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Uganda Refugee Response: Food Security dashboard - Quarter 2 2026
Countries: Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan .
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Kenya: Staying and Moving: Refugee Adaptations to Cuts in Humanitarian Support
Countries: Kenya, South Sudan, Uganda . Executive Summary Deep cuts to humanitarian aid in 2025 mean that refugees must adapt to radically different situations, where livelihoods and hopes for the future are challenged in new ways. How they respond is shaped by the conditions in ...
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World: Epidemic and emerging disease alerts in the Pacific as of 15 September 2026
Countries: World, Australia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands . Highlights/updates since the last map was sent on PacNet on 08 September 2026: Acute watery diarrhoea • Federated States of Micronesia: Situation Repo...
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Yemen Displacement Tops 85,000 as Conflict Continues, 2,000 Flee to Djibouti
Countries: Yemen, Djibouti . Families are being forced from their homes, and some are now fleeing the country altogether. Over 2,000 people fleeing the hostilities have reached Djibouti's northern shores so far, landing at scattered points along the coast near Obock. Djiboutian a...
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Qatar Charity Emergency Response Plan (ERP): New Wave of Yemeni Refugees Reaches Djibouti 2026
Countries: Djibouti, Yemen . According to the International Organization for Migration, displacement inside Yemen has surpassed 85,000 people, while more than 2,000 people have reached Djibouti’s northern shores near Obock in recent days, many of them women and children. In respo...
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Rebuilding Trust and Social Cohesion in Syria: Community Perspectives on Peacebuilding, Local Governance and Transitional Justice Across Eight Governorates
. The report presents findings from a Rapid Needs Assessment conducted between August and September 2026 across eight Syrian governorates, gathering the perspectives of 348 respondents on social cohesion, peacebuilding, local governance, transitional justice, women's leadership, ...
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WFP South Sudan Weekly Market Monitor (31 August –6 September 2026)
. KEY MESSAGES • At SSP 133,524 per person per month, average food basket costs were marginally lower than the previous week, while remaining 3 percent above the level recorded four weeks earlier. • Livestock price dynamics, such as the 25 percent drop in the price for a goat in ...
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Uganda: URRI Year 1 Learning & Reflection Brief: What works in refugee resilience programming
. After one year of implementation, URRI is taking stock of the evidence emerging across its work on climate-resilient livelihoods, environmental sustainability, and gender equality and social inclusion. What is working in refugee resilience programming — and where do we still ne...
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World: 11 for 11 – Global El Niño Program
Countries: World, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Haiti, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Myanmar, Niger, Pakistan, Uganda, Zimbabwe . SUMMARY Drought, extreme heat and erratic rainfall threaten crops, livestock, and water supplies across Southern Africa and the Sahel, while parts of East Afr...
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As Needs Surge and Funding Collapses, South Sudan Faces Its Most Dangerous Humanitarian Moment in Years
. Palais Briefing Note GENEVA – Good morning to you all. So I am here today to give a briefing on what we are seeing as a fairly catastrophic situation unfolding across South Sudan. Simply put, South Sudan today is facing a sort of a collision of crises, plural, just as the human...
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Super-localisation in Myanmar: uncomfortable truths
. Almost everyone now wants to be associated with it. Donors promote it, international agencies build strategies around it, national organisations claim the role, and staff pursue related positions. It is both a policy agenda and a source of funding and legitimacy. This is not in...
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UNHCR Niger - Tillaberi Map Population of Concern - Aout 2026
Countries: Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali .
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UNHCR Niger - Niamey Map Population of Concern - Aout 2026
Countries: Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali .
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10 Tech Protection Strategies for Your Kids—and Their Friends
In our household, bedtime is confessional—at least for my 10-year-old, who rattles off his fears, sins, and secrets once his little sister drifts to sleep in the bottom bunk. After a day of baseball camp this summer, the top bunk grew quiet before the reveal. “Hey, Mama? A kid sh...
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In Bustling Singapore, a Refuge for the Weary
At Halton Hideaway, you won’t see the tall skyscrapers and shining skyline for which Singapore is best known. Instead, the white two-story colonial house is tucked behind lush banyan and mangosteen trees, just a short walk from the ocean. Kingfishers and hornbills call out to vis...
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The Seductive Ideology of Estrangement
The most revealing sign of civic unrest is not the slogans shouted in public but the relationships abandoned in private. Since 2020, I’ve traveled around the country giving talks on a destabilizing ideology that seemed, almost overnight, to be everywhere. The Q&A sessions quickly...
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Six and a Half Years Kidnapped by Terrorists
On the evening of October 14, 2016, armed Islamic terrorists from the Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) descended on American missionary Jeff Woodke’s home in Abalak, a town in northern Niger. They shot two house guards and abducted Woodke as he tried to escape, then mo...
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1 Corinthians 2:1–5, Part 3: What Is the Demonstration of the Spirit and Power?
How did Paul demonstrate the power of the Spirit in his ministry? By preaching in weakness, Paul showed a faith that boasts only in Christ crucified.Watch Now...
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Christian Women and the Poison of Porn
According to Covenant Eyes, an esteemed internet accountability and screen-monitoring service, 40 percent of professing Christian women consume pornography. That is astoundingly tragic because “consuming pornography” is consuming poison. If you are reading this and you are one of...
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Sudan Situation Analysis: [31/8/2026] - [6/9/2026]
. Executive Summary The Sudan crisis continues to represent one of the world's most severe humanitarian emergencies, with the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) driving unprecedented levels of displacement, violence, and suffering. Thi...
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Myanmar Situation Analysis: [31/8/2026] - [6/9/2026]
. Executive Summary Myanmar faces a protracted humanitarian emergency characterized by widespread displacement, ongoing armed conflict, severe economic deterioration, and compounding natural disasters. The crisis demands sustained international attention and coordinated humanitar...
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occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) Situation Analysis: [31/8/2026] - [6/9/2026]
. Executive Summary The Occupied Palestinian Territories face a catastrophic humanitarian crisis marked by severe food insecurity, mass displacement, and the near-collapse of essential services. In Gaza, the majority of the population relies entirely on humanitarian assistance, w...
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Lebanon Situation Analysis: [31/8/2026] - [6/9/2026]
. Executive Summary This Lebanon SituationHub report provides comprehensive situational analysis and actionable intelligence for humanitarian decision-makers responding to the ongoing crisis in Lebanon. The humanitarian situation in Lebanon requires coordinated, evidence-based re...
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World: GPC Interagency Field Support Trends Overview (January-June 2026)
. The following report contains information about the trends in support requests received by the GPC between 1 January and 30 June 2026. The GPC tracks requests from country protection clusters, requests from global partners and requests from other coordination platforms. Between...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo - Voluntary Repatriation from/to DRC (31 August 2026)
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, Zambia .
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Democratic Republic of the Congo - DRC At A Glance - 31 August 2026
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia ....
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oPt: Women in the occupied West Bank fear violence and arrest, as settler attacks, military operations, and movement restrictions reach two-decade high
. For women who are heading households, our data show that the impacts of violence, demolition of homes, and movement restrictions are even more devastating. Settler violence, military operations, and movement restrictions in the occupied West Bank have reached a two-decade high,...
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Ethiopia: Emergency Medical Teams experts from three regions strengthen multidisciplinary approaches to outbreak response
. Provided by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), with technical and operational support from the World Health Organization (WHO), the workshop was organized within the framework of the Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) initiative. It brought together professionals from diverse fields a...
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Ethiopia: Improved IPC and WASH facilities make healthcare safer at Moyale hospital
. Its strategic location and role as a Point of Entry health facility make it important not only for routine healthcare delivery, but also for the prevention, detection and management of public-health threats that could spread across borders. For years, however, interruptions in ...
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Yemen: Tens of thousands homeless as entire communities are forced to flee
. Shelter options are rapidly shrinking, with three in four newly displaced households lacking adequate shelter. Five camps where NRC works have emptied as people flee for safer areas. In some locations, as many as seven families are forced to share a single tent. "This escalatio...
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World: Pacific Syndromic Surveillance System Weekly Bulletin / Système de Surveillance Syndromic dans le Pacifique - Bulletin Hebdomadaire: W36 2026 (Aug 31-Sep 06) [EN/FR]
Countries: World, American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia (France), Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), New Caledonia (France), New Zealand, Niue (New Zealand), Northern Mariana Islands (The United States of America), Palau, Papua New ...
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Djibouti: New arrivals from Yemen Flash Update No.1 ( 15 September 2026 )
Countries: Djibouti, Yemen . HIGHLIGHTS Djiboutian authorities, supported by UN agencies and humanitarian partners, are responding to a growing influx of arrivals from Yemen, with reception, registration, and assistance operations underway in Obock. New arrivals are being transfe...
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Kenya: IPC Acute Food Insecurity and Acute Malnutrition Analysis (July 2026 – January 2027), Published on 14 September 2026
. Key Results In Kenya’s arid and semiarid lands (ASALs), around 2.7 million people are experiencing IPC Phase 3 or above (Crisis or worse) acute food insecurity, with 348,000 people in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency), between July and October 2026. This marks a 55 percent increase from ...
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NDMA Pakistan - Monsoon 2026 Daily Situation Report No. 81 (14 September 2026)
. NDMA Monsoon 2026 Daily Situation Report No 81, covering period from 1300 hours 13 September to 1300 hours 14 September 2026 along with following data as per Annexures as shown against each is enclosed:-...
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Philippines: DSWD DROMIC Report #88 on the Combined Effects of Enhanced Southwest Monsoon and Tropical Cyclones “Luis”, “Maymay”, “Neneng”, and “Pilandok” as of 15 September 2026, 6AM
. I. Situation Overview On 30 July 2026 at 4:00 PM, the trough of a Low Pressure Area (LPA 07f) affected the eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao. On the same day, the trough of the LPA brought continuous heavy rainfall, resulting in flash floods in Zamboanga City. On 01 Augu...
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Indonesian Humanitarian Coordination Platform: Situation Report No. 9 - Earthquake and Tsunami in Flores and Surrounding Areas (14 September 2026)
. Urgent Needs • The JNA was conducted from 19 August to 4 September 2026, with primary data collection carried out on 24-26 August at 143 survey locations/points across 35 sub-districts in seven affected districts. The JNA was led by Humanitarian Forum Indonesia (HFI), coordinat...
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Philippines: DSWD DROMIC Report #87 on the Combined Effects of Enhanced Southwest Monsoon and Tropical Cyclones “Luis”, “Maymay”, “Neneng”, and “Pilandok” as of 14 September 2026, 6PM
. I. Situation Overview On 30 July 2026 at 4:00 PM, the trough of a Low Pressure Area (LPA 07f) affected the eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao. On the same day, the trough of the LPA brought continuous heavy rainfall, resulting in flash floods in Zamboanga City. On 01 Augu...
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World: UK steps up support for global efforts to prepare for El Niño following devastating extreme weather
Countries: World, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . UK funding will support hundreds of thousands around the world to prepare for droughts, floods and food shortages before they escalate into humanitarian emergencies. Announcement follows devastating extreme ...
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Yemen Conflict Escalation Situation Report: Taiz / West Coast / Bab el-Mandeb, Taiz, Marib, Al-Jawf, Lahj and other affected governorates - Situation Report #3 (Issue date 13 September 2026 | Reporting period 6 - 12 September 2026)
. Key Highlights • The conflict has entered a multi-front, mass-casualty phase. Since Sitrep #2 the Marib front has re-ignited alongside the West Coast and Taiz. Marib City recorded 469 casualties on 9 September, the largest single-day toll of the emergency, followed by 177 on 10...
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World: The State of the Humanitarian System 2026
. For almost 20 years, ALNAP 's State of the Humanitarian System (SOHS) report has tracked how international humanitarian action is performing. The sixth edition assesses the international humanitarian system during 2022-2025, a period marked by escalating humanitarian needs, maj...
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Liberia Multiple Floods - 2026: DREF Operation (MDRLR012)
. Description of the Event Date when the trigger was met 24-08-2026 What happened, where and when? Between 19 and 26 August 2026, Liberia experienced a prolonged period of heavy rainfall that affected multiple parts of the country. Initial flooding and localized impacts were repo...
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World: Multi-country outbreak of mpox, External situation report #69 - 14 September 2026
. Highlights • WHO conducted a global mpox rapid risk assessment in August 2026; the overall global public health risk associated with the mpox multi-country outbreak was again assessed as moderate. • WHO continues to consider the ongoing multi-country mpox outbreak a graded emer...
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Lesotho | Drought - Early Action Protocol Activation, 9th September 2026 (EAP2022LS01/MDRLS006)
. EARLY ACTION PROTOCOL ACTIVATION Activation Overview The Lesotho Red Cross society has activated the Early Action Protocol for drought. This is based on the evolving El Niño conditions that will affect the 2026/2027 rainfall season, which is also a critical period for the count...
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UNHCR South Sudan Thematic Brief - Multidimensional poverty of refugees and host communities
Countries: South Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Sudan . Key messages The Multi dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) measures deprivation in education, health, and living conditions and provides a comprehensive picture of well-being. Newdat...
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Zambia Measles Outbreak - DREF Operation (MDRZM028)
. Description of the Event Date when the trigger was met 08-07-2026 What happened, where and when? A measles outbreak was confirmed in Shangombo District, Western Province, Zambia, following identification of the index case during Epidemiological Week 19 of 2026 (May 4-10, 2026)....
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Myanmar: Kler Lwee Htoo District Incident Report: Burma Army mortar shelling and drone strike killed two villagers, injured one, destroyed a house, and caused displacement in Moo Township (December 2025)
. This Incident Report describes events occurring in Moo (Mone) Township, Kler Lwee Htoo (Nyaunglebin) District in December 2025. On 3 December 2025, at approximately 12 pm, Burma Army soldiers from Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) #599, based at Moo (Mone) army camp, fired six 120...
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AI: Empire or Infinity Machine?
Plenty of books, articles, and essays about so-called artificial intelligence are a bit boring. They may be accurate, knowledgeable, worthy, even wise, but they often lack the key elements of drama that make writing captivating: conflict and resolution, expectation and surprise, ...
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Why Our Baptist Forebears Wouldn’t Support Blasphemy Laws
In recent weeks, there’s been quite a dustup over a recently released book in which R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, argues that “the government has the full right to restrict and punish blasphemy.” Not only was this an about-face from...
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"Here on my own will": Maharashtra churches adapt to anti-conversion law
India (MNN) – Name. Address. Government ID. In parts of Maharashtra, India, going to church now comes with paperwork. Some churches are asking worshippers to sign consent forms stating they came voluntarily and were not pressured to convert. The precaution comes after Maharashtra...
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War threatens another school year for Lebanon’s ‘lost generation’
Lebanon (MNN) – For some children in Lebanon, the first day of school comes without a classroom. The nation's public school calendar begins today, six months after renewed war between Hezbollah terrorists and Israel uprooted more than one million Lebanese people. Roughly 360,000 ...
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Houthis tighten their grip as millions in Yemen face hunger and uncertainty
Yemen (MNN) — Conflict within Yemen and with its neighbors has been escalating. Last week, the Iran-backed Houthis attacked four cities in Saudi Arabia, wounding dozens and damaging oil facilities. They proceeded to capture Yemen’s port city of Mocha on September 10, which was fo...
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World: Food Security Monitor - August 2026
. Summary AGRA’s monthly Food Security Monitor serves as a vital tool for sharing timely data with key stakeholders, supporting informed, evidence-based decisions across the agricultural sector. Below are key highlights from the August 2026 Food Security Monitor edition: Global M...
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Zambia: ZMB: Epidemic - 08-2026 - Anthrax (2026-09-14)
. Notes Mpika District in Muchinga Province has been recording suspected cases of anthrax in Nabwalya Chiefdom. The chiefdom has four health facilities, namely Kalimba, Chaya, Kazembe, and Nabwalya Health Centres. It is located within a game area with abundant wildlife and has fo...
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Bangladesh: BGD: Epidemic - 09-2026 - Dengue Outbreak (2026-09-14)
. Description Dengue remains a major public health concern in Bangladesh, with recurrent seasonal outbreaks that threaten life and stretch the health system's capacity. The 2026 outbreak has followed an unusual trajectory: national figures ran below the 2025 pace through mid-Augu...