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The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), India’s leading Hindu nationalist organization and ideological parent of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has taken its campaign to reshape its international image to one of the world’s most prominent stages. On Aug. 29, RSS Chief Mo...
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. Escalating hostilities in Blue Nile are driving new displacement, increasing protection risks and further constraining humanitarian access. More than 23,000 people have reportedly been displaced from Geissan and Al Kurmuk localities since 11 August 2026, while insecurity and mo...
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. KEY HIGHLIGHTS Hostilities escalated along the Ta'iz frontlines in the early hours of Thursday, 3 September, with intense shelling and clashes in Maqbanah and Jabal Habashi districts. An estimated 1,790 households have been displaced since 3 September, with movements continuing...
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Match Section Id Grid 2 Photo Grid Video Grid Cards Scroll Snap --> --> Responding in Nepal After Deadly Floods Nepal Relief 013910 $ Give Volunteer--> --> Our 767 has delivered a large load of emergency supplies. Please pray for access to affected areas. Christian partners are a...
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Countries: El Salvador, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras . KEY FIGURES 91K Dry Corridor households facing crop failure and lost income linked to drought 123K people assisted by UN and partners after August 2026 earthquake in Colombia 702 displaced households assisted...
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For more than two decades, The Gospel Coalition has resourced the church by publishing original articles and, in our earliest days, hosting a number of independent bloggers. We’re grateful for the writers who have helped establish TGC as one of the most trusted Christian websites...
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. SITUATION OVERVIEW The 26 August flash floods in central Nepal have caused significant loss of life, displacement and damage to homes, roads, bridges and essential services. Government-led response operations are ongoing, while access constraints and incomplete verification of ...
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. Children stream out from classrooms, bare feet racing towards the shade of breadfruit trees through the mid-morning humidity. Nearby a team from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) gathers under a buia. This raised structure, built from coconut tree wood with a palm-thatched roof of...
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Countries: Azerbaijan, Iran (Islamic Republic of) . Update regarding the event’s development The regional escalation of the conict in the Middle East in February 2026 increased regional tensions and disrupted air trac and regional transport connectivity. The escalation aected com...
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. Date when the trigger was met 02-06-2026 What happened, where and when? Sri Lanka is facing a signicant dengue outbreak in 2026, fueled by heavy rains, the onset of the southwest monsoon, and widespread ooding since mid-May. Case numbers climbed sharply from 25,082 in early May...
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Countries: Italy, World . On the contrary, the data show that crossing the Mediterranean has become increasingly deadly. In recent days, the Meloni Government has repeatedly pointed to the decline in the number of people arriving in Italy by sea. While it is true that fewer peopl...
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Countries: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan . The International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Afghanistan’s Flow Monitoring (FM) is designed to provide insights into the mobility patterns at Afghanistan’s border points with...
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Countries: World, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Spain . In late 2015, IOM launched a Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Flow Monitoring system, aiming to monitor Mixed Migration Flows to Europe by land and sea. Since then, DTM gathers, validates and disseminates informa...
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. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of a basket of globally-traded food commodities, averaged 133.3 points in August 2026, up 1.9 percent from its revised July level and 2.5 percent from a year ago. “August’s increase in global foo...
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. The WFP-led Logistics and Telecommunications Cluster (LTC) was activated as the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) on 25 May 2023 in response to the conflict crisis in Sudan. This Situation Report provides a monthly update on LTC telecoms1 activities. Summary Points • D...
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. This situation report provides updates on the Middle East escalation, with focus on Lebanon’s security situation. It outlines the telecoms area activities of the Logistics & Telecommunications Cluster (LTC) in support of the humanitarian response1 . The Cluster was formally...
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Countries: Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic .
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. Use this checklist during the first days of deployment and for quick field verification during Ebola preparedness, readiness and response operations. Know/identify the PSEA focal point at state/county/facility level PSEA included in Ebola coordination meetings Linkages establis...
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. The PSEA Deep dive review 2024 and Countrywide SEA risk Assessment (2024) for South Sudan recommended the need to mainstream PSEA in programmes and projects across the humanitarian, development and peace keeping settings/ contexts. In accordance with the IASC’s minimum operatin...
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. Summary: The hygiene promotion flipchart is a practical, visual tool designed to help communities learn about essential hygiene practices that protect health and prevent disease. Whether used in humanitarian settings, development programmes, or public health initiatives, it sim...
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. Summary: The Access to safe and sustainable water is not only a fundamental human right. It is essential for building healthy, resilient communities. In many rural and underserved areas, community managed water sources are the main lifeline for clean water. However, without pro...
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. Water and sanitation-related diseases are a major cause of illness and death during emergencies. Even in non-emergency settings, diarrhoea remains the second leading cause of death among children under five, following acute respiratory infections. To improve health outcomes, hu...
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. SITUATION UPDATE In June 2026, the General Directorate of Civil Protection (DGPC) launched the National Contingency Plan for Hydroclimatic Phenomena, which outlines a projected scenario involving a meteorological drought with a significant impact on agriculture. The drought is ...
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. People are still getting injured." 04/09/2026 04 September 2026 - Despite the reduction in the intensity of hostilities and repeated announcements of ceasefires and de-escalation efforts, the situation in southern Lebanon remains fragile. Israeli military operations and insecur...
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. UNICEF is dispatching the supplies to bring urgently needed assistance for children and families affected by the devastating flash floods in the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river basin. As humanitarian needs continue to rise, thousands of children and families require urgent support ac...
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Conditions have not improved for Christians in Iran since pastor Ara Torosian came to the United States as a refugee in 2010. Torosian is grateful for the religious freedom he has found in the United States, where he now pastors a Farsi-speaking congregation in Los Angeles. But h...
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. Le dispositif opérationnel du sous-pilier Nutrition repose sur six composantes complémentaires : le renforcement des ressources humaines et matérielles, la prise en charge des cas de MVE souffrant de malnutrition, l’assistance alimentaire, la protection nutritionnelle des enfan...
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. Since 1863, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has worked to preserve human dignity and relieve suffering caused by war and armed violence. The ICRC has been present in Ethiopia since 1935, and permanently since 1977. We signed a headquarters agreement with the...
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. The assessment focuses on the forms of TFGBV that affect adolescent girls, the associated risk factors and consequences, available support, and barriers to accessing care. It is based on 24 key informant interviews and 12 focus group discussions involving 100 adolescent girls f...
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. Why this Brief? The Asia Displacement Solutions Platform (ADSP) is a joint initiative of the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), the International Rescue Committee (IRC), and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), which works to contribute to the development of comprehensive solutions ...
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. KATHMANDU, 4 September 2026 — The United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched a US$49.6 million flash appeal to deliver life-saving relief to over 84,000 people affected by catastrophic flash floods and landslides across northern Nepal. Operating under the overall l...
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. A first EU humanitarian air bridge flight is delivering 82 tonnes of essential supplies, while the European Commission is providing a further €500,000 for response and coordinating further help offered by European countries. Organised with UNICEF, the Air Bridge flight has land...
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This piece was adapted from CT’s books newsletter. Subscribe here. Michael Niebauer, From Word to Worship: How the Lectionary Welcomes You into Sacred Time Through Story, Symbol, and Sacrament (Baker Books, 2026) Lectionaries are underrated. Used well, they can be an excellent wa...
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Kishore, a construction worker in Mumbai, has worshiped at a local home church for nearly two years. But his pastor recently asked him to fill out a “consent and self-declaration” form to declare he has participated there with “free will and voluntary intention.” The form require...
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When Joshua and Kaitlyn Rose Leventhal first started talking about Tapiseri, they were just two friends who’d met on social media, sharing thoughts about art and faith. Joshua, a musician and worship leader, imagined an album that would weave together stories, scenes, and themes ...
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The time for your mission has arrived. Trash bag in hand, you set poised to maneuver through a backyard strewn with little toy landmines, make it to the trash can in the alleyway, and return unscathed. One last step before you go: a quick glance outside to see who is back there. ...
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Can we glimpse God’s love in the murder of Christ? John Piper opens Luke 22:1–6 to show that God reveals his love for us in the death he planned for his Son.Watch Now...
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. A major flash flood entered Nepal through the Bhote Koshi River at approximately 9:00 AM on 26 August 2026, causing significant loss and damage across Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading districts. Timure, Rasuwagadhi and Syabrubesi are among the worst affected areas, with impacts repo...
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. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Currently, the world is not on track to end AIDS as a public health threat. The well-coordinated and wellfunded global pushback against women’s rights, the human rights of gender-diverse people, and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) th...
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. Project HOPE has established three mobile medical units in Nepal, in coordination with Volunteer Corps Nepal. Located in hard-to-reach communities along the Trishuli River, health providers with VCN began providing care this week, improving access to essential, lifesaving care ...
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. At 08:40 AM on 26 August, as people along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers were starting their day, an ice and rock avalanche near the Lhende River in Tibet, China, sent a wall of water, mud and rock into Nepal at Rasuwagadhi. The surge briefly dammed the Lhende Khola, burst...
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Countries: South Sudan, Sudan . In July, WFP assisted 2.36 million people with 15,981 mt of food and USD 13.49 million through cash-based transfers. Of the reached, were 1.8 million crisis-affected people and 338,602 school children. WFP will experience pipeline breaks for 400,00...
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. Non-stop drone attacks on Kyiv are destroying people both physically and mentally. For over a week now, the Russian military has maintained intense strikes around the clock on Kyiv and the immediate surroundings. Whether targeted or indiscriminate, many of the missiles and dr...
