Lebanon: Flash Update #40 - Escalation of hostilities in Lebanon (as of 2 July 2026). HIGHLIGHTS At least 4,298 deaths and 12,196 injuries due to hostilities recorded by the Ministry of Public Health since 2 March. 646,107 people having returned to their areas of origin, while nearly 500,000 people remain displaced, including 47,143 Internally Displaced Persons (over 53 per cent woReliefWebJul 3disaster
Chinese billionaire famed for harassing Bob Fu to serve decades for $1B fraudWorld MagazineJul 3missions
Teenage Girl Faces Death for Following JesusSince she decided to follow Jesus in June 2025, 15-year-old Indii Mikaa’el has lost her education and the comfort of her home. She could also lose her life. Born into a Muslim family in Haroji Wado, near Ethiopia’s border with Sudan, Mikaa’el now lives under constant threats from her family and commInternational Christian ConcernJul 3persecution
Venezuela Earthquakes June 2026: Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Team Snapshot (As of 3 July, 10:00 GMT-4). At the request of the Government of Venezuela, USAR teams from 29 countries, with more than 2,400 personnel and 188 search dogs, arrived in the country to locate and extract people trapped by collapsed structures and provide initial medical support. Some teams are now preparing to leave the countrReliefWebJul 3disaster
oPt: Gaza and Egypt | UCPM Medevac operations - DG ECHO Daily Map | 03/07/2026Countries: occupied Palestinian territory, Egypt .ReliefWebJul 3disaster
oPt: Under-capacity and out of time: 1,000 Days of limited aid access and humanitarian disaster in Gaza. Today we mark 1,000 days of crisis in Gaza. Humanitarian NGO Action For Humanity has analysed publicly available records relating to aid accessing Gaza since October 7th, finding that there have been more days with no aid entering Gaza, than days when the UN minimum target for aid trucks (150 per ReliefWebJul 3disaster
Attacks on Health Care in Myanmar: 10 - 23 June 2026. Data collected by Insecurity Insight shows that since the military coup on 01 February 2021 and 04 June 2026 at least 1,943 incidents of violence against or obstruction of access to health care took place across Myanmar: equivalent to one attack on health care every day for more than five years 65ReliefWebJul 3disaster
oPt: After 1,000 days, Palestinians in Gaza face ongoing horror. Over the past 1,000 days Israeli actions have targeted the fabric of Gaza’s entire society – killing families, blocking aid, destroying infrastructure and economic production, and herding civilians into crowded ghettoes. For 1,000 days we have seen unprecedented disregard for international law andReliefWebJul 3disaster
DR Congo: Épidémie de maladie à virus Ebola de Bundibugyo | Orientations provisoires sur les restrictions générales de voyage à la suiteCountries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda . La mise en œuvre de restrictions générales ou d’interdictions de voyage en réponse à l’épidémie actuelle de maladie à virus Ebola de Bundibugyo n’est pas soutenue par les données probantes de santé publique et pourrait compromettre les objectifs ReliefWebJul 3disaster
Lebanon: Middle East Overview: July 2026Countries: Lebanon, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, occupied Palestinian territory . This decline follows the announcement of an agreement to implement a ceasefire, reached during negotiations in Washington on 3 June. Despite the reduction, Lebanon remained one of the region’s most active conflicReliefWebJul 3disaster
oPt: Summary execution continues a pattern of unlawful killings in Gaza. The UN Human Rights Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory condemns the killing of a Palestinian man accused of collaborating with Israeli forces by a group affiliated with Hamas on Wednesday, 1 July 2026. According to a statement by a group which self-identifies as the “Resistance Security”ReliefWebJul 3disaster
DR Congo: Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Disease (BVD) | Interim Guidance on Blanket Travel Restrictions and Public GatheringsCountries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda . Implementing blanket travel restrictions or bans in response to the current Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease outbreak is not supported by public health evidence and could undermine both national and global health security goals. Countries are advisReliefWebJul 3disaster
Angola: Monthly Refugee Population Statistics 2017 Kasai Active Refugee Population.ReliefWebJul 3disaster
Angola: Estatísticas Mensais da População Refugiada Assentamento de Refugiados do Lôvua [PT].ReliefWebJul 3disaster
World: Continental Immunization Strategy (CIS) 2026 – 2030 Strengthening immunization to advance resilient primary health care and health systems. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Purpose: The Continental Immunization Strategy (CIS) provides a pragmatic, time-bound roadmap to strengthen immunization systems across Africa by anchoring vaccination within resilient, epidemic-ready primary health care (PHC) and health-security frameworks. It aims to close equiReliefWebJul 3disaster
World: AI can help protect forcibly displaced: UNHCR highlights responsible innovation for refugees. Ahead of the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva next week, which will bring together humanitarian, technology and development actors to explore how AI can be used responsibly for social good, UNHCR is highlighting practical examples of how AI is already supporting humanitarian action in displacemReliefWebJul 3disaster
Somalia: Dual climate risks Emerging: Extremely Dry Conditions Expected Across Northern Greater Horn of Africa During July–September, Followed by Intensely Wet October–December Rains over Equatorial and Southern parts of the RegionCountries: Somalia, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania . Countries including Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda and parts of Kenya may experience below-average rainfall and warmer-than-normal temperatures during the July–September period, increasing pressure on wReliefWebJul 3disaster
Ukraine: Youth Voices on Mental Health & Psychosocial Support in War-Affected Communities [EN/UK]. This report outlines the interventions led by five groups of young people living in Western and Northern Ukraine, supported by Ukrainian Step by Step Foundation and War Child Alliance. This report details their concerns regarding the escalating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) needs ReliefWebJul 3disaster
DR Congo: In Kinshasa, President Tshisekedi Leads Ebola Response Push as President Ramaphosa Brings African Solidarity.E. Mr Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, today welcomed the President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, to the Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale in Kinshasa for a high-level meeting focused on accelerating the Ebola response in the DRC and mobilising African supporReliefWebJul 3disaster
ACAPS Thematic Report: Venezuela - Pre-existing vulnerabilities, access constraints, and anticipated impact in earthquake-affected areas of La Guaira, Caracas, Carabobo, and Yaracuy, 03 July 2026. On 24 June 2026, at around 18:05 local time, two strong earthquakes with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 struck north-central Venezuela in rapid succession, with epicentres near Morón (Carabobo state) and San Felipe (Yaracuy state). Tremors were felt across the country, with Greater Caracas (Distrito CaReliefWebJul 3disaster
World: Start Fund Monthly Risk Bulletin (Issued: July 2026)Countries: World, Afghanistan, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan . The Start Fund monthly Risk Bulletin reports on new, emerging or deteriorating situations. It is collated by the Start Network Anticipation and Risk Financing team using a range of online sources. Key rReliefWebJul 3disaster
World: START READY: Risk Pool 05 Structuring Report | May 2026 - April 2027Countries: World, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Somalia, Zimbabwe . Start Ready Risk Pool 5 went live with £11 million to protect more than 767,000 people across 10 countries from climate-related crises including drought, floods, cycReliefWebJul 3disaster