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TACLOBAN, Philippines – For 31 days, a rusting dredging ship tossed by Typhoon Haiyan 100 meters inland into a coastal shanty town was home for seven-month-pregnant Rosita Pica and her family. Along with 38 other families, they shared cramped spaces inside the vessel that was also home to many dead […]

Solar-powered lanterns provided by UNHCR have made life easier for survivors a month after Typhoon Haiyan struck Central Philippines.

PHILIPPINES — A month after Typhoon Haiyan swept through the Visayas region of the Philippines, tens of thousands of displaced people are returning to their home areas. UNHCR’s teams in five field locations continue to work with the government and partners to help address the needs of the most vulnerable […]

PHILIPPINES — One month after Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Visayas, the UN Refugee Agency is scaling up its emergency response efforts for tens of thousands of families who remain displaced and the growing needs of the affected communities. A total of $19.2 million is sought to address primary […]

In the Philippines, UNHCR is working with the authorities to decongest overcrowded evacuation centers housing survivors of Typhoon Haiyan. Thousands of people were evacuated to public buildings such as stadiums, schools. and churches ahead of the November 8 typhoon. Many have since left, but an estimated 240,000 people still remain […]

In the Philippines, thousands of typhoon survivors from Tacloban and other affected areas are believed to have left their home areas in search of family and assistance in surrounding areas or as far away as Cebu and Manila. Shortly after the typhoon hit on November 8, people started leaving by […]

The UN Refugee Agency announced today that it was organizing an emergency airlift to the Philippines, where an estimated 9.8 million people have been affected by last Friday’s devastating Typhoon Haiyan. UNHCR has already released supplies from its warehouse in Cotabato, Mindanao and is sending to Tacloban 1,400 protection kits and […]

UNHCR aid efforts for people affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines have geared up further over the last couple of days with the arrival of two airlifts into Cebu. Distribution of aid in Tacloban City has been under way since mid-week, and a further aid flight from Dubai will […]

With aid trickling in for the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, we’re receiving reports from our government partners and others of growing tension and trauma on the ground, especially among vulnerable women and children. UNHCR is co-leading the Protection Cluster with the Department of Social Welfare and Development […]

MANILA, Philippines – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is mobilizing resources to respond to the emergency crisis brought about by Super Typhoon Haiyan.Together with the UN Humanitarian Country Team in the Philippines, UNHCR will support and assist the Government in response to this latest typhoon. “Unlike Pablo, […]