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. Situation Report No. 34Earthquakes in Venezuela27 August 2026Time: 5:00 pm Highlights Nearly 364,000 people affected by the earthquakes have accessed humanitarian assistance and essential services through a coordinated multi-sector response involving humanitarian organizations,...
. Key Highlights Market Overview Market conditions remained broadly stable during the fourth week of August, although price movements varied across food commodities, vegetables, fuel, and agricultural inputs. Most staple food prices changed only marginally, while vegetable prices...
. Highlights Venezuela continues to face a complex humanitarian situation marked by socioeconomic vulnerabilities, pressure on essential services, and the impact of a water emergency in Sucre state and two severe earthquakes on 24 June. By 30 June, UNICEF and partners had reached...
. Ma’rib, Yemen – 27 August 2026 – As measles continues to threaten children across Yemen amid gaps in routine vaccination and access to healthcare, local authorities in Ma’rib declared a health emergency following a rise in suspected measles cases. In response, the International...
. Aden, 27 August 2026 — The European Union (EU) provided a EUR 3 million humanitarian contribution to UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund to deliver lifesaving services for women and girls in Yemen. The funding will support nearly a quarter of a million of the most vulnera...
On a Wednesday evening in June, Daniela Romera was at the Fuente de Vida church in La Guaira, Venezuela, just yards from the seaport’s edge. Suddenly the 27-year-old felt a tremor that, unlike the usual ones, rapidly escalated. Trying to flee the building, she lost her bala...
Countries: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras .
Countries: China, Nepal .
. After more than a decade of conflict and economic decline, children across Yemen continue to face alarming levels of malnutrition. At the same time, sweeping humanitarian funding cuts have forced organisations providing health and malnutrition services to scale back or halt act...
. Key figures • 157+ deaths1 • 400+ missing • 10,000 households in need Highlights • 26 August 2026: A glacial lake outburst flood on the Bhote Koshi River struck around 09:00am local time, sending a wall of water through communities without warning • The government has declared ...
. August–November 2026 | Total Planned Response: USD 1,069,000 1. Executive Summary On 26 August 2026, an ice-and-rock landslide in the upper transboundary watershed near the Nepal–China border triggered a major debris-laden flash flood through the Bhote Koshi–Trishuli–Narayani r...
. Evidence base: This analysis uses assessment on Food Security and Nutrition/UNDP localization, the Protection, Health, GiHA and UNICEF Afghanistan Humanitarian Situation Report No. 3 (31 March 2026). Evidence is stated as findings; “analysis” indicates technical interpretation ...
. About 1.2 million people, or 5% of the population, are expected to face acute food insecurity between October this year and next March, up from nearly 700,000 people currently, according to new data from the global hunger monitor, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classificati...
Countries: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Republic of Korea, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan .9 million, that will support food assistance for 100,000 refugees and vulnerable host communities in Ethiopia. Ethiopia hosts more than one million refugees and asylum-seekers, mainly from neighbouring ...
. Ce financement, alloué grâce au Fonds d’urgence pour les réponses aux catastrophes de l’IFRC-DREF, permettra à la Croix-Rouge népalaise de répondre aux besoins urgents, tandis que les équipes évaluent l’ampleur des dégâts et identifient les communautés nécessitant une assistanc...
. LONDON/GENEVA, 27 August 2026 – Volatile oil prices driven by six months of conflict in the Middle East are pushing up the cost of delivering aid globally and could mean Save the Children reaches 1.5 million fewer children with lifesaving assistance than planned, the child righ...
. On Wednesday 26 August, a landslide and glacial event around 20km north of the Rasuwagadhi checkpoint blocked the Lhende Khola, triggering a major flash flood. At least 200 people have been killed and hundreds more are missing across Nepal and Tibet. The surge then swept into t...
. HIGHLIGHTS JULY Month-on-month, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 1.2 percent in July compared to the previous month. The annual inflation increased by 9.2 percent (YoY) compared to July 2025, driven mainly by higher transport, communication, and food costs. It is low...
. HIGHLIGHTS World Humanitarian Day was marked by the Humanitarian Coordinator visiting Tebnine (18 August) and a Town Hall with humanitarian partners (19 August). Discussions highlighted the continued challenges facing frontline responders and essential service providers operati...
. HIGHLIGHTS Flooding along the Euphrates River affected an estimated 13,000 families and displaced more than 1,700 households in north-east Syria, disrupting water infrastructure, damaging agricultural land and prompting a large-scale humanitarian response. Returns continue to o...
Countries: Nepal, China . We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of those who have lost loved ones and stand in solidarity with all communities affected by this disaster. The floods have caused significant damage to homes, infrastructure and livelihoods, disrupting a...
. KATHMANDU, 27 August 2026 – Rescuers are racing to find survivors in the flash flood-devastated areas of Northern Nepal, as Save the Children delivers emergency aid to families, with many places still only accessible by helicopter. The disaster in the Rasuwa region struck at a ...
. The disaster in the Rasuwa region struck at a time when children were either on their way to school or starting lessons. Many children in the area travel long distances to school - areas that are now cut off by flood waters, potentially separating them from their families or ca...
Countries: Nepal, China . Nous adressons nos sincères condoléances aux familles des personnes qui ont perdu un proche et exprimons notre solidarité avec toutes les communautés touchées par cette catastrophe. Les inondations ont causé des dommages considérables aux habitations, au...
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia . HIGHLIGHTS • Persistent conflict and insecurity continued to drive a deepening displacement crisis in eastern DRC, with new internal displacement still outpacing returns in...
. MSF stands ready to provide urgent humanitarian and medical assistance. The floods rapidly impacted Timure, Rasuwagadhi and Syabrubesi areas causing significant damage to settlements, markets and infrastructure. Flood waves are estimated to have been as large as 8-10 metres i...
. A Post-Project Study of Village Savings and Loan Associations in Jos, Plateau Sate Nigeria Under the NoCTRAiN Programme (2019 – 2023) Authors: David Sabo Kuni, Ibrahim Sanusi, and Fwangshak Guar Executive Summary Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA) are widely used as c...
. Four failed rainy seasons have pushed millions of people to the absolute edge, and upcoming El Niño floods threaten to wash away what little they have left. “As funding dries up, the reality on the ground is heartbreaking. Across the country, mothers are walking for hours in ex...
. Airstrikes Affecting Health Care Increased in Myanmar in 2025 Amid Growing Use of Explosive Weapons Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) Using data collected by Insecurity Insight, the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) identified 259 incidents of viol...
. SITUATION OVERVIEW • Northern Nepal was struck by a suspected Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) on the morning of 26 August after a sudden surge of water entered the Bhotekoshi River from the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, causing extensive damage across Rasuwa District and...
.m., teacher Rosalba* and her seven students, aged seven to ten, held each other and cried outside the school as the rumble of the earthquake that shook western Colombia in early August finally began to subside. “We ran to the patio, looking for the safest place we could find, wa...
. Against this backdrop, local leadership has ceased to be a matter of mere practicality. It has become an existential necessity, the very thread by which aid reaches those who need it most. This article is grounded in three years of hands-on experience working with more than 50 ...
. International agencies and donors increasingly emphasise equitable partnerships, local leadership, and the transfer of resources and decision-making power to actors closest to affected communities. Yet within these conversations lies a striking paradox: while the sector seeks t...
Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . They play a range of roles including acting as first responders during emergencies, supporting education systems and documenting protection concerns. Yet despite their central role, they continue to be treated as helpers rather than leaders within...
. Their leadership moves between emergency response and long-term care, immediate survival and rebuilding of social and community life. It is grounded in lived experience, collective responsibility and accountability to those most affected. This article draws on reflections from ...
. In times of crisis, social solidarity networks are often at the forefront of addressing daily needs, whether through supporting the most marginalised families or organising collective efforts to improve local living conditions. This reality has prompted humanitarian practitione...
Countries: Türkiye, Syrian Arab Republic . The waves of displacement grew steadily as the conflict expanded in scope and as military operations against Syrian cities and villages intensified. By 2016, Türkiye had become the world’s largest refugee-hosting country, with approximat...
. Executive Summary This evaluation, conducted by Samuel Hall between November 2025 and April 2026, assesses how NRC’s Housing, Land and Property (HLP) programming has contributed to durable solutions for displacement-affected populations in urban Somalia. It focuses on NRC’s HLP...
. The theory is to aggregate resources from multiple donors, reduce transaction costs, and create pathways for smaller, community-rooted organisations to access funding they cannot reach through bilateral grants alone. While this is being carried out, the success of this practice...
. The development of this system began in the early nineteenth century and accelerated after the First and Second World Wars, leading to the establishment of several international organisations focused on humanitarian and development contexts. This development centred on an aid-c...
. A series of flash floods struck the Bhote Koshi River in Rasuwa district, northern Nepal, on the morning of 26 August 2026, entering from the Tibet Autonomous Region of China at around 09:00 Nepal Standard Time (NPT) and surging downstream through the Trishuli River system into...
. KEY HIGHLIGHTS Rice prices increased moderately in July 2026, with the national average rising by 3.6 percent month-on-month and 10.1 percent year-on-year. Regional price disparities persisted, reflecting differences in production conditions, market access, and transport costs....
. After a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on August 10, terminal damage at the city of Pereira’s airport was enough to stop commercial flights, but not the smaller planes carrying humanitarian aid. “We had the opportunity to get to this airport. We were the only ...
. In July, UNHAS continued to provide critical aviation services across South Sudan, enabling humanitarian operations, emergency response, and Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) preparedness efforts. During the month, UNHAS operated 962 flights, transporting more than 4,100 passengers to ...
. Highlights Over 155 900 returnees entered Afghanistan in July, with 62% of whom arrived from Pakistan. Three hundred eighty health workers were trained, and 240 medical kits were distributed to strengthen the health system. CCHF cases decreased by 37.5% compared to June levels;...
. Investing in animal health matters now more than ever The State of World’s Animal Health Report 2026 comes at a time when the financing landscape on which prevention depends is contracting sharply. Global health aid is declining. The risk? The most strategic investments, those ...
. SITUATION OVERVIEW • Togo has experienced relatively strong economic and agricultural performance in recent years, with real GDP growth over six percent since 2023, supported by public investments and policy measures. • Favorable harvests and market supply have contributed to g...
. FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Favourable weather conditions supported above‑average wheat harvest in 2026 Wheat import requirements forecast at below‑average level in 2026/27 marketing year Annual food inflation eased in July 2026 Favourable weather conditions supported above‑average ...
. This Situation Update describes events occurring in Daw Hpah Hkoh (Thandaunggyi) Township, Taw Oo (Toungoo) District from September 2025 to February 2026. Throughout the reporting period, challenges to healthcare remained largely the same, with an increase in reported “flu” cas...
. Introduction Cette stratégie de protection s’inscrit dans le cadre du Plan de Réponse Humanitaire (HNRP) 2026 et vise à répondre aux besoins critiques de protection des populations affectées dans la province du Lac, en tenant compte de l’évolution du contexte sécuritaire, human...
. Tactics of Control: The Burma Army’s systematic use of deprivation of liberty and ensuing human rights violations in Southeast Burma – New Report New briefing paper from KHRG details the widespread arbitrary deprivation of villagers’ liberty by the Burma Army and what happens a...
. This Short Update describes events that occurred in Hpa-an Township, Doo Tha Htoo (Thaton) District, in 2026. In 2024 and 2025, the Burma Army arbitrarily arrested and recruited two young men from Yangon and Tanintharyi divisions as soldiers. These two young men shared what the...
Countries: Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Niger, Sudan . PREFACE Over the past six years, the Regional Strategy for the Stabilization, Recovery, and Resilience of the Boko Haram-affected areas in the Lake Chad Basin Region (RS SRR) has emerged as a robust fram...
