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Costa Rica: Floods - DREF Final Report (MDRCR027)

Albania | Heatwave - Early Action Protocol Operations Update (sEAP number: sEAP2025AL01 | Operation Number: MDRAL009) (05.06.2026)

UNFPA Flash Update #2 on the situation in El Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan (3 - 19 July 2026)

Afghanistan Humanitarian Response: WASH Cluster Updates - Cluster Achievements - June 2026

oPt: UNICEF State of Palestine Situation Update and Humanitarian Response (Mid-Year Analysis of the Response to the Needs of Children), 17 July 2026

DR Congo: République démocratique du Congo : Cluster Sécurité alimentaire - Crise Ebola – sitrep #8 (Du 06 au 19 Juil 2026)

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Earthquake Response Situation Report #14 (17 to 19 July 2026)

. The fourteenth Situation Report provides an update on IOM’s response to the 24 June earthquakes in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, covering the period from 17 to 19 July. Highlights Between 17 and 19 July, IOM continued its multisectoral response in transitory camps and a...

Lebanon Logistics and Telecommunications Cluster - Concept of Operations (20 July 2026)

. Content Background Lebanon continues to face significant humanitarian consequences following the escalation of hostilities in March 2026, which triggered widespread displacement, civilian casualties, and further damage to infrastructure and essential services across the country...

Potential storm, “Bertha,” threatens Gulf with flash flooding

Children continue to be killed and injured in attacks across Ukraine, as UNICEF warehouse is damaged and critical humanitarian supplies destroyed

WFP Niger Country Brief, July 2026

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oPt: More than 1,000 Children displaced by surge in settler violence in West Bank so far in 2026

WFP Central African Republic Country Brief, July 2027

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World: Anticipatory Action in 2025 - Forecast to Frontline: Acting Early to Ensure Children Survive, Learn and are Protected

South Sudan: Humanitarian Snapshot (June 2026)

. South Sudan remains one of the world's most severe humanitarian crises and hunger hotspots. The FAO/WFP Hunger Hotspots report, released on 17 June, identifies South Sudan among the six countries and territories of highest concernglobally due to the scale and severity of acute ...

Peru | 5.5 M Earthquake of 19 July - DG ECHO Daily Map | 20/07/2026

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Bangladesh: OIM y KSrelief firman un acuerdo de 2,5 millones de USD para mejorar el WASH en Cox's Bazar

. Ahmed bin Ali Al-Baiz de KSrelief firman el acuerdo en la sede de KSrelief en Riad. Foto: KSrelief/2026 Riad, Arabia Saudita – 20 de julio de 2026 – La Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM) y el Centro Rey Salman de Ayuda y Acción Humanitaria (KSrelief) han firm...

Bangladesh: L'OIM et KSrelief signent un accord de 2,5 millions USD pour améliorer l'eau, l'assainissement et l'hygiène à Cox's Bazar

. L'accord, signé à Riyad par l'Ing. Ahmed bin Ali Al-Baiz, Superviseur général adjoint de KSrelief chargé des opérations et des programmes, et Othman Belbeisi, Directeur régional de l'OIM pour le Moyen-Orient et l'Afrique du Nord, vise à soutenir des services EAH essentiels et à...

In Iraq, health workers help pregnant women adapt to extreme heat

DR Congo: Bundibugyo Virus Disease Outbreak | Situation Report, Issue No. 60 – July 16, 2026

Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda . EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STATUS • The outbreak remains concentrated in the DRC, which accounts for 2,181 of 2,201 confirmed cases (99%) and 864 of 866 deaths. Ituri remains the epicentre (1,948 cases), while North Kivu continues to dri...

World: Africa CDC Epidemic Intelligence Weekly Report, July 2026

Countries: World, Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zambia . Welcome to our Epidemic Intelligence Weekly Report, your trusted source for real-time updates on priority eve...

DR Congo: Bundibugyo Virus Disease Outbreak | Continental Overview - DRC + Uganda, July 14, 2026

Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda .

Occupied Palestinian Territories (oPt) Crisis Situation Analysis (Period: 29/06/26 - 05/07/26)

. The Occupied Palestinian Territory is facing a severe humanitarian crisis, with both Gaza and the West Bank experiencing unprecedented levels of violence and deprivation. In Gaza, following the collapse of a brief pause in hostilities in March 2025, Israeli forces resumed inten...

Occupied Palestinian Territories (oPt) Crisis Situation Analysis (Period: 22/06/26 - 28/06/26)

. The Occupied Palestinian Territory is facing a severe humanitarian crisis, with both Gaza and the West Bank experiencing unprecedented levels of violence and deprivation. In Gaza, following the collapse of a brief pause in hostilities in March 2025, Israeli forces resumed inten...

Occupied Palestinian Territories (oPt) Crisis Situation Analysis (Period: 15/06/26 - 21/06/26)

. The Occupied Palestinian Territory is facing a severe humanitarian crisis, with both Gaza and the West Bank experiencing unprecedented levels of violence and deprivation. In Gaza, following the collapse of a brief pause in hostilities in March 2025, Israeli forces resumed inten...

Final Evaluation of UNICEF Education Cannot Wait Multi-Year Resilience Plan II Programme in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh (2022 - 2024) EvO/2025/22 - October 2025

Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Overview 1. Bangladesh is a small country of South Asia which has a population of more than 170 million people and an area of 147,450 square kilometers. This means it is one of the most densely populated countries of the world (1...

Sudan Crisis Situation Analysis (Period: 29/06/26 - 05/07/26)

. Sudan is facing one of the world’s largest humanitarian and displacement crises as the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which began in April 2023, enters its fourth year in 2026. The conflict has triggered widespread civilian ...

Ukraine — General Population Survey — Methodological Note (July 2026)

. On 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation initiated a large-scale invasion of Ukraine, leading to an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. In response, starting on 9 March 2022, the International Organization for Migration (IOM)'s Data and Analytics Unit began conducting systema...

DTM Pakistan: Bi-Weekly Flow Monitoring of Afghan Nationals (16–30 June 2026)

Countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan . The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Pakistan’s FM provides key insights into cross-border migration trends, returning Afghan nationals to Afghanistan, their profiles, mobility patterns, routes, vulnerabilities, demographics and ot...

Sudan Crisis Situation Analysis (Period: 22/06/26 - 28/06/26)

. Sudan is facing one of the world’s largest humanitarian and displacement crises as the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which began in April 2023, enters its fourth year in 2026. The conflict has triggered widespread civilian ...

DTM South Sudan: Biometric Registration and Cash Assistance - Bentiu IDP Camp (05 February - 02 July 2026)

. Between 5 February and 2 July 2026, DTM conducted biometric verification for a total of 110,730 individuals, representing 26,147 households in Bentiu IDP camp. The exercise supported the accurate identification of internally displaced persons (IDPs) residing in the camp and con...

South Sudan - Event Tracking Report #111 - Jonglei Displacements & Returns (01 January - 01 July 2026)

. South Sudan is currently facing a severe humanitarian crisis characterised by extensive internal displacement. The underlying causes of these displacement dynamics are varied and include communal clashes, land disputes, insecurity, violence, disasters, and cross border movement...

VNM: Flood - 07-2026 - Heavy Rainfall, Flash Floods and Landslides in Northern Viet Nam #3 (2026-07-20)

. Description Within minutes on the morning of 17 July, flash floods carrying large volumes of water, mud and debris swept across National Highway 32, inundating homes and posing an immediate threat to lives and property. The floods claimed five lives, while three people remain m...

Sudan Crisis Situation Analysis (Period: 15/06/26 - 21/06/26)

. Sudan is facing one of the world’s largest humanitarian and displacement crises as the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which began in April 2023, enters its fourth year in 2026. The conflict has triggered widespread civilian ...

Lebanon Crisis Situation Analysis (Period: 29/06/26 - 05/07/26)

. The conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, which began in October 2023 and spiked in September 2024, entered a new phase in early 2026. Although a November 2024 ceasefire was put in place, persistent daily violations and Israel's continued occupation of five positions in southe...

Lebanon Crisis Situation Analysis (Period: 22/06/26 - 28/06/26)

. The conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, which began in October 2023 and spiked in September 2024, entered a new phase in early 2026. Although a November 2024 ceasefire was put in place, persistent daily violations and Israel's continued occupation of five positions in southe...

WFP Sierra Leone Country Brief, July 2026

. KEY HIGHLIGHTS • WFP purchased 765 metric tons of locally produced rice and 155 metric tons of pulses from smallholder farmer aggregators injecting an estimated USD 815,536 into the local economy. SITUATION OVERVIEW • Sierra Leone’s humanitarian needs remain driven by chronic p...

Lebanon Crisis Situation Analysis (Period: 15/06/26 - 21/06/26)

Countries: Lebanon, Myanmar . The conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, which began in October 2023 and spiked in September 2024, entered a new phase in early 2026. Although a November 2024 ceasefire was put in place, persistent daily violations and Israel's continued occupation...

Empowering Displaced People through EU-Funded Acted’s Community Resource Centre (CRC) in Yemen

.3 million individuals will require humanitarian assistance—an increase from the 19.5 million reported in the previous year. Since 2015, Al Dhale’e, a frontline governorate, has been facing repeated displacement into remote and insecure areas, which has caused further access cons...

WFP The Gambia Country Brief, July 2026

. KEY HIGHLIGHTS • Severe funding shortfalls are preventing WFP from implementing a lean season response in 2026, despite worsening food security, placing critical programmes and past gains at risk. • The national school feeding programme —the country’s largest safety net— faces ...

UNHCR Romania: Ukraine Refugee Situation Update, Weekly Update #205, 20 July 2026

. Highlight 20 July 2026 More than four years after the start of the full-scale invasion, millions of Ukrainians remain displaced, with 3.8 million internally displaced within Ukraine and nearly 5.8 million refugees worldwide, including over 5.2 million in Europe. In Romania, mor...

WHO Afghanistan Emergency Situation Report No 65 (June 2026)

. Highlights A significant investment in capacity building was made across Afghanistan, with 531 health workers trained in 14 different disciplines. WHO-supported health facilities delivered a high volume of essential services. This included 64 146 outpatient consultations, vacci...

Scaling Impact to Address Growing Needs - Solidarités International Nigeria Newsletter 01 (January – June 2026)

. Since 2016, Solidarités International (SI) has been committed to supporting vulnerable conflict affected populations in Nigeria. A decade later, the humanitarian situation in northern Nigeria continues to deteriorate, as 5.9 million of civilians are suffering from the combined ...

World: Attacks on Health Care Bi-Monthly News Brief, 24 June - 07 July 2026

Countries: World, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Lebanon, Libya, Malawi, Mexico, Myanmar, Pakistan, Peru, Sudan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Yemen . For 10 years, attacks on health care have continued despite global commitments to protect patients and ...

Indonesia: ASEAN Weekly Disaster Update Week 29 | 13 – 19 July 2026

Countries: Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam . REGIONAL SUMMARY: During the twenty-ninth week of 2026, a total of 18 disaster events were reported across the ASEAN region, including droughts, floods, landslides, storms, and wind-related disasters in Indonesia, Philippine...

Tchad : Rapport de situation de l’épidémie du choléra au Tchad

. POINTS SAILLANTS 13 juin 2026 : Notification de 2 cas suspects au District Sanitaire de Karal, province de Hadjer Lamis ; 16 juin 2026 : Mise en évidence du Vibrio cholerae O1 Ogawa sur 02 prélèvements à la culture ; 18 juin 2026 : Déclaration officielle de l’épidémie de cholér...

UNHCR Returns to Syria Regional Update - (April - May 2026)

Countries: Syrian Arab Republic, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon . REGIONAL TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS As of 31 May 2026, an estimated 1.67 million Syrians had returned from neighbouring countries, alongside approximately 1.92 million internally displaced returnees, demonstrating conti...

Fifteen Years On: Somalia Cannot Afford Another Famine

. Persistent drought, compounded by a sharp decline in humanitarian funding, threatens to unravel years of progress made in strengthening food security and community resilience across the country. In 2011, Somalia endured its worst humanitarian crisis in living memory. A famine w...

Joint Statement: Running out of Options: Yemen’s families face a dangerous tipping point as hunger deepens and resilience erodes [EN/AR]

. Yemen is facing a dangerous new deterioration in hunger, with millions of people being pushed deeper into crisis just as humanitarian funding is collapsing and large parts of the country remain unmonitored. More than a decade of conflict, displacement, economic decline, and rep...

World: From Forecasts to Action: WFP’s Global Anticipatory Action Strategy 2026-2029 - A strategic framework for preventing extreme weather events from turning into humanitarian disasters

. Executive Summary As humanitarian needs driven by extreme weather events continue to rise in a context of declining humanitarian funding, anticipatory action (AA) has never been more relevant. WFP faces a fundamental challenge: how to protect more people from increasingly predi...

World: From Pledges to Practice - Sustaining Action on Alternatives to Detention, Protection at Sea and Protection from Trafficking

. Summary Approximately 2026 1 10 participants joined the UNHCRhosted hybrid event held on 30 June as part of ongoing implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) and preparations towards the next Global Refugee Forum. The participants represented States, UN agencies, i...

Southeast Türkiye Protection Sector Achievements - as of June 2026

Countries: Türkiye, Afghanistan, Syrian Arab Republic .

Türkiye: Protection Sector Dashboard - National - June 2026

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Türkiye: Marmara Protection Sector Achievements - June 2026

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Türkiye: Izmir AoR Protection Sector Achievements - June 2026

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Türkiye: Intersectoral CBI Assistance Dashboard - June 2026

Countries: Türkiye, Afghanistan, Syrian Arab Republic .

Türkiye Inter-Sector Response Dashboard - June 2026 I Partners Operational Presence 3W

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Italy weekly sea arrivals update (As of 20 July 2026)

Countries: Italy, World .

Southeast Türkiye Inter-Sector Response Dashboard I Partners Operational Presence 3W - June 2026

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WFP Chad Country Brief, June 2026

Countries: Chad, Sudan . SITUATION OVERVIEW • Chad hosts one of the largest displaced populations in the region, with over 2.25 million forcibly displaced people, including over 1.5 million refugees, over 492,000 returnees, and over 219,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs). • ...