Humanitarian situation report: Super Typhoon Rai/Odette

Highlights

• UNICEF continues to wrap up its response to Super Typhoon Rai (Odette) and the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on residual humanitarian needs and rehabilitation and recovery efforts. To date, UNICEF and its partners have supported the access of 137,759 children and women to primary healthcare; of 282,701 individuals to emergency water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure, supplies, and services; of 183,342 children to screening for wasting; of 39,028 people to safe channels to report sexual exploitation and abuse; of 23,573 children and caregivers to mental health and psychosocial support services; of 110,848 children to learning continuity; of 3,853 households to humanitarian cash transfers; and of 5.5 million to messaging on prevention and access to essential services.
   
• These developments are supported by close to US$16 million mobilized for the super typhoon, the COVID-19 pandemic, and for strengthening disaster preparedness. The humanitarian resources received amount to 40 per cent of UNICEF’s appeal worth US$39.8 million.

Author(s)

UNICEF Philippines

Publication date

September 2022

Languages

English