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. Schools across the West Bank continue to face growing risks that undermine the protection of children's right to safe, accessible, and uninterrupted education. In Area C and East Jerusalem, schools operate within a restrictive planning regime, where obtaining Israeli-issued building permits is hig
. HIGHLIGHTS The United Nations Emergency Fund allocates US$1 million to support the cholera response More than 500 people were preventively displaced in Zémio Nana-Gribizi: 3,000 returnee households receive seeds to help restore their livelihoods. GENERAL CONTEXT Haut-Mbomou and Mbomou Prefectures
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. Humanitarian access across South Sudan remained severely constrained by armed conflict, violence against humanitarian personnel and assets, bureaucratic and administrative impediments (BAI), movement restrictions, and deteriorating road conditions following the onset of the rainy season. A total o
. The Ebola virus disease response is being implemented in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu in an environment where armed violence, criminality and resistance to public health measures overlap. In this context, community acceptance cannot be taken for granted: it deteriorates or is rebuilt one incid
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. In June 2026, 46,475 newly displaced households and 7,931 returning households were documented across eastern DRC. The largest movements were recorded in South Kivu and Maniema, while North Kivu experienced a 62% increase in new displacement, primarily in Masisi and Walikale. In Ituri, 4,450 newly
. Disease surveillance helps health authorities identify unusual patterns of illness before they develop into wider outbreaks. By training public health professionals to collect, analyse and act on health data, FETP supports faster responses, helping protect families and communities in Syria and – b
. Policy actions and recommendations: 1. Adopt PCCSAPs aligned with national climate priorities, integrating DRRM, CCA, and GEDSI standards. 2. Establish unified DRR–CCA policies for coordinated planning, budgeting, data sharing, and early warning systems. 3. Strengthen Provincial Planning Commissio
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. June 22, 2026. Since 2022, the humanitarian response in Ukraine has operated at exceptional scale, with over 10.8 million people, according to UN OCHA’s Humanitarian Action platform, identified as in need of urgent assistance and protection services in 2026. The system has expanded rapidly, bringi
. The EU legislative framework for appeal procedures in 2025 was outlined in the recast Asylum Procedures Directive 2013/32/EU. Chapter V, Article 46 obliges Member States to ensure that applicants have the right to an effective remedy before a court or tribunal with regard to a decision issued on a
. As part of the Global Fund’s eighth round of grants (GC8), which covers funding for three years and for which applications must be submitted by the end of July, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has learned that North Kivu—a province largely controlled by the AFC/M23—will no longer be among the pri
Countries: World, Burkina Faso, Malawi, occupied Palestinian territory, South Sudan, Sudan, Ukraine . Between 01 January and 19 June 2026, Insecurity Insight identified at least 158 incidents in which aid workers were killed, injured, kidnapped or arrested (KIKA) in 23 countries and territories.* Ac
. Beyond routine military operations, Israeli forces look to be deepening their control and monitoring capabilities along Quneitra’s border strip and southern Syria. In western Daraa, forces routinely establish temporary checkpoints, search homes and conduct military patrols. Israeli forces also con
Countries: Myanmar, Bangladesh . People do not risk their lives at sea unless the alternatives are even more unbearable. Decades of persecution, statelessness, conflict and severe humanitarian hardship have left many with nowhere safe to turn. “These sea journeys are always perilous, but the fact th
. While the pause in direct hostilities between Israel and Iran has provided a measure of respite and temporarily eased tensions across the south-west, the economic fallout from soaring fuel prices and worsening living conditions continues to threaten rising public anger and instability. At the same
. The past month has been characterized largely by continuity in Syria’s north-east, with the slow, though generally forward-moving, progress of integrating Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) personnel under the interim Ministry of Defense. The establishment of four fully integrated SDF brigades, now re
. Despite continued setbacks and signs of local resistance, the last month saw tangible steps towards incorporating Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) units into the Syrian army. One of the most concrete areas of progress has been the near-final resolution of the detainee file in the north-east: multipl
. At its heart, protection is about safeguarding people and preventing, reducing, and responding to harm. Although protection is often associated with the risk of harm or abuse or with responding to violence or abuse after it has happened, this is only part of the picture. In humanitarian and develo
. For months, Suwayda has been locked in stalemate: political talks have gone nowhere; neither side has proven willing or able to fundamentally alter the military situation on the ground. As such, the most significant political shift followed seemingly innocuous appointments of local officials that
. But as women have been barred from most aspects of public life, these organizations have had to change how they reach women in the first place. At the same time, due to the restrictions on women’s education, employment and movement, the role of these organizations in providing healthcare, safety,
. Today, as the world stands closer than ever to eradicating polio, researchers continue to push the boundaries of innovation—not for the sake of science itself, but to ensure that every child, everywhere, can grow up free from the threat of polio. This month, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative
. While military integration talks between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Damascus have remained constructive, translating paper agreements into tangible implementation is likely to provoke significant local reactions. This dynamic has already been reflected in Arab protests in Kobane, Ras a
Countries: Ukraine, Sweden .4 billion in support to a new World Bank crisis facility that benefits Ukraine. This support enables new loans totalling approximately SEK 4.2 billion for the country’s reconstruction and recovery. The World Bank is a key actor for Ukraine’s reform efforts and economic re
. Despite the ongoing regional war pitting Israel and the US forces against Iran, and the proliferation of Iranian projectiles and interceptor missiles in south-west Syria’s airspace, the security situation has remained relatively stable: Damascus remains determined to avoid being pulled into the co
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