Reports

The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, has released US$2.5 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund to get life-saving aid to thousands of people affected by Tropical Cyclone Harold…

1. Highlights a. Vanuatu • An estimated 80 – 90 per cent of population in Sanma have lost their homes, while approximately 60 per cent of schools and 20 per cent of healthcare facilities have been damaged. • There…

Highlights Tropical Cyclone Harold caused widespread destruction in Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga. The cyclone was most destructive in Vanuatu, where approximately 76,700 people, including 20,200 children, live in the worst affected areas. In Sanma Province,…

This situation report has been released by National Emergency Management Office to update and inform its partners and stakeholders on the impact of TC Harold in Tonga and the Response. Event Highlights 7 April- FTCWC was activated to…

1. Highlights a. Vanuatu • Assessments continue in the most affected areas. Initial findings from an assessment by the Provincial Emergency Operation Center of Sanma Province indicate that an estimated 80 – 90% of the population lost their…

This situation report has been released by National Emergency Management Committee (NEMC) to update and inform its partners and stakeholders on the impact of TC Harold in Tonga and the Response. Highlights • 6 April- The Fua’amotu Tropical…

1. VANUATU The Vanuatu Council of Ministers (COM) on 10 April, 2020, decided on the following: Declaration of a State of Emergency (SoE) for the purpose of maintinaing prevention and containment measures of COVID-19 along Vanuatu’s international border…

Prolonged Fever: Solomon Islands and Vanuatu - the alert notification is currently being verified. Other updates: Influenza Like Illness: PSSS, Epi week 14 reported an increase in influenza-like illnesses (ILI) in Solomon Islands and Tuvalu. Reduction in ILI was…

One remote pacifi c country, two compounding disasters. The Vanuatu Business Resilience Council (VBRC) was quick to react to the threats presented by the COVID-19 situation. Long before a global pandemic was announced in March, the team…

1. VANUATU o UNOSAT has received the first cloud-free satellite acquisitions covering the areas of Luganville (Espiritu Santo Island) and The Northern parts of Malakula island, in Sanma and Malampa provinces respectively. Widespread damage could be observed…