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Great meeting with ICRC’s Megan Rock, Head of Regional Delegation. Discussed protection, humanitarian efforts, preparedness & partnerships. Committed to strengthening cooperation for the Pacific Islands🏝️. #HumanitarianAction #Partnerships🤝

Great meeting with ICRC’s Megan Rock, Head of Regional Delegation. Discussed protection, humanitarian efforts, preparedness & partnerships. Committed to strengthening cooperation for the Pacific Islands🏝️. #HumanitarianAction #Partnerships🤝
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On 31 March, a 7.2M #earthquake struck near #Tonga, triggering a #tsunami threat. NDRMO swiftly evacuated coastal communities. OCHA and the PHT stayed in close contact with the gov, ready to support. Kudos to NDRMO team for its leadership —your swift response was commendable.

On 31 March, a 7.2M #earthquake struck near #Tonga, triggering a #tsunami threat. NDRMO swiftly evacuated coastal communities. OCHA and the PHT stayed in close contact with the gov, ready to support.

Kudos to NDRMO team for its leadership —your swift response was commendable.
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🚨 Applications open! UN Humanitarian, with support from @ACMC, is hosting a Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination Course in Brisbane 🇦🇺 from 22–27 June. 🗓 Apply by 5 May: 🔗 dialoguing.org/training-partn… #Humanitarian #CivMil #UNtraining

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OoP team & #Tuvalu NDMO 🤝👩🏻‍💻discuss enhancing #HumanitarianResponse capacities. Focus: ℹ️ mngmnt for damage assessment & DataViz, critical response data repositories, long-reach exercises, partner roles, #preparedness, contingency planning, #AnticipatoryAction & policy revisions.

OoP team & #Tuvalu NDMO 🤝👩🏻‍💻discuss enhancing #HumanitarianResponse capacities. Focus: ℹ️ mngmnt for damage assessment & DataViz, critical response data repositories, long-reach exercises, partner roles, #preparedness, contingency planning, #AnticipatoryAction & policy revisions.
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In #Tonga this week, OCHA and UNDRR are co-leading the PHT #anticipatoryaction TWG mission to launch the development of a national AA framework. Great consultations this morning with government, humanitarian partners, civil society, and IFIs!

In #Tonga this week, OCHA and UNDRR are co-leading the PHT #anticipatoryaction TWG mission to launch the development of a national AA framework. Great consultations this morning with government, humanitarian partners, civil society, and IFIs!
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📢 PUBLIC ADVISORY📍 ⚠️ COASTAL INUNDATION WARNING remains in force for parts of Fiji 🚫 STAY AWAY from flooded coastal areas 🚫REFRAIN from any sea recreational activity‼️ 📌If in need of assistance, contact Police on 9⃣1⃣7⃣ or #NFA on 9⃣1⃣0⃣

📢 PUBLIC ADVISORY📍

⚠️ COASTAL INUNDATION WARNING remains in force for parts of Fiji

🚫 STAY AWAY from flooded coastal areas

🚫REFRAIN from any sea recreational activity‼️

📌If in need of assistance, contact Police on 9⃣1⃣7⃣ or #NFA on 9⃣1⃣0⃣
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How can we use #DisasterRiskFinance to support #AnticipatoryAction ? Great engagements with Ministry of Finance, PCRIC and IFIs this week in Tonga. #PHTAATWG

How can we use #DisasterRiskFinance to support #AnticipatoryAction ? Great engagements with Ministry of Finance, PCRIC and IFIs this week in Tonga. 
#PHTAATWG
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That's a wrap! 🇹🇴 Our #AnticipatoryAction mission in #Tonga with the Pacific Humanitarian Team was a success. Mālō 'aupito to NDRMO for the great leadership and to all partners on the ground! Excited to support the Govt in taking the lead to develop an AA National Framework💪

That's a wrap! 🇹🇴 Our #AnticipatoryAction mission in #Tonga with the Pacific Humanitarian Team was a success. Mālō 'aupito to NDRMO for the great leadership and to all partners on the ground! 
Excited to support the Govt in taking the lead to develop an AA National Framework💪
Tom Fletcher (@unreliefchief) 's Twitter Profile Photo

At today’s roundtable hosted by 🇳🇴🇲🇿 on Anticipatory Action, the message is clear: acting early saves lives, time and money. It’s at heart of the humanitarian reset – more local, ready for tomorrow’s crises. Let’s fund it and scale it. 🔗 bit.ly/3GGILC2

IrlEmbassyAustralia (@irlembaustralia) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Ireland In-Country Microprojects Scheme is open for applications. NGOs in the Pacific are invited to apply for grants up to $8,000 to work on climate change, violence against women and girls, biodiversity and human rights. More details here 👇 ireland.ie/en/australia/c…

The Ireland In-Country Microprojects Scheme is open for applications. NGOs in the Pacific are invited to apply for grants up to $8,000 to work on climate change, violence against women and girls, biodiversity and human rights. More details here 👇

ireland.ie/en/australia/c…
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Today we brought together the #Fiji #AnticipatoryAction stakeholders and the government to discuss the next phase of the framework: ➡️How do we localize AA more? ➡️How do we sensitize communities better? ➡️How to we improve targeting? ➡️How can we fund AA more sustainably?

Today we brought together the #Fiji #AnticipatoryAction stakeholders and the government to discuss the next phase of the framework:
➡️How do we localize AA more?
➡️How do we sensitize communities better?
➡️How to we improve targeting?
➡️How can we fund AA more sustainably?
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We are very grateful to have Kadyr in the team! Kadyr is doing fantastic work supporting the #partnerships and #AnticipatoryAction portfolios and driving our work in the #NorthPacific

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Protect yourself & your family from mosquito bites to prevent #dengue. Remember to: ✅Remove objects from inside & outside your house like bottles & tins that collect water & where mosquitoes like to breed. ✅Drain, wash & scrub water storage containers every week & cover them.

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🦟 #Dengue Outbreak Update – Tonga🇹🇴 New cases: 13 (as of 🗓️26 May 2025) Total cumulative cases: 793📈 Hospitalised cases: 3🏥 Total deaths: 3⚠️ |Source: MoH #Tonga Facebook facebook.com/mohtonga/ #HealthUpdate #StopTheSpread

🦟 #Dengue Outbreak Update – Tonga🇹🇴
New cases: 13 (as of 🗓️26 May 2025)
Total cumulative cases: 793📈
Hospitalised cases: 3🏥
Total deaths: 3⚠️
|Source: MoH #Tonga Facebook 
facebook.com/mohtonga/
#HealthUpdate #StopTheSpread
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Today we supported UNFPA Pacific in discussing with government and civil society how #GBV and #SRH can be better integrated into #AnticipatoryAction in #Fiji and the #Pacific We are excited to expand this component of the Fiji AA Framework and to contribute to the policy brief

Today we supported <a href="/UNFPAPacific/">UNFPA Pacific</a> in discussing with government and civil society how #GBV and #SRH can be better integrated into #AnticipatoryAction in #Fiji and the #Pacific 

We are excited to expand this component of the Fiji AA Framework and to contribute to the policy brief
Lisa Doughten (@lisa_doughten) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Anticipatory action empowers communities, saves lives, and safeguards development gains UN Humanitarian is at the centre of #AnticipatoryAction – coordinating and giving over half of AA funding from CERF - The UN's emergency fund & PooledFunds_OCHA See United Nations, NGOs, Red Cross & govts contributed👉bit.ly/43kcLfL

Anticipatory action empowers communities, saves lives, and safeguards development gains

<a href="/UNOCHA/">UN Humanitarian</a> is at the centre of #AnticipatoryAction – coordinating and giving over half of AA funding from <a href="/UNCERF/">CERF - The UN's emergency fund</a> &amp; <a href="/CBPFs/">PooledFunds_OCHA</a>

See  <a href="/UN/">United Nations</a>, NGOs, Red Cross &amp; govts contributed👉bit.ly/43kcLfL
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🦟#Dengue Update – #Tonga | 9 Jun 📊New: 8 | Total: 845 🏥Hosp: 2 (stable) |⚰Deaths: 3 📍Most cases: Tongatapu, Vava’u 🧬DENV-2 |👥Ages 10–19 most affected 🛡️Public Advice: ✅ Clean breeding sites 🧴 Use repellent ⚠️ Watch for fever, rash, bleeding #DengueOutbreak #HealthAlert

🦟#Dengue Update – #Tonga | 9 Jun
📊New: 8 | Total: 845
🏥Hosp: 2 (stable) |⚰Deaths: 3
📍Most cases: Tongatapu, Vava’u
🧬DENV-2 |👥Ages 10–19 most affected

🛡️Public Advice:
✅ Clean breeding sites
🧴 Use repellent
⚠️ Watch for fever, rash, bleeding
#DengueOutbreak #HealthAlert
UN OCHA Asia Pacific (@ochaasiapac) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢 Global Overview: Anticipatory Action in 2024 🔹 121 anticipatory action activations across 45 countries 🔹 Over 17M people reached 🔹 $110.7 million in pre-arranged funding delivered 🔹 Anticipatory Actions implemented ahead of 17 types of hazard 📘linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

📢 Global Overview: Anticipatory Action in 2024

🔹 121 anticipatory action activations across 45 countries
🔹 Over 17M people reached
🔹 $110.7 million in pre-arranged funding delivered
🔹 Anticipatory Actions implemented ahead of 17 types of hazard

📘linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…
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#AnticipatoryAction. Germany’s steadfast support helps keep OCHA's engine driving AA forward globally and in the #Pacific Together, we’re shifting the paradigm. 🔁🌍 #HumanitarianAid #ClimateAction

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Pleasure meeting 🇰🇷 H.E. Ambassador Kim Jin Hyung & Couns. Kim Myong-Jun in Suva. Grateful for Korea’s support for humanitarian response, disaster preparedness & regional solidarity, especially through the UN Volunteers Programme. Deepening Pacific ties🌊 #PacificPartnership #UNV

Pleasure meeting 🇰🇷 H.E. Ambassador Kim Jin Hyung &amp; Couns. Kim Myong-Jun in Suva. Grateful for Korea’s support for humanitarian response, disaster preparedness &amp; regional solidarity, especially through the <a href="/UNVolunteers/">UN Volunteers</a> Programme. Deepening Pacific ties🌊 #PacificPartnership #UNV