UN updates on Central African Republic ambush, South‑East Asian floods and Caribbean recovery appeal
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Summary
The UN briefed on an ambush in the Central African Republic that displaced roughly 1,000 people, catastrophic floods and landslides across South and Southeast Asia that affected nearly 11 million people, and post-storm needs in the Caribbean where a $74 million appeal for Cuba is about 20% funded.
At the briefing the UN highlighted several concurrent humanitarian emergencies beyond Sudan and Gaza.
In the Central African Republic, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported an ambush in the Mboki region that killed several civilians, burned homes and displaced roughly 1,000 people to a Catholic church; humanitarian access is extremely difficult in parts of the country due to insecurity and poor communications, and about 50,000 people in the southeast require assistance.
In South and Southeast Asia, the spokesperson said catastrophic flooding and landslides have reportedly killed more than 1,500 people and affected almost 11 million across Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia. UN teams and partners are supporting government-led responses with food, hygiene supplies, water tanks, maternity and dignity kits and medical teams; early recovery and damage assessment work is under way. The briefing also said the Central Emergency Response Fund allocated $2,600,000 to bolster assistance in affected Vietnamese provinces.
In the Caribbean, the briefing recalled Hurricane Melissa's recent landfalls and said communities in Cuba and Jamaica face significant needs. The UN plan of action to support the response in Cuba seeks $74,000,000 to help about 1,000,000 people and was reported to be roughly 20% funded. UN and regional partners are focused on restoring critical services, health assistance and supporting school recovery.
No single new large-scale multilateral funding pledge was announced in the briefing; the spokesperson reiterated ongoing UN efforts and partner assistance in each crisis and appealed for donor support where appeals remain underfunded.