oPt Emergency Situation Update 175 - Issue 73 - 7 Oct 2023 - 30 Sep 2026
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. 1,969 conflict events 5% increase compared to last week 197 incidents of violence targeting civilians 14% decrease compared to last week At least 116 civilians killed by targeted violence 34% decrease compared to last week 1,134 air- and drone strikes 4% increase compared to la...
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. Key headlines Flooding across major agricultural regions disrupted rice production, transport and market supply, driving up rice prices; reported cholera outbreaks in Yangon add to public-health vulnerability. Military-imposed restrictions on aid delivery recorded in Ayeyarwady...
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. The Central Mediterranean migration route is one of the world's deadliest. Since 2014, at least 26,690 people have died or disappeared attempting the Mediterranean crossing. But another, less visible danger runs through the journey: sexual violence. Research commissioned by Dan...
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. Cette aide a évolué au rythme des besoins : des soins de santé et des biens de première nécessité pour les familles hébergées dans des abris ou déplacées, à une aide en espèces qui leur permet de prendre en main leur propre relèvement. Melissa a frappé le 28 octobre 2025 en tan...
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Countries: Romania, Ukraine . Executive Summary By December 2025, the number of temporary protection permits issued to refugees from Ukraine in Romania has increased to 199,538. Between September and November 2025, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, working with t...
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Josh and Katie Derrick are longtime foster parents from Cleveland, Tennessee, who have adopted multiple children domestically. But when family friends adopted from Malawi and they saw images of children there waiting for homes, the Derricks couldn’t stop thinking about it. “It wa...
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Jake Kail was 22 years old when he says he encountered his first demon. In 2005, while his parents were having a Bible study upstairs at their home in Pittsburgh, he and his sister Liz were praying with a visitor downstairs. The man was depressed and concerned about his past dabb...
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I really enjoy October 31. It’s not just pumpkins and spice. A big part is that we’ve had young kids for the last fifteen years. Another part is that I’m a Calvinist and very happy Protestant. Halloween presents a challenge and an opportunity to young Christian families: we don’t...
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How do we avoid getting cynical in the face of people’s flaws? John Piper shows from Acts 9:18–31 how Barnabas watched for glimpses of God’s grace in others.Watch Now...
