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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. On 6 July (local time), AMDA’s advance team (comprising two physicians from AMDA Peru and a Japanese nurse from the U.S.) conducted medical relief efforts in La Guaira, an area devastated by the recent earthquake in Venezuela. The medical response activities were carried out in collaboration with
. Project HOPE is steadily expanding its earthquake response across northern Venezuela, shifting more attention to urgent health needs and the prevention of subsequent public health crises. The team has increased the reach of mobile medical teams; reinforced primary health facilities; broadened wate
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. HIGHLIGHTS Critical humanitarian situation in Am-Dafock following recent clashes Heavy rains cause human and property damage in Ngaoundaye Rafaï: More than 300 displaced and other vulnerable families receive livestock and poultry GENERAL CONTEXT Haut-Mbomou Prefecture – South-East More than 1,000
Countries: South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe . The violence has reportedly resulted in at least four deaths, numerous injuries and the destruction of homes. MSF teams have been responding to urgent health, protection and dignity needs in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, the Western Cape, and at the
. 879 incidents across all 16 governorates, with declining volume concealing a hardening of violence: a reconstituting ISIS, the routinisation of Israeli military administration in the south, and a hazard burden that now kills more people than combat June was a month of consolidation rather than esc
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Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda . Highlights • The seventeenth Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to evolve, with 1,792 confirmed cases, including 625 deaths and 295 recoveries, reported across 37 health zones in Ituri, North Kivu
. How do you explain a Class III cyclone warning to a child with an intellectual disability? How do you plan an evacuation for a student who is deaf or blind? And how do you preserve dignity in an emergency shelter? These questions shaped a capacity-building exercise hosted by the Municipal Council
Countries: World, Central African Republic, Colombia, Ethiopia, Myanmar, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, Yemen . Cela représente près de deux incidents par mois. Ces violences illustrent une tendance alarmante : plus de 17 000 attaques ont été recensées au niveau mondi
. 882 incidents and at least 792 confirmed fatalities across 36 states and the FCT, as ISWAP pairs nighttime compound infiltration with daytime supply-route interdiction Nigeria’s security environment intensified through June 2026, driven by a resurgent insurgent campaign in the North-East, an entre
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Countries: World, Chad, Pakistan, Uganda . The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is part of the United Nations System and stands as the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration. The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) is IOM’s primary data collection programme. Op
. May recorded the highest monthly number of civilian casualties since April 2022, underlining a broader surge in civilian harm since the start of 2026, driven by intensified front-line hostilities and longer-range attacks across Ukraine. Between March and May, at least 730 civilians were killed, an
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. 1. Community Engagement Guide: Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) for Humanitarian Cash Programming in Ukraine This Community Engagement Guide was developed by the Ukraine Cash Working Group (CWG) to support humanitarian partners in systematically engaging affected
. Context Ethiopia continues to face recurrent public health emergencies driven by the interaction of protracted conflict, climate shocks, population displacement, and weak service coverage. Cholera outbreaks remain a persistent risk, particularly in areas experiencing water scarcity, poor sanitatio
. Increasingly frequent floods, droughts, heatwaves, glacial lake outbursts and other climate-related hazards are putting lives, livelihoods and essential services at risk, particularly for people already living in poverty. Pakistan’s diverse geography, from high mountain ranges and the Indus Valley
. This study analyses the perceptions of populations living in displacement sites in Ituri Province regarding the resurgence of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the effects of the outbreak on their living conditions, and the main needs expressed to strengthen prevention and response efforts in the sites.
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. One year ago today, a group of local and national NGOs came together to establish the MLHCP based on a single conviction: humanitarian action in Mozambique must be led by those closest to the communities it serves. What we set out to build was a movement of like-minded organisations committed to t
. Lost livelihoods, damaged houses, displacement and other non-visible scars continue to leave marks the lives of thousands of Ukrainian families. With the support of the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund (UHF), Acted and its partners, the local civil society organizations (CSO) New Dawn and Light of Hope,
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. Situation Report No. 16Earthquakes in Venezuela09 July 2026Time: 9:00 pm Highlights Following the 24 June earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 (18:00 local time), authorities report more than 1,100 aftershocks. Official toll: 3,889 people dead and 16,740 injured. A total of 6,462 people have been
As this summer started, I slipped into spiritual sleepiness. For the last nine months of the school year, I’d served as editor for my college newspaper, vice president for a club, and a residence life leader, all while working several part-time jobs. In my exhaustion, God sustained me through the Ps
This piece was adapted from CT’s books newsletter. Subscribe here. Julia Higgins, Christ and His Bride: How Men and Women Tell the Story of the Gospel (B&H Books, 2026) “In the past thirty years or so, conversations about womanhood in the church have been low-key obsessed with what women shouldn’t b
Countries: Iran (Islamic Republic of), Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Somalia, Sudan . EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report assesses the humanitarian impacts and recovery challenges in humanitarian contexts resulting from the conflict between US–Israel and Iran. The analysis is anchored in a quantitative r
Countries: Pakistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of) .
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. • As of 6 July, almost 500,000 individuals remain internally displaced within Lebanon, as many families are unable to return to their home areas due to inaccessibility, destruction or continued insecurity. • Protection monitoring shows a shift from large-scale displacement towards more complex ret
Countries: World, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti . Beyond the Breaking Point, a new UN Women report published today on the impact of aid cuts, finds that at least one million women and girls have lost access to critical support since January 2025. The report is based on respons
. Since December 2024, over 655,000 Syrian refugees have returned home to Syria1 - most returning spontaneously to their areas of origin in Syria settling in with relatives or in rented properties in Syria. Return intentions amongst Syrian refugees in Lebanon continue to be highly individualized and
. The publication presents new evidence on how sustained reductions in humanitarian funding are affecting women-led and women's rights organizations—and the women and girls who depend on them. Building on UN Women's 2025 assessment of the initial impacts of funding reductions, the report draws on a
Countries: Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic . Since the escalation of hostilities on 2 March 2026, and until 30 June, the Syrian General Authority for Border and Customs (GABC) estimates that 581,409 Syrians crossed from Lebanon into Syria, while the Lebanese General Security (GSO) estimates that 491,2
Countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan .
.3 million children and women from malnutrition across Pakistan. Integrated into BISP, the Benazir Nashonuma Programme delivers nutrition and health services to the most vulnerable pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under the age of 2 through a nationwide network of 578 facilitation centr
. Anticipatory action is when humanitarian assistance is triggered before a crisis hits, so communities can protect lives, food security and livelihoods before the worst impacts unfold. WFP triggered the anticipatory action plan in Eastern Equatoria as drought risk intensifies and is now delivering
. Jul 2026 “The current Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak is unfolding in communities already exhausted by years of conflict and repeated displacement. “In DR Congo’s Ituri province – the current epicentre – displaced communities have faced years in shelters designed for temporary stay, with poor sanitation
. 105,813 households reached with rice bags as of May 2026, (53 percent female, 47 percent Male). Consolidation of June 2026 figures are ongoing. 4,354 mt of rice distributed KEY HIGHLIGHTS • WFP is supporting the Government of the Republic of Namibia to reinforce emergency preparedness, social prot
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