REGIONAL SUMMARY: For the eleventh-week of 2024, the ASEAN region experienced 33 disasters, including floods, landslides, storms, and wind-related disasters. Indonesia was reportedly affected by...
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Indonesia + 2 more
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (13 - 19 February 2024)
INDONESIA Between 16 - 19 February 2024, flooding caused significant destruction in several regions across Indonesia. The Bungo District of Jambi, Sumbawa District of West Nusa Tenggara, Palopo City...
Indonesia + 2 more
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (9 - 15 January 2024)
PHILIPPINES Renewed hostilities in Maguindanao, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), broke out on 11 January and again on 14 January between alleged members of the Moro Islamic...
Indonesia + 3 more
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (26 December 2023 - 1 January 2024)
JAPAN On January 1, 2024, a series of strong earthquakes struck Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture and off the coast of Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, including a 7.6-magnitude earthquake that...
Philippines + 2 more
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (28 November - 4 December 2023)
PHILIPPINES On 2 December 10:37 pm local time, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurred off the coast of Hinatuan in Surigao del Sur. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), reported that...
Vanuatu + 4 more
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (24 - 30 October 2023)
INDONESIA The humanitarian impact of El Niño is Watch being felt in Indonesia with both unusually dry conditions fuelling wildfires in some areas, and heavy rains and landslides in other parts of the...
Myanmar + 1 more
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (25 April - 1 May 2023)
MYANMAR Ongoing armed clashes, particularly the Northwest and the Southeast, are driving ongoing displacement and rising humanitarian needs. As of 24 April 2023, more than 1.8 million people remain...
Vanuatu + 2 more
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (14 - 20 March 2023)
VANUATU Response efforts are ongoing following two successive Category 4 cyclones ("Judy and "Kevin") caused extensive damage to the large parts of Vanuatu. As of 16th March, all ports are now...
Philippines + 2 more
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (17 – 23 January 2023)
INDONESIA An estimated 32,000 people were temporarily displaced by floods on 20-22 January in six districts in Aceh Province (Pidie, Pidie Jaya, Bireuen, Aceh Tamiang, Aceh Timur and Aceh Besar)...
Myanmar + 5 more
Protection at Sea in South-East Asia – 2022 in Review (Flash Update: January 2023)
This flash update summarizes boat movements of Rohingya from their home country of Myanmar and from Bangladesh, where they are in exile, across the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. They undertake...
Myanmar + 2 more
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot ( 3-9 January 2023)
MYANMAR In Rakhine and southern Chin, an informal ceasefire agreement between the Arakan Army (AA) and the Myanmar Armed Forces (MAF) continues to hold but remains very fragile. Transportation of...
Pakistan + 2 more
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (29 November - 5 December 2022)
PAKISTAN Floodwaters continue to recede in manyflood-affected areas across Pakistan. However, standing flood waters continue to be reported in some districts in Sindh and Baluchistan provinces...
Indonesia + 1 more
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (22 - 28 November 2022)
INDONESIA As of 27 November, 321 people have been confirmed killed by the 6.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Cianjur District and surrounding areas of West Java Province on 21 November, with 595...
Indonesia + 2 more
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (15 - 21 November 2022)
INDONESIA A shallow 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit communities in Cianjur District in West Java on 21 November and was felt strongly in Jakarta. First responders are undertaking search, rescue, and...
Bangladesh + 2 more
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (18 - 24 October 2022)
BANGLADESH Cyclone Sitrang made landfall in Bangladesh on 24 October with wind speeds reaching up to 90 kilometres per hour, causing at least seven deaths. The UN, Red Crescent Movement and national...
Pakistan + 3 more
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (4 - 10 October 2022)
PAKISTAN Over 2 million houses have been impacted by the devasting floods in Pakistan as of 11 October, with over 1.3 million houses partially destroyed and 800,000 fully destroyed. Some 13,115 km of...
Indonesia + 5 more
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (27 September - 3 October 2022)
PHILIPPINES More than a million people have been affected by Super Typhoon Noru (local name Karding), which made landfall in Quezon Province on 25 September. Around 46,400 people remain displaced ,...
Pakistan + 4 more
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (13 - 19 September 2022)
PAKISTAN Nearly 2 million houses have been impacted by the devasted floods as of 19 September, with 788,000 houses partially destroyed and 7.8 million fully destroyed. In addition, some 12,700 km of...
Indonesia + 3 more
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (2 - 8 August 2022)
INDONESIA Cold weather accompanied by hail and drought have impacted Kuyawage areas of Lanny Jaya District, Papua province since early July 2022, although information on the situation arrived much...
Pakistan + 6 more
Two Years On: The lingering gendered effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia and the Pacific - Infographics
Two Years On: The lingering gendered effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia and the Pacific