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Tropical Cyclone Yasa made landfall on Fiji's main islands of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu as a Category 5 cyclone on 17 December 2020.

Australia and Papua New Guinea share a longstanding mutually beneficial relationship, reaffirmed by the PNG-Australian Comprehensive Strategic and Economic Partnership (CSEP). Australia is concerned about the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 situation in PNG and is providing significant support for PNG’s response.

Australia supported the people of Lebanon to respond to the devastating impact of the major explosions that occurred at Beirut Port on 4 August 2020.

For the third time since September 2017, the Manaro Voui volcano on Vanuatu's Ambae Island has produced thick ash fall and gas emissions. The latest cycle of eruptions has blanketed the island with ash, including in areas not previously impacted. Many parts of the island are uninhabitable due to the impact on housing, crops and water sources. The Government of Vanuatu declared a state of emergency on 12 April 2018.

In 2016, the Australian Government worked closely with the Fiji Government to provide immediate assistance to over 200,000 men, women and children.