Community-based education classes supported by the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund in Herat Province offer learning opportunities for children and families. Photo: OCHA/Sayed Habib Bidel
Asia and the Pacific is the world’s most disaster-prone region. The increasing impacts of climate change and natural hazards continue to be the main drivers of humanitarian needs, exacerbated by the increasing number of complex and protracted conflicts, and economic, political and social crises. Protracted humanitarian situations in countries such as Afghanistan and Myanmar are affecting millions of people who need humanitarian assistance and protection. OCHA’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) and country offices work to support and strengthen humanitarian coordination and response preparedness in the region.
Two years since the military takeover, the humanitarian outlook for Myanmar remains bleak. Conflict is raging, public services are in disarray and inflation is having a devastating effect on people’s financial situations.
The Pacific is one of the most disaster-prone regions in the world. Small, vulnerable island states are isolated by vast expanses of ocean. They experience frequent and intense disasters with disproportionately high economic, social and environmental consequences.
The Philippines is one of the most disaster prone countries in the world. Annually, an average of 22 tropical cyclones enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility of which around 6 to 7 cause significant damage.
The Regional Humanitarian Pooled Fund for Asia-Pacific
The Asia-Pacific Humanitarian Fund is one of OCHA’s newest Regional Humanitarian Pooled Funds. It is being established in 2024, with an initial Envelope for the Asia-Pacific region. The Fund is operationally managed from OCHA’s Regional Office based in Bangkok. The Regional Humanitarian Pooled Fund provides a flexible and cost-effective way to expand pooled funding to more countries, with modalities that are scalable to needs on the ground. Funding is directed when and where most urgently needed for localized and sustainable humanitarian action in the region.
New York, 14 May 2026 Thank you very much, Ambassador Mike Waltz [U.S. Representative to the United Nations] and thank you, Under Secretary Jeremy Lewin [U.S. Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance,...
AFGHANISTAN Flooding continues across parts of Afghanistan following heavy rains, with new incidents reported on 1 May in Baghlan, Badakhshan and Takhar provinces. The floods have resulted in...
Highlights Humanitarian partners have continued scaling up response efforts following the recent rains and floods across the country. Overall, several hundred people are reported to have been killed...
Highlights Afghanistan–Pakistan hostilities continue but at a lower frequency and intensity than in March and primarily confined to border provinces. Between 1 and 7 April, technical-level...
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