UNICEF together with the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) praised efforts by the government to prepare for the typhoon, saying that significant improvements had been made since Typhoon Haiyan had led to 6,000 deaths in 2013. Early warnings and targeted evacuations had minimized the loss of life so far, according to the UN. Matthew Wells, United Nations.
Amesema kwa kushiriki kwao wanaoinyesha dunia kwamba wakipewa fursa wanaweza kushika namba moja. Ban pia amewashukuru wafanyakazi wa Umoja wa Mataifa Gaza kwa kuandaa michezo hiyo na kwa kuwasaidia watoto wa Gaza kuonyesha kwamba wanaweza kuruka viunzi vya aina yoyote ile na kuwa bora duniani.