This Humanitarian Update is produced by OCHA Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (ROMENA) on behalf of and in collaboration with UN agencies and humanitarian organisations. It covers the period from 1 to 31 July 2026. HIGHLIGHTS Strikes resumed for 13 consecutive nights (12-24 Jul
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In the three years since my biography of Elisabeth Elliot was published, I’ve gradually tidied away my notes and research materials. I finished the last such task early this year: cleaning up my typed copies of Elliot’s family letters so the Wheaton Archives can make them accessi...
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In July 2020, Louisiana congressman Mike Johnson penned an op-ed celebrating American independence. “A century ago,” he stated, “the great English writer G.K. Chesterton famously observed that ‘America is the only nation in the world that is founded on a creed. That creed is set ...
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Mariah was 11 years old when her mother was shot to death in a West Memphis police chase. At 19, she landed her first job out of high school at a local McDonald’s—only to leave it two days later upon news that her father had metastasizing liver cancer. She became his sole home ca...
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Loss can lead to despair over God’s plan for our lives. When we can’t perceive meaning in life, Pastor John counsels us to find comfort in God’s glorious purpose in Christ.Listen Now...
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. Enlil Center sets out the evidence and four policy priorities. Summary In 2022, Iraq's annual freshwater withdrawals reached 120 per cent of its internal renewable water resources — the rainfall and river flow generated within its own territory. The balance is met by inflows fr...
