“People are always telling you that change is a good thing. All they’re really saying is that something you didn’t want to happen at all has happened,” says Kathleen Kelly, the children’s-bookstore-owner heroine who’s losing her Shop Around the Corner in the classic rom-com You’ve Got Mail. “My stor
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Around 1 a.m. on June 2, the Israeli military showed up at a six-story apartment building in Ramallah in the West Bank and started smashing down doors, looking for college student Natalie Abudayyeh. On the fourth floor, Natalie and her two roommates, all of whom attended Birzeit ...
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Countries: Italy, Algeria, Bangladesh, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Türkiye .
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. This plan by WAHAFA partners Plan International and READO shows how Anticipatory Action supports drought-affected communities in the Bay and Bakool regions of Somalia to act before severe drought impacts unfold. Details This locally led Anticipatory Action Plan (AAP) combines s...
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Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda . Addis-Abeba, Éthiopie, 17 septembre 2026 – Quatre mois après la désignation comme urgence de santé publique de sécurité continentale (USP-SC/PHECS) de l’épidémie d’Ebola causée par le virus Bundibugyo en République démocratiqu...
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Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda . Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 17 September 2026 – Four months after the Ebola outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was designated a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), the A...
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Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia . Adopted at the IGAD Regional High-Level Forum on El Niño Preparedness for the Horn of Africa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 17 September 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
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Countries: Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan . Initial Climate Watch issued on 11 August 2026 | Climate Watch No. 20260810-01-u1 Rainfall deficits have persisted across the northern sector of the Eastern Africa region from May through August, affecting Djib...
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Countries: World, Somalia, South Sudan . Somali children dream of a better Somalia and are looking to have a Somalia that is free from conflict, where there is peace and where they will feel safe. Somali children have big dreams, with many wanting to be teachers, engineers, docto...
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. The Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA) Working Group conducted annual consultations to inform the Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2027 (HNRP 2027). Five online consultations were conducted with women’s rights organizations, including organizations representing crisis-aff...
