Countries: Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic. In 2026, IOM aims to support and empower Lebanon’s most vulnerable populations, including migrants, refugees, internally displaced persons, and host communities, amid ongoing socioeconomic challenges and the lasting impact of
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. Data collected by Insecurity Insight shows that since the military coup on 01 February 2021 and 31 August 2026, at least 1,969 incidents of violence against or obstruction of access to health care took place across Myanmar: 174 health workers were killed, 939 arrested and 51 ki...
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A Christian refugee whose husband was killed by his family for converting to Christianity has been diagnosed with cancer. Nour became a widow after her Syrian husband’s father and brother attacked and murdered him upon learning he had come to faith in Christ. They also atta...
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A pastor has been falsely charged with forced conversion of a Hindu man. On Dec. 8, 2025, Pastor Rakesh was heading home after working on his farm when stranger approached him and began asking him questions. The man then demanded that Rakesh say “Jai Sri Ram” (a Hindu...
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A Muslim-background believer is continuing his ministry and Bible translation efforts despite being separated from his family. Diallo Haruna was born into the Fulani tribal group and raised as a Muslim in Chad. He eventually placed his trust in Christ and attended a Bible school ...
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Countries: Yemen, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Syrian Arab Republic . US$122 million is urgently required across ten operations to keep essential services open, prevent irreversible harm and safeguard progress before the end of 2026. Across the Middle...
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. Lebanon remains among the countries most affected by forced displacement globally, hosting one of the largest refugee populations per capita while almost 334,353 people remained internally displaced at the end of August. Despite ceasefire agreements, repeated violations and per...
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. Ajith Sunghay – Head of the UN Human Rights Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Human remains believed to belong to 96 people from three Palestinian families have been recovered from under the rubble in Gaza City this month, around half were women and children. One fam...
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Countries: Somalia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . The United Kingdom has announced £5 million in new humanitarian funding to help vulnerable communities in Somalia prepare for anticipated El Niño-related flooding during the October to December Deyr rainy ...
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. Summary : From 1 to 31 August 2026, the Crisis Analysis Team (CAT) documented 73 incidents related to the Ebola response, compared with 97 in July, a decrease of 25% and a rate of 16.5 incidents per week against 23 the previous month. The human toll rose slightly, from 31 to 33...
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Countries: occupied Palestinian territory, Norway . We are therefore providing NOK 125 million (appr. USD 13.2 million) to Palestine through UN and World Bank channels, including budget support to the Palestinian public sector,‘ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide. ...
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. Held on 23 and 24 September 2026, this year’s exercise was built around a simulated cross-border food safety emergency in the poultry supply chain, triggering a human health and food safety response under IHR and the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN). Nati...
