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oPt: QRCS empowers Gaza youths to build their own careers [EN/AR]

. November 4 th , 2026 ― Doha, Qatar: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has concluded a livelihood project for poor families in Gaza, which involved the provision of vocational training for 60 graduates, to help them start their own small businesses, at a total cost of $234,000. ...

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Mozambique learns from Japan’s expertise in disaster risk reduction

Countries: Mozambique, Japan . Mozambique faces recurring cyclones, floods, droughts and storm surges that continue to threaten lives, livelihoods and critical infrastructure. As the country works to strengthen its disaster risk reduction mechanisms, representatives led by the Na...

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oPt: Palestine - Meeting Minutes, Gaza, 27 October 2026

. General Updates • Kerem Shalom/Karem Abu Salem (KS/KAS) Cargo Collection o Offloading and cargo collection are authorised from Sunday to Thursday, while only cargo collection is authorised on Fridays and Saturdays. On 27 October, no offloading took place, but uplift remained po...

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oPt: Palestine - Meeting Minutes, Gaza, 13 October 2026

. General Updates • Kerem Shalom/Karem Abu Salem (KS/KAS) Cargo Collection o Offloading and cargo collection are authorised from Sunday to Thursday; only cargo collection is authorised on Fridays and Saturdays. o Since the 29 September Gaza Coordination Meeting, the Logistics Clu...

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Qatar Charity Distributes Food Baskets to Conflict-Affected Families in Sudan

Countries: Sudan, Qatar . With the generous and sustained support of benefactors in Qatar, Qatar Charity’s field teams have completed the distribution of food baskets to thousands of people from the most severely affected families in Khartoum, Sudan’s capital. The humanitarian as...

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Timor-Leste: Food Security Risks from the 2026/27 El Niño (October 2026)

. Executive Summary Timor-Leste enters the 2026/27 El Niño period with limited capacity to absorb additional shocks. The latest nationally representative Food Security Assessment found that 42 percent of households were experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity in 2023, ref...

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World: El Niño Preparedness: An Anticipatory Action Framework for City Leaders

. An advisory note by UN-Habitat and IGAD providing an anticipatory action framework to help city and municipal leaders prepare for El Niño-related risks. The guide outlines practical measures for translating climate forecasts into early action through effective early warning sys...

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COP31: IFRC calls for urgent investment to protect world's most vulnerable

. Across the world, extreme heat, floods, droughts and storms are threatening lives, livelihoods and health, with the greatest impacts often falling on communities already facing poverty, conflict and displacement. With a stronger El Niño expected to bring further extreme weather...

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How Black Soldier Fly farming is supporting livelihoods in Dadaab, Kenya

. In Kenya’s Dadaab Refugee Complex, farmers are finding value in organic waste. They are using it to rear Black Soldier Fly larvae for poultry feed, while the material left behind helps enrich the soil in their vegetable gardens. The approach brings together activities that can ...

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World: Reimagining MEAL Practices to Support Complex System Innovations

. What happens when MEAL and innovation specialists come together? Over the last several years working with diverse humanitarian innovations, we have seen an important shift in the aid sector’s innovation strategy. Instead of focusing on simple, narrowly defined products, aid sec...

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Iraq strengthens its national emergency medical teams

. Having trained health professionals who can be rapidly mobilized, work as coordinated teams and deliver quality emergency care can make the difference between lives saved and lives lost. For Iraq, where decades of conflict and recurrent emergencies, coupled with continued insta...

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Syria: Health Sector Bulletin October 2026

. Syria health system key issues, October 2026 • Essential services face a continuity risk. Premature withdrawal of external support could interrupt maternity care, emergency surgery, dialysis, chronic disease treatment, primary health care (PHC) and referrals. The proposed safeg...

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Summary of Key Activities MoH Syria 1-31 October 2026

. Primary healthcare and mobile outreach: • The Ministry reported the reactivation of six mobile clinics in Quneitra and western rural Daraa, with support from UNICEF and WHO and cooperation with the Syrian and Ghiras Associations. Four clinics are affiliated with the Health Dire...

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Guidelines on Collective Accountability to Affected People: Solomon Islands

. The Guideline for Collective Accountability to Affected People (AAP) in the Solomon Islands serves as a strategic framework for humanitarian and development partners, aiming to systematize collective accountability commitments to the communities served in humanitarian and prepa...

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Haiti: Community Feedback & Referral Analysis - July to September 2026

. The CCCM Cluster in Haiti, co-led by UCLBP, DGPC, and IOM, coordinates site management and support for displaced populations in a context marked by insecurity, sudden displacement, and growing humanitarian needs. Cluster partners work in collective centres, spontaneous sites, w...

ReliefWebNov 4, 2026

Ethiopia | Landslides and Floods - Final Report (MDRET036)

. A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the crisis In July 2024, heavy rains, landslides, and flooding in Ethiopia affected more than 500,000 people across 14 zones, displaced over 140,000 people, and claimed approximately 420 lives across seven regions. The Oromia, Sidama, Amhara...

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Kenya Flood 2026 - Imminent DREF Operation (MDRKE074)

. Scenario analysis When and where is the hazard expected to happen? Since the onset of the October-November-December (OND) rainy season, forecasts from the Kenya Meteorological Department have consistently indicated an increased likelihood of above-average rainfall across much o...

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UNICEF Cameroon Humanitarian Situation Report No. 3, July - September 2026

. Highlights Cameroon’s overlapping crises left 2.9 million people, including 1.5 million children, in need of humanitarian assistance amid conflict, displacement, flooding and disease outbreaks. Over 3,000 cholera cases were reported during this period.1 UNICEF supported two rou...

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Malawi: Measles Outbreak Response - DREF Operational Update (MDRMW027)

. Description of the Event Date when the trigger was met 20-07-2026 What happened, where and when? Malawi is experiencing an escalating measles outbreak, with the Ministry of Health reporting 73 measles alerts through the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) system...

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UNICEF Afghanistan Humanitarian Situation Report No. 9, 1-30 September 2026

Countries: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan . Highlights Food insecurity and acute malnutrition continued to worsen in Afghanistan, with 15.9 million people facing Crisis or worse levels of food insecurity (IPC Phase 3+), including 3.4 million in Emergency (IPC P...

ReliefWebNov 4, 2026