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World: £33.2 million to protect public from future epidemics and pandemics
Countries: World, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland .2 million will fund 8 vaccine projects targeting deadly diseases, strengthening UK pandemic preparedness and helping protect people worldwide. Eight projects will target diseases including Ebola, plague, Marb...
MSF marks World Mental Health Day, 10th Oct, with stories from projects in South Sudan, Lebanon and Greece
Countries: South Sudan, Greece, Lebanon ." Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has invited people connected to their communities to share short reflections on mental health and wellbeing. Mading, a 42-year-old man living in Twic County, Warrap State, South Su...
Pakistan Weekly Market Intelligence Bulletin (1 October 2026)
. The cost of staple food (wheat flour, cooking oil, and pulses) remained 14.2 percent above its level before the Middle East conflict, as of 1 October, reflecting a combination of domestic market factors and higher fuel and import costs. Wheat flour prices marginally increased (...
oPt: Protection Cluster: West Bank Operational Update | 1 June - 31 August 2026
. Protection Developments – Escalating Settler Violence and Displacement Between June and August 2026, the operating environment in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, deteriorated further amid a worsening security situation and additional measures by Israeli authorities tha...
Lebanon: Minutes of Meeting - Inter-Sector Coordination Group Meeting - 2 October 2026
. 1. Opening Remarks Dr. Ola Boutros, LRP General Supervisor (MoSA) Stephanie Laba, ISCG Co-Chair (UNHCR) Kiri Ginnerup, ISCG Co-Chair OIC (UNDP) Rana El Khawand, ISCG Co-Chair OIC (OCHA) The Inter-Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) Co-Chairs welcomed participants to the October IS...
World: War’s Hidden Mental Health Toll on Children with Disabilities
Countries: World, occupied Palestinian territory, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic . Insecurity, trauma, anxiety, and confusion are the norm for many who have endured armed conflict. Access to services is frequently inadequate—even though over a fifth of conflict-affected populations ...
Anticipated El Niño Impacts on Water Resources and Water Infrastructure in Somalia: Technical Brief, September 2026
. Executive summary AT A GLANCE El Niño is under way and strengthening: NOAA gives a greater than 90 percent chanceof a very strong event, and ICPAC a 90 percent probability of above-normal October–December rainfall over central and southern Somalia. Against that outlook, all 7,5...
oPt: Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Persists One Year into the So-Called “Ceasefire”
. A year ago, on October 10, 2025, a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip was announced. For a moment, we at PHRI had a glimpse of hope that this would bring relief and rehabilitation to Palestinians and allow the recovery and reconstruction of the decimated healthcare system. T...
oPt: UNRWA Situation Report #236 on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem [EN/AR]
. Highlights The Gaza Strip Over 106,000 children attended in-person learning in UNRWA Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS) during the first weeks of the 2026/2027 school year, marking an important milestone in efforts to expand access to learning across the Gaza Strip. At the same ti...
MSNA - Research Terms of Reference: Socio-Economic Insights Survey (SEIS) 2026 – Republic of Moldova MDA2602 (September 2026, V1)
Countries: Moldova, Ukraine . 2. Rationale 2.1 Background Over four years have elapsed since the escalation of the military offensive in Ukraine in February 2022, leading to a protracted situation of displacement for nearly 5.8 million refugees from Ukraine recorded globally. Acc...
Somalia - El Niño flood risk in displacement sites (September 2026)
. Key message Despite widespread and recurrent flooding, evacuations remained limited: 83% of sites flooded at least once between 2023 and 2025, while only 15% to 21% of flooded sites reported evacuations in any given year. 98% of the assessed sites reported living in a buul or t...
United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia: Report of the Secretary-General (S/2026/759) [EN/AR/RU/ZH]
. UN Secretary General highlights the resilience of Colombian institutions and society and the continued relevance of the Peace Agreement to promote security, development and territorial stabilization Comprehensive rural reform, a key element to contribute to peace and security T...
Five things to know about the situation in the south of Yemen today
. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are responding by supporting health facilities and reaching people through mobile clinics. Here are five things to know about the current situation in the south of Yemen. 1. What is currently happening in Yemen and on its western coast? In S...
Final Evaluation Report: UNDP–UNHCR Joint Area-Based Recovery Project in Southern Ukraine - Enabling Conditions for Return through Integrated, Multi-Sectoral Programming (15 August 2024 – 15 March 2026)
. Executive Summary Context and Purpose Following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation in 2022, large parts of the country – particularly in the south – experienced extensive destruction, widespread contamination from explosive remnants of war, and the dis...
Democratic Republic of the Congo Country Report: The State Of the Humanitarian System 2026
. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This country report for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) provides an evidence-based overview of the current international humanitarian system between 2022 and 2025 to supplement the global analysis in The State of the Humanitarian System 2026 (SOHS)....
Central African Republic - Key Message Update: Crisis persists in conflict-affected areas despite the gradual end of the lean season, September 2026 - January 2027
. Key Messages Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are expected to persist through January 2027 in the areas most affected by insecurity and isolation, particularly Vakaga, Haute-Kotto, Haut-Mbomou, as well as parts of the northwest. Despite the seasonal improvement expected from Octob...
Mali - Key Message Update: Elevated food assistance needs persist in areas of Kidal and Ménaka in Emergency, September 2026 - January 2027
. Key Messages Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes persist in Kidal and Ménaka due to major disruptions to trade flows, livelihoods, and access to food. In Ménaka, an improvement to Crisis (IPC Phase 3) is expected from October onward due to limited harvests and improved trade flows...