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South Sudan Humanitarian Update (as of 15 October 2026)
. HIGHLIGHTS Nearly 4 million people have been affected by drought-like conditions, according to the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC) and humanitarian partners. An estimated 1.2 million people require mental health and psychosocial support services in South Sudan, accor...
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DR Congo: Responding to Ebola in DRC: Understanding information needs during the outbreak
. French version below the English version As the Ebola virus disease outbreak affects several provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNESCO conducted a rapid assessment to better understand how people access information about the disease. The findings of the assessme...
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UNICEF Panama Situation Report No. 3 (Earthquake), 12 -13 October 2026
. Highlights According to the Ministry of Education (MEDUCA), 619 schools are affected, including 35 with severe damage. The government continues to assess the state of schools in the affected areas to determine conditions for safe reopening. UNICEF has offered its support to the...
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UNICEF Nepal Humanitarian Situation Report No. 7, 13 October 2026
. Highlights Government authorities reported 1,458 deaths and 5,285 people missing, including 195 children. UNICEF-supported mental health and psychosocial support reached 16,216 people (11,077 people through community platforms, 4,245 people through health services and 894 child...
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Côte d'Ivoire: UNICEF Côte d’Ivoire Humanitarian Situation Report Quarter 3, 1 July to 30 September 2026
Countries: Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Mali . Highlights As of August 2026, an estimated 96,153 refugees and asylum seekers, including 45,544 children, have fled to northern Côte d’Ivoire due to the worsening security situation in Burkina Faso and Mali. Since the beginning of 20...
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Yemen: Escalating violence puts 147,000 women and girls in the city of Taiz at grave risk, UNFPA warns
. ADEN, 16 October 2026 — UNFPA is issuing an urgent warning: Escalating hostilities in the city of Taiz have severed access to live-saving care for more than 147,600 women and girls of childbearing age. As violence escalates and newly displaced families have flooded the city fro...
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Indonesia: COP31 Youth Declaration: Young people's call for climate action that delivers
Countries: Indonesia, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Ghana, Jordan, Philippines, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania . Written by Plan International's Global Youth Ambassadors (GYA), this declaration sets out young people's priorities for climate adaptation, climate education...
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The United States Department of Agriculture’s Food for Peace Program, together with the World Food Programme, supports emergency food assistance in Guatemala
. In coordination with national and local authorities, WFP will provide food assistance to Guatemalan families affected by the drought associated with El Niño. This assistance will help meet immediate food needs and prevent malnutrition. “This assistance is made possible through ...
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IFRC mourns killing of Sudanese Red Crescent volunteer in Blue Nile State
. Baderaldin, 33, was a member of the SRCS Emergency Volunteer Team in Blue Nile State, where he had served for six years. He was providing first aid at the health centre in the Um Darfa area when the incident occurred, following a reported bombing. The IFRC extends its deepest c...