. This report presents the state of play of EU+ countries implementing safe country concepts in the processing of asylum applications. The biannual overview is published in January and July. This report covers January-June 2026....
Countries: Sudan, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda .
Countries: Sudan, Burundi, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Sudan .
Countries: Uganda, Algeria, Angola, Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritania, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Zimbabwe ....
. For the week ending on 23 July the national average prices of staple foods (wheat flour and edible oils) remained 9 percent higher compared to their prices on 26 February**,** pre-Middle East crisis. Compared to the week ended on 16 July, wheat flour prices increased marginally...
. Highlights - Preliminary data collected from 34 health partners delivering life-saving health services in 227 townships in Myanmar, shows 740,968 people have been reached during the first 6 months of 2026. This excludes data submitted by partners using the new online ActivityIn...
Countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan . INTRODUCTION In response to the Ministry of Interior's (MoI) decision of 26 September 2023 to enact an “Illegal Foreigners' Repatriation Plan”, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and IOM, the UN Migration Agency, have collated their data on the arrest...
Countries: United Republic of Tanzania, Burundi . 144,428 people assisted in June 2026 (52% female) 799.2 mt food distributed in June 2026 USD 6.8 million required in the next six months (July – December 2026) KEY HIGHLIGHTS WFP sustained essential food and nutrition assistance f...
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Countries: Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka . Key Messages In Pakistan, Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are expected to persist across much of Balochistan and Sindh through January 2027 as poor households deplete wheat stocks and become increasingly market reliant, as well as face high f...
Countries: Sudan, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Uganda . Key Messages Across East Africa, Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse outcomes will be widespread through September, driven by ongoing conflict and displacement, weak macroeconomic conditions, high food and fuel prices, a...
. Key Messages Ongoing Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes will persist across the Eastern and Northern Lowlands and Imbo Plains through September. Households typically rely on own crop production for most of their food needs during the harvest period; however, below-average Season B...
. Key messages NCD remain in drought status whilst Central, Chimbu, Eastern Highlands, Manus, Southern Highlands, and Western Highlands continue to be in drought alert at a three months timescale. El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) remains in El Niño phase. It is likely to persi...
Countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Togo . Key Messages Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes are expected in Ménaka, Mali, from June to September, and in Kidal and inaccessible areas of northeast Nigeria, including t...
. Key Messages A deterioration to Crisis (IPC Phase 3) is expected between June and September 2026 in the prefectures of Kpendjal and Kpendjal-Ouest, the areas of greatest concern in the country. Spillover effects from the Sahel conflict will continue to limit household access to...
Countries: Syrian Arab Republic, Lebanon, Ukraine . Key Messages Widespread Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are expected across much of Lebanon and Syria through January 2027, driven primarily by conflict and macroeconomic stress, which have constrained livelihood opportunities. In...
Countries: Haiti, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) . Key Messages Across the region, acute food insecurity is driven by a combination of shocks, including recent earthquakes and macroeconomic pressures in Venezuela, persistent conflict in Haiti an...
Countries: Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe . Key Messages From June to September 2026, the post-harvest period will support food access for most households through own-produced food stocks. However, in southern M...
Countries: Chad, Sudan . Three-quarters of them belonged to host communities excluded from local food distributions, due to rigid aid rules which limit access strictly to registered refugees amid critical funding shortfalls. MSF is calling on international donors to fund Chad’s 2...
. Description The wave of fires in the Republic of Tunisia began on 1 June 2026, but reached a sharp peak from 12 July 2026 onward, continuing to the time of writing, coinciding with an exceptional heatwave in which temperatures reached close to 50°C in several governorates — inc...
. Request For Assistance Government Requests International Assistance: No NS Requests International Assistance: No Information Bulletin Published No Actions taken by Federation General Water & Sanitation Health Shelter Relief/Supply distribution Summary Actions taken by Natio...
. Description The entire country of Israel is bracing for a severe heat wave expected to begin July 30th and continue through August 3rd. Temperatures are forecasted to peak at 45-47 degrees centigrade. The heat index nationwide is expected to be 'high' to 'very high' and there e...
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. Over the past week, a major voluntary disarmament operation conducted from 24 to 28 July in the localities of Besson and Péhouri, in the sub-prefecture of Baboua, enabled 100 combatants from the armed group Retour, Réclamation et Réhabilitation (3R) to voluntarily lay down thei...
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. Highlights The Funding Compendium 2025 comprises financial information on income and contributions received provided by public and private sector resource partners to UNICEF. It outlines the various funding streams to UNICEF, including Regular Resources, Thematic funding and mu...
. Yemen continues to face one of the world's largest and most severe humanitarian crises. More than 22 million people – nearly half of the population – are in need of humanitarian assistance and protection services. Women and girls are disproportionately affected, with 10.95 mill...
. The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has successfully concluded a five-day Weapons Free Abyei operations campaign across its three sectors. The operation contributed to enhancing the protection of civilians, boosted security and strengthened community en...
. Key Highlights Market Overview Heavy rainfall, flash floods and landslides affected several provinces during the week, with Parun district of Nuristan among the hardest hit. Flooding damaged homes, shops and sections of the local market, temporarily disrupting economic activity...
Countries: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan . Highlights More than 18.9 million people accessed essential health services through UNICEF-supported health facilities across all 34 provinces. UNICEF screened 6.8 million children for wasting and provided treatment t...
Countries: Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Tajikistan, the Republic of North Macedonia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Ukraine . Highlights Between January and June 2026, approximate...
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Countries: Cameroon, Central African Republic . Cameroon continues to face protracted humanitarian needs driven by armed conflict, insecurity, climate shocks and disease outbreaks. The Far North, North-West, South-West, Adamawa, East and North regions are most affected, with wide...
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Countries: World, Ethiopia, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Lebanon, Myanmar, Norway, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic . This grant will fund the clearance of land contaminated by landmines, cluster munitions and other explosive ordnance, while also providing vita...
Countries: Japan, Afghanistan, Philippines . AFGHANISTAN Heavy rainfall and flash floods continued to affect central, eastern, northeastern and southeastern Afghanistan, with significant impacts reported in Ghazni, Kapisa, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Paktia, Paktika and Parwan pro...
Countries: Afghanistan, Japan, Philippines . AFGHANISTAN Heavy rainfall and flash floods continued to affect central, eastern, northeastern and southeastern Afghanistan, with significant impacts reported in Ghazni, Kapisa, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Paktia, Paktika and Parwan pro...
Countries: Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan . Executive Summary The Uganda Country Refugee Response Plan (UCRRP) 2026–2030 is a joint five-year framework led by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG), and UNHCR, in col...
. In Tadamon locality, families who fled the fighting are now returning to homes and livelihoods disrupted by the crisis, often with little means to restart. To respond to these needs, Acted implemented the project “Scaling Up Multisectoral Cash and Protection Assistance in Hyper...
. NORCAP has a Disaster Risk Management (DRM) expert embedded in Bangladesh supporting the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR), delivered in partnership with UNICEF. This case study takes stock of that engagement and scopes where a future NORCAP role could add most...
. The latest difficulties were underlined by a two-day internet outage from midday on Monday, the longest such disruption since the IAEA established its continued presence at the site almost four years ago. It was not immediately clear what caused the internet loss. The ZNPP also...
. HIGHLIGHTS Suspension of movements along road corridors around Kabo Markounda: The host community receives one month of food assistance GENERAL CONTEXT Vakaga Prefecture – North-East On 22 July, a team from an NGO was robbed by armed men approximately 35 km from Birao, along th...
Countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan .
. According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), approximately 700,000 children between the ages of 4 and 17 have been deprived of their right to education. Nearly 98% of school buildings have sustained varying degrees of damage, with more than 93% requiring either maj...
. KEY HIGHLIGHTS • About 36.3 million people across the country are acutely food insecure at crisis or worse levels. The key driver of food security in Nigeria is insecurity compounded by economic challenges and extreme climate events. • The Nigeria Hydrological Service Agency (N...
. Since 5 July 2026, severe flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rainfall have affected an estimated 1.28 million people across south-eastern Bangladesh, causing widespread damage to homes, infrastructure, water and sanitation facilities, agricultural land and l...
. Since 5 July 2026, severe flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rainfall have affected an estimated 1.28 million people across south-eastern Bangladesh, causing widespread damage to homes, infrastructure, water and sanitation facilities, agricultural land and l...
. Haïti est confronté à des crises humanitaires imbriquées, notamment l’insécurité armée, les déplacements internes, l’effondrement des services publics, l’insécurité alimentaire, les chocs climatiques, les retours forcés et la fragilité économique. Ces conditions ont fortement a...
Countries: France, Spain . During her visit, the Commissioner is meeting with French authorities and first responders to thank them for their tireless efforts and witness first-hand the ongoing emergency response. Following France's activation of the EU civil protection mechanism...
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. Since the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, vast quantities of small arms, light weapons, and ammunition have been deployed to the front lines, some of which have been lost or abandoned by combatants and subsequently found and stockpiled by civilians ov...
. Civilian firearms circulation in borderland and peripheral areas is difficult to monitor and quantify. Existing approaches often struggle to capture how firearms move through informal systems over time, particularly in environments shaped by cross-border flows, mobility, and lo...
Countries: Moldova, Ukraine .
. Peace Talks in Focus 2025. Report on Trends and Scenarios is a yearbook that analyses the peace processes and negotiations that took place in the world during 2025. The examination of the development and dynamics of negotiations worldwide allows to provide a comprehensive overv...
Countries: Chad, Sudan . Contexte La situation sécuritaire au Tchad demeure globalement stable, mais reste marquée par des risques persistants le long de la frontière avec le Soudan, notamment dans la province du Wadi Fira. Le 21 juillet 2026, des incidents impliquant des drones ...
Countries: Chad, Sudan . Context The security situation in Chad remains generally stable but continues to be marked by persistent risks along the Sudanese border, particularly in Wadi Fira Province. On 21 July 2026, drone-related incidents were reported near the border town of Ti...
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