Tag: EU Delegation to the Philippines

EU supports climate change adaptation in disaster-stricken Samar

SAMAR – As part of their continued commitment,  the European Union and the Philippines Red Cross will officially hand over 2,000 temporary core shelters to families affected by Typhoon Yolanda in Samar today, 22 April. Another 1,000 families were given shelter repair assistance. In 2013, 22 million people worldwide were displaced by natural disasters – three times as many as war refugees. 4.1 million of them were Filipinos affected by typhoon Yolanda. The number of […]