Logistics Cluster

Ukraine: Technical working group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) (Meeting minutes February 26, 2026) [EN/UK]

. Chairs: World Health Organization (WHO), International Medical Corps (IMC) Participants (101): ALLIANCE.GLOBAL, Polish Humanitarian Action, War Child Alliance, International Rescue Committee, Danish Refugee Council, Ärzte der Welt, EMDR Ukraine, The Tenth of April, MdM Greece, Soleterre, Enlighten

Ukraine: Technical working group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) (Meeting minutes February 12, 2026) [EN/UK]

. Chairs: World Health Organization (WHO), International Medical Corps (IMC) Participants (81): REALIS, Avalist, ALLIANCE.GLOBAL, Tree of My Life, Nezabutni, Your City, Soleterre Ukraine, FHI 360, International Rescue Committee, UNHCR, Polish Humanitarian Action, The Tenth of April, Proliska, War Ch

Ukraine: Technical working group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) (Meeting minutes January 29, 2026) [EN/UK]

. Chairs: World Health Organization (WHO), International Medical Corps (IMC) Participants (86): Malteser International, IsraAID, ONG Rescate Internacional, Caritas Ternopil, ALLIANCE.GLOBAL, Girls, Soleterre, Plan International Ukraine, Angels of Salvation, Avalist, Your City, Caritas Ukraine, MdM G

Rooted for Lebanon: Launch of International Humanitarian Alliance to Support People of Lebanon

. The initiative is led under the auspices of the Lebanese Ministry of Social Affairs and facilitated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). “Lebanon’s humanitarian emergency calls for a response that is fast, coordinated, and rooted in dignity,” said Minister Haneen Sayed. “The Mini

Lebanon: Children Remain at Risk Despite Ceasefire

. According to UNICEF, at least 23 children have been killed and 93 injured since the ceasefire took effect earlier this year. These figures reflect a broader deterioration in conditions affecting children since the escalation of hostilities in March, where UNICEF reports that the total number of ch

Sudan - General Logistics Planning Map, Western Sudan, January 2026

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Qatar Charity Distributes Food Baskets to Arab Communities in Somalia [EN/AR]

. Qatar Charity (QC) has distributed food baskets to families from Yemeni, Syrian, and Sudanese communities in Somalia, as well as to Somali families displaced from Yemen. The initiative, implemented under the “The Greatest Days” campaign and supported by donors in Qatar, benefited 1,854 people, aim

Project 21 - Chad: Sudanese Emergency | Border Monitoring Key trends - May 2026

Countries: Chad, Sudan . A comparative analysis of border monitoring results between April and May 2026 highlights several changes in arrival dynamics, displacement profiles, and protection risks reported by newly arrived households in Chad. While overall trends confirm the predominance of security-

World: Why Climate and Disaster Risk Governance Must Work Together

. It was the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history and perhaps one of the earliest documented global disasters to produce cascading impacts across Asia, Europe, and North America. Volcanic ash and sulfur particles spread through the atmosphere, reducing sunlight and lowering temperatur

Local Migration Governance Indicators | Profile 2025 | Municipality of Chisinau (Moldova)

. This document is the result of the local Migration Governance Indicators (MGIs) assessment in the Municipality of Chisinau (Republic of Moldova) and summarizes the well-developed areas of the municipality’s migration governance structures, as well as areas with potential for further development, a

World: Eastern Africa Region | Quarterly Operational Climate-Health Outlook (Published: May 2026, Coverage Period: June - September 2026)

Countries: World, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan . Integrating seasonal climate forecasts and health risk analysis to support anticipatory action and operational preparedness.

Data for Afghanistan: Afghanistan Consumer Price Index (CPI) Report — March 2026

. Key Insights • Overall prices rose by +1.4% month-on-month and +7.6% year-on-year in March 2026. Food prices accounted for 92.9% of the overall MoM inflation; non-food prices accounted for 7.1%. • Housing saw the steepest year-on-year price increase (+17.6%). Spices had the largest decline (-7.3%)

Severe Flooding in northeastern Syria

. According to Syrian authorities, the river rose more than 3.6 meters above normal levels, inundating low-lying communities, damaging agricultural land, disrupting access routes, and placing thousands of families at risk. In Deir ez-Zor, flooding has affected at least 2,439 families (14,634 individ

Yemen: Agrometeorological Early Warning Bulletin (01 - 10 June 2026) [EN/AR]

. Overview: June typically marks the start of the southwest monsoon season in Yemen, with the first dekad often featuring sporadic, localized convective rainfall. Under normal conditions, the western highlands and coastal plains receive light to moderate rainfall, while the eastern and central deser

Syria: The Collapse of Al Hol Camp

. Executive Summary Thousands of individuals held in arbitrary and unlawful detention in northeast Syria, or displaced from such detention, are subject to a sustained and preventable crisis affecting human rights, security, and due process. For years, they have been deprived of liberty without charg

Somalia: Who gets heard? Gender, safety, and inclusion in humanitarian feedback systems

. Through this, humanitarian actors communicate, receive, process, respond and learn – in a two-way process with the community. As the humanitarian sector advances the ‘reset’ agenda prioritising efficiency and localisation, AAP has never been more important. In reviewing efficiencies, it is useful

CORE Emergency situation in Chad: Update on arrivals from Sudan (30 May 2026)

Countries: Chad, Sudan .

Situation d'urgence au Tchad I Mise à jour des arrivées du Soudan (01 jun 2026)

Countries: Chad, Sudan .

Rising Euphrates River Syria - Flash Report 02 (May 30, 2026)

. SITUATION OVERVIEW Deir ez-Zor and Al Raqqa are facing a rapidly evolving emergency due to rising water levels in the Euphrates River, which has flooded low-lying riverbank areas and disrupted essential services. The situation is developing quickly and may worsen if water levels continue to rise,

Fatherhood Makes Your Brain Better

In 2013, my family moved from Chicago to Los Angeles so I could work on a PhD. My wife returned to the (paid) workforce, and I took on the daytime caregiving role for our children, who were two and four. I learned the slow and sometimes frantic rhythms of wrangling preschoolers, fitting my graduate

Paul’s Paradoxical Way of Being Refreshed: Philemon 18–22

In seeking a welcome for the runaway slave, Onesimus, Paul banks on his history with Philemon, and risks his own resources, modeling radical Christian love.Watch Now

C. S. Lewis, the New Atheists, and the Failure to Disprove God with Alister McGrath

Alister McGrath remembers life as an atheist back in the late 1960s. He believed only what could be proven to be true. And he judged religious believers for trusting in an irrational fantasy. Looking back, though, he can see an emotional basis for what he thought were purely rational conclusions. He

Parents: Use Children’s Literature to Point Toward Christ

While our kids were still finishing up their dinner, my husband would often pick up our latest shared book and begin reading to us. Many nights of reading passed by uneventfully, but a few linger in our collective memory—the ones when my husband choked up, grew quiet, and couldn’t go on because he w

MENA displacement crises make refugee ministry training critical

Middle East/North Africa (MNN) — Forced displacement is a too-well-known reality across the Middle East and Southeast Asia today. Since February 28, the joint United States-Israel war with Iran and other conflicts have only worsened the situation. The United Nations Refugee Agency reports that betwe

Christian villages in Lebanon receive aid amid regional escalation

Lebanon (MNN) — Lebanon draws global attention as Israel strikes southern Beirut suburbs, and Iran threatens to end negotiations with the United States. Secretary Marco Rubio attends working-level peace talks with Israel and Lebanon at the White House in Washington, D.C., April 23, 2026. (Official S

Encouraged and connected: Cheshme app reaches Iranians beyond restrictions

Iran (MNN) — When borders close to the Gospel, technology steps in. Transform Iran’s app “Cheshme,” meaning “spring of water,” is bringing hope into Iran. Lana Silk says, “if you're feeling lost or struggling in any area, then you have at your fingertips a whole range of materials to encourage you.”

Is Imputed Righteousness Biblical?

In the orthodox Protestant tradition, 2 Corinthians 5:21 has been a key text to support the doctrine of imputed righteousness. The verse reads, “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” According to this doctrine, believers possess

Fulani Muslims Kill 8 Christians, Injure 15

Suspected Fulani gunmen attacked a Christian farming community in central Nigeria’s Plateau state on Sunday evening, killing eight Christians and injuring at least 15 others, according to residents and government officials. The attack occurred in Gwomjang, a predominantly Christian village in Kadunu

Chhattisgarh: Where Faith in Christ Comes with a Price

The sutures protruding from the deep, still-fresh wound on 32-year-old Mangu’s head are the latest evidence of the persecution faced by Christians in the tribal belt of Bastar in Chhattisgarh, India. Families like Mangu’s are willing to pay a heavy price — social ostracism, physical violence, and ev

Hindu Nationalists Attack Christian Convention in India

A two-day Christian spiritual convention organized at a private hotel in Ratlam town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh was disrupted by Hindu nationalist groups on May 27 over allegations of forced conversions. Members of the event’s organizing committee claimed they had notified authorities abo

California man sentenced for international reptile trafficking

One climber rescued, 3 dead after Mount McKinley accident

ADF Kills At Least 7 Christians in Beni

The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed at least seven Christians during an overnight attack on May 30 in Beni, located in North Kivu Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. According to the local chief, the victims belonged to the Pygmy community of the Twa ethnic group and were mur

Appeals court partially blocks military’s ban on troops who identify as trans

SBC to vote on female pastors, immigration, digital church

Died: Dale Rhoton, Quiet Cofounder of Operation Mobilisation

Shortly before midnight on January 4, 1988, the passenger ship Logos ran aground while cruising through the Beagle Channel off the coast of Argentina. The 2,319-ton vessel struck rock and began to sink with 139 missionaries and crew onboard. The Chilean Navy dispatched torpedo boats, which rescued a

Crews rush to save miners trapped in a flooded cave in Laos

Christian Theologians React to the Pope’s AI Warning

The broader church has not always loved popes named Leo. Pope Leo X in 1520 described Martin Luther as a “wild boar from the forest” destroying the church. Pope Leo XII asserted in 1824 that Bible societies “produce a gospel of men, or what is worse, a gospel of the devil!” And in 1883, Pope Leo XII

It Takes a System

He was a 10-year-old Malawian boy, born in a rural community like so many in sub-Saharan Africa. His family made the journey to Nkhoma Mission Hospital, a hospital in the Lilongwe district, after he began having difficulty breathing. An exam and ultrasound of his heart revealed he was in severe hear

You Don’t Need Testosterone Therapy

Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is getting trendier—more and more men are using it, sometimes without even checking their testosterone levels. Others are getting their testosterone levels checked for vague, nonspecific symptoms like just feeling “off,” while some are giving themselves testost