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• 6 new UK aid flights over the next 6 days (Sunday, Nov 24 to Friday, Nov 29) carrying vital DFID supplies to the Philippines including tents, blankets and cooking sets
• a £5 million investment in resilience for up to four cities in the Philippines, so they can plan for and invest in measures such as flood protection and drainage systems that will help in the event of future extreme weather events
• a £3 million allocation from within the £30m pledged to the UN and Red Cross appeals to ensure women and girls are not disproportionally affected by the crisis. This will give women access to relief items and documentation, provide psychosocial support and safe spaces for women, help those who have suffered violence get vital care, and provide services to help reunite families
• a £2 million allocation from within the £30m pledged to the UN and Red Cross appeals to allow UNICEF to increase nutrition provision alongside the increased capacity of the primary health care system. DFID will support nutritional services and will enable the establishment of community based therapeutic feeding centres for girls and boys with severe acute malnutrition
• £1 million allocation from within the £30m pledged to the UN and Red Cross appeals to help 3,000 people to receive the tools and materials they need to rebuild their houses.

I have visited some of the worst-hit areas and heard from survivors who have lost everything. I have seen how DFID and our military are delivering UK aid supplies to the most desperate parts of the Philippines and how our help is getting these people back on their feet.

While we can be proud that UK kit and personnel are making a difference in the immediate term, we will not stop here.

In the coming months the UK will be working hard to help build a better future for all the people of the Philippines, including girls and women who are often the ones who suffer disproportionally in the wake of crises like this.

• 1,130 Tents to be distributed by ACTED and Handicap International
• 22,000 plastic sheets to be distributed by NGO partners
• 3,000 cooking sets, 19,800 buckets, 13,000 synthetic blankets, 4,000 wool blankets, 295 tents, and 23,000 Tarpaulins to be distributed by NGO partners.

• support physical improvements in cities such as drainage, housing, flood protection, and wastewater systems
• enhance surveillance and early warning systems
• update building codes, regulations
• reform resilience-focused water and land-use planning.

1. Find out more about the UK Government’s humanitarian response to Typhoon Haiyan.
2. Britain has harnessed its military assets to get supplies moving much faster. The UK Government has deployed some of our largest military aircraft to carry over forklifts, 4x4s, and mini diggers to help clear and reopen runways and roads.
3. HMS Illustrious is currently travelling from Singapore to the Philippines loaded with UK Aid supplies and is expected to arrive on Monday 25 November to take over from HMS Daring.
4. So far the British Government has donated more than £50 million to get vital shelter, food, water and medicine directly to those that need it, with the help of charities on the ground. The British public has donated £57 million to the relief effort through the DEC appeal.
5. The funding for cities in the Philippines at risk from future floods, storms and extreme weather events is being made available through the Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund (UCCRTF), a joint initiative launched by DFID, the Asian Development Bank and the Rockefeller Foundation. A total of 25 cities in 6 countries at extreme risk in Asia will receive support from the Fund. Full details will be announced on 29 November.