. Key Messages Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are ongoing across Northeast Syria (NES) and Northwest Syria (NWS). Despite an improved harvest, seasonal gains are bypassing poor households. Income remains concentrated among wealthier households and is largely absorbed by debt repay...
. FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Production of the 2026 main paddy crop anticipated to be slightly below average Above-average import requirements expected in 2026/27 marketing year Rice prices slightly up the year-earlier levels, while prices of black beans moderately lower year-on-year...
. Progress, results achieved and lessons from 2025 in UNICEF humanitarian action Highlights The lives of millions of children in 2025 were shaped by violence, lack of food, famine, intensifying climate shocks and disruption of essential services. Challenges to humanitarian access...
Countries: Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan . Key Messages FEWS NET projects 2.5-2.99 million people will need food assistance between June and January 2027, with widespread Stressed (IPC Phase 2) and worse outcomes across most of Uganda. Needs are expected t...
. Key Messages Food assistance needs are expected to be extremely high through January 2027, with monthly estimates peaking at 6.0-6.99 million people in late 2026. Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes are expected in highly crop-dependent areas of Bay, Bakool, Gedo, and Hiiraan; mul...
What happens when AI promises not just to help us work but to help us become the selves we most want to be? That question runs through this episode with Rachel Gilson, director of theological development and culture for Cru and the author of Born Again This Way and Parenting With...
. Key Messages Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are expected through January 2027 in isolated frontline and Russian-occupied areas where conflict has severely disrupted markets, access to income, and agricultural production. Households remaining in these areas are disproportionately...
India (MNN) — A mob of tribespeople in Chhattisgarh, India recently attacked 60 Christians, including children, with axes, curtain rods, and sickles, sending 13 to the hospital with severe injuries. The attackers were quickly released on bail. Greg Musselman with Voice of the Mar...
Haiti (MNN) – Haiti's gangs aren't slowing down. New reports say increasingly well-armed criminal groups now operate across roughly half the country's regions, while security forces struggle to contain the violence. With the latest UN security mission withdrawn and a replacement ...
India (MNN) — Despite a growing number of anti-conversion laws in India, Christians continue to boldly share the Gospel. Raina Miller with Mission India explains, “This time of year, we get really excited because 10-day Bible clubs are running in India, and this is a special prog...
Jerry and Wendy Goldsmith’s church is dying. Every Sunday, the congregation in Tipton, Iowa, draws about 30 of the town’s 3,000 residents to its morning service. The building, constructed in the late 19th century, is slowly falling apart. The church doesn’t have enough money to m...
Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . Sources for data marked as Other Overall Situation DATE: 12 JULY 2026 | TIME: 06:00 PM SITUATION REPORT-7, MONSOON DEPRESSION IN COX’S BAZAR Population Movement Operation Needs Assessment & Information Management Working Group Anticipatory Impact ...
. Description 1. Situation Overview On 11 July 2026, following intense rainfall, flash floods and mudflows affected the villages of Darg and Kazdon in Shamtuch Jamoat, Ayni District, Sughd Region. Mudflows descended through the Surkhi, Kashak, and Jari river channels, causing sig...
. FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Plantings of 2026 main season crop below average due to low prices and high production costs Paddy production estimated below average in 2025 Cereal import requirements estimated about 25 percent above average in 2025/26 Rice prices lower year-on-year in ...
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Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . Sources for data marked as Other Overall Situation: According to the latest weather updates from the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), the maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla, and Payra have been advised to lower their caut...
. Key Messages • Acute malnutrition remained at a critical level in Maiwut, with a Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) prevalence of 15.1% weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ), exceeding the World Health Organization (WHO) emergency threshold (15%). • Combined GAM reached 18.1%, indicatin...
. Description Region Metropolinata Metropolitana Alteraciones de conectividad: Se estableció prohibición de acceso a fundo Río Colorado, comuna de San José de Maipo, como medida preventiva.Region del Libertador Bernardo O´Higgins Alteraciones de conectividad: - Ruta I-45 Termas d...
Countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo . Key Messages FEWS NET estimates 500,000–749,999 people will require humanitarian food assistance during the Season B harvest and immediate post-harvest period from June-September, increasing to 750,000–999,999 between October...
. Highlights Across the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Israeli access restrictions, insecurity and funding shortfalls continue to constrain humanitarian operations. In the West Bank, successive movement restrictions have effectively isolated approximately 12,000 Palestinians in ...
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Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . Sources for data marked as Other The well-marked low persists over Northwest Madhya Pradesh & adjoining area. It is very likely to move north-northwestwards and recurve northeastwards thereafter. Under its influence steep pressure gradient persist...
. Description Strong hail and wind damaged the villages of the municipality. The situation was particularly difficult in the village of Gamarjveba, the roofs of houses, power lines were damaged. There was heavy rain in all the villages of the municipality, but the village of Gama...
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. Louis Charbonneau Governments should disregard the statement from the US President Donald Trump-chaired Board of Peace that “UNRWA has no place in the new Gaza,” the latest salvo in the US and Israeli government’s long-running campaign to destroy the United Nations Relief and W...
. “I strongly condemn the recent obstruction of humanitarian operations in Gaza by the de facto authorities, which endangered humanitarian personnel, intimidated workers delivering lifesaving food assistance and disrupted life-saving humanitarian operations. Yesterday, humanitari...
. Key Messages Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes are expected in western and eastern areas of Zambia, June through September, as households rely on their own food stocks to meet their food needs. However, localized weather shocks, restrictions on livestock movement due to foot-and-...
Countries: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu . Prashanth Pillay The 2025–2026 cyclone season challenged Pacific communities and the communication systems they rely on in a crisis. Tropical Cyclone Urmil (February–March) brought strong winds and heavy rain to...
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Countries: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Japan . The second team consists of staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), as well as registered doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, and is scheduled to depart Japan f...
Countries: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Japan .5 million in response to the earthquake disaster in Venezuela. With this Emergency Grant, the Government of Japan will provide humanitarian assistance in key sectors, including food, health and medical care, shelters and non-f...
. Description of the Event 19-01-2026 What happened, where and when? In January 2026, Tunisia experienced exceptionally heavy and sustained rainfall that triggered widespread flooding, flash floods, and river overflows across large parts of the country. According to meteorologica...
. Situation Report No. 19Earthquakes in Venezuela12 July 2026Time: 9:00 pm Highlights Following the 24 June earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 (18:00 local time), authorities report more than 1,200 aftershocks. Official toll: 4,490 people dead and 16,740 injured. A total of 6,4...
. Description The index case was identified in Epidemiological Week 19: a 6-year-old female of Kapengela village who presented at Shangombo District Hospital with fever, maculopapular rash, cough, conjunctivitis and coryza, with unknown vaccination history. A specimen was confirm...
. Description Despite the weakening of Typhoon Maysak, its circulation, combined with prevailing weather conditions, has continued to bring heavy rainfall across northern Viet Nam, particularly affecting the mountainous provinces of Dien Bien, Lao Cai and Thai Nguyen. Continued r...
. Executive summary The earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 on the Richter scale, which struck north-central Venezuela on 24 June 2026, caused widespread destruction to homes, public infrastructure, healthcare facilities, schools and essential services in seven states across the ....
. DENGUE CASE REPORTING During the 27th week, 7916 suspected dengue cases were reported across 25 districts, compared to 5998 cases in the previous week, reflecting an 32% increase. The Western Province accounted for 53.4% of total cases, with the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) ...
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Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . The emergency has now entered its second week and continues to widen in scope. While the low-pressure system that drove the initial spell of extreme rainfall has weakened and moved on over Uttar Pradesh, India, the Bangladesh Meteorological Depart...
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. IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIESMeteorological situation The synoptic process that causes abnormal heat in Central Asia is called a summer thermal depression. This process is the formation of persistent high-pressure ridges (anticyclones) that block the movement of air mass...
. HIGHLIGHTS On 24 June 2026, two consecutive earthquakes (M7.2 and M7.5) struck north-central Venezuela, affecting at least seven states, with La Guaira the most severely impacted. Authorities have since reported more than 1,202 aftershocks. The health response has transitioned ...
. UNICEF calls for urgent action as peak wasting season nears and child food and nutrition insecurity puts 3.7 million children in Afghanistan at heightened risk of malnutrition KABUL, 12 July 2026 – A new UNICEF report released today highlights that child food and nutrition inse...
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Countries: Egypt, Sudan .
“You’re going too fast. You’re making careless mistakes.” I can still hear my dad saying this as he was helping me with my math in the basement. A worksheet or quiz lay in front of us, and its message was clear: I know how to do the problems; I’m just not doing them carefully. “U...
. HIGHLIGHTS Violence continues to escalate in North Kordofan, taking a heavy toll on civilians and causing extensive damage to critical civilian infrastructure. Explosive ordnance, including unexploded bombs, artillery shells, rockets, and landmines continues to pose a serious t...
. IN NUMBERS 83,000 people assisted in June 2026 (50% female) - estimate USD 1.8M cash transferred in June 2026 USD 24M required in the next six months (July – December 2026) 202,743 Syrian refugees returned to Syria (December 2024 – July 2026) KEY HIGHLIGHTS WFP provided food as...
. HIGHLIGHTS Authorities are appealing for urgent assistance for hundreds of thousands of people, especially in northern regions, who are facing increasing hardship due to ongoing severe drought conditions. Humanitarian partners and the authorities are preparing to respond to the...
. Introduction to the 2026 HNRP Activity Guide The 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) Activity Guide serves as a comprehensive reference for the consolidated Protection Cluster, outlining key activities, costing, objectives, and their alignment with the strategic pr...
Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . SITUATION OVERVIEW Following prolonged and heavy monsoon rainfall across the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, two significant landslide incidents were reported during the early hours of 6 July 2026 in Camp 11 and Camp 15. According to inform...
. Situation Report No. 18Earthquakes in Venezuela11 July 2026Time: 9:00 pm Highlights Following the 24 June earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 (18:00 local time), authorities report more than 1,170 aftershocks. Official toll: 4,333 people dead and 16,740 injured. A total of 6,4...
U.S. strikes against Iran resume after ship attack
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Growing up in a Buddhist family in Vietnam, Brother Daniel went through a lot of pain. He felt hopeless and wanted to kill himself. But on his way to get a gun, he stopped by a church. Everything changed. "I don't know why I went to the church." Brother Daniel says, "I met the pa...
. The situation continues to evolve, with forecasts indicating an additional 100–300 mm of rainfall through 12 July, while river levels remain elevated and flooding persists in several areas. The latest information compiled from government authorities, humanitarian partners, and ...
. HIGHLIGHTS At least 4,321 deaths and 12,204 injuries due to hostilities recorded by the Ministry of Public Health since 2 March. 732,594 people having returned to their areas of origin, while 430,000 people remain displaced, including 33,343 Internally Displaced Persons (over 5...
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Countries: Yemen, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Oman, Somalia .
Why do we gather to sing week after week, and why should we sing even more? God has saved his people, and all of creation joins in exulting in him.Watch Now...
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