THE PANDEMIC A global pandemic is upon us. A new Coronavirus (COVID-19) which was first detected in Wuhan (China) in late December has since then spread on a scale that is unlike anything that we...
Regional Highlights With over 207,000 confirmed cases, India has seen a rapid rise and now has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the Asia Pacific region. Iran, Bangladesh, Pakistan and...
Highlights As of 5 June 2020, 217,694 positive COVID-19 cases were confirmed in East Asia and Pacific, with 8,821 deaths. Among these, Indonesia (28,233) and Philippines (18,997) are the worst...
On 4 June, an earthquake of 6.8 M at a depth of 111 km hit Halmahera. The epicenter located on Halmahera sea, 99 km north of Daruba city, North Maluku. There is no tsunami alert has been released by...
This snapshot focuses on the economic and psychological impacts of COVID-19, and aims to contribute towards building a solid evidence base to inform targeted responses on the ground, as well as...
Overview: As of the end of May, conditions are generally favourable for maize and soybeans while mixed for wheat and rice. In the Northern Hemisphere, dry conditions persist over winter wheat areas...
Description 02 June: ANTARA - High waves that have occurred in the last few days have made parts of Pekalongan City, Central Java, hit by tidal floods. This condition has caused at least 14 villages...
Description TEGAL - Tidal floods triggered by high tides inundated at least 187 residents' homes which were inhabited by 267 families in the City of Tegal, Central Java, Wednesday (3/6) since 16:30...
Description Flooding occurred in two districts of Kab. Sorong, Prov. West Papua (3/6), including Kec. Salawati, Ds. Majener and Kec. Mosquito, Ds. Makotyamsa with TMA ± 60 cm due to rain with high...
After a vaccine-derived poliovirus outbreak was detected in the Philippines in 2019, health workers have been working to close a polio immunity gap present amongst some of the nation’s children...