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.
UN disaster teams reach 1,000th deployment
18 December 2009 – The 16-year-old United Nations disaster response system reached its 1,000th deployment this year, with the dispatch of experts to the storm-battered Philippines.
UN pays tribute to fallen staff members on second anniversary of Algiers attack
11 December 2009 – United Nations staff members gathered today to pay tribute to the 17 colleagues killed two years ago in a terrorist attack at the world body’s offices in the Algerian capital.
Philippines ‘massacre’ must spur reform, say UN rights experts
02 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.
Year-end UN snapshot shows Asia-Pacific leading global economic recovery
30 November 2009 – A year-end update released today by the United Nations regional arm in Asia and the Pacific shows that the region is leading the global economic recovery, with the growth rate in 2010 forecast at 6.3 per cent – the highest in the world.
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.
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.
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.
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.
