Around 10:30 p.m. on July 3, Sean Long saw his phone light up with an incoming call from Anna Liu, wife of Jin “Ezra” Mingri, senior pastor of China’s Zion Church. When Long answered, he was surprised to hear the voice of Jin, who had been detained since October 9, on the other end of Read more... T
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. The WFP-led Logistics and Telecommunications Cluster (LTC) was activated as the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) on 03 March 2022 in response to the crisis in Ukraine. This Situation Report provides a monthly update on LTC telecoms activities. All references to the LTC in this report rel
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. This situation report provides updates on the Middle East escalation, with focus on Lebanon’s security situation. It outlines the telecoms area activities of the Logistics & Telecommunications Cluster (LTC) in support of the humanitarian response1 . The Cluster was formally activated on 16 Mar
. Situation overview Double earthquake (M7.2 and M7.5) on June 24, 18:00, along the San Felipe– Yumare–Montalbán axis (Yaracuy– Carabobo). Aftershocks declining: 86 on June 28 and 30 on June 29, with lower average magnitude. GDACS issued a Red Alert: 2.4 million people exposed to severe shaking. La
Around 10:30 p.m. on July 3, Sean Long saw his phone light up with an incoming call from Anna Liu, wife of Jin “Ezra” Mingri, senior pastor of China’s Zion Church. When Long answered, he was surprised to hear the voice of Jin, who had been detained since October 9, on the other end of Read more... T
Chinese authorities recently released Zion Church Pastor Ezra Jin, who had been detained in southern China for the past eight months. Jin arrived in Los Angeles, California, on Saturday and was welcomed by ChinaAid. Authorities arrested Jin and 17 other leaders of Zion Church last fall, charging th
Countries: Egypt, Sudan .
Countries: Egypt, Sudan .
Countries: Jordan, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen .
Countries: Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic .
. Context and Purpose Bangladesh’s Haor Basin and Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) are repeatedly affected by flash floods and landslides, along with heavy rain fall and monsoon flood events that disrupt lives, livelihoods, production systems, infrastructure and markets, and erode the coping capacity of
Countries: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan, Tajikistan .
Countries: Sudan, South Sudan .
Countries: Sudan, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan, Uganda .
. Situation Report No. 11Earthquakes in Venezuela04 July 2026Time: 8:00 pm Highlights Following the 24 June earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 (18:00 local time), authorities report more than 940 aftershocks. At least seven (7) states have been impacted. La Guaira remains the most affected state.
. Situation Report No. 10Earthquakes in Venezuela03 July 2026Time: 7:00 pm Highlights Following the 24 June earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 (18:00 local time), authorities report more than 800 aftershocks. At least seven (7) states have been impacted. La Guaira remains the most affected state.
Countries: World, Burundi, Somalia, Ukraine, United Republic of Tanzania . Antes de la Cumbre Mundial de IA para el Bien que se celebrará en Ginebra la próxima semana, y que reunirá a actores de los ámbitos humanitario, tecnológico y del desarrollo para explorar cómo se puede utilizar la IA de forma
. The fifth Situation Report provides an update on the impact of the 24 June earthquakes in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and summarizes IOM’s ongoing and planned response in support of affected populations and national efforts. Highlights As of 2 July 2026, official figures reported at least
. HIGHLIGHTS At least 4,298 deaths and 12,196 injuries due to hostilities recorded by the Ministry of Public Health since 2 March. 646,107 people having returned to their areas of origin, while nearly 500,000 people remain displaced, including 47,143 Internally Displaced Persons (over 53 per cent wo
. The number of newly displaced people since the start of the escalation in October 2025 has increased by 65 per cent, rising from over 132,000 in February 2026 to more than 219,000 by late June, underscoring the accelerating impact of the conflict on civilians. Since conflict erupted in April 2023,
Since she decided to follow Jesus in June 2025, 15-year-old Indii Mikaa’el has lost her education and the comfort of her home. She could also lose her life. Born into a Muslim family in Haroji Wado, near Ethiopia’s border with Sudan, Mikaa’el now lives under constant threats from her family and comm
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Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, Uganda . Situation at a glance The Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to evolve rapidly, with sustained transmission and increasing numbers of reported cases. As of 1 July, a cumulative of 146
. At the request of the Government of Venezuela, USAR teams from 29 countries, with more than 2,400 personnel and 188 search dogs, arrived in the country to locate and extract people trapped by collapsed structures and provide initial medical support. Some teams are now preparing to leave the countr
Countries: occupied Palestinian territory, Egypt .
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. Today we mark 1,000 days of crisis in Gaza. Humanitarian NGO Action For Humanity has analysed publicly available records relating to aid accessing Gaza since October 7th, finding that there have been more days with no aid entering Gaza, than days when the UN minimum target for aid trucks (150 per
. Data collected by Insecurity Insight shows that since the military coup on 01 February 2021 and 04 June 2026 at least 1,943 incidents of violence against or obstruction of access to health care took place across Myanmar: equivalent to one attack on health care every day for more than five years 65
. Over the past 1,000 days Israeli actions have targeted the fabric of Gaza’s entire society – killing families, blocking aid, destroying infrastructure and economic production, and herding civilians into crowded ghettoes. For 1,000 days we have seen unprecedented disregard for international law and
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda . La mise en œuvre de restrictions générales ou d’interdictions de voyage en réponse à l’épidémie actuelle de maladie à virus Ebola de Bundibugyo n’est pas soutenue par les données probantes de santé publique et pourrait compromettre les objectifs
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