution to affected...

Humanitarian crises around the world continue to rise. While conflicts and violence are the source of major humanitarian needs, the situation is increasingly being worsened by natural disasters, such...

End Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Together IOM is committed to addressing Gender-Based Violence in all its programme interventions focusing on three key pillars -- GBV risk mitigation, prevention and...

The Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) for 2021 was launched on 1 December 2020 to help 160 million of the 235 million most vulnerable people who face hunger, conflict, displacement, the impacts of...

MYANMAR Armed clashes have intensified between the Myanmar Armed Forces (MAF) and various local People’s Defence Forces (PDFs) across northwest and southeast Myanmar. This has resulted in further...

How hundreds of millions of people are protected from natural hazard risks throughout Southeast Asia There are more than 655 million people living in Southeast Asia— one of the most disaster-prone...

REGIONAL SUMMARY: For the last week of 2021, a total of 41 disasters (29 floods, 5 landslides, 4 wind-related, 3 storms) affected the region. Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand have...

REGIONAL SUMMARY: For the fifty-first (51st) week of 2021, a total of 25 disasters (18 floods, 3 landslides, and 4 wind-related) affected the region. Indonesia and Myanmar have reportedly been...

PHILIPPINES Typhoon Rai (locally named Odette) made first landfall on 16 December in Surigao del Norte Province before crossing central-southern Philippines, making landfall in the Visayas and...

PAPUA NEW GUINEA Unusually high tides occurring between 4 and 6 December have caused flooding events in island and coastal communities in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (ARoB), New Ireland...

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction Observed in Cox’s Bazar IOM supported the Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP) of Bangladesh in celebrating the International Day for Disaster Risk...

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1 SUMMARY 1.1 Context The Asia-Pacific region is marked by an increased number of climate-related disasters which point to the need for greater emphasis on inter-agency preparedness and early action...

Overview: In East Africa, harvesting of main season cereals is underway in the north under mixed conditions. In the south, there is ongoing concern for second season cereals due to a third...

In 2022, 274 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection. This number is a significant increase from 235 million people a year ago, which was already the highest figure in...

DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT The population movement crisis that unfolded in 2016 resulted in the displacement of people from Rakhine, Myanmar, who crossed the border into Bangladesh. The situation...