1 INTRODUCTION Countries in the Global North bear a high responsibility for the current climate disaster. This is underlined by the skewed responsibility for historical carbon emissions; estimates...
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...
Alistair D. B. Cook, Christopher Chen 18 May 2022 Executive Summary Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in the Indo-Pacific have had to deal with the overlapping effects of a pandemic...
To read the full report please visit the IDMC website here. Internal displacement at all-time high after unprecedented year of crises The total number of people living in internal displacement...
By Reden D. Tangara BORONGAN CITY, Oct. 16 (PIA) -- The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) - Eastern Samar Provincial Extension Office provided ‘Indemnity Checks' to farmers and fishermen...
Millions of people forced from their homes face dual hardship of COVID-19 Around 14.6 million new internal displacements were recorded across 127 countries and territories between January and June...
1. SUMMARY 175 million jobs may be lost 52 million more people in Asia could be classified as extreme poor The COVID-19 pandemic is set to severely derail development gains in Asian and Pacific...
UNFPA 2020 MID-YEAR SALIENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS This report summarizes the achievements, challenges, and plans of the UNFPA Country Office in the Philippines covering 01 January to 30 June 2020 in...
The Eastern Pacific cyclone season began on 15 May, and on 1 June its Atlantic counterpart kicked off what could be a long six months of hurricane activity in the Americas and the Caribbean...
In Numbers US$ 4.90 m six months (July 2020 – December 2020) net funding requirements WFP currently has no direct distribution of food or cash. WFP’s support to the Philippines has shifted to...