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A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu on Tuesday, causing widespread destruction.

North Darfur’s Zamzam camp, which is currently home to half a million Sudanese people who have been forced to flee fighting, has come under intense attack, killing and injuring civilians.

The new deal on climate finance – agreed over the weekend at the annual UN Climate Change Conference, or COP29 – is staggeringly disappointing, falling well short of what is needed to tackle the climate crisis, according to global humanitarian and girls’ rights organisation Plan International Australia. 

Plan International Australia today welcomes Australia’s commitment of $50million to the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage. The loss and damage caused by climate change is completely and irrevocably reshaping the lives of communities across the Pacific region.

Plan International is providing critical assistance to communities impacted by Super Typhoon Man-Yi, known locally as Pepito, the sixth major storm to hit the Philippines in less than a month.

A new report launched today at COP29 on children and youth day, by humanitarian and girls’ rights organisation Plan International Australia and the Kiribati Climate Action Network (KiriCAN) paints a stark picture of the immense hardship adolescent girls in the Pacific are facing due to more frequent and devastating climate disasters.

The international community must urgently pressure Israel into reversing this dangerous decision by Israel’s Knesset. Gaza is already facing a man-made hunger emergency, with a real risk of famine NOW. Children are dying daily of starvation, dehydration, and related diseases. Banning UNRWA, the main organisation responsible for delivering humanitarian aid is unthinkable, and can only lead to more death and suffering.

Plan International Australia welcomes today’s announcement from Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, that Australia will boost investment to combat food insecurity in Africa, through the new Africa-Australia Partnership for Climate Responsive Agriculture.