FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT El Niño curtails production prospects in 2026 Cereal import requirements in 2026/27 anticipated above average Prices of maize and beans below year‑earlier levels in August 2026 El Niño curtails production prospects in 2026 Harvesting of the 2026 main Primera season maize cro
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. HIGHLIGHTS Recovery planning is accelerating as humanitarian partners and local authorities transition from emergency response towards early recovery. Road access to Rasuwa has significantly improved following the opening of the Acrow Bridge at Betrawati, restoring a key humani...
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. Foreword by the Chief Security Adviser Kwadwo Opong-Marfo, D.Sc. It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.— Leon C. Megginson The third quarter closed at a pace similar to the previous two and marked my...
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Countries: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan . This monthly protection update for Afghanistan provides a comprehensive overview of UNHCR’s different protection programs, aiming to prevent, mitigate and respond to protection risks faced by vulnerable populations in...
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. Nearly two decades have passed since the last Palestinian Legislative Council elections and five years since the planned 2021 elections were postponed. An entire generation of Palestinians has reached adulthood without the opportunity to choose their elected representatives. Th...
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. The five-day mission, held from 4 to 8 October 2026, began with Sudan’s Minister of Health Dr Heitham Ibrahim welcoming the supervision team and thanking AfDB for its close coordination and implementation monitoring. “At a time when Sudan’s health sector is facing unprecedented...
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Countries: Yemen, Saudi Arabia . Las víctimas mortales, los heridos y la destrucción registrados en Arabia Saudí en los últimos días son otro ejemplo del costo devastador que tienen las hostilidades para la población civil. En Yemen, la cantidad de muertes, desplazamientos y daño...
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A new book calls readers to leave the safety of the sidelines and step into the arena. Michael Clary, lead pastor of Christ the King Church in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, takes aim at what he calls “Loser Theology,” an evangelical theology that is weak, woke, winsome, and wimpy. He po...
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International (MNN) — According to Wycliffe Bible Translators UK and Progress.Bible, more than 800 languages have a full Bible. Yet tremendous gaps remain. One in five people worldwide still needs God’s Word in the language that sounds like home. unfoldingWord helps indigenous Ch...
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Ukraine (MNN)—Ukrainians are preparing for what they fear may be one of the coldest winters they’ve faced in years. However, what would be a minor concern to those with reliable access to heat, water, and energy is far more dangerous after Russia launched an attack targeting Ukra...
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South Sudan (MNN) — Six Christians kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in South Sudan last month have been set free, praise God. A report from Morning Star News identifies these believers as Young Life South Sudan workers. They were abducted while traveling in late September. They e...
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Maybe it was the whale meat I was eating. Or the earlier round of herring shark. But as I asked questions of my new friends on the Faroe Islands, my view of secularism began to fill up and fill in. They gave me two new clues in my efforts to understand and ultimately reverse the ...
