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Georgia: GEO: Flood - 07-2026 - Flash Flooding in Kakheti #2 (2026-07-14)

. Description During the early hours of 12 July 2026, exceptionally heavy rainfall triggered flash floods and mudflows in Telavi Municipality, Kakheti Region. The Telaviskhevi River overflowed its banks after intense precipitation, causing widespread flooding across urban areas, significant damage t

Mali : Quand les violences consument les terres et les vies

. Autrefois verdoyant, le sol est désormais grisâtre. À la place de la verdure, s’étend une épaisse couche de cendres. Le contraste est glaçant : le relief noirci témoigne à lui seul de l’ampleur du désastre. Nous sommes à Nouna, un village situé à une centaine de kilomètres de Djenné, dans la régio

Côte d'Ivoire: UNICEF Côte d’Ivoire Humanitarian Situation Report No. 2, 1 April - 30 June 2026

Countries: Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Mali . Highlights As of May 2026, an estimated 85,630 refugees and asylum seekers, including 49,666 children, have fled to northern Côte d’Ivoire due to the worsening security situation in Burkina Faso and Mali. Since the beginning of 2026, 2,844 new arrivals

GIEWS Country Brief: Uzbekistan 14-July-2026

. FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Favourable production prospects for 2026 wheat crop Wheat import requirements forecast slightly above average in 2026/27 marketing year Average inflation in 2026 declined to a five‑year low Favourable production prospects for 2026 wheat crop Harvesting of the 2026 winter cer

Afghanistan: Tracking Impact Report of Bans and Other Restrictions on Women Working for NGOs, INGOs and UN (June 2026)

. This snapshot presents findings from the fifteenth round of the Gender Coordination Group (GCG)and the Humanitarian Access Working Group (HAWG) survey on operational trends following the 24 December 2022 ban on Afghan women working for international and national NGOs (I/NGOs), and its extension to

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GIEWS Country Brief: The Republic of Moldova 14-July-2026

. FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Below‑average cereal production forecast in 2026 Total cereal exports in 2026/27 forecast below average Prices of wheat flour above the previous year’s level as of May 2026 Below‑average cereal production forecast in 2026 Harvesting of the 2026 winter cereal crops, mainly wh

New York enacts yearlong pause on all AI data center construction

Fast food ingredients shelved after diarrhea outbreak

Venezuela Earthquakes June 2026: Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Team Snapshot (As of 14 July, 10:00 GMT-4)

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ICE to halt vehicle stops following Maine shooting

Supreme Court justices brief Congress on $9.7 billion budget request

Bangladeshi man faces U.S. charges for human smuggling

Trump backtracks on Hormuz toll after resuming Iranian naval blockade

EU panel recommends social media ban for kids under 13

Spain: Europe | Wildfires overview and EU response since 1 July - DG ECHO Daily Map | 14/07/2026

Countries: Spain, France, Croatia, Portugal .

oPt: Sawasya Field Visit Highlights Support for Women’s Rehabilitation and Gender-Responsive Justice Services in Palestine

. زيارة ميدانية لبرنامج سواسية ومانحيه تسلط الضوء على دعم إعادة تأهيل النساء وتعزيز خدمات العدالة المستجيبة للنوع الاجتماعي في فلسطين أريحا، فلسطين – ١٤تموز/يوليو ٢٠٢٦- أريحا، فلسطين – 14 تموز/يوليو 2026 – نظم برنامج سواسية المشترك زيارة ميدانية لشركاء التنمية الدوليين إلى مركز الإصلاح والتأهيل في أ

Millions of Americans under heat advisories in northern states

oPt: WFP Palestine Emergency Response External Situation Report #92, 14 July 2026 (Reporting period: 1-30 June 2026)

. HIGHLIGHTS Community safety and access to food and basic services in Gaza are under increasing strain as the expansion of areas under Israeli control causes further displacement and disruptions in humanitarian assistance. The UN Humanitarian Country Team has warned of the intensifying risks such e

Google AI’s co-founder argues for AI watchdog in the U.S.

DR Congo: West and Central Africa: Latest Events at a glance (7 - 13 July 2026)

Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad . Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola outbreak update As of 11 July, national health authorities had reported 1,926 confirmed cases across Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, Haut-Uele and Tshopo provinces. Ituri Pro

Buffalo, N.Y., megachurch pastor pleads guilty to child abuse

Angola: Southern Africa: Humanitarian Snapshot (as of July 2026)

Countries: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe . Much of Southern Africa transitioned from large-scale flood response to recovery during the second quarter of 2026, with the exc

Sudan: Eastern Africa: Humanitarian Snapshot (As of June 2026)

Countries: Sudan, Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania . Eastern Africa remains one of the world's most severe humanitarian hotspots, with 48.5 million people in need of assistance in 2026. Conflict, displacement, climate shoc

Ukraine: Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict - June 2026

. Summary At least 293 civilians were killed and 1,990 injured in Ukraine in June 2026. Following the sharp increase documented in May, civilian casualties continued to rise, reaching the highest total number of civilians killed and injured since April 2022.1 The June civilian casualties were 10 per

DR Congo: Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Outbreak: Launch of the EBO-PEP Trial to Protect High-Risk Contacts

. The trial begins on 14 July 2026 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Paris – Kinshasa, 14 July 2026 – On 17 May 2026, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that the current Ebola virus disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo an

DR Congo: Africa CDC Calls for Stronger Protection of Responders

. The confirmed infection of a U.S. humanitarian worker supporting the response in Bunia adds urgency to the protection of everyone working to contain the outbreak. Health workers, humanitarian personnel, community responders, laboratory teams, volunteers and operational staff are sustaining the res

World: How to safeguard human security amid changing NATO priorities

. In the 2022 Strategic Concept, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) committed to mainstreaming human security – an approach that widens the traditional focus of ‘security’ from states to individuals and adopts a population-centric approach to conflicts – across its core tasks, from collec

The Uganda Roadmap on Anticipatory Action (2026–2031)

. The Uganda Roadmap on Anticipatory Action (2026–2031) provides a national framework for shifting disaster management from reactive response to proactive, forecast-based action. Developed through a multi-stakeholder process led by Uganda's Office of the Prime Minister with support from ICPAC and pa

Media groups decry DOJ subpoenas seeking NYT sources

Attacks on Health Care in Sudan, 24 June - 07 July 2026

. Data from Insecurity Insight shows that since fighting started between the SAF and RSF in April 2023 and 09 June 2026 at least 768 incidents of violence against or obstruction of access to health care took place across Sudan: Over two-thirds of these 768 attacks were attributed to the RSF 213 heal

Ethiopia Country Environmental Profile, June 2026

. There has been increasing realization that environmental issues are linked to the impact of disasters and that the way that humanitarian aid is provided can have positive or negative impacts on the environment. In some cases, the negative impacts can worsen, and prolong, disaster impacts or even s

oPt: Market Monitoring: Shelter and Household Items - 22-29 June 2026 | Gaza Strip

. Key Findings • Nearly all assessed items were reported as having either no availability or low availability across all governorates in the Gaza Strip. The only exceptions were regular adhesive duct tape (non-construction quality) and re-used metal rebar, which were reported as widely available in

Ukraine: Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict - May 2026 [EN/UK/RU]

. Summary At least 274 civilians were killed and 1,763 injured in Ukraine in May 2026, marking the highest total number of civilians killed and injured since April 2022. [1] This is a 93 per cent increase compared with May 2025 (191 killed; 865 injured) and a 23 per cent increase compared with April

Somalia — Emergency Trend Tracking Report — Week 04 (July 2026)

. DTM launched a new round of ETT on 14 June 2026 using an updated methodology to monitor displacement driven by conflict, as well as the climatic impacts of the El Niño phenomenon, which is expected to trigger significant displacement toward the end of the year. DTM teams collect data in five distr

Saving Lives Under Threat: Thousands in Central Mali Protected from Explosive Risks Amid Funding Crisis

. Bamako, July 14, 2026 While the number of displaced people in Mali is growing and funding is dwindling, DanChurchAid (DCA) Mali and its national partner, AAPPOR, continue to deliver support to tens of thousands of the most vulnerable among them with the support of the European Union. Almost 55,000

Protection Analytical Framework Report - Evolving Protection Risks and Compounded Vulnerabilities Affecting Communities in Northwest Syria - January 2026

. Executive Summary Syria’s crisis, now in its fifteenth year, continues to represent one of the most severe displacement and protection emergencies globally. In 2025, an estimated 16.5 million people inside the country required humanitarian assistance, including more than 6.4 million internally dis

oPt: Gaza Flashquote: Continued violence against children in Gaza

. The other three were just eight, nine and 10 years old. On Sunday, it was reported that another child, just nine years old, was killed in gunfire alongside five other people. As this violence from Israeli forces continues, death and injury can strike at any moment. Children who are trying to survi

World: Epidemic and emerging disease alerts in the Pacific as of 14 July 2026

Countries: World, Australia, Cambodia, New Caledonia (France), New Zealand, United States of America, Vanuatu . Highlights/updates since the last map was sent on PacNet on 07 July 2026: Dengue • New Caledonia: As of 05 July 2026, a cumulative total of 2,181 dengue cases have been reported in New Cal

Human Appeal supports Syrian farmers through new wheat supply chain project

. The project will support over 1,000 farmers across the governorates of Aleppo, Idlib and Hama, some of Syria's most significant wheat-producing regions. Many of the beneficiaries are among those who were displaced during years of conflict and have now returned to their communities following the en