According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration 3 Nock-Ten (Nina) (PAGASA), the Philippines is prone to tropical cyclones due to its geographical...
Like the brilliant rays of the sun, Bicolanos devastated by the series of destructive typhoons which hit the Bicol Region since 2006 are starting to recover from their ordeal, with a lot of help from...
GLIDE no TC-2006-000175-PHL Period covered by this Final Report: October 2006 to December 2008; Appeal target (current): CHF 9,878,867 (USD 9.67 million or EUR 6.28 million); Final Appeal coverage:...
Executive summary Disasters in the Philippines in 2006 affected 8.61 million families (approximately 10.4 per cent of the country's population) and caused the deaths of approximately 3,000 people...
Experts in disaster relief and rehabilitation cannot help but wonder how this seemingly superhuman feat was accomplished: in a span of only eight months, 12,300 homes were built from scratch or...
Period covered by this Ops Update: 1 June 2007 - 31 January 2008; Appeal target (current): CHF 9,878,867 (USD 9.67 million or EUR 6.28 million); Appeal coverage: 100%; <click here to go directly to...
Lesotho + 4 more
Pledges & contributions The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is pleased to acknowledge the receipt of one new contribution of $500,000 (as of 27 July) made by China. OCHA...
The International Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of...
In response to the 2006 killer typhoons that devastated the Philippines The Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC), with the support of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent...
China + 3 more
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG) released $19.88 million from the Disaster Relief Fund to provide immediate relief to people in distress outside Hong Kong in the year...
The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...
During the last months in 2006, the Philippines was hit by unusually strong typhoons. The Philippine government had already depleted its own emergency funds for natural emergencies earlier in the...
Angola + 31 more
HIGHLIGHTS Favourable prospects for 2007 world cereal crops, mainly following expansion of plantings in Europe and North America, coupled with generally satisfactory weather conditions. FAO's latest...
The European Commission's Humanitarian Aid department, known as ECHO, plans to provide €850,000 (1.3 million CHF / $ 1.1 million USD) to support efforts to help 75,000 people affected by typhoons and...
In Brief Operations Update no. 3; Period covered: 20 December 2006 - 15 January 2007; Appeal target: 10,547,314 (USD 8,637,057 or EUR 6,587,671): Appeal coverage: 66.2% (click here for the...
BEIJING, Jan 8, 2007 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- A cargo of 1,700 tents worth 6 million yuan (767,900 U.S. dollars), donated by the Chinese government, were flown to the Philippines on Monday. The...
World + 6 more
This year's tropical cyclones are listed in Table 1-1. Table 1-2 shows the monthly distribution of tropical cyclones for each year since 1959 and Table 1-3 shows the monthly average occurrence of...
China - Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region) + 6 more
2.1 Review of tropical cyclones in 2006 2.1.1 Tropical cyclones over the western North Pacific (including the South China Sea) In 2006, 27 tropical cyclones affected the western North Pacific and the...
Reference: IP/06/1908 Brussels, 29 December 2006. The European Commission has adopted a €2 million emergency decision for the victims of typhoons that have struck the Philippines over the last four...
Location of operation: Philippines Amount of Decision: EUR 2,000,000 Decision reference number: ECHO/PHL/BUD/2006/01000 Explanatory Memorandum 1 - Rationale, needs and target population. 1.1. -...
