Situation –Over 5.54 million children are affected, of which 1.8 million are displaced. -An estimated 160,000 children are living in evacuation centres. -There are growing health concerns for children including acute respiratory infections, such as pneumonia, given the lack of adequate shelter and health services compounded by poor weather conditions. -An estimated 1.35 million children […]
By Kent Page, Senior Advisor Strategic Communications, UNICEF Philippines After losing everything to Typhoon Haiyan, a boy and his siblings face a daily struggle to survive. TACLOBAN, Philippines/ HONG KONG, 22 November 2013 – For several days, UNICEF child protection staff in Tacloban, working with local government and NGO partners, were trying to track down a […]
© UNICEF Philippines/2013 At least 200,000 people affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippine city of Tacloban and six surrounding districts are now receiving clean water for cooking and drinking, as the first water treatment plant came back to full operating capacity on Saturday last night. © UNICEF/PFPG2013P-0246/MARISSA AROY UNICEF Philippines Representative Tomoo Hozumi helped […]
Situation Overview – Over 5 million children are affected, of which 789,000 are displaced. – Children are growing increasingly vulnerable to water-borne diseases, separation from family and protection violations such as trafficking, child labour and gender-based violence. – A massive number of schools and day care centers have been damaged across the most affected regions […]
Situation Overview – Over 5 million children have been affected by the Typhoon Haiyan – 60,000 pregnant or lactating women among the displaced. – An estimated 789,000 people continue to be displaced with about 70% in 1,215 evacuation centres and the rest in host communities or makeshift shelters such as schools. – Water and food continues […]
MANILA/ NEW YORK/ GENEVA/ HONG KONG, 13 November 2013 —Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF HK) announced that they have raised over HK850,000 as of today’s afternoon. In addition to the HK$1 million allocated from its emergency fund on 11 November, over HK$1.85 million is allocated to aid the 4.4 million children of the Philippines […]
By Nonoy Fajardo, UNICEF Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Specialist The first look at the destruction left by Typhoon Haiyan is a shock – even for those used to working in disasters. © UNICEF Philippines/2013/Maitem A boy left homeless by Typhoon Haiyan in the city of Tacloban, Philippines TACLOBAN, Philippines/ HONG KONG, 13 November 2013 […]
“UNICEF will be part of the process of rebuilding the Philippines. We will build back better…. Let it be a symbol of what we can do – what the human spirit can do,” says Ted Chaiban, UNICEF Director of Emergency Programmes By Christopher de Bono, Regional Chief of Communication, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific As […]
© UNICEF Philippines/2015 On November 8, 2013, Super Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded, disrupted the lives of nearly six million children and destroyed the homes of 1.4 million children and their families. Two years on, UNICEF continues to help children, families and communities rebuild their lives. Here are just a […]
© UNICEF Philippines/2015/JBayaya Tacloban City/ HONG KONG, 8 November 2015 — On the second anniversary of Super Typhoon Haiyan, UNICEF has commended the recovery and rehabilitation efforts undertaken in partnership with the Philippines government and non-government agencies, civil society, children and families. In a ceremony held in Tacloban City with development and humanitarian partners, UNICEF […]