The United Nations has warned that millions of survivors of the Philippines' deadliest typhoon were still without adequate shelter 100 days after the disaster.
"The authorities, UN agencies and non-governmental organisations, and the Filipino people should be commended for the pace of progress.... But we can not afford to be complacent," UN resident and humanitarian coordinator for the Philippines Luiza Carvalho said on Saturday.
"The need for durable shelter for millions of people whose homes were damaged or destroyed is critical," she said in a statement.
Haiyan tore across the central islands on November 8 last year, killing 6200 people and leaving nearly 2000 others missing.
It also destroyed or severely damaged 1.1 million houses, leaving more than four million people homeless.
Carvalho said millions of jobs were also destroyed or impaired after Haiyan tore down or damaged 33 million coconut trees, flooded fields with salt water, and swept away or wrecked 30,000 fishing vessels.
Apart from addressing food and health needs, the international aid effort provided tents and tarpaulin shelters to half a million families, while emergency employment programs pumped money into the devastated local economies, the UN said.
Many of the devastated areas rely on subsistence fishing and farming and are on the path of most of the 20 or so typhoons and storms that strike the Asian country each year.
"As the Philippines marks 100 days since the devastating super typhoon struck, our thoughts are very much with the survivors who mourn the loss of so many friends and loved ones," Carvalho said.
"We are supporting the authorities to help survivors find closure and ensure that the affected regions build back better and safer so that the next massive storm does not bring the terrible levels of devastation that we saw with Haiyan."
She said the UN has raised more than $US300 million ($A335.72 million) for the humanitarian effort this year that was expected to cost $US788 million.
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