Tropical Cyclone Winston - Feb 2016 - Appeal Updates

Excerpt Joint situational analysis The Pacific Islands covered in this plan are spread across a vast and diverse region which represents more than 15 per cent of the earth’s surface. Largely made up...

East Asia and the Pacific region remains extremely prone to natural hazards, with significant human casualties and economic losses – more than 40 million people were affected by disasters in 2015...

Foreword Hunger is not inevitable As 2016 comes to an end, almost 130-million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. Throughout the year, natural hazards, conflict and protracted crises have...

This revised Emergency Appeal seeks 4,421,455 Swiss francs (reduced from 7 million Swiss francs) to enable the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support the...

HIGHLIGHTS Shelter Cluster partners with the Government of Fiji have distributed over 27,600 households worth of emergency shelter, including tents, tarpaulins, shelter kits and shelter tool kits,...

This revised Emergency Appeal seeks 7,093,143 Swiss francs (increased from 7m Swiss francs) to enable the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support the Fiji...

SITUATION OVERVIEW On 20 and 21 February 2016, Fiji was hit by Tropical Cyclone (TC) Winston. A Category 5 cyclone, TC Winston was the most powerful storm on record in the Southern Hemisphere,...

FIJI: AN OVERVIEW OF THE CRISIS Tropical Cyclone Winston, the most powerful cyclone to strike Fiji in recent time, cut a path of destruction across the country on 20 and 21 February 2016. The eye of...

The appeal seeks CHF 7 million to enable the IFRC to support the Fiji Red Cross Society. Assistance will be delivered to some 38,500 people for 12 months.