. 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 ...
Syria (MNN) — U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intention to remove Syria’s “State Sponsor of Terrorism” designation (SST) after diplomatic talks with interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa. Yet a bombing during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus highlights t...
Countries: Fiji, American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia (France), Guam, Kiribati, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, New Caledonia (France), Niue (New Zealand), Palau, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna (France) . HIGHLIGHTS • Since 1 January ...
. KEY MESSAGES • Drought remains a key driver of humanitarian conditions in hard-to-reach areas, with key informants in the majority of assessed settlements reporting prolonged rainfall failure as the main recent shock, driving cascading impacts across food security, livelihoods,...
Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . Bangladesh Flash Floods and Landslides Situation Report #1 (13 July 2026) provides a comprehensive overview of the humanitarian impact of severe monsoon-induced floods and landslides affecting multiple districts across Bangladesh. Heavy rainfall, ...
. PlayMatters, an education initiative led by IRC in partnership with the LEGO Foundation and a consortium including Plan International, War Child Alliance, Innovations for Poverty Action, and the Behavioural Insights Team, brings Learning through Play (LtP) into refugee-hosting ...
. Situation Report No. 20Earthquakes in Venezuela13 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: 4,561 people dead and 16,740 injured. A total of 6,4...
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. Description Impact in 33 camps: Between 5 and 13 July 2026, a total of 518 weather-related incidents were reported, affecting 11,183 households (51,363 people) across the 33 camps. The incident caused damage to 4,656 shelters and displaced 13,038 individuals. To date, 15 fatali...
. This situation report provides updates on the Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease (BVD) Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It outlines planned and ongoing telecommunications activities of the Logistics & Telecommunications Cluster1 (LTC) Telecoms to support the ...
Countries: Zimbabwe, South Africa . Description of the EventDate when the trigger was met 25-06-2026 What happened, where and when? The ongoing situation involves the large-scale return of Zimbabwean nationals from South Africa following a sharp escalation of localised violence t...
Countries: Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia .
Countries: Haiti, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States of America . Under the Migrant Protection Working Group, the National Office for Migration (ONM), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the Support Group for Repatria...
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. The July 2026 Accountability to Affected People (AAP) report by the Pacific Humanitarian Team analyzes community and organizational perspectives following Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Maila, which affected 150,000 people across the Western and Choiseul provinces in the Solomon I...
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. SITUATION OVERVIEW Critical supply and funding shortages persisted through June, deepening the humanitarian needs and compounding the suffering of Palestinians largely confined to a shrinking portion of Gaza. Kerem Shalom/ Karam Abu Salam remained the only operational crossing ...
. The Skilled Birth Attendance (SBA) serves as the main framework for evaluating newborn health. By analyzing national and sub-national trends, geographic disparities, system readiness, and survival outcomes through SBA, we gain a comprehensive understanding of both advancements ...
. Highlights Two weeks after two powerful earthquakes struck north-central Venezuela on 24 June 2026, official figures report more than 4,490 deaths, 16,740 people injured and 17,907 people left without housing. More than 1,200 aftershocks have been recorded, while damage assessm...
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. The Syrian conflict has resulted in one of the largest displacement crises in recent history, with currently an estimated 5.5 million inte…
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