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Road to Recovery: Post-Typhoon aid in the Philippines

IOM is in the middle of a massive operation to deliver shelter materials to 70,000 families who lost their homes during typhoon Haiyan. This video takes a look at the pace of recovery and gives a voice to those made homeless by the super-typhoon.

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A commitment to help affected communities in the Philippines

The Department for International Development’s (DFID) United Kingdom Aid (UKAid) hands over US$200,000 worth of humanitarian aid including shelter and repair kits, non-food items, and generators.

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Massive shelter response
A Roof over Their Heads
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Massive shelter response in Central Philippines

“Our aim is to help get people into safe, secure accommodation where they can rebuild their lives,” said Conrado Navidad, National Emergency Coordinator for IOM in the Philippines.

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Baby Yolanda’s story
 

 

Preventing Secondary Displacement, post-Haiyan

Being very resourceful and resilient people, repairs had started using collected debris very quickly after Haiyan waved her havoc-filled goodbye to the island of Panay. The desire to go home was also shown by the way that numbers continued to rapidly drop between our regular visits to the centres. But some people stayed – Why?

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Trying to Move On

IOM, UNHCR and the Philippine government register evacuees desperately trying to leave the devastated city of Tacloban.

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Cedric’s story
Little miracles: Story of Baby Alice

 

 



 

 

Little miracles: Story of Baby Alice

The people of Guiuan took the worst of Haiyan. When the storm surge hit Barangay Pagnamitan, it rose to over 20 m. Baby Alice’s mother held tight until trees fell upon her in the storm. She was killed, and Baby Alice got lost in the storm surge.

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IOM staffer embodies the spirit of Tacloban

“I am a responder and a victim too”, says Edmund Talle, procurement officer with IOM Philippines as we walk towards his home on the edge of Tacloban in the central Philippines. His house was blown clean away along with many of his possessions by typhoon Haiyan, but he still manages to find reasons to be grateful.

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Together with AmeriCares, IOM set up emergency health operations in typhoon-affected areas in the Philippines to support the overstretched public healthcare systems

 

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Estelita’s story

 

Supporting communities to rebuild and recover

“We have a crisis on our hands. There is an overwhelming need to get the most vulnerable – children, pregnant women, the disabled and elderly into safe shelter where they can receive aid.” Director General William Lacy Swing

 

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An IOM truck convoy leaves the Philippine capital of Manila in the early hours of 16 November bringing life-saving kits to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban city.

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IOM, a co-lead for camp coordination and camp management under the humanitarian cluster system, is appealing for US$21.5 million to respond to the devastation caused by typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda. A total of $16 million will be spent on providing emergency shelter.

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An estimated 11.5 million people are affected by Typhoon Haiyan; 544,600 people remain displaced. Trucks and fuel are urgently needed to deliver aid. Debris and logistics continue to severely constrain the delivery of humanitarian assistance.

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Donor Visit Report (20–25 Jan 2014)

On 20-25 January 2014, IOM’s Donor Relation Division in Geneva and IOM’s Country Office in the Philippines, hosted a delegation of donors for a one-week tour of IOM’s activities in the country as well as of IOM’s Administrative Centre in Manila. The itinerary for this visit is available here.

The intent of the visit was to raise awareness of the various areas of intervention that IOM undertakes in the Philippines, to demonstrate in-country capacity and coordination with both the IOM Regional Office, Headquarters, the government and local partners, and to highlight gaps that remain to be addressed.

The week included visits to five provinces that bear witness to IOM’s humanitarian response to the complex emergencies affecting the country, as a result of both natural and man-made (conflict) disasters. The delegation was exposed to the diversity of IOM’s emergency and early recovery mandates in the country. Furthermore, the delegation had the opportunity to meet with several local partners with whom IOM implements its diverse project portfolio.

Philippines Donor Visit Report 2014

 
 

Situation Report: Typhoon Haiyan

 


 
 

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IOM Philippines: Haiyan Response