By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS –UNICEF on Thursday reported that the strongest typhoon to make landfall this year in the Philippines has impacted a staggering 1.7 million children and more than five million people overall.
UNICEF reported Typhoon slammed into the island nation on 9 November with winds of around 185 kilometres per hour (or 115 miles per hour) left 6 dead, Super Typhoon Fung-wong hit homes, schools and access to health services across 16 regions.
The archipelago has been exhausted by multiple climate-related and geophysical shocks this year. Just days ago, more than 200 people died in the Typhoon Kalmaegi disaster.
“Children and their families are barely climbing out of one crisis before another strikes, pushing them back to zero,” said UNICEF Philippines Representative Kyungsun Kim.
The agency is carrying out joint assessments with the authorities and partners to determine the highest needs.
UNICEF prioritizes child-centred climate policies, climate-resilient social services and mobilizing climate financing to safeguard communities from natural shocks in addition to providing life-saving support.
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