South Sudan: Sudan Situation - Refugees and Asylum-seekers Movement and Presence - 31 July 2026
Countries: South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan .
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South Sudan - Refugee, Returnee and IDP Population Map - 31 July 2026
Countries: South Sudan, Sudan .
South Sudan - Refugee Population in Jamjang - 31 July 2026
Countries: South Sudan, Sudan .
South Sudan - Refugee Population in Upper Nile State - 31 July 2026
Countries: South Sudan, Sudan .
South Sudan - Refugee Population in Maban - 31 July 2026
Countries: South Sudan, Sudan .
Bangladesh: Children arrive sicker, later, and harder to save at MSF’s Kutupalong hospital in Rohingya camps
Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . Children arrive at medical facilities later, sicker, and with complex, overlapping physical and psychological health needs. Nine years after fleeing extreme violence in Myanmar, children make up more than half of the 1.3 million refugees living in...
World: Financing Nutrition at Scale: Capital Market Strategies for Investors
. Financing Nutrition at Scale: Capital Market Strategies for Investors explores how investors can help close the global nutrition financing gap by integrating nutrition into climate, agrifood, health and sustainable finance strategies. Developed by the SUN Movement under the Ini...
Case study: Cultivating Nutrition in Honduras - Community solutions for a changing climate
. Honduras has spent twenty years building a policy framework to fight malnutrition, and since joining the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement in 2019 that framework has been strengthened by a 45-institution multi-stakeholder platform spanning agriculture, health, education and s...
Yemen: Situation Update: Marib, Al Makha and Taiz Areas
. Highlights 9 civilians reportedly killed and 54 injured due to reported escalation across Marib, Ta’iz and west coast areas. 162 households displaced across Ta’iz, Al Hodeidah, Lahj and Marib. Al Makha Port suspended operations; shelter damage reported in Marib. Pressure on hea...
Myanmar: ASEAN Weekly Disaster Update Week 34 | 17 - 23 August 2026
Countries: Myanmar, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam . REGIONAL SUMMARY: During the thirty-fourth week of 2026, a total of 9 disaster events were reported across ASEAN, including droughts, floods, landslides, storms, and wind-rela...
South Sudan - Refugee and Asylum-seeker Population
Countries: South Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Sudan .
Hospitals overwhelmed as child malnutrition surges across Afghanistan
. “It’s a crisis which disproportionally affects the youngest and most vulnerable: nearly 40 per cent of children admitted to hospital with severe wasting and medical complications are babies under six months old. Children under two account for 83 per cent of severe acute malnutr...
Italy monthly sea arrivals update July 2026
Countries: Italy, World .
UNHCR Afghanistan Situation Regional Update July 2026
Countries: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan . Operational Update Afghanistan’s operating environment in July remained fluid, as large-scale returns from Pakistan and Iran continued alongside heightened regional tensions and insecurity in several parts of the coun...
DR Congo: République démocratique du Congo: 17ème CRISE MVE - Paquet harmonise PCI/WASH pour les interventions dans le secteur
. Le Cluster a mené une démarche participative avec la contribution des acteurs des secteurs de l’Éducation, de la Protection de l’Enfance, du WASH ainsi qu’OCHA, avec l’appui technique des spécialistes de SCI, de l’UNICEF et du NRC pour mettre en place un paquet minimum consensu...
DR Congo: Ebola- Paquet minimum kit PCI/WASH pour les écoles
. Le Cluster a mené une démarche participative avec la contribution des acteurs des secteurs de l’Éducation, de la Protection de l’Enfance, du WASH ainsi qu’OCHA, avec l’appui technique des spécialistes de SCI, de l’UNICEF et du NRC pour mettre en place un paquet minimum consensu...
AMDA Emergency Relief #8: Kumamoto Earthquake, Japan - 25 August 2026
. In response to the massive earthquake that struck Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture on 28 July 2026, AMDA has been continuing to provide medical support at the evacuation shelter established at Yatsushiro Municipal Daiyon Junior High School in Yatsushiro City, one of the hardest-hit ...
World: Epidemic and emerging disease alerts in the Pacific as of 25 August 2026
Countries: World, Australia, New Caledonia (France), New Zealand, Palau, Samoa, Tonga, United States of America, Vanuatu . Highlights/updates since the last map was sent on PacNet on 18 August 2026: Dengue • American Samoa: As of 11 August 2026, a cumulative total of 1,044 labora...
Report by the Director-General: Progress in the elimination of the Syrian chemical weapons programme - 24 August 2026
. 1. In accordance with subparagraph 2(f) of the decision by the Executive Council (the Council) at its Thirty-Third Meeting (EC-M-33/DEC.1, dated 27 September 2013), the Technical Secretariat (the Secretariat) is to report to the Council on a monthly basis regarding the implemen...
Supporting recovery in Afghanistan: The role of principled development support and engagement - INTERSOS Position Paper (August 2026)
. Afghanistan: Development assistance is necessary to build long-term change INTERSOS calls for a shift in international engagement to combine life-saving assistance with principled, targeted development support Afghanistan remains one of the world’s most severe and protracted cr...
Syria: Violence Against Health Care in Conflict 2025 [EN/AR]
. Using data collected by Insecurity Insight, the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) identified 74 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in Syria in 2025. Among the incidents, 22 health workers were killed, 21 arrested and ten kidnapped. The ac...
Myanmar: Taw Oo District Short Update: Three forcibly recruited villagers escaped Boo M’Tee army camp in Htaw Ta Htoo Township (January 2026)
. This Short Update describes events occurring in Htaw Ta Htoo (Htantabin) Township, Taw Oo (Toungoo) District. In August 2025, a man named A--- was forcibly recruited in Maubin Town, Ayeyarwady Region, after a group of armed men approached him in an unknown vehicle and forced hi...
WFP Yemen Country Brief, July 2026
. HIGHLIGHTS The food security situation continues to deteriorate, with 36 percent of the population facing severe food deprivation. As hostilities flare along the frontlines, WFP is maintaining a high level of operational preparedness and is actively reviewing its contingency ar...
Colombia - Earthquake: LTC Telecoms Situation Report #01 (Reporting period: 11 - 24 August 2026)
. This Situation Report provides an overview of the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck Colombia on 10 August 2026 and its impact on telecommunications. It outlines the activities of the WFP-led Logistics and Telecommunications Cluster (LTC) 1 Telecoms Area in supporting emergen...
Myanmar: Taw Oo District Situation Update: Burma Army shelling, arrests, and militarisation; drug issues; and challenges to education, transportation, and livelihood in Daw Hpah Hkoh Township (January to March 2026)
. This Situation Update describes events occurring in Daw Hpah Hkoh (Thandaunggyi) Township, Taw Oo (Toungoo) District. During the period from January to March 2026, the Burma Army shelled villages, killing two villagers and injuring four villagers. Then, the Burma Army Belu Colu...
UNICEF Nigeria Humanitarian Situation Report No.1 (Mid -Year), 30 June 2026
. Highlights Armed conflict, banditry, communal violence, food insecurity and persistent malnutrition, disease outbreaks, including earlier than usual cholera outbreaks and floods deepened needs during the first half of 2026, with 5.9 million people facing severe humanitarian nee...
GIEWS Country Brief: Lesotho 24-August-2026
. FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Heavy rains curb 2026 cereal production Increased import needs in 2026/27 Food inflation stable, supported by low cereal prices Reduced harvest limits improvements in acute food insecurity in 2026 Heavy rains curb 2026 cereal production Harvesting of the ...
NDMA Pakistan - Monsoon 2026 Daily Situation Report No. 60 (24 August 2026)
. NDMA Monsoon 2026 Daily Situation Report No 60, covering period from 1300 hours 23 August to 1300 hours 24 August 2026 along with following data as per Annexures as shown against each is enclosed....
Secretary of State Sarai concludes visit to Lebanon and Jordan and announces funding for international assistance
Countries: Lebanon, Canada, Jordan . During the visit, Secretary of State Sarai announced almost $80 million in international assistance funding for Lebanon and Jordan, helping address urgent humanitarian needs while advancing human rights, inclusive economic opportunity and food...
Zambia: IPC Acute Food Insecurity Analysis April 2026 - March 2027 (Published on 24 August 2026)
. Overview An estimated 698,000 people across 93 of the 116 districts in Zambia—representing 4 percent of the analysed population—are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) during the April–September 2026 current period. This represents a signifi...
Enter Energy Somalia: Rapid Stock-take Assessment Report, March 2026
. Enter Energy Somalia (EES) is a public–private partnership implemented by Mercy Corps through the Transforming Energy Access platform funded by the UK government through the British Embassy in Mogadishu, to demonstrate an inclusive and scalable model for clean electricity acces...
Second meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee on the epidemic of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – Temporary recommendations
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia . The Director-General, considering the advice of the Committee, issued the following updated temporary recommendations ...
South Sudan: UNMISS condemns ambush on its patrol in Jonglei, killing of two peacekeepers
. Two peacekeepers were killed in the attack, while seven others were injured, including three peacekeepers, two South Sudan National Police Service personnel and two civilian staff. The Mission has deployed a Quick Reaction Force to secure the area and support the emergency resp...
Afghanistan: WHO Situation Report No.2: Health emergencies in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (July 2026)
Countries: Afghanistan, Djibouti, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic . EEXECUTIVE SUMMARY • Monsoon rains and flash floods affected Afghanistan and Pakistan, causing 184 deaths and 597 injuries. Damage to homes, water...
DR Congo: DRC: The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement condemns attacks on its volunteers and staff [EN/PT/ZH]
. Kinshasa / Kampala / Geneva, 24 August 2026 – The Red Cross Societies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (CRRDC) and Uganda (URCS), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are deep...
Ethiopia: Learning, reflection and adaptation in humanitarian research
Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Senegal . Yet in practice, creating space for structured reflection can be challenging due to limited resources and competing operational priorities. In complex humanitarian research, carefully designed methodologies are often seen...
Indonesia: IDN: Earthquake - 08-2026 - Field Report Update 3: M7.7 East Nusa Tenggara Earthquake #4 (2026-08-24)
. Description On 15 August 2026 at 04:58 WIB, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara Province. The epicentre was located offshore, approximately 30 kilometres northeast of Mbay, Nagekeo District, at a depth of 15 kilometres. The earthquake affected se...
Viet Nam: VNM: Flood - 08-2026 - Typhoon Narra #3 (2026-08-24)
. Description Typhoon Narra, designated as Storm No.4 in Việt Nam, stalled off the northern coast early Monday, dumping torrential rain that pushed several rivers to their highest flood-alert levels, killed at least one person and damaged more than 4,000 homes in the northern pro...
Honduras Drought Assessment 2026 - DREF Operation (MDRHN028)
. Description of the EventDate when the trigger was met 20-07-2026What happened, where and when? Since May 2026, Honduras has been facing a progressive deterioration in climatic conditions associated with the delay in the start of the rainy season, the irregular distribution of r...
Indonesia Flores Earthquake Response - DREF Operation (MDRID029)
. Description of the EventDate of event 15-08-2026 What happened, where and when? Magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara Province. According to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the earthquake was centred offshore at 8.41°S an...
Bangladesh: Rohingya Camps: One in Three Refugees Face ‘Crisis’ Hunger as Conditions for Children Worsen
Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, 25 August 2026 – Conditions in the world’s largest refugee settlement are worsening at an alarming rate after nine years, with more than one in three Rohingya refugees expected to face ‘crisis’ hunger levels this year putt...
World: IOM Calls for Greater Investment in Land Restoration to Reduce Displacement
. The Organization emphasizes that land degradation, human mobility and security are deeply interconnected challenges that require integrated policy, financing and development responses. Through its engagement at COP17, IOM is urging governments, international financial instituti...
Puerto Rico (The United States of America): Exit Evaluation of Oxfam’s Program in Puerto Rico - Final Report (August 2026)
. Overview This exit evaluation examines Oxfam’s Puerto Rico program from its launch following Hurricane María in 2017 through its closure, assessing the experience through the lenses of local humanitarian leadership and feminist principles. Over seven years, Oxfam worked with mo...
Emergency Response Fund Agility: Evaluating a locally led humanitarian funding model - Lessons from Bangladesh, Puerto Rico, and Uganda
Countries: Bangladesh, Puerto Rico (The United States of America), Uganda . Overview Oxfam’s Emergency Response Fund Agility pilot (2021–2025) tested a locally led, rapid-response funding model in Bangladesh, Puerto Rico, and Uganda. The initiative demonstrated that quality, flex...
DR Congo: Comment Caritas accompagne les communautés touchées par Ebola en RDC
. L’épidémie continue de se propager dans l’est du pays, et est due à la rare souche Bundibugyo, pour laquelle il n’existe ni vaccin homologué ni traitement approuvé. Dans ce contexte, les équipes de Caritas restent aux côtés des communautés, et œuvrent à contenir la propagation ...
Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary A. Dicarlo - Remarks to the Security Council on Ukraine (New York, 24 August 2026)
Countries: Ukraine, Latvia, Moldova, Romania . President, Today marks four and a half years since the Russian Federation launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in blatant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and international law. For four and a half years, this w...
Beirut port explosion: What happened, and how did it affect Lebanon
On August 4, 2020, an explosion at the Port of Beirut devastated Lebanon’s capital, becoming one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history. The blast killed more than 200 people, injured more than 6,000, and damaged or destroyed thousands of homes, schools, hospitals...
World: L'OIM appelle à un investissement accru dans la restauration des terres pour réduire le déplacement
. Photo : Antoine Lemonnier/OIM 2026. Oulan-Bator, 24 août 2026 – À la dix-septième session de la Conférence des Parties à la Convention des Nations Unies sur la lutte contre la désertification (CNULCD COP17), l'Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM) appelle à des ...
World: OIM hace un llamado a mayor inversión en restauración de tierras para reducir el desplazamiento
. Foto: Antoine Lemonnier/OIM 2026. Ulán Bator, 24 de agosto de 2026 – En el decimoséptimo período de sesiones de la Conferencia de las Partes en la Convención de las Naciones Unidas de Lucha contra la Desertificación (COP17 de la CNULD), la Organización Internacional para las Mi...
Burundi: The Human Rights Council should further extend the Special Rapporteur’s mandate
. Ahead of the Council’s 63rd session (7 September-7 October 2026), we, the undersigned civil society organisations, write to stress the importance of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi and urge your delegation to support a new extensi...
Lebanon conflict: Facts, FAQs, and how to help
Across Lebanon, communities continue to face insecurity, displacement, and humanitarian needs. Since early March 2026, renewed violence has affected multiple areas of the country, including Beirut’s southern suburbs, the Bekaa Valley, and South Lebanon. Children are bearing...