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Countries: Madagascar, Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe . A rapidly intensifying El Niño has developed in the Pacific Ocean and is forecast to reach exceptional strength at a critical time for Southern Africa. El ...
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Countries: Fiji, American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia (France), Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), New Caledonia (France), Niue (New Zealand), Palau, Republic of Naoero, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna (France) ...
missions
No one likes to wait. The gaps of life remind us that we’re not in control of our lives. Waiting is uncomfortable and hard, so it’s tempting to resist it. However, the Bible both commends and commands waiting. To wait on the Lord is a hallmark of faithful discipleship. It’s an op...
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Gaza Strip (MNN) — Israeli strikes continue in Gaza despite claims of diplomatic progress. Diplomats say parties are progressing toward implementing the U.S.-backed Gaza peace plan, but major disagreements over Hamas disarmament and an Israeli withdrawal remain unresolved. Nikola...
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Nepal (MNN) — There was little time to escape. On Wednesday morning, August 26, a chunk of glacier broke off a Himalayan mountainside in Tibet. The mass of ice and rock created a dam in the Lhende river below, which soon burst. This sent deadly flash floods hurtling deeper into T...
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Southeast Asia (MNN) — God’s Word is being made known among the nations. Christians across nine countries and 18 denominations in Southeast Asia came together recently to learn how churches can take ownership of Bible translation. Dane says his ministry, unfoldingWord, co-sponsor...
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Bedtime can be hard with toddlers. Recently, this struggle led my husband and me down an AI rabbit hole. It was late, we were exhausted, and we thought, Why not? Let’s see what AI has to say about this. After typing the details into a chatbot, we were rewarded with affirmation of...
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Countries: Indonesia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Naoero, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Th...
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Countries: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Japan . YAMAZAKI Kazuyuki, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, and Ms. Mandeep O’Brien, Director for Public Partnerships and Resource Mobilization at UNICEF, signed a...
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. This map illustrates the cumulative satellite-detected udflow/rockflow extent derived from Sentinel-2 imagery acquired on 27 August 2026 and PlanetScope imagery acquired on 26 August 2026. Within the analysed area of approximately 230 km², an estimated 20 km² of land appears to...
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. This map illustrates the cumulative satellite-detected Mudflow/rockflow extent derived from Sentinel-2 imagery acquired on 27 August 2026 and PlanetScope imagery acquired on 26 August 2026. Within the analysed area of approximately 103 km², an estimated 10 km² of land appears t...
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. Between 25 and 26 August 2026, IOM Yemen DTM recorded approximately 227 households (HHs) of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) displaced within Mawza District, Ta’iz Governorate, following the evacuation of three IDP sites amid continued clashes and reported shelling affecting...
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. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) conducts regular monitoring of population movements in Lebanon to support preparedness and response efforts. This report is based on IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Mobility Tracking exercise and is complemented by dat...
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. The Atsinanana region, including the districts of Toamasina I, Toamasina II and Brickaville, were heavily affected by intense tropical cyclone Gezani in February 2026. This has caused extensive damage and affected many vulnerable populations, leading to internal displacement. I...
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Countries: Lebanon, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Pakistan, Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye, Turkmenistan . On 17 June 2026, the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran reached an agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding (MO...
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. Summary The LTC continues to provide free-to-user transport and storage services for humanitarian partners. During the reporting period, 39.9mt / 211m³ of relief items were dispatched from Bunia to 19 last-mile destinations while serving 16 partners including the Government, WF...
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Countries: Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo . This follows 42 consecutive days without a new confirmed case since the country’s last patient, an imported case, was discharged from care on 16 July 2026. The completion of the 42-day period, equivalent to twice the upper lim...
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. Priority geographical areas: The simplified PAP for food insecurity is national wide and can therefore be activated in all regions of Mali according to forecasts. However, based on the recurrent food crises observed over the past five years, five regions are considered prioriti...
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. The Region of the Americas is experiencing the largest resurgence of measles cases since the elimination of endemic transmission was verified in 2016 and re-verified in 2024. Following a decade of suboptimal measles vaccination coverage, a sharp increase in the number of cases ...
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. Date of event 10-08-2026 What happened, where and when? On 10 August 2026 at approximately 7:00 p.m., a severe windstorm accompanied by heavy rainfall struck Sintcham Bassirou village in the Paunka Section of Sonaco Sector, Gabu Region, eastern Guinea-Bissau. The storm was char...
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. AVANT-PROPOS La Risk Sharing Platform (plateforme de partage des risques) a été établie en 2021 et est co-dirigée par le ministère des Affaires étrangères des Pays-Bas, le CICR et InterAction. Par le biais de cette plateforme, les ONG nationales et internationales, les entités ...
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Countries: Nepal, Australia . We understand at least 39 Australians are among those reported missing. Australian officials are working urgently to confirm their welfare and provide assistance to those affected. The extraordinary scale of this disaster and the remoteness of the af...
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. NDMA Monsoon 2026 Daily Situation Report No 63, covering period from 1300 hours 26 August to 1300 hours 27 August 2026 along with following data as per Annexures as shown against each is enclosed:...
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. 1. These documents outline the parameters and process, as well as technical guidance for allocating resources from the second tranche of the U.S. Award via the OCHA-managed Country and Regional Funds. It is intended to guide RC/HCs, Advisory Boards, and humanitarian partners, c...
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. A very strong El Niño is likely for late 2026. Its strength matches/surpasses the severe 2023 and 1997 seasons Somalia's two worst flood benchmarks. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), the second driver of heavy Deyr rains, has stayed at the edge of its positive threshold (+0.41°C, ...
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. Situation Report No. 34Earthquakes in Venezuela27 August 2026Time: 5:00 pm Highlights Nearly 364,000 people affected by the earthquakes have accessed humanitarian assistance and essential services through a coordinated multi-sector response involving humanitarian organizations,...
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. Key Highlights Market Overview Market conditions remained broadly stable during the fourth week of August, although price movements varied across food commodities, vegetables, fuel, and agricultural inputs. Most staple food prices changed only marginally, while vegetable prices...
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. Highlights Venezuela continues to face a complex humanitarian situation marked by socioeconomic vulnerabilities, pressure on essential services, and the impact of a water emergency in Sucre state and two severe earthquakes on 24 June. By 30 June, UNICEF and partners had reached...
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. Ma’rib, Yemen – 27 August 2026 – As measles continues to threaten children across Yemen amid gaps in routine vaccination and access to healthcare, local authorities in Ma’rib declared a health emergency following a rise in suspected measles cases. In response, the International...
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. Aden, 27 August 2026 — The European Union (EU) provided a EUR 3 million humanitarian contribution to UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund to deliver lifesaving services for women and girls in Yemen. The funding will support nearly a quarter of a million of the most vulnera...
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Christians in Nepal have expressed growing apprehension after a delegation of Hindu religious leaders met with the government and demanded that Nepal be declared a Hindu nation. These concerns intensified following communal violence on July 26 in the Sunsari district of the Tarai...
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On a Wednesday evening in June, Daniela Romera was at the Fuente de Vida church in La Guaira, Venezuela, just yards from the seaport’s edge. Suddenly the 27-year-old felt a tremor that, unlike the usual ones, rapidly escalated. Trying to flee the building, she lost her bala...
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Countries: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras .
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For many Christian farmers in Irigwe communities in Plateau state, Nigeria, traveling to their farms has become dangerous. Some have stopped going altogether. Others now move in groups, hoping that numbers will offer some protection. But for families who depend on agriculture for...
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Countries: China, Nepal .
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. After more than a decade of conflict and economic decline, children across Yemen continue to face alarming levels of malnutrition. At the same time, sweeping humanitarian funding cuts have forced organisations providing health and malnutrition services to scale back or halt act...
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. Key figures • 157+ deaths1 • 400+ missing • 10,000 households in need Highlights • 26 August 2026: A glacial lake outburst flood on the Bhote Koshi River struck around 09:00am local time, sending a wall of water through communities without warning • The government has declared ...
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. August–November 2026 | Total Planned Response: USD 1,069,000 1. Executive Summary On 26 August 2026, an ice-and-rock landslide in the upper transboundary watershed near the Nepal–China border triggered a major debris-laden flash flood through the Bhote Koshi–Trishuli–Narayani r...
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. Evidence base: This analysis uses assessment on Food Security and Nutrition/UNDP localization, the Protection, Health, GiHA and UNICEF Afghanistan Humanitarian Situation Report No. 3 (31 March 2026). Evidence is stated as findings; “analysis” indicates technical interpretation ...
missions
“One day as I prayed in earnest, I broke through some sort of spirit wall and found God,” Dolly Parton wrote in her 1994 autobiography. “Not as a chastising, bombastic bully but as a friend I could talk to on a one-to-one basis. He is our father, after all.” The multi-award-winni...
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. About 1.2 million people, or 5% of the population, are expected to face acute food insecurity between October this year and next March, up from nearly 700,000 people currently, according to new data from the global hunger monitor, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classificati...
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Countries: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Republic of Korea, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan .9 million, that will support food assistance for 100,000 refugees and vulnerable host communities in Ethiopia. Ethiopia hosts more than one million refugees and asylum-seekers, mainly from neighbouring ...
