Bangladesh: Epidemiological Highlights - Epi Week 38; 20-26 Sep 2026
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. HIGHLIGHTS Funding constraints are already forcing WFP to reduce the cash transfer value in Gaza for 75,000 families, and to scale back assistance in the West Bank from 400,000 to 200,000. WFP is shifting to more targeted assistance, prioritizing the most vulnerable. Unless mor...
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. WFP assisted 280,900 people through its emergency response programmes across seven frontline regions of Ukraine in August. WFP and FAO are supporting Ukraine’s procurement of grain sleeves to protect harvested crops and expand temporary storage. According to the Government of U...
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. Summary: The September 2026 conflict escalation has reinforced a critical paradox in Yemen’s food security situation: food availability is holding, but household access to food is collapsing. Overall food imports increased year on year, yet food security deteriorated sharply as...
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. IN NUMBERS 78,000 people assisted in September 2026 (50% female) - estimate USD 1.2M cash transferred in September 2026 USD 42.4M required in the next six months (October 2026 – March 2027) 230,000 Syrian refugees returned to Syria (December 2024 – September 2026) KEY HIGHLIGHT...
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. Highlights El Niño is intensifying and expected to persist into early 2027. Viet Nam is preparing for a severe, prolonged event, with humanitarian risks expected to rise from late 2026 and peak during the January - May 2027 dry season. Children and vulnerable households face gr...
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. The 18-month partnership – backed by $4.5 million in funding from HSBC – will support these global humanitarian organisations to respond and provide relief rapidly when natural disasters occur. It will also fund anticipatory action in communities at risk of natural disasters to...
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. Highlights The security situation in northern Ethiopia remained highly concerning, with insecurity disrupting humanitarian access and essential services. UNICEF supported the admission of 112,960 children with severe acute malnutrition for treatment during July–August 2026. UNI...
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We humans are future-oriented creatures. We set goals and pursue them. We have hopes and dreams. We imagine outcomes we’re longing for, and others we long to avoid. And what we expect from our future has tremendous power over our experience of the present. That’s why the Bible pu...
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International (MNN) — A new approach is expediting sign language Bible translation. DOOR International’s Rob Myers says sign language Bible translation follows a process similar to that of written text, but with important caveats. A key distinction is the “who” behind a sign lang...
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India (MNN) — Sielmat Christian Hospital in Manipur, India, faces a shortage of healthcare providers. Worker shortages are especially difficult this year, following a dengue fever outbreak. This ministry of Bibles For The World aims to provide affordable health care in the name o...
