Asia and the Pacific
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Visit OCHA ROAP Exposure Site
OCHA is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies.
Visit OCHA ROAP Site
OCHA’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific coordinates emergency preparedness and response in the world’s most disaster-prone region in support of national governments.
Disaster Response in Asia and the Pacific
The Guide helps disaster managers in national Governments gain basic knowledge of how to mobilize and use international and regional tools and services for disaster response and preparedness efforts.
Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshots
Asia Pacific Regional Hazard Map
This map shows a consilidated history of tropical storm paths over the past 50 years in the Asia-Pacific region.
Asia Pacific Regional Reference Map: Elevation and Bathymetry
The region is home to the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest at 8,848m, as well as the deepest surveyed point in the oceans, Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench at 10,911m.
