Floods have resulted in significant loss of life, with 1,356 reported deaths and 4,894 people still missing. Rescue efforts have saved 13,396 people. Many communities have been displaced, with 3,629 people currently living in 37 displacement sites.
The World Food Programme has launched a unique operation, using cargo drones to deliver food assistance to cut-off communities. Other organizations, such as UN Women, are also involved in the response efforts, including the publication of a Second Gender Alert to inform decision-making. Further details on the situation and response efforts are available, including information on the launch of a Flash Appeal to support affected communities.
Countries: Nepal, Japan . With this Emergency Grant, the Government of Japan will provide humanitarian assistance in such sectors as food, health, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) through the World Food Programme (WFP), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cresce...
United States (MNN) — Every ministry has its challenges. But prison ministry is particularly difficult, says Jill Payne-Holman with Prisoners For Christ, a non-profit based in the United States with an international reach. “We're ministering to people who’ve hurt other people, an...
DRC (MNN) – Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have nearly doubled in a matter of weeks, as the country battles its largest outbreak on record. More than 6,600 cases are now confirmed, with nearly 3,200 deaths. The World Health Organization reports transmission i...
Lebanon (MNN) — Thousands of children in southern Lebanon are eager to start a new school year next week, but the question remains: where? “Nothing was done all through the summer to provide an alternative place to host internally displaced families,” Heart for Lebanon’s Camille ...
. Highlights Children continue to be killed by airstrikes and other attacks affecting populated areas in the Gaza Strip. Most of Gaza’s 2.1 million are approaching the rainy season in overcrowded displacement sites, at risk of flooding and disease, while efforts to help them prep...
Countries: World, Saudi Arabia, Yemen . Si elle n’est pas enrayée, cette dangereuse dynamique pourrait aggraver la situation humanitaire déjà désastreuse dans laquelle sont plongées des millions de personnes. Des mesures concrètes doivent, en toutes circonstances, être prises pou...
Countries: World, Saudi Arabia, Yemen . The following is a statement from ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric on the widening of hostilities in the Middle East: Geneva (ICRC) – The recent escalation of hostilities in the Middle East affecting Yemen and Saudi Arabia risks a further e...
. 1. Introduction 1.1 Background The Caribbean Development Partners Group for Disaster Management (CDPG-DM) Thematic Working Group (TWG) was established in July 2024 to provide a structured and inclusive platform for enhanced coordination, collaboration, and joint action among na...
. Description of the Event Date when the trigger was met 02-06-2026What happened, where and when? Since early May 2026, Bolivia experienced a period of social unrest characterized by road blockades, demonstrations, and prolonged restrictions on the movement of people and goods ac...
Countries: Chad, Burundi, Moldova, Mongolia, occupied Palestinian territory, Ukraine . In 2024–2025, in partnership with the Government of France, UNDP implemented two phases of the Global Women, Peace and Security Initiative across Ukraine, Gaza/PAPP, Moldova, Chad, Mongolia and...
. Escalating violence in Yemen is once again putting children at direct risk. Instead of recovering from years of conflict, going to school, playing, and building their futures children are being exposed to violence, displacement and fear. After more than a decade of war, they de...
