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Mayon Volcano on September 23, 1984.

Philippines: UN helps local officials prepare for imminent eruption of volcano

21 December 2009
United Nations humanitarian officials are working with authorities in the Philippines to prepare for what scientists believe to be the imminent eruption of Mount Mayon, an active volcano within close reach of tens of thousands of people.
Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions

Philippines ‘massacre’ must spur reform, say UN rights experts

2 December 2009
The recent killing of 57 people in the southern Philippines, including some 30 journalists, must be seen as a watershed moment for the country, two independent United Nations human rights experts said today, stressing the need to bring the perpetrators to justice and take measures to prevent such crimes in the future.
Irina Gueorguieva Bokova

Top UN official urges probe into 'monstrous' Philippines attack

27 November 2009
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today urged the Government of the Philippines to investigate the 23 November attack on a convoy in the province of Minguindanao that left over 55 people, including at least 27 journalists, dead.
Survivors line up for water at a community wiped out by devastating floods by Ketsana in the Philippines capital Manila

Conditions still critical for typhoon victims in Philippines, says UN

25 November 2009
Nearly a month after back-to-back typhoons submerged villages across the Philippines, hundreds of thousands of people displaced or still living in flooded areas are in need of safe water, sanitation facilities and hygiene items, the United Nations humanitarian wing said today.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Secretary-General deplores ‘brutal’ political violence in the Philippines

24 November 2009
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today deplored the recent violence in the southern Philippines, in which more than 40 civilians have been killed in the context of a local election campaign, and called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.

UN, partners revise appeal for storm-hit Philippines upward to nearly $144 million

17 November 2009
International aid agencies are seeking nearly $144 million in a revised appeal to support humanitarian efforts in the Philippines, which was hit by a series of storms since September, the United Nations said today.
Thousands of people in Viet Nam and the Philippines have been affected by Typhoon Mirinae

Funding shortfall hampering relief efforts in storm-battered Philippines – UN

11 November 2009
The United Nations humanitarian wing said today that relief efforts following the recent storms that battered the Philippines are being hampered by funding shortages, noting that only $26 million of the $74 million appeal launched last month has been received so far.
Roads are regularly flooded and washed away in the aftermath of typhoons [File Photo]

UN helps assess relief needs in wake of deadly typhoon in Viet Nam

5 November 2009
United Nations aid workers are taking part in a rapid assessment mission in three provinces of central Viet Nam, among the areas hit hardest by Typhoon Mirinae, which has killed at least 98 people and left a trail of destruction worth more than $56 million.
Thousands of people in Viet Nam and the Philippines have been affected by Typhoon Mirinae

UN assists after another tropical storm pounds the Philippines and Viet Nam

4 November 2009
United Nations aid agencies are at work in the Philippines and Viet Nam after yet another typhoon pummelled the region, bringing heavy rains, causing power outages and communication problems and raising the threat of renewed floods.
Survivors line up for water at a community wiped out by devastating floods by Ketsana in the Philippines capital Manila

UN’s post-storm aid efforts in the Philippines focus on assisting farmers

27 October 2009
Helping farmers rebuild their livelihoods has become one of the priorities of relief and recovery efforts in the wake of the recent deadly typhoons that pummelled the Philippines, the United Nations humanitarian wing reported today as it called on donors to step up funding for its appeal.