. There has been increasing realization that environmental issues are linked to the impact of disasters and that the way that humanitarian aid is provided can have positive or negative impacts on the environment. In some cases, the negative impacts can worsen, and prolong, disast...
. Key Findings • Nearly all assessed items were reported as having either no availability or low availability across all governorates in the Gaza Strip. The only exceptions were regular adhesive duct tape (non-construction quality) and re-used metal rebar, which were reported as ...
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. Summary At least 274 civilians were killed and 1,763 injured in Ukraine in May 2026, marking the highest total number of civilians killed and injured since April 2022. [1] This is a 93 per cent increase compared with May 2025 (191 killed; 865 injured) and a 23 per cent increase...
. DTM launched a new round of ETT on 14 June 2026 using an updated methodology to monitor displacement driven by conflict, as well as the climatic impacts of the El Niño phenomenon, which is expected to trigger significant displacement toward the end of the year. DTM teams collec...
. Bamako, July 14, 2026 While the number of displaced people in Mali is growing and funding is dwindling, DanChurchAid (DCA) Mali and its national partner, AAPPOR, continue to deliver support to tens of thousands of the most vulnerable among them with the support of the European ...
. Executive Summary Syria’s crisis, now in its fifteenth year, continues to represent one of the most severe displacement and protection emergencies globally. In 2025, an estimated 16.5 million people inside the country required humanitarian assistance, including more than 6.4 mi...
. The other three were just eight, nine and 10 years old. On Sunday, it was reported that another child, just nine years old, was killed in gunfire alongside five other people. As this violence from Israeli forces continues, death and injury can strike at any moment. Children who...
Countries: World, Australia, Cambodia, New Caledonia (France), New Zealand, United States of America, Vanuatu . Highlights/updates since the last map was sent on PacNet on 07 July 2026: Dengue • New Caledonia: As of 05 July 2026, a cumulative total of 2,181 dengue cases have been...
. The project will support over 1,000 farmers across the governorates of Aleppo, Idlib and Hama, some of Syria's most significant wheat-producing regions. Many of the beneficiaries are among those who were displaced during years of conflict and have now returned to their communit...
. WFP, the Government, and technical partners have completed the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, providing a comprehensive and shared understanding of food insecurity among urban, rural, and refugee populations. The findings are expected to be releas...
Countries: World, Bangladesh, Lebanon, Myanmar, occupied Palestinian territory . Due to the suspension of funding affecting our Protection in Danger project, all related monitoring, data collection, analysis, and reporting activities have been discontinued. As a result, the Prote...
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. Lebanon: Violence Against Health Care Persisted in Lebanon in 2025 Despite Ceasefire Using data collected by Insecurity Insight, the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) identified 15 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in Lebanon in 2025, co...
. On 08 June 2026, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Southern Mindanao, with the epicenter located 32 kilometers off the coast of Maasim, Sarangani. The earthquake brought widespread shaking across Mindanao that caused infrastructure damage including collapsed buildings and h...
. From 9-10 July (local time), AMDA’s joint relief team continued providing medical assistance at a temporary clinic in Caraballeda, La Guaira, one of the areas severely affected by the 24 June quakes. The details are as follows: ■9 July Representing a diverse mix of nationalitie...
. Кыргызстанда калктын мобилдүүлүгүнө байкоо жүргүзүү, мигранттардын болжолдуу саны боюнча маалымат берүү, эмгек мигранттарынын жана кайтып келген мигранттардын географиялык бөлүштүрүлүшү, миграциянын себептери, Кыргызстанга мигранттардын кайсыл өлкөлөрдөн кайтып келгени жана миг...
. MTM проводит Базовую оценку мобильности (BMA) в Кыргызстане в целях отслеживания мобильности населения, предоставления информации об оценочной численности мигрантов географическом распределении трудящихся мигрантов и вернувшихся мигрантов, причинах миграции и о странах, из кото...
. On 12 July 2026, attacks and fear of attacks by Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs) in Muidumbe and Mocimboa da Praia districts triggered displacement into host communities in Mocimboa da Praia District. Through key informant interviews conducted in coordination with local authoriti...
. As of Epidemiological Week (EW) 28, no new pertussis cases have been reported since EW23. The most recent clinically diagnosed case was reported in EW23, while the last laboratory-confirmed case was reported in EW14. The cumulative number of reported cases remains at 833, compr...
. WHO issues updated dosing guidance for antiretroviral medicines used in newborns, infants and children The World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidance setting out updated recommendations for dosing antiretroviral medicines in neonates, infants and children to strength...
. Following Venezuela's twin earthquakes on 24 June 2026, CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) and the Wayuu Taya Foundation conducted a rapid needs assessment across 24 sites in seven states between 26 June and 6 July. The assessment found housing damage at 20 of 24 sites as...
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Countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Viet Nam . REGIONAL SUMMARY: During the twenty-eighth week of 2026, a total of 20 disaster events were reported across the ASEAN region, including droughts, floods, landslides, storms, and wind-related disasters in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,...
Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan . Leaders from partners including Rotary International, WHO, UNICEF, Gavi and KSrelief met with frontline health workers, religious leaders, government representatives, donors and partners, to underscore the urgent need to eradicate polio while pr...
. Recommendations: 1. Maximise strategic positioning within the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to foster cross-ministerial coordination, especially with the Ministry of Forests and Environment (MoFE). 2. Formalise the CFU as a Climate Finance Division with Cabinetapproved mandate and ...
. This report is based on 21 in-depth interviews conducted between January 17 and March 12, 2026, with LBT* women in Ukraine, as well as with one person who was born and socialised as a woman but later transitioned to a trans* identity. The aim of the study was to outline the key...
. Recommendations: INSTITUTIONS: Establish robust governance and nominate a National Designated Authority to align FRLD access with national priorities and ensure effective stakeholder and information coordination via the NDRRMA. FINANCE: Proactively engage existing accredited en...
. OVERVIEW OF IRC NIGERIA IRC Nigeria has a strong presence in the country, with a head office in Abuja and operations in deeply affected regions including Katsina, Zamfara, Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe . Guided by our vision and mission to help people survive, recover, and gain cont...
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. Global Market Updates In June 2026, global food commodity prices showed mixed trends, with the FAO Food Price Index averaging 130.3 points, down 0.3% from May but 1.7% higher than a year earlier, as declines in cereals, dairy, and sugar prices, driven by strong supplies and imp...
Grace is God’s favor toward us, his power for us, and his gifts to us. What kind of response does this stunning display of God’s goodness call for?Watch Now...
Every week, our church prays for old people. Our elderly parishioners beg relief from their back and knee pains. They ask God to heal friends suffering from dementia and heart disease. They plead for their parents, now in their 90s and breaking their hips, their landlines riddled...
Suffering. Nobody wants it. And rarely can we make sense of it. That’s why, when life hurts, we often look for someone or something to blame. Something is awry, and our pain needs somewhere to go. At times, there’s an easy target for our blame. Someone ran a red light, and their...
. The launch brought together experts from WHO, United Nations agencies, academia, civil society organizations and migrant youth networks to discuss how stronger evidence can support more inclusive, resilient and climate-responsive health systems across the region. Addressing an ...
. The El Niño event will continue to strengthen over the coming months, likely reaching its peak intensity as a very strong (>2.0°C) event in November-January. Stronger El Niño events lead to more predictable, though usually not more severe, crop yield outcomes. At the global ...
. Global Crop Overview Global crop conditions at the end of June remain generally positive for wheat, maize, rice, and soybeans. For wheat, conditions are generally favorable, though some concerns persist in Europe and the United States. For maize, global conditions are generally...
. Overview At the end of June, overall conditions are positive for wheat, maize, rice, and soybeans. For wheat, spring wheat is wrapping up in the Northern Hemisphere as winter wheat harvest is progressing. In the Southern Hemisphere, sowing is continuing, albeit with reduced tot...
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. In June 2026, Somalia recorded 146,447 internally displaced individuals primarily due to conflict and insecurity (68%), followed by drought (28%) and other causes (3%). During the same period, 2,138 individuals were reported to have been exposed to protection risks, highlightin...
. Through the project, WHO procured and installed 60 dialysis machines, 60 dialysis chairs and six water treatment units, providing 230 000 dialysis sessions, essential medicines and medical supplies. The support sustained lifesaving treatment while strengthening dialysis capacit...
. Mariam’s family was displaced from their village in 2024 as conflict intensified across Darfur. Since then, life has been marked by limited access to food, shelter and health services. When Mariam became pregnant, she and her husband welcomed the news with joy. At the same time...
Countries: World, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Uzbekistan . This News Brief bears testimony to the brave survivors who speak about sexual violence by stat...
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Countries: Kenya, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda .
. Funded by the Government of Japan through the TICAD9 Japanese Supplementary Budget (JFY2025), the initiative is part of the broader project “Restoring and Digitizing Health Services in Ethiopia.” During the opening of the training, Dr Haimanot Workneh, Maternal and Child Health...
. The vaccination campaign, implemented from 7 to 10 May 2026, covered Gambella and Benishangul-Gumuz regions as well as West Wollega and Kelem Wollega zones of Oromia Region. The intervention followed the detection of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1) in Sou...
Countries: Chad, Sudan . Shortly afterwards, she was assaulted by several men while visiting her grandmother in another section of the site where she was living with her family. A few weeks later, she learned that she was pregnant. The news triggered a family crisis. Fearing for ...
. For this mother of five, these interventions play an essential role in protecting her family’s health. “Vaccines help keep my children healthy. As soon as they become ill, I take them to the health centre,” she said. Like many nomadic families in Chad, Afia lives in a pastoral ...
Countries: World, Australia, Brazil, France, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, United States of America . Many question how refugee protection works in practice. Views diverge across countries and generations. GENEVA – Public support for refugees remains remarkably resilient des...
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Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . Key Highlights • Flooding and landslides continue across southeastern Bangladesh following heavy monsoon rainfall, amid heightened risks associated with anticipated strong El Niño conditions. • Preliminary estimate indicates that 1.1 million peopl...
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. This ad hoc ICCG meeting has been convened to discuss the evolving on-the-ground situation and agree on the next course of action in response to the flash floods and landslides affecting the north-eastern and hilly districts of Bangladesh....
. Description Following Typhoon Maysak, which brought several days of moderate-to-heavy rainfall beginning on 2 July 2026, widespread flooding affected multiple parts of the Lao PDR. The combined effects of flash floods, river flooding, landslides and prolonged inundation caused ...
You might think AI is the most exciting technological development of all time, and you’ve been vibe coding before the rest of us had ever heard the term. Or maybe you think AI is the most dangerous technological development of all time, and you’re desperately hoping someone will ...
Zeal for missions grew in my heart after reading John Piper’s Don’t Waste Your Life as a teenager. I even told my parents we should downsize our home and give the money to missions. Not surprisingly, we didn’t. But after finishing seminary and getting married, I finally made the ...
Middle East (MNN) — Renewed strikes between Iran and the United States continue to place other Middle Eastern states in the crosshairs. Over the weekend, Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz to be closed indefinitely. But on Monday, the US said that it plans to reinstate its naval ...
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