Reports

1. Situation overview Efforts for the emergency response in Tonga remain ongoing, with work starting commence on recovery programming. The recent COVID-19 outbreak in Tonga remains a challenge. As of 25 February, there were 177 active cases…

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster Tropical Cyclone (TC) Yasa made landfall on 17 December 2020 as a Category 5 cyclone, causing extensive damage across Vanua Levu, with estimates of 97,000 people affected. It was the most…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Located just north of the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, the Republic of the Marshall Island comprises 1,200 islands, islets, and atolls with a land area of 180 square kilometres. Like…

EXTREME DROUGHT CONTINUES FOR THE NORTHERN MARSHALL ISLANDS SEVERE DROUGHT WORSENS ACROSS NORTHERN CHUUK ISLANDS SYNOPSIS La Nina continues based on large-scale oceanic and atmospheric conditions. A series of westerly wind bursts in December 2021 induced a downwelling oceanic…

Operational Updates Food Security and Livelihoods • On 17 February, WFP as the co-lead of the regional Pacific Food Security Cluster (rPFSC) participated in the regional Food System Summit follow-up session on Convener Connection. WFP also held a…

Glide No: VO-2022-000005-TON This Emergency Appeal, which seeks CHF 2,500,000, is 68 per cent funded to date, and it supersedes the DREF funding of CHF430,666. Further funding contributions are needed to enable the National Society, with the…

Highlights • Local community transmission of COVID-19 continues in Tonga with 287 confirmed cases and one death. • The State of Emergency for the volcanic eruption and the State of Public Health Emergency because of COVID-19 have been…

The ETC in the Pacific was activated in 2016 under the structure of the Pacific Humanitarian Team (PHT) to support telecommunications preparedness in the region. The ETC in the Pacific is currently supporting the response to…

Summary of major revisions made to emergency plan of action: This DREF Operations Update no. 1 extends the operation timeframe by one month until 31 March 2022 to accommodate international procurement of replenishment items. The items procured…

TANNA VOLCANO 19°32’0”S 169°26’30”E Summit 1184ft (361m) Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: Level 2 Yasur volcano activity is continuing in the high level of major unrest state. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 2. New observations on the ground…