The UN confirmed 4,460 people in the Philippines died of Typhoon Haiyan

On November 14, the United Nations led a source from a Philippine government agency saying the total number of deaths in the typhoon Haiyan in the country amounted to 4,460.

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The catastrophic consequences of super typhoon Haiyan even cast a shadow on the United Nations Conference on Climate Change taking place in Warsaw (Poland).

Christina Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), said delegates from more than 190 countries and territories around the world are taking on the responsibility. heavy duty.

She stressed: "There will be no winners or losers in the fight against global climate change that we will either win or lose together."

According to Figueres, painful images caused by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines prompted countries to attend the conference on the urgency to come up with solutions to deal with global climate change.

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People go by the rubble after the storm Haiyan in Tacloban City, central Philippines on November 10.(Photo: AFP / VNA)

The international community is currently working hard on humanitarian relief activities in this Southeast Asian country.

On November 11, the Pentagon said US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered the dispatch of USS George Washington and other US ships to the Philippines.

Carrier USS George Washington has 5,000 sailors and more than 80 aircraft are currently visiting Hong Kong.

The US also said it would provide $ 20 million in humanitarian aid and send more troops to help the Philippines overcome disaster consequences after the Philippines suffered super typhoon Haiyan.

On the same day, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that Britain would send the Royal Air Force C-17 and C-17 transport aircraft to the Philippines to support relief operations.

Speaking to business leaders in London, Mr Cameron said Daring ships would "run at full speed" from Singapore to support the Philippines.

At the same time, the UK will raise the amount of support for the Philippines from £ 6 million ($ 9.6 million) to £ 10 million to overcome the consequences of natural disasters.

Meanwhile, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert on 11 November said Berlin had an initial emergency support of 500,000 euros for the Philippines to overcome the consequences of Typhoon Haiyan.

According to the spokesman, German Chancellor Angela Merkel sent condolences to the Philippine President and offered to support the country to overcome the consequences of the storm.

In the short term, the German government provides 500,000 euros of emergency aid to the Philippines and will discuss with the Philippines about the quantity and the way to support the country.

Currently some experts from the German Technical Assistance Organization (THW) and International Search-Rescue Organization (ISAR) are present and are continuing to the Philippines.

In addition, Berlin has moved from 25-30 tons of cargo to Manila.

On 11 November, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the organization had decided to spend $ 25 million urgently to help victims of super typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.