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Eleven years ago, I woke with the sunrise in the Sahara, a few miles south of Tozeur, Tunisia. As I traveled by camel and camped in the desert, I got a taste of how Lilias Trotter traveled throughout
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. The Appeal calls for urgent, flexible funding ahead of anticipated climate shocks that could threaten food security, livelihoods and agricultural production across the world’s most vulnerable regions through this year and next. El Niño is forecasted to strengthen during the period covered by the o
. Overview On 8 June, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake with a depth of 33 km hit the waters 32 km southwest of Maasim, Sarangani in Mindanao. Over 3,000 aftershocks were recorded in the span of three days following the initial tremor. The earthquake struck as children were returning for the first day of t
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. The GBVIMS Comparative Narrative Analysis: March–April 2026 presents a comparative overview of reported GBV incidents recorded through the Gender-Based Violence Information Management System in Lebanon during March and April 2026. The analysis highlights a 76% increase in reported GBV incidents in
. Strong El Niño conditions are developing, putting millions of food-insecure people at risk and threatening agriculture and livelihoods across multiple regions. Drier weather is forecast in Southern Africa, Central America, parts of Asia and the Pacific, and parts of Eastern Africa, while risk of f
. Press release Middle East Palestine Published 18. Jun 2026 Across Gaza, around 170,000 households, equivalent to nearly one million people, live in tents. Another 5,000 households sleep outdoors, while 52,000 households live in overcrowded shelters. This month, 850,000 people still lack emergency
. This Incident Report describes events occurring in Htaw Ta Htoo (Htantabin) Township, Taw Oo (Toungoo) District. On 11 May 2025, before 10:30 pm, Burma Army soldiers from Infantry Battalion (IB) #73 intruded into Aa--- village, Per Htee village tract, while they were drunk and banged on the door o
Countries: World, United States of America . This announcement builds directly on the tremendous success of the Trump Administration’s landmark December 2025 “Humanitarian Reset” memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). That MOU has al
Radical Muslims have attacked several churches in Sudan and made false accusations that the pastors of these churches are responsible for the attacks. The pastors have been ordered to appear in court on June 16, 2026, to answer the charges against them. Despite the accusations, the pastors remain co
Violent Islamist groups, some aligned with the self-proclaimed Islamic State (ISIS), have been attacking, abducting and murdering Christians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Hundreds of Christians have been killed, some when Islamists attacked churches during services. “P
A Christian convert in her twenties has been imprisoned in her room by family members, and her condition is unknown. “The family lives in a very conservative part of Turkiye, and they are very strict,” said a front-line worker. “When the family learned that she had been attending s
. The humanitarian situation in Lebanon remains severe and highly volatile, driven by continued hostilities, repeated violations of ceasefire arrangements, and expanding humanitarian needs across the country. While the announcement on 15 June of a United States–Iran peace deal has been followed by i
. Objet du rapport Les rapports régionaux de l’Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM) sur l’état du climat 2025 complètent le State of the Global Climate 2025 (rapport de l’OMM sur l’état du climat mondial 2025) (WMO No. 1391) en présentant une évaluation régionale synthétique et complète des co
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Countries: Ukraine, Switzerland . This partnership is a new step in scaling up integrated, area‑based recovery across war-affected regions Vysokopillia, Kherson Oblast, 17 June 2026 — The Government of Switzerland and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a new US$12.5 millio
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. Extreme weather and climate events impact millions in Africa in 2025 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (WMO) – Extreme weather and climate-related events affected at least 13 million people and led to over 3 000 reported fatalities in Africa in 2025, with knock-on effects across all sectors of the economy and
Countries: World, Norway . This contribution to the fight against poverty is channeled through the African Development Fund (ADF) over the next three-year period. Never before have so many African countries themselves contributed to the Fund. Norway is contributing more than NOK 3 billion to the Afr
. The Gender-Based Violence Information Management System (GBVIMS) Annual Report 2025 provides an analysis of GBV incidents reported and recorded by GBVIMS user agencies in Lebanon between January and December 2025. The report presents country-wide trends based on data from 18 organizations providin
. Description The hydrometeorological crisis that affected the Republic of Moldova from late May through mid-June 2026 caused widespread flooding and infrastructure damage across multiple regions, directly affecting an estimated 800–1,000 people. According to information from the General Inspectorat
. National health sector coordination, Damascus • Developed mid-year progress report on health sector Syria coordination for January – May 2026. • Conducted bilateral support and facilitation to: Medical Aid Films, The MENTOR Initiative, Medair, La Chaîne de l'Espoir, UNRWA, Relief International, So
. In early 2026, Zimbabwe faced a heightened risk of waterborne disease outbreaks, including cholera, malaria, and other diarrhoeal diseases. This risk was driven by a combination of La Niña-induced heavy rainfall, flooding, and chronic weaknesses in the country’s water, sanitation, and hygiene (WAS
Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan .
Countries: World, Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, Y
Eleven years ago, I woke with the sunrise in the Sahara, a few miles south of Tozeur, Tunisia. As I traveled by camel and camped in the desert, I got a taste of how Lilias Trotter traveled throughout North Africa, itinerating by camel to remote towns that had no gospel access. Lilias was an artist a
Southeast Asia (MNN) — Persecution varies by region within one country in Southeast Asia. To protect believers there who partner with FARMS International, we won’t name the country. But Caleb* says the oppression can be intense. “We've had reports of houses being burnt down and death threats to cert
Nigeria (MNN) – Hundreds of kidnapped Nigerians are finally home. And everyone wants credit for bringing them back. More than 360 people abducted during a deadly March attack by Boko Haram militants in Borno state have been released after months in captivity. Nigerian authorities say the military re
Kenya (MNN) — The Western, English-speaking world is jam-packed with Christian resources. But not every part of the global Church has that same defense line. Take Kenya, for example. Brian Dennett with AMG International says, “Especially in rural areas, these pastors often have limited access to rea
It's been 20 years since Richard Dawkins released The God Delusion, the mighty atheist screed that launched a movement, drew headlines around the world, got translated into dozens of languages, and sold more than 3 million copies. A lot has changed since. Memories of 9/11 have faded. Global threats
Countries: South Sudan, Ethiopia . She fled the outbreak of violence in March and arrived across the border in Ethiopia, frightened and struggling to access any services. “I ran for my life without carrying anything with me, only my children,” she told UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, whic
.” The program brought together 25 young women and men from Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and host communities for comprehensive instruction in Computer Networking, Cybersecurity, and the Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP). Sixteen of the participants were IDPs, primarily Yezidis from
. WHAT IS THE ACUTE NEEDS ANALYSIS? The 2025 Acute Needs Analysis (ANA) seeks to support needs-based humanitarian prioritisation by identifying populations facing the most acute, life-threatening needs. The analysis uses a standardised framework to consolidate a wide range of evidence and develops f
Countries: Thailand, Myanmar . La expedición de documentos de identidad oficiales – que no son tailandeses – por parte del Gobierno Real de Tailandia reconoce formalmente a este grupo como “personas desplazadas de Myanmar” y constituye un paso trascendental hacia la inclusión, la protección y la aut
Countries: Thailand, Myanmar . The issuance of official, non-Thai identity cards by the Royal Thai Government formally recognizes the group as “Myanmar Displaced Persons”, and is a landmark step towards inclusion, protection and self-reliance for one of the world’s most protracted refugee population
. Highlights Core Resources are UNICEF's most valuable funding, because they are unrestricted: free to move to children before any other source can. They let UNICEF respond in the first hours of a crisis and stay long after it has passed. They are the power behind the promise UNICEF makes to childre
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Countries: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan, Tajikistan . A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the crisis Since the beginning of 2025 until 30 April 2026, Afghanistan has witnessed the return of more than 3.42 million Afghan nationals (returnees and deportees) from neighbouring coun
. WHO issues comprehensive guidelines on filovirus disease, including Ebola and Marburg disease As the Democratic Republic of the Congo is battling an Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first comprehensive guidelines for the cl
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