Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa weakened after making historic landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm before moving northeast past Cuba toward the Bahamas, causing extensive flooding, wind damage and power outages across parts of the Caribbean and Central America. [OCHA, 29 Oct 2025].
Read the disaster overview here.
Hurricane Melissa - Contacts list
Upcoming Regional meetings (Jamaica)
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19 Jan 2026Monday
- Shelter Working Group ~ Jamaica until-
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20 Jan 2026Tuesday
- WASH Sector (WASH sector partners) until- Who: WASH sector partners Coordination meeting to review WASH priorities with partners supporting affected communities, including water access, sanitation needs, and hygiene support in shelters and impacted areas. The meeting will be hosted physically, at the UNDP compound in Jamaica. Persons unable to attend physically can join virtually. Please see connection details below: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting\_NzY2Yjc2M2MtYjI3ZC00ZmQwLTlmZTMtNDQ5ZjU3YTIyODJh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2277410195-14e1-4fb8-904b-ab1892023667%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2269ead0d1-e0cd-4abd-b212-04d707f4b469%22%7d: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3Ameeting_NzY2Yjc2M2MtYjI3ZC00ZmQwLTlmZTMtNDQ5ZjU3YTIyODJh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7B%22Tid%22%3A%2277410195-14e1-4fb8-904b-ab1892023667%22%2C%22Oid%22%3A%2269ead0d1-e0cd-4abd-b212-04d707f4b469%22%7D Should you have any challenges, please contact Gabriel Aduwusu: gaduwusu@unicef.org
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22 Jan 2026Thursday
- Debris Removal Subgroup ~ Jamaica until-
- Cash and Food Assistance (All cash and food assistance partners) until- Who: All cash and food assistance partners You are kindly invited to the upcoming **joint session of the Cash Working Group and the Food Assistance Working Group**, a critical meeting that will guide our transition from food assistance to cash programming in a strategic and coordinated manner. **Meeting Details** Date: **Friday, 12 December** Time: **10:00 AM** Venue: **MLSS offices, 14 Heroes Circle, Kingston** **https://maps.app.goo.gl/RTtCSw1UXm6dRXBQ7: https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaps.app.goo.gl%2FRTtCSw1UXm6dRXBQ7&data=05%7C02%7Crandy.warner%40un.org%7C10f38589784a42dca13d08de37652355%7C0f9e35db544f4f60bdcc5ea416e6dc70%7C0%7C0%7C639009104713565937%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=u1J22J%2FuIN5b0ZjrApbnl0g94pOBk9haAKGw2YKRSNc%3D&reserved=0** **For those joining online:** **Join_the_meeting_now**: https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/t-59584e83/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.microsoft.com%2Fl%2Fmeetup-join%2F19%253ameeting_YzIyYTQ4NDItZDlmMC00NDc1LWJkOTUtYmI1ZTIyMThkZjU1%2540thread.v2%2F0%3Fcontext%3D%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%2522462ad9ae-d7d9-4206-b874-71b1e079776f%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%2522e0c2d250-30c2-4f0d-a4d5-a6d80d1d7862%2522%257d&data=05%7C02%7Crandy.warner%40un.org%7C10f38589784a42dca13d08de37652355%7C0f9e35db544f4f60bdcc5ea416e6dc70%7C0%7C0%7C639009104713592893%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=cXcMzA0P9stXkAMWLVoSkigiVdQNm5nY48xK%2BywLn84%3D&reserved=0 "Meeting join link" **Agenda** 1. Partner Updates 2. Cash Planning Overview 3. Food Distribution Updates 4. Transition Plan from Food to Cash
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26 Jan 2026Monday
- Shelter Working Group ~ Jamaica until-
Regional Thematic Working Groups
- Logistics:
- Hurricane Melissa Resources: https://logcluster.org/en/hurricane-melissa
- Mapeo de infraestructura logística: https://logie.logcluster.org/?op=lac
- Jamaica (Logistics Capacity Assessments): https://lca.logcluster.org/jamaica
- Cuba (Logistics Capacity Assessments): https://lca.logcluster.org/cuba
- Haiti (Logistics Capacity Assessments): https://lca.logcluster.org/haiti
- Shelter: https://sheltercluster.org/geographic-region/caribbean
- WASH: https://www.washlac.com/eng/sector-clusters/caribbean/cpdg-wash-thematic-group
Latest OCHA Situation Reports and Flash Updates
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CIFRAS CLAVE 5,8K personas desplazadas en Puerto Príncipe, Haití, a medida que aumenta la violencia 423 personas permanecen en albergues en Jamaica más de 2 meses después de Melissa 100K personas desplazadas desde enero de 2025 en Catatumbo, Colombia SUDAMÉRICA:…
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