900 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://reliefweb.int/report/world/humanitarian-assistance-review-east-asia-and-pacific-fiscal-year-2009-2018Recurrent drought, earthquakes, floods, typhoons, and volcanoes present significant challenges to vulnerable populations in the East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) region. Some countries also face civil unrest and associated humanitarian impacts, as well as limited government capacity to respond to disasters.Fri, 08 Feb 2019 01:31:00 +0100reliefWeb-e98473bd0dd2605c47a266d7da927a1520190208013100https://reliefweb.int/report/indonesia/appeal-updates-vanuatu-and-indonesiaAMBAE, VANUATU. Try to imagine yourself living in a tent for months, away from your home, with no idea when you will have more stable accommodation. You feel insecure, have no income, and the tropical wet season has arrived. This is what the majority of people from Ambae in Vanuatu are currently....Thu, 31 Jan 2019 06:55:00 +0100reliefWeb-616399e4f0969f9a43075abb8b4a0a6220190131065500http://www.pireport.org/articles/2002/02/05/vanuatu-prime-minister-natapei-heads-canberra-seeking-earthquake-aidPORT VILA, Vanuatu (February 4, 2002 – Radio Australia)---Vanuatu's Prime Minister Edward Natapei will hold talks in Canberra this week. He will be seeking additional aid for his island nation following last month's earthquake, which hit the capital, Port Vila.Wed, 30 Jan 2019 21:37:00 +0100pidp-30f551267c2f969f4af172322770623620190130213700https://ec.europa.eu/echo/where/asia-and-pacific/pacific_enNatural disasters ranging from cyclones to floods, droughts and earthquakes frequently occur in the Pacific region. The pacific island countries (including Papua New Guinea, Fiji Islands, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands and Vanuatu) rank among the highest in the world in terms of numbers of casualties and people affected by disasters.Wed, 30 Jan 2019 04:25:00 +0100EC-24e8af5edce06b18300ef2c3425df29020190130042500