Thursday, 29 April 2021, 5:26 am
SUVA, Fiji – On 26 April, the United Nations World Food
Programme (WFP) flew vital medical supplies to Kiribati via
the Pacific Humanitarian Air Service, which WFP manages on
behalf of the humanitarian community. This air delivery
demonstrates WFP’s continued support to the COVID-19
response in the region.
On 22 April, the Government of
Kiribati raised an urgent request for intravenous (IV)
fluids which was about to run out in its hospitals. WFP
responded immediately - together with the Australian
Government who procured 6 metric tonnes of IV fluid within
24 hours. The supplies were delivered by WFP to Tarawa via
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Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (2 - 8 February 2021)
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As the political crisis develops in Myanmar, the UN and humanitarian partners are seeking all possible ways to ensure the continuation of humanitarian and COVID-19 related assistance to almost 1 million people affected by conflicts and natural disasters in Myanmar.
Meanwhile the impact of ongoing conflict on civilians has continued. On 5 February, clashes broke out between Kokang Border Guard Force and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army in Lashio and Laukkaing in northern Shan. The fighting reportedly resulted in 9 civilians killed and 8 more injured. Another 4 civilians were reportedly killed and 5 injured due to a landmine explosion in Manton Township in northern Shan on 4 February. In Rakhine, an unexploded ordnance killed a 14-year-old boy and injured two boys in Buthidaung Township, also on 4 February. Humanitarian partners were unable to verify the details of all inci
Monday, 25 January 2021, 5:11 pm
Group
Photo Signing.
The European Union
(EU), the World Health Organization (WHO), the United
Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Pacific Community
(SPC) today signed an agreement that will strengthen their
existing partnership to support health sector responses to
COVID-19 across the Pacific.
This follows the new
Financing Agreement the EU and the Pacific Islands Forum
Secretariat (PIFS) signed, to repurpose funding to support
the Pacific’s response to COVID-19.
Under the
EU-SPC-WFP-WHO agreement, the EU will contribute over US$24
million (equivalent of EUR €20 million) of the funding
repurposed under the EU-PIFS Financing Agreement to support