By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member, as part of a series, “Persecuted but not Forsaken.” Few figures in the history of the church embodied the cost ...
A new report from International Christian Concern (ICC) highlights how Nigeria’s government is weaponizing misinformation to hide a decades-long campa...
According to reporting by Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) last week, the Israeli military demolished a Catholic monastery and a nuns’ school in a...
. Summary Civilians in El Obeid and surrounding areas face escalating protection risks due to intensified hostilities, drone attacks, restricted movem...
. Multi use water points support farming, livestock, and small local services, helping households turn water access into income. Inclusion and local s...
On April 29, four Christians were fined by the peace court of the Kirovsky district of Kazan, Russia, for “illegal missionary work.” They were each fi...
. Across conflicts and crises, we are witnessing a dangerous erosion of the very values and safeguards designed to preserve human life and dignity. To...
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. KEY HIGHLIGHTS WFP began shifting its cash assistance to Unified Cash Transfers, building on existing support and giving greater flexibility to bene...
. “Despite security advances in certain areas of downtown Port-au-Prince, insecurity is daily and unbearable for a large number of Haitians, and viole...
. « Malgré des avancées sécuritaires dans certaines zones du centre-ville de Port-au-Prince, l’insécurité est quotidienne et intenable pour un grand n...
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. In April, the humanitarian situation in South Sudan remained dire, driven by escalating conflict, mass displacement, severe food insecurity, and dis...
Countries: Lebanon, Mali, Niger, occupied Palestinian territory, Spain . The humanitarian package, approved by Spain’s Council of Ministers on 14 Apri...
. As of 08 May 2026, assessments have expanded to 230 wards in 28 LLGs, across 10 districts and 5 affected provinces. Preliminary findings indicate ov...
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. During the month of April, 122 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces and settlers. Israeli attacks across the occupied territory were recorded ...
. Coordinated attacks and growing insecurity along key transport routes have disrupted the movement of people and goods, including fuel and food into ...
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Countries: Spain, World .
. In April 2026, humanitarian access in South Sudan remained highly constrained, particularly in Jonglei, Upper Nile and Unity states, with 64 access ...
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. 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES Aviation plays an important role in humanitarian operations around the world, especially in countries where o...
A few years ago, I became more bullish on evangelism and joined a church outreach group. I ministered in the two predominately Black neighborhoods whe...
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Lebanon (MNN) -- Diplomacy efforts run parallel to ongoing violence.
Kenya (MNN) — A series of attacks in communities along a key highway in Kenya have left families mourning and looking for justice.
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While sitting at home in Eastern Kenya, Munyoki Muthui finds himself surrounded by a heavy silence. The elderly father, who has tirelessly cared for o...
After a brief calm, Christians who had fled and resettled in Eastern DRC faced renewed ADF assaults. On May 5, ADF attacks occurred at Katerrain and M...
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On a cold, rainy April day, John Mwaura, 63, walked his two-acre farm in Gakoe, a small town in central Kenya’s Gatundu North Constituency, to inspect...
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On Apr. 7, 2026, a group of Christians was injured while constructing a church building in western Ethiopia near the border with Sudan. A mob of Musli...
Five Christians in a majority-Buddhist area of Sri Lanka were beaten and jailed after false allegations against them led to a mob attack. Oshana and h...
An Eritrean Christian evangelist living in the Middle East has successfully received his residency permit. In January 2025, VOM posted a request to iC...
Recent films ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Omaha,’ and ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ explore the emotions and burdens of parenting.
India (MNN) — God’s call for Christians to share the gospel is not dictated by political change.
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Israel (MNN) – 2025 saw an increase in immigration to Israel from Western countries.
The Corinthians had rightly valued this meal as ‘imperial,’ but they forgot who the true ‘emperor’ was.
On April 30, Christianity Today published a report about an attack by Muslim extremists on an underground church near Bamiyan, Afghanistan. It also me...
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ABSTRACT: God appointed a series of annual festivals to order Israel’s year around celebrations of his works of deliverance and provision. The celebra...
‘Michael’ chooses escapism over hard moral questions, box-office success over truth.
International (MNN) -- CEDAR Institute develops Deaf consultants at an accelerated pace.
India (MNN) — India’s political landscape has shifted, with several concerning implications for religious minorities.
Türkiye (MNN) — 92% of the Turkish public believes youth crime and violence are increasing.
The case, with two different rulings so far, concerns whether abortion pills can be mailed directly into states where abortion is illegal.
The death of a Christian teenager has left a void in Mwingi, Kenya. During a recent evening in the Nguni area, Somali gunmen moving through grazing ro...
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We can’t be anything we want to be. Acknowledging this truth doesn’t make you a cynic or a pessimist.
Armed attackers killed at least nine Christians, including a Nigerian soldier, in a devastating spree across Plateau state. The attackers also destroy...
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Recent violence in Mwingi, Kenya, has left families grieving and disrupted ordinary life, shifting the community from peace to fear and uncertainty. T...
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By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member, as part of a series, “Persecuted but not Forsaken.” The Book of Acts tells the story of the early church as it ...
. Civilians in El Obeid and surrounding areas face escalating protection risks due to intensified hostilities, drone attacks, restricted movement, dis...
. Attacks on Health Care in Myanmar On the 3rd of May, it has been ten years since the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2286 on protecting h...
. Media reports said one person died in Knysna (Western Cape province) after a tree fell on a vehicle, another was rescued in North End (Eastern Cape)...
. The affected provinces are Faryab, Badghis, Baghlan, Bamiyan, Badghis, Ghor and Sar-e Pul. According to the International Federation of Red Cross an...
The controversy surrounding the construction of the Toraja Church house of worship in the Sungai Keledang area of Samarinda Seberang District, in Ea...
.41 UTC (8 May at 7.41 local time), the Dukono volcano, located in the northern Halmahera island (the main island of the Maluku islands, eastern Indon...
. Activity Report: City of Goodness (Ukraine) - December 2025 - March 2026 In response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, AMDA has been co...
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. HIGHLIGHTS: • A total of 58 confirmed cases since the last report; including 1 new case. • Age group, gender, and island distribution remain unchang...
. During the month of April, 122 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces and settlers. Israeli attacks across the occupied territory were recorded ...
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. By 7 May, media reports confirmed at least 17 people had been injured. In Lincoln county more than 200 structures were damaged, while Lamar county s...
Countries: Pakistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of) .
Countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan .
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. During the month of April, 122 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces and settlers. Israeli attacks across the occupied territory were recorded ...
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. HIGHLIGHTS • A total of 57 confirmed cases since the last report; including 1 new case. • Age group , gender, and island distribution remain unchang...
. SUMMARY As of 7 May 2026, there have been 24 total pertussis cases detected – 23 laboratory confirmed, and 1 probable. Two (2) new laboratory confir...
. Below key highlights: From EpiWeek 17-18, one new clinically diagnosed pertussis case was recorded in Efate. The last laboratory confirmation cases ...
. Many of the women whom I have met this week have told me that their homes in villages south of the Litani River have been destroyed. One woman descr...
. C’est dans le cadre de la surveillance nutritionnelle, qu’Action Contre la Faim en collaboration avec le Programme National de Nutrition (PRONANUT) ...
. Dans le but d’avoir la situation nutritionnelle du site PDI de la plaine Savo, située dans une zone connaissant une insécurité persistante et en vue...
Countries: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Nigeria .
Countries: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria .
Countries: Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe .
Countries: Türkiye, Iran (Islamic Republic of) . EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report examines protection risks along the South-West Asia route, living condi...
. OVERVIEW During Q1 2026, the humanitarian access in North-East Nigeria remained highly constrained due to military operations/ongoing hostilities, t...
. The workshop was led by the European Union, in partnership with the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the PPRD Mediterranean Programme, bringing...
Countries: World, Australia, Chile, Haiti, Indonesia, Japan, Peru, Philippines, Türkiye, United States of America, Uzbekistan . The day brought togeth...
Countries: World, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Lebanon, Myanmar, occupied Palestinian territory, South Sudan, Sudan, Ukraine . Between 01 ...
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. LOCATION Online DATE 8 April 2026 CHAIR Finance and Administration Officer, SHOC PARTICIPANTS Total of 35 participants from CARE International, Edes...
Countries: Cameroon, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe . In Cameroon, volunteers are on the front line of a crisis that is directly affecting their own liv...
Even faithful Christians may struggle to see God’s justice when they experience the heartache, pain, and tragedies of our broken world.
. The health workforce is the backbone of resilient health systems, universal health coverage (UHC) and health security in Africa. Over the past decad...
. Brief Summary Radio Ergo’s audience feedback platform in the week 30 April – 6 May 2026 captured a large number of calls from across the country abo...
. Juba, 8 May 2026 – The acting United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Dr. Humphrey Karamagi, welcomes the open discussions with, and...
God’s voice thunders through the forests and the pages of Scripture, calling heaven to rejoice and setting his people at peace. Do you tremble at the ...
Why does Paul think of Philemon as the sort of man who would welcome back a runaway slave? Because he has heard of Philemon’s refreshing faith.Watch N...
. Across conflicts and crises, we are witnessing a dangerous erosion of the very values and safeguards designed to preserve human life and dignity. To...
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. The South Sudan Red Cross (SSRC), present throughout the country with over 19,000 volunteers, has been at the forefront of the Red Cross and Red Cre...
. Over a period of four years, an estimated 1 in 8 child deaths were averted among those eligible to receive the malaria vaccine in Ghana, Kenya and M...
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. In 2026, over half the population — 22 million people — require humanitarian assistance and protection services, while 5.2 million remain internally...
Growing up in southeastern China, Gigi Y. remembers paying close attention to her horoscope forecasts while growing up in southeastern China. She foun...
Last summer, I called a few dozen people who attend my church to ask whether they would consider becoming members in the fall. A surprisingly large nu...
Karl Zinsmeister, a Christian who was President George W. Bush’s chief domestic policy advisor from 2006 to 2009, died of lung cancer last Thursday at...
On March 3, Kenyan Assemblies of God pastor Benjamin Kogo woke up early to open his church, located 100 meters from his house in Emng’wen village on t...
I grew up on stories of resilience. I heard my parents’ stories, how they walked miles to get to school each morning up and down the steep hills of Pi...
. Key Messages Widespread Stressed (IPC Phase 2) and Minimal (IPC Phase 1) outcomes are expected across the country, as households meet minimum food n...
Countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo . Key Messages Eastern and Northern Lowlands, Eastern Dry Plateaus, and Imbo Plains are expected ...
Countries: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan . Key Messages Starting in May/June, the anticipated average wheat harvest is expected to...
. Key Messages Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are expected to persist in pastoral areas through September, despite ongoing improvements in rangeland co...
Countries: Cambodia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland .6M for Cambodia mine action, marking its fourth decade of support. With thi...
. In regions affected by the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, many people struggle to navigate the uncertainty, hardship and loss that confl...
. The Global Humanitarian Overview 2026 reports that, as of December 2025, around 2.6 million people in 32 of the country’s 63 departments require aid...
Countries: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory . Authors Palay, Isis Fragaszy, Stephen Stifel, Elizabeth Gharaibeh, Sawsan Abstract...
. Key Messages In areas controlled by the Sana'a-based authorities (SBA), Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes are expected to persist in the Al-Hudaydah,...
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. Director-General QU Dongyu addresses the Ministerial Meeting of the MED9++ Countries and calls for coordinated action to address disruptions threate...
. Eight cases have been reported so far, including three deaths. Five of the 8 cases have been confirmed as hantavirus. The hantavirus involved is the...
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. Forced to flee Jenin Camp with little notice, he and his family left carrying only essential belongings, unsure where they would find shelter or how...
Countries: Yemen, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia .
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. Jerusalem / Tel Aviv – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today finalized the import to Gaza of essential materials to refurbish an...
. Food Commodity Prices Updates Eastern Africa's staple food markets show mixed month‑on‑month movements, reflecting post‑harvest supply shifts and st...
. Description of the Event Date of event 17-04-2026 What happened, where and when? Continuous and heavy rainfall began in Southern Province on 11 Janu...
. Key Highlights; Yemen remains among the most food insecure countries globally. The relative seasonal respite in the prevalence of inadequate food co...
Iran (MNN) — As the crisis deepens, so do the questions children ask.
Iran (MNN) -- Project Freedom raises tensions while Tehran’s message remains difficult to read.
Kenya (MNN) — Below-average rainfall in Kenya late last year and this spring has led to another severe drought.
The time-tested categories of Jesus’s humiliation and exaltation, coupled with his threefold office, are biblical ways to think about the priesthood o...
. Highlights Exchange Rate and Trade Dynamics: During the first week of May, the Afghani exchange rate remained relatively stable at AFN 64.5/USD, rem...
. Access to care in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is deteriorating dangerously, against a backdrop of prolonged conflict an...
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Countries: World, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Hondura...
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Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Niger, Nigeria . Problem statement The budg...
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. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is seeking US$5.6 million in flexible funding until the end of 2026 to provide life-saving protection assistance to re...
Countries: Guatemala, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay . The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a climat...
. • In Cabo Delgado, 212,695 conflict-affected people received food assistance in March, which represents 80 percent of the plan. • As floodwaters rec...
. Operations Delivery: In March 2026, WFP reached just over 848,846 people in the DRC. In the four conflict-affected eastern provinces, life-saving as...
Countries: Thailand, Myanmar . To gain a better understanding of the mobility dynamics and vulnerabilities of Myanmar nationals entering Thailand, IOM...
Countries: Costa Rica, Nicaragua . This report presents a summary of cross-border mobility trends of Nicaraguan nationalsin February 2026 at key point...
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Niger, Nigeria . Problem statement The budg...
. Regional tensions continue following escalatory actions in and around the Islamic Republic of Iran since late February 2026. Despite a two-week ceas...
. Regional tensions continue following escalatory actions in and around the Islamic Republic of Iran since late February 2026. Despite an extension of...
. Between 2020 and 2024, Tana River County experienced alternating cycles of drought and flooding, exacerbating displacement patterns. Prolonged dry s...
. Between 2020 and 2024, Wajir and Mandera counties faced increased displacement due to prolonged droughts and subsequent flooding. Five consecutive f...
. This nationwide assessment builds upon and supports the Government of Bangladesh’s National Strategy on Internal Displacement Management. By providi...
Countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan . The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Pakistan’s FM provides key insights into cross-border migration ...
. Between 01 and 05 May 2026, attacks followed by fear of attacks by Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs) in Ancuabe District triggered displacements into s...
By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow The question of why the government cannot fully contain Christian persecution in Nigeria is often asked with frustratio...
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