Reports

Situation Overview A Category 5 Cyclone, named Pam, caused widespread, severe damage and loss of life throughout Vanuatu, particularly in the Central and Southern regions, which experienced a direct hit (NDMO Vanuatu, 16 March 2015). The most…

Highlights Humanity Road activated its response for Typhoon Pam on March 11, 2015, in advance of landfall. Tropical Cyclone Pam has impacted the Solomon Island, Kiribati, and Tuvalu creating serious damage including lost homes, road damage, and…

Highlights On 18 March Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Joe Natuman visited the island of Tanna in Tafea Province on a NZDF aircraft and was accompanied by the New Zealand Head of Mission. On 19 March the Government allocated VTU…

Highlights The Government-led joint Initial Rapid Needs Assessments continued today, indicating an urgent need for food, water, medical supplies, hygiene kits, kitchen kits, tents and bedding. Emerging aerial images confirm total or near-total destruction of homes, buildings and…

Highlights WASH supplies for 2,000 families handed over to provincial government in Tanna Island by UNICEF 48 cartons of health supplies arrived in Port Vila by air, and 5 containers ready for dispatch with WASH, health, education supplies 3,370…

This bulletin is being issued for information only, and reflects the current situation and details available at this time. The National Societies of Kiribati, Tuvalu, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, with the support of the…

OVERVIEW Resilience profile Resilience: Vanuatu is prone to natural disasters which create local devastation and loss of livelihoods. The localised nature and significant scale of these disasters means that they tend to overwhelm the local coping capacity and…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Tropical Cyclone Pam formed just east of Solomon Islands on March 6 and quickly gained strength on a southward path. It hit Vanuatu on Friday 13 March 2015 as a category…

Background 18 March - Day 4: Category 5 Cyclone Pam has caused widespread, severe damage and loss of life through the country of Vanuatu, particularly in the Central and Southern regions, which experienced a direct hit. A state of…

Highlights WFP is working to support the Government of Vanuatu in the humanitarian response to Tropical Cyclone (TC) Pam, including emergency food assistance, logistics and telecommunications interventions. A preliminary, remote assessment by WFP indicates that 57,400 people are vulnerable and…