Countries: Burkina Faso, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Togo ....
Countries: Burkina Faso, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Togo ....
Countries: Burkina Faso, Benin, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Togo .
. SHORT-TERM OUTLOOK AND IMPLICATIONS ON FOOD SECURITY: Yemen remains in the grip of a severe humanitarian crisis, with over 53% of its population projected in IPC Phase 3+ during the June–September 2026 lean season and millions enduring IPC Phase 4 Emergency conditions—the highe...
. The latest comments by Israel’s Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, advocating and inciting violence amounting to atrocity crimes, are yet another example of the utter contempt for international humanitarian law, international human rights law and the basic tenets o...
. Maiduguri, 19 August 2026 – Marking World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Malick Fall, today thanked the thousands of aid workers supporting people in need across the country and called for increased support for mil...
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. Executive summary NORCAP’s support in Guinea-Bissau has operated in a context where national systems are nascent, mandates remain fragmented, and delivery capacity is heavily reliant on external partners. While the assignment has been most visible in the social protection and c...
. According to new figures from the World Health Organisation (WHO) released last week, the number of recorded attacks on healthcare in the West Bank rose more than fourfold, from eight in June to 37 in July. This week alone, a Palestinian nurse, Mohammed Nabil Al-Mutawwar, was s...
. A child was also reportedly killed in the attack. The bombing is the deadliest attack on Palestinians in Gaza since Israeli military airstrikes resumed on 12 August, after more than a week’s pause. Despite the reduction in airstrikes following international diplomatic talks, Is...
. Nairobi, Kenya, 19 August 2026 The protection of aid workers must remain at the forefront of the humanitarian community's efforts. This call was made during a World Humanitarian Day event held in Nairobi under the theme #NotATarget: Humanising Aid in an Era of Growing Risk, con...
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. Maputo, 19 August 2026 Today, on World Humanitarian Day, the Mozambique Local Humanitarian Coordination Platform (MLHCP) joins the rest of the world in honouring humanitarian workers and standing in solidarity with people affected by crises. The staff of the more than 120 local...
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. Humanitarian access is further disrupted by delays in global supply chains, particularly through the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz, adding pressure to an already fragile response. The country has 8.6 million people internally displaced and significant cross‑border movements into...
Countries: Slovenia, World .
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. MEDIA STATEMENT Government and Humanitarian Partners Call for Greater Protection of Aid Workers and Accountability Mogadishu, 19 August 2026 – On World Humanitarian Day, the Federal Government of Somalia, the United Nations and humanitarian partners are calling for greater prot...
. **OVERVIEW:**According to NDMO Lao PDR, continuous heavy rainfall since the onset of Tropical Cyclone MAYSAK on 3 July 2026, combined with the prevailing monsoon rains, resulted to widespread flooding that affected 654 villages across 42 districts across Luang Nam Tha, Borkeo, ...
. El acceso humanitario se ve aún más perturbado por los retrasos en las cadenas de suministro mundiales, en particular a través del Mar Rojo y del estrecho de Ormuz, lo que añade presión a una respuesta ya de por sí frágil. El país registra 8,6 millones de personas desplazadas i...
. The Concern Worldwide Accountability to Affected Populations project, supported by WFP, aims at creating a bottom-up feedback and communication mechanism between responders and people we serve, that is community-based, easily accessible, and built on mutual understanding and ge...
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. The Concern Worldwide (CWW)Accountability to Affected Populations project, supported by WFP, aims to create a bottom-up feedback and communication mechanism between responders and people we serve, that is community-based, easily accessible, and built on mutual understanding and...
. The Concern Worldwide Accountability to Affected Populations project, supported by WFP, aims at creating a bottom-up feedback and communication mechanism between responders and people we serve, that is community-based, easily accessible, and built on mutual understanding and ge...
Countries: Pakistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of) .
Countries: Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic . CONTEXT As of the end of July 2026, Iraq generously hosts over 343,000 refugees and asylumseekers, the majority (88%) of whom are Syrians. Close to 80% of this population resides in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. While most refugees and asyl...
. The World Food Programme (the Recipient) is implementing Part 2 of the Sudan Enhancing Community Resilience Project (P181490) (the Project) as set out in the Original and Third Additional Financing (AF3) Grant Agreements (the Agreements). The International Development Associati...
. Medicine had been his childhood dream, and as a pediatrician, he hoped to dedicate his future to caring for children in Gaza. As the conflict intensified, Ahmad remained at Al-Awda Hospital, in north Gaza. Before his family evacuated south, his elder brother urged him to leave ...
Countries: Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic .
. But honouring their bravery and commitment while aid workers are being killed in record numbers is not enough. So far this year, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has mourned 12 colleagues killed in violence-related incidents while carrying out their work. L...
. OVERVIEW: Heavy and continuous rainfall since 30 July 2026 triggered flooding in several areas in Myanmar. According to the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) Myanmar, severe weather resulted to flooding and riverbank erosion that caused a breach in the Ngawun River embank...
. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Republic of Fiji (hereafter Fiji) is a diplomatic, economic, and logistics hub in the South Pacific. It hosts many international organizations’ regional and sub-regional headquarters. However, its archipelagic geography and complex socioeconomic landscape ...
. IN NUMBERS 133,672 rations provided in July 2,227 mt food distributed in July USD 180,987 cash transferred in July USD 12.3 M required in the next six months (August 2026 – January 2027) KEY HIGHLIGHTS WFP faces imminent funding constraints, with a pipeline break expected by Se...
. New data highlights the rising threat of arrest and detention facing humanitarian workers, with locally recruited staff accounting for 88% of those affected. INSO and PH call for greater investment in prevention, Duty of Care, psychological and legal support for humanitarian wo...
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. By Lara CooperAugust 11, 2026 1:48 PM Share Following the strongest quake to impact Colombia in a decade, Direct Relief is supporting immediate health needs, including air transport of medical personnel, supplies, and blood units bound for hard-to-access areas near the quake’s ...
Countries: Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic . This adds yet another layer to the overlapping crises the region has endured, including economic collapse, underfunded healthcare facilities, inadequate water and sanitation infrastructure, and a protracted refugee situation. Since Israe...
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. 19 August 2026: On World Humanitarian Day, the humanitarian community in Yemen honours aid workers who choose, every single day, to serve people in need, often at great personal risk. We remember those who have lost their lives while saving others and stand in solidarity with o...
Countries: Central African Republic, Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan . UNHCR's operations in the Central African Republic (CAR) are based on protection through presence, a central pillar of the humanitarian response. In a context marked by security volatil...
Countries: World, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Israel, Ukraine . Alors que les violences à leur encontre atteignent des niveaux record, Caritas Internationalis met en lumière le rôle des acteurs religieux dans la promotion du respect du droit intern...
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. SHORT-TERM OUTLOOK AND IMPLICATIONS ON FOOD SECURITY: Yemen remains in the grip of a severe humanitarian crisis, with over 53% of its popu…
. The latest comments by Israel’s Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, advocating and inciting violence amounting to atrocity cri…
. Maiduguri, 19 August 2026 – Marking World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed M…
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