Tropical Cyclone Yasa - Dec 2020 Updates

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Australia plays a significant role in the Indo-Pacific region, and its outreach extends globally. Australia particularly focuses on prosperity and stability within the Southwest...

A new chapter was opened this morning (25/7/24) for the educational journey of the students and communities of Bua province when Prime Minister Hon. Sitiveni Rabuka officially commissioned new...

Midwives are the heroes of millions of stories. Not only do midwives provide culturally sensitive health care, they are often respected community leaders and emergency responders for crises like...

NORTHERN DIVISION, Fiji – As the world comes together to celebrate the International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Pacific is assisting Fiji Northern...

VANUA LEVU, FIJI: ‘Mom, when are we going back to our house?’ Lusiana Radua, mother of four, is often asked by her children since the entire family became displaced by the ravaging Tropical Cyclones...

UNFPA Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Björn Andersson, says more needs to be done to destigmatize menstrual health and hygiene to help communities prepare for climate disasters. ...

Malia Tuitupou, a volunteer working at one of the “Women Friendly Spaces” established and supported by the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) Pacific in Tonga, still vividly remembers the...

CHAPTER 1 The shifting contours of the Pacific small island developing States (SIDS) disaster riskscape Blue Pacific 2050 Climate Change and Disasters Strategic pathways: Governance, Partnerships and...

Pathways to Adaptation and Resilience in the Pacific analyses the Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2021 and showcases how the subregion is being affected by various risk parameters, and where new...

Report prepared by Sandie Walton-Ellery and Iris Low 1. Introduction This report provides a brief overview of recent cash responses in Fiji in 2020 and 2021. It was commissioned by the Fiji Cash...

Why Give Cash Assistance in Emergencies? Cash based assistance is increasingly being seen by Governments, donors and humanitarian agencies as the preferred method of assistance in emergencies. The...

Key findings Poor urban planning contributes to disaster risk Climate change is contributing to a growing intensity of tropical cyclones in Fiji, with devastating consequences for the small island...

Context Fiji, classified as upper middle income, is one of the largest and most developed of the Pacific Island Countries (PIC) . It is an archipelago of 332 islands, 106 of which are inhabited with...

Managing menstruation during emergencies is a challenge for most adolescent girls and women in the Pacific as they are opted to use old cloth, handkerchiefs, or even old socks. Vasiti Malomo...

The Connecting Business initiative (CBi) Annual Report provides an overview of the achievements in the past five years and the achievements in 2021. CBi supported private sector networks around the...

Introduction The Pacific Humanitarian Team (PHT) is a network of humanitarian organizations working together to assist Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) to prepare for and respond to...

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster Tropical Cyclone (TC) Yasa made landfall on 17 December 2020 as a Category 5 cyclone, causing extensive damage across Vanua Levu, with estimates of...

When disaster strikes, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) ensures that the reproductive health, needs and protection concerns of women and girls living with disabilities are integrated into...

The ETC in the Pacific was activated in 2016 under the structure of the Pacific Humanitarian Team (PHT) to support telecommunications preparedness in the region. Situation Reports are distributed...

By Aaron Davy In reflecting upon the 2020/ 2021 Cyclone Season, this report seeks to distil several discussion threads relating to a range of cash-based interventions as part of an emergency...