Highlights East Asia and the Pacific is the region most affected by disasters worldwide and the most weather-related child displacements in absolute numbers. The risks and impact of disasters are...
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Highlights East Asia and the Pacific is the region most affected by disasters worldwide and the most weather-related child displacements in absolute numbers. The risks and impact of disasters are...
Philippines + 26 more
HIGHLIGHTS East Asia and the Pacific remains the most disaster-prone region in the world. In 2023, the region experienced cyclones, floods, landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and drought as...
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HIGHLIGHTS East Asia and the Pacific remains the region most prone to natural hazards worldwide, with an average of 122 million people affected yearly throughout the region. This is severely...
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HIGHLIGHTS East Asia and the Pacific remains the most disaster-prone region in the world. More than 210 million children are highly exposed to cyclones; 140 million to water scarcity; and 120 million...
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A disaster emergency is underway in Asia and the Pacific as risks outpace resilience, warns new UN study The Asia-Pacific region has a narrow window to increase its resilience and protect its...
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Children in East Asia and the Pacific face the greatest exposure to multiple climate disasters Children in the region face six times more climate related shocks compared to their grandparents eroding...
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MESSAGE FROM THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR I am pleased to present the UNFPA Asia-Pacific Regional Office annual report for 2022. We started the year at full steam to make sure that the first year of the...
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HIGHLIGHTS East Asia and the Pacific remains the region most prone to natural hazards worldwide, with an average of 122 million people affected yearly throughout the region. This is severely...
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State of Climate in South-West Pacific highlights increasing threat of climate change Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, 17 November 2022 - Sea surface temperatures and ocean heat in parts of the South-West...
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Edited by Mely Caballero-Anthony and Jose Ma. Luis Montesclaros Foreword Foresighted and pragmatic policymaking requires acknowledging the constancy of change, and the fleetingness and perhaps...
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2021 was a challenging year for women, girls and young people in Asia and the Pacific. As the most disaster-prone region in the world, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic intensified pre-existing sexual...
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Summary for policymakers Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2022 for ESCAP Subregions: Summary for Policymakers builds on ESCAP’s Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2021, Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report...
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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...
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In response to the recent climate emergencies in Malaysia and the Philippines, the Singapore Red Cross (SRC) is pledging US$100,000 in humanitarian aid (US$50,000 respectively) to the Malaysian Red...
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Appeal highlights Across the East Asia and Pacific region, the COVID-19 pandemic, compounded by disasters, continues to contribute to severe acute malnutrition (SAM) among children, unimmunized...
KEY MESSAGES • Between 1970 and 2013, Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak regions experienced surface mean temperature increase of 0.14°C–0.25°C per decade. • Under RCP8.5, the highest emissions...
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INTRODUCTION ACAPS Humanitarian Access Overview provides a snapshot of the most challenging contexts for humanitarian access ACAPS analysts considered nine variables to rank and compare humanitarian...
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INTRODUCTION TO IOM GLOBAL REPORT 2020 violence, slow and sudden-onset disasters and epidemics worldwide. In 2020, the Organization’s work on the mobility dimensions of crisis had an operational...
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Highlights The number of confirmed cases and deaths from COVID-19 in the region have more than doubled since the beginning of 2021. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 3,523,121 positive COVID-19...
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Over the course of the year, humanitarian needs and human vulnerabilities have grown across countries in Asia and the Pacific due to the health and economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. The region...