"PHILIPPINES"

UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Philippines, Gustavo Gonzalez, said Typhoon Rai was the world's second deadliest disaster of 2021, adding that “the magnitude of the damage is very close to the destruction caused, as you remember by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.” UNIFEED

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Three weeks after super Typhoon Odette devastated a huge swathe of the Philippines, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned of a severe nutrition and food crisis in hard-hit communities if immediate food needs are not met over the coming six months. UNTV CH

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned that this year has brought a spate of grave violations against children in both protracted and new conflicts. UNICEF

From peacekeeping, to the protection of refugees and providing life-saving humanitarian aid, the work of the United Nations remained vital in a year marked by multiple overlapping crises. UNIFEED

“2021 has been a productive year for FAO,” Qu Dongyu, the FAO’s Director-General said in his New Year’s message, listing numerous projects and activities the UN Agency undertook in 2021 to support “the transformation of our agrifood systems, to make them more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient and more sustainable.” FAO

The UN and its humanitarian partners launched an appeal for 107.2 million USD to respond to the needs of people in the worst-affected areas of the Philippines as a result of Super Typhoon Rai, locally known as Odette. OCHA

Approving $3.12 billion programme budget, General Assembly adopts 26 resolutions, 2 decisions, as main part of seventy-sixth session concludes.