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What marks Christians attuned to cross-cultural missions? They may not serve as full-time missionaries, but they embrace Great Commission responsibilities. The history of missions reveals little-known senders who used their vocations for strategic gospel advance around the world....
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. A Project by Turkish Red Crescent Pakistan Delegation
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. A Project by Turkish Red Crescent Pakistan Delegation
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. Month-on-month, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 1.3 percent in September compared to the previous month, reflecting continued upward pressure. The annual inflation increased by 10.26 percent (YoY) compared to September 2025, driven mainly by higher transport, housin...
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. KEY HIGHLIGHTS • In September, WFP assisted 59,810 people in Zambia, 58 percent of them female. This included USD 78,595 in cash transfers to 8,721 refugees and asylum seekers in Mantapala Refugee Settlement, covering 70 percent of their minimum food needs, up from 40 percent i...
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. INTRODUCTION Every year, countless children die along perilous migration routes, yet the scale of these tragedies remains uncertain. Since 2014, IOM’s Missing Migrants Project has documented 4,414 child migrant deaths globally—a figure that minimizes the true death toll of chil...
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. The last of ISM’s fighters active in Montepuez district since July finally returned to Macomia district around 26 October. Traveling by stolen motorbikes and bicycles, and on foot, they made their way through the Mirate area of Montepuez district around 4 October, before crossi...
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Countries: Sudan, Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan, Uganda . Highlights ▪ Sudan: Fighting intensified in North Kordofan State, with looting and alleged arbitrary killings reported in Bara, Jabrat al-Sheikh, Umm Sayala, Al-Baraka, Um Qurfa, and K...
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. Conflict and insecurity across Africa are intensifying humanitarian needs, with evolving warfare tactics, including drone use, contributing to rising civilian casualties. Nearly 90 aid workers were affected by violence in Africa, with national staff accounting for 95 per cent o...
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. Ante la celebración de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP31) en Antalya (Türkiye), la organización advierte de que la financiación climática no está llegando a muchas de las comunidades más expuestas a sus efectos. Según el último informe de AC...
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.1 million from the European Union (EU) through its Humanitarian Aid Operations helped the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), managed by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), maintain critical humanitarian air operations across Yemen over the past year, ens...
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Countries: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan . OPERATIONAL CONTEXT Afghanistan continued to face a deteriorating protection environment and severe economic challenges amid large-scale returns and deportations from Iran and Pakistan, which a...
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Countries: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of) .
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Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan .
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According to the Belgic Confession, God reveals himself to us in two “books”: the book of nature (God’s world) and the book of Scripture (God’s written Word). The primary way God reveals himself in the book of Scripture is by proclaiming his name. In this first of two paired lect...
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Countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan .
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Serbia (MNN) — Serbia’s October 25th parliamentary elections have resulted in what was almost unimaginable. A student-led movement that gained momentum over the past two years won a majority of the parliamentary seats, defeating the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). February 2025 ...
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Spain (MNN) — A wave of public discontent continues across Europe. French workers and students joined nationwide protests yesterday demanding higher wages and stronger public services. Staff at Madrid’s six public universities continued a two-day strike over funding. The housing ...
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Iran (MNN/Transform Iran) – As Iran nears a mental-health emergency status, Transform Iran launches a free, nationwide, guided digital counseling program designed to help Iranians begin processing trauma, abuse, shame, and emotional distress when traditional professional counseli...
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Recently, I (and my peers) have experienced a number of parishioners converting to Catholicism. As I’ve talked to these converts, they’ve consistently brought up the Lord’s Table. They find encouragement in identifying the bread and wine with Jesus's body and blood. I’ve heard st...
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. TARAWA, Kiribati, 23 October 2026 – The Government of Kiribati, the Government of Australia and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) have marked the completion and official handover of coastal protection infrastructure at Tungaru Central Hospital, a major step...
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Countries: Yemen, Afghanistan, Djibouti, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye . On 17 June 2026, the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran reached an agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) concerning the ...
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Countries: World, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . She outlined the UK's commitment to supporting the continued provision of education during times of crisis. Your Excellencies, colleagues and friends, I want to start by saying a very sincere thank you to ev...
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Countries: Jamaica, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . One year after Hurricane Melissa devastated parts of Jamaica, the United Kingdom and Jamaica have entered into a major 4-year partnership to accelerate national reconstruction, restore critical infrastruct...
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Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . Highlights UNICEF continued delivering life-saving assistance amid multiple emergencies, including the protracted Rohingya crisis affecting 1.2 million refugees, a nationwide measles outbreak and severe floods and landslides. UNICEF supported the ...
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. Highlights: Food security continues to deteriorate in GoYcontrolled areas, with inadequate food consumption reaching a record high in September 2026 and conditions expected to worsen through year-end. Household resilience to shocks is depleting. Nearly three-quarters of househo...
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. Protecting the natural environment in armed conflict New guidance from the ICRC Armed conflict damages the natural environment that communities depend on to survive. New ICRC guidance sets out practical steps states can take to put the rules protecting it into practice. Countri...
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. Overview Despite slight improvements from the previous IPC analysis, acute food insecurity in Lebanon remains widespread across all population groups and is particularly severe among refugees and recently displaced Lebanese populations. Household-level evidence continues to sho...
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. Key Messages FEWS NET projects that 3.5-4.0 million people will require humanitarian food assistance between October 2026 and May 2027, with needs peaking during October-November. Areas of greatest concern include Dadaab, Kakuma, and Kalobeyei refugee settlements; the pastoral ...
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. Highlights The World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) September 2026 update indicated a near-100% likelihood that El Niño would persist through February 2027. Its October update highlighted that the event was intensifying and expected to peak around December. [1, 2] Cambodia...
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Countries: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, United States of America, Uruguay . REGIONAL PANORAMA The first half of 2026 marked a further shift away from the large-scale n...
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By ICC Fellow Lisa Navarrette For years, Fadi has told his children the same thing: We stay. He is a Christian father in Lebanon. His family has lived in the same town for generations, and his parents are buried nearby. Fadi's children were baptized in the church where he married...
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After nearly half a year away, fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have returned to Lubero territory in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). On Tuesday morning, Nov. 3, the Islamic extremist ADF attacked Maikengu village, terrorizing the community. Acc...
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For years, people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been terrorized by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) through killings, kidnappings, and attacks on innocent people — most of whom are Christians. Amid this ongoing tragedy came a moment of hope: 29 peop...
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. Les familles peinent à trouver un abri et à subvenir à leurs besoins essentiels, tandis que les restrictions d'accès rendent de plus en plus difficile l'acheminement de l'aide aux personnes dans le besoin. « Après des années de conflit, les familles au Yémen sont à nouveau forc...
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Countries: Sudan, South Sudan . The conflict in Sudan continues to adversely affect political, security, economic and humanitarian relations between Sudan and South Sudan. The foremost challenge in Abyei today extends beyond local tensions. A major challenge is safeguarding the r...
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. In September 2026, the Central African Republic (CAR) faced severe environmental and security crises. Torrential rains and flooding affected 11,325 people across 2,870 households, while armed insecurity and military operations impacted a further 5,205 people and displaced appro...
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. FAST FACTS 319,356 people from 53,226 families have been displaced across Yemen—an increase of approximately 27% from our last situation report. Eighteen of 19 International Medical Corps-supported health facilities remain operational across the west coast, despite continuing a...
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. A total of 16 WASH partners reported activities in Q3, supported by 17 funders (European Union (ECHO), UNICEF, SIDA, Global Affairs Canada, CBCHS, Child Nutrition Fund and others). Activities were reported from 13 divisions and 31 subdivisions, and 62% of them were HNRP 2026 pr...
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Amid a national blue wave on election night, US voters considered a series of ballot measures over abortion, with the pro-choice cause largely winning the night. Measures adding constitutional rights for abortion passed in Virginia and Nevada, and Missouri voters rejected a ballo...
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. HIGHLIGHTS More than 1,600 protection incidents recorded in the North-West and South-West regions. Nearly 900 people displaced in the North-West and South-West regions due to violence and insecurity. More than 4,000 people affected by floods and landslides, with about 500 displ...
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. The clinic, operated by IOM, provides essential healthcare to refugees, South Sudanese returnees and host communities. "People are arriving at this border after fleeing violence, often injured, sick or exhausted, this clinic is their first opportunity to receive medical care,” ...
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Countries: Kenya, Ethiopia . HIGHLIGHTS Intercommunal fighting in the Moyale area of Ethiopia, which began on 18 October, continued to displace people within Ethiopia and drive cross-border movements into Moyale, Marsabit County, Kenya. Regional authorities in Ethiopia reported l...
