Disaster News

oPt: LTC Telecoms Palestine-Gaza Response | July 2026

UNICEF Afghanistan Flash Update #2 (Central, Eastern, and Northern Regions Flash Floods), 29 July 2026

. Highlights On 20 July, heavy rainfall triggered flash floods across several provinces in central, northern and eastern Afghanistan. In the eastern region (ER), Parun district, Nuristan Province, was the most impacted. Preliminary reports indicate 23 fatalities (26 per cent wome...

oPt: Palestine - Conflict LTC Situation Report (Telecoms Area) #71 (Reporting Period: July 2026)

. The WFP-led Logistics and Telecommunications Cluster (LTC) was activated as the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) on 31 October 2023 in response to the crisis in Gaza. This Situation Report provides a monthly update on LTC telecoms activities. All references to the LTC...

Health Cluster Sudan Bulletin (June 2026)

. Key achievements Health Cluster partners continued delivering essential health services across Sudan through supported health facilities, hospitals, and mobile teams. Services included outpatient consultations, maternal and reproductive healthcare, immunization, nutrition suppo...

oPt: Palestine (Gaza Strip): LTC Telecoms Services Dashboard - July 2026

Somalia 2026 Humanitarian Funding Overview (As of 31 July 2026)

oPt: LTC Palestine - Gaza Strip Conflict Factsheet: July 2026

. Operation overview Armed conflict between Palestinian militant groups and Israeli military forces began on 07 October 2023. The conflict has resulted in a severe humanitarian crisis and significant disruption to communications networks, impeding humanitarian operations. The WFP...

Eswatini: IPC Acute Food Insecurity Analysis: June 2026 – March 2027 (Published 31 July 2026)

. Key results Between June and September 2026, an estimated 222,000 people (18 percent of the analysed population) are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above, Crisis or worse). This marks a 2‑percentage‑point increase compared with the same period...

Sudan: Food Security, Livelihoods and Nutrition (FSLN) Assessment - Abu Jubayhah, Ar Rashad and At Tadamon localities, South Kordofan state (June 2026)

. Key Messages • Food insecurity is primarily driven by affordability constraints rather than food availability. With over four in ten households already in Phase 3 or worse and widespread reliance on asset-depleting coping strategies, household resilience is likely to weaken fur...

Zambia Steps Up Preparedness for Ebola to Protect Children and Communities

. 30 July 2026 – Lusaka, Zambia. UNICEF Zambia today handed over water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and infection prevention and control (IPC) supplies worth over 2 million Kwacha to the Ministry of Health to strengthen the country’s preparedness for Ebola and other Viral Haemo...

Sudan: Food Security, Livelihoods and Nutrition (FSLN) Assessment - Ar Rahad locality, North Kordofan state (June 2026)

. Key Messages • Food insecurity is primarily driven by affordability constraints rather than food availability. Most households reported poor or borderline food consumption and had already adopted stress- to emergency-level coping strategies. With the lean season approaching, th...

Sudan: Food Security, Livelihoods and Nutrition (FSLN) Assessment - Abu Zabad, Al Meiram and An Nuhud localities, West Kordofan state (June 2026)

. Key Messages • Food security remains precarious and is primarily driven by affordability constraints. Nearly half of households reported poor or borderline food consumption, while reliance on asset-depleting coping strategies was widespread. As the lean season approaches, conti...

oPt: Israeli Defense Ministry Plan Suggests Potential War Crimes

. He has said the operation should follow the “Tulkarem, Nur Shams and Jenin model.” Those words indicate more expulsion of Palestinians from their homes and so more potential ethnic cleansing and war crimes. The Israeli army expelled the residents of Tulkarem, Nur Shams, and Jen...

Zimbabwe - Key Message Update: Food access likely to decline in late 2026 amid high cereal prices in deficit areas, July 2026 - January 2027

. Key Messages Crisis (IPC Phase 3) is expected to emerge in October in several typical deficit-producing areas in the south, east, west, and extreme north, as an increasing number of households are anticipated to exhaust their own-produced food stocks early and become market-rel...

Chile: CHL: Inundación pluvial / riada - 07-2026 - Actualización #7 (2026-07-31)

. Description Debido al sistema frontal que ha afectado a gran parte del país, es que se ha decretado zona de catastrófe para las regiones de Atacama hasta Los Ríos, con Estado de Excepción Constitucional para la provincia del Huasco y Región de Coquimbo. Actualmente 11 regiones ...

Spain: ESP: Population Movement - 07-2026 - Population Movement Ceuta (2026-08-01)

Countries: Spain, Morocco, World . Description On July 30–31, 2026, the Spanish enclave of Ceuta experienced the largest mass migration breach in its history. An estimated 40,000–60,000 people crossed the border from Morocco in less than 48 hours, swimming around the Tarajal brea...

Morocco: MAR: Population Movement - 07-2026 - Massive population movement at Bab Sebta (2026-08-01)

Countries: Morocco, Spain, World . Description 1. Executive Summary An exceptional population movement toward the Bab Sebta (Ceuta) border crossing has generated significant humanitarian needs on the Moroccan side of the border. The situation escalated rapidly between 30 and 31 J...

Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra Provinces, Indonesia Flood 2025 - DREF Operational Update (MDRID028), 31/07/2026

. Description of the EventDate of event 26-11-2025What happened, where and when? Tropical Cyclone Senyar originated as Tropical Disturbance 95B over the Strait of Malacca on 21 November 2025. The system gradually intensified into a tropical depression by 25 November and was offic...

Cabo Verde: Cape Verde | Drought - Simplified Early Action Protocol (sEAP2025CV01 | MDRCV006)

. RISK ANALYSIS AND EARLY ACTION SELECTION Priority risks and their historical impact. Cape Verde is exposed to several natural hazards, including, but not limited to, droughts, floods, landslides, tropical storms, heatwaves, epidemics, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, locust inf...

From Maputo to the mountain: Building peace in Mozambique

. This book details the journey of the Maputo Accord. Written by Mirko Manzoni and Neha Sanghrajka, who supported and facilitated the mediation and negotiation of the Accord, it traces step-by-step the painstaking efforts to build trust and confidence in often challenging circums...

World: Intensification attendue du puissant épisode El Niño alors qu’une grande partie du globe est confrontée à des températures supérieures à la normale et à des changements majeurs dans les régimes de précipitations

. Associé à des températures océaniques exceptionnellement élevées à l’échelle mondiale et à la probabilité d’une phase positive du dipôle de l’océan Indien, le phénomène El Niño en cours de formation devrait définir les régimes météorologiques de nombreuses régions du monde ces ...

South Sudan HFO Health bulletin for June-2026

. Healthcare Foundation Organization (HFO) is a South Sudanese humanitarian health organization providing integrated health, nutrition, WASH and protection services to crisis-affected communities. According to its June 2026 bulletin, HFO supports primary healthcare facilities, mo...

Project 21 - Chad: Sudanese Emergency | Border Monitoring Key trends - July 2026

Countries: Chad, Sudan . A comparative analysis of border monitoring results between June and July 2026 highlights notable changes in arrival dynamics, displacement profiles, and protection risks. While overall trends confirm the predominance of security-related factors, the data...

Sudan WASH Cluster Mid-Year Report 2026.

. The Sudan WASH Cluster has published its 2026 Mid-Year Report, highlighting both the achievements and challenges of the humanitarian WASH response during the first half of 2026. Despite ongoing conflict, displacement, disease outbreaks, and access constraints, partners continue...

South Sudan Humanitarian Update (as of 31 July 2026)

. HIGHLIGHTS Joint assessment finds worsening food insecurity in Lafon County, Eastern Equatoria State. An estimated 9,100 people displaced by fighting along the South Sudan–Uganda border in Central Equatoria State; an Ebola screening point disrupted. Two aid workers abducted on ...

Sudan: Nutrition cluster 2026 PIN and Target for prioritized HNRP and overall

. Nutrition cluster 2026 PIN and Target for prioritized HNRP and overall PIN and Targets

Afghanistan Nutrition Cluster Bulletin (Issue 6, Jan–Jun 2026)

. Afghanistan Nutrition Cluster Bulletin (Issue 5, Jan–Mar 2026) In 2026, the Nutrition Cluster prioritized nutrition response to 27 IPC Severity 3 and 4 provinces, covering 342 priority districts. During the first half of the year, partners reached 1,649,973 beneficiaries (29% o...

Egypt: New Arrivals from Sudan as of 30 July 2026

Countries: Egypt, Sudan .

World: More than 170 million women and girls experiencing hunger ahead of potentially record-breaking El Niño

. There are already 172.3 million women and girls at risk of food insecurity in the countries expected to be worst affected by El Niño, a phenomenon that disrupts weather patterns around the world and that is being made more frequent and intense by climate change. A strong El Niñ...

Situation Report No.8: Earthquakes in Venezuela 2026 (M7.2 and M7.5), 30 July 2026

. HIGHLIGHTS • More than a month after the two earthquakes struck north-central Venezuela on 24 June 2026, the emergency response remains active while laying the groundwork for early recovery. Priorities now center on sustaining essential health services, strengthening referral p...

Haiti — Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) 103 - Summary of displacement following armed violence in the municipality of Saint-Michel de l’Attalaye (Artibonite Department) (28 - 31 July 2026)

Guatemala: PAHO Regional Situation Report No.8: Measles in the Region of the Americas (31 July 2026)

Countries: Guatemala, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Canada, Mexico, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) . Situation Overview Between epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 29 of 2026 (ending on 25 July 2026), the Region of the Americas reported 47,026 con...

Disease Outbreak News: Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda (1 August 2026)

Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, Germany, Uganda . Situation at a glance The Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is intensifying, with sustained transmission and continued increases in reported cases and deaths. Init...

Venezuela: Latin America & The Caribbean Weekly Situation Update as of 31 July 2026

Countries: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Haiti . KEY FIGURES 3.4M people require humanitarian food assistance in Venezuela 3.4M people could face crisis (IPC 3) or emergency (IPC 4) hunger in Haiti 9.7K people remain isolated in Coquimbo, Chile d...