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. The Shelter/ NFI Cluster Prioritization Tool ranks localities from 1 (least priority) to 5 (highest priority) using current displacement, returns, and response data, updated as new data comes in. Use it to direct response where needs are greatest and to inform donor advocacy on...
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. Summary Points LTC Telecoms continued to enable the Ebola response across Bunia, Mongbwalu and Kisangani through inter-agency coordination, connectivity planning, security communications, power solutions and information management, while preparing for the scale-up of services i...
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. The Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Safety Audit for Tawila locality, North Darfur, was conducted in June 2026 under the technical guidance of UNFPA and in collaboration with GBV Area of Responsibility (AoR) partners. The assessment aimed to identify GBV and protection risks affect...
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. A major flash flood entered Nepal through the Bhote Koshi River at approximately 9:00 AM on 26 August 2026, causing significant loss and damage across Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading districts. Timure, Rasuwagadhi and Syabrubesi are among the worst affected areas, with impacts repo...
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. Over the past few days, many people have fled the city, including health staff from most hospitals. With several health facilities currently not functioning, the staff who remain at the General Hospital are a vital source of medical care for people in Mocha. The needs are high ...
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. Home to over 47,000 Syrian refugees, the Zaatari camp is jointly managed by the Syrian Refugee Affairs Directorate (SRAD) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. As the lead agency for the refugee response in Jordan, UNHCR coordinates activities and services provided in the camp. Sin...
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. Home to almost 33,000 Syrian refugees, Azraq camp is under the joint management of the Syrian Refugee Affairs Directorate (SRAD) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. As the lead agency for the refugee response in Jordan, UNHCR coordinates activities and services provided in the ca...
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Countries: Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic .
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. The voucher was better than a fixed kit — with a kit your choices are limited, but this way I could pick what my own household needed most." --Assma, Nanoa A, Ancuabe district, Cabo Delgado The context Years of armed conflict in Cabo Delgado have displaced hundreds of thousands...
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Men are flailing and floundering in today’s world. So say any number of journalists, researchers, and other worried observers, who see American males slipping away from anchors of stability like marriage, community, and useful labor. These stories have recurring characters: older...
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Wendell Berry—who died on August 31 at the age of 92—deeply influenced countless Christians through his fiction, essays, and poetry. I count myself among his adoring fans. To me, Berry was a prophet, critiquing the church’s excesses and idols while proclaiming what it could be, a...
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Scripture honors and commands humility, but what does it look like in practice? A line widely misattributed to C. S. Lewis offers a memorable answer: “Humility is not thinking less of ourselves; it is thinking of ourselves less.” That definition has been popular among American Ch...
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We’ve heard that we have a God-shaped vacuum. Genesis 2 suggests we also have a human-shaped vacuum: “It is not good for the man to be alone” (v. 18). Out of all the times God calls creation “good” in the first chapters of the Bible, here’s the one instance that’s “not good”—our ...
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Why is self-reliance so foolish? John Piper opens 2 Chronicles 16:9 to show how it forfeits the help God gives to those who trust him.Watch Now
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Jesus endured unspeakable agony at the cross. Pastor John marvels at the force of his love sustained by expectant joy.Listen Now
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I stare at the clock: 3:00am. If I fall asleep right now, I can still get three hours. Nighttimes are full of these elementary calculations when you’re an insomniac. Insomnia has been my constant companion since high school. Some seasons are worse than others, but the worst of my...
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. IN NUMBERS 715,910 people assisted in August (52% female) 543 mt food distributed in August USD 17.5 M cash transferred in August USD 186.3 M required in the next six months (September 2026 – February 2027) KEY HIGHLIGHTS Since the escalation in March, WFP has reached 1.1 milli...
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. SITUATION OVERVIEW • Prolonged social unrest and road blockades during the second quarter of 2026 affected approximately one-third of the national territory, disrupting access to food, fuel, and essential services. The situation had a particularly significant impact on the citi...
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. SITUATION OVERVIEW • Pakistan, the world’s fifth most populous country, holds significant economic and human capital potential, but continues to face overlapping humanitarian and development challenges that strain the food and nutrition landscape. High stunting (40 percent) and...
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Countries: Sudan, Ethiopia .
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Countries: Sudan, Eritrea .
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Countries: Sudan, South Sudan .
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Countries: Italy, Algeria, Bangladesh, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Türkiye .
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Countries: Sudan, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen .
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Countries: South Sudan, Sudan . Highlights Humanitarian needs remained acute in July as conflict, displacement, food insecurity, climate shocks and continued arrivals from Sudan affected vulnerable populations. Between January and July, 444,556 people were newly displaced, while ...
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Countries: Sudan, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda . Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) in Eastern Africa reached 4.6 million people with US$193.9 million across seven countries in the second quarter of 2026, up from 2.3 million people and US$87.3 mil...
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. HIGHLIGHTS World Humanitarian Day 2026: Remembering those lost and supporting those who serve One year after the earthquake, OCHA head of office highlights ongoing challenges as survivors and returnees face uncertainty Education and health care remain out of reach for many fami...
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Countries: World, Belize, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Nigeria, Pakistan, Portugal, Puerto Rico (The United States of America), Spain, United States of America ....
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Countries: World, Chad, Grenada, Malawi, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Viet Nam .
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Ethiopia (MNN)—When Jason Taylor of Set Free Global helped bring the ministry’s freedom program to Ethiopia for the first time, he admits he did not know what to expect. He reports, “because of God's faithfulness and just really the Holy Spirit preparing the way, we saw some trem...
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Lebanon (MNN) — Israel claimed control of a contested Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon’s Ali al-Taher Heights this month. The move came after months of operations and attempted negotiations that included Hezbollah and the Lebanese army. Nuna with Triumphant Mercy Lebanon ...
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Bangladesh (MNN) — Elections in February and August this year brought greater political stability to Bangladesh after more than two years of an interim government in place. Now, Christians wait to see whether they’ll experience more protection. William Samaddar of FARMS Internati...
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Countries: World, Chad, Grenada, Malawi, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Viet Nam . The Climate Risk Index (CRI) ranks countries by the human and economic toll of extreme weather. The latest edition highlights increasing los...
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. 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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. 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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. NDMA Monsoon 2026 Daily Situation Report No 80, covering period from 1300 hours 12 September to 1300 hours 13 September 2026 alongwith following data as per Annexures as shown against each is enclosed:-...
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. DENGUE CASE REPORTING During the 36th week, 1153 suspected dengue cases were reported across 22 districts, compared to 1295 cases in the previous week, reflecting 11% decrease. The Western Province accounted for 44.9% of total cases, with the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) con...
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Countries: Morocco, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic . Operational Context Morocco has consolidated its role as a key country of asylum at the crossroads of Mediterranean and Atlantic migration routes, increasingly serving as a protecti...
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. Highlights Between January and August 2026, more than 1,600 settler attacks resulting in Palestinian casualties or property damage were documented across 275 communities, averaging 6.7 attacks per day, up from five per day in 2025. Some 846,000 students began the new school yea...
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. Nepal - Coordination meeting slides, 11 September 2026
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Countries: Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Vanuatu . 1. Executive Summary As the 2026-27 El Niño event intensifies, drier and drought conditions have impacted much of the Pacific region. More than 6-million people across the Pacific and Timor-L...
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. Description Le territoire de Mitwaba reste l'un des principaux foyers d'instabilité du Haut-Katanga, marqué par l'activisme récurrent des Maï-Maï Bakata Katanga. L'année 2026 a été marquée par deux incursions majeures confirmées par les autorités et par une dégradation de la sé...
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. Key Highlights Market Overview Market conditions remained broadly stable during the first week of September, although price movements varied across food commodities, vegetables, fuel, and agricultural inputs. Most staple food prices recorded only modest changes during the week....
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Countries: Djibouti, Yemen . Description Since 10 September 2026, the Obock region has been experiencing a significant influx of people arriving from Yemen, amid a deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in the country. According to estimates shared by ONARS, approximat...
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. Descripción Durante la tarde, un fenómeno meteorológico severo afectó una zona rural del municipio de San Pedro, provincia de Misiones, entre Cruce Caballero —a la altura del km 1072— y Piñalito Sur. De acuerdo con información preliminar, una persona falleció y varias viviendas...
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. Description Une série d'incendies dévastateurs a frappé trois aires de santé de la ville de Bukavu (Buholo-Kasha, Mosala et Chimpunda), provoquant d'importants dégâts matériels et de lourdes pertes humaines. Le premier foyer s'est déclaré pendant les heures de cours sur l’avenu...
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. HIGHLIGHTS ● The summer months concluded with record power cuts, which included days with 74% of the island turned off, and at least four episodes of disconnection of the National Electric System. As of May 2026, 2,667,000 tons of fuel had stopped entering the country, compared...
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. Between 3 and 5 September 2026, armed clashes erupted in Baidoa following reported clashes involving forces aligned with the former Southwest State. The confrontation heightened insecurity and tensions across the city, affecting both host communities and internally displaced pe...
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. 1,110,460 * people assisted in July 2026 301 mt food distributed USD 10.2 M cash transferred USD 116.1 M required in the next six months (Sept 2026 – Feb 2027) KEY HIGHLIGHTS • Funding constraints continue to affect WFP’s operational capacity amid high food needs. A critical fu...
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. Situation at a Glance: Hostilities escalating on 3 September across Taiz, the West Coast, Aden Hubs including Hays, Al Khukha, Al Mukha, Mawza, Alwazyah, Maqbanah, Jabal Habashi, Almaafer and Almadharibah, triggering one of the sharpest spikes in new and secondary displacement ...
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Christina Stanton runs one of the most unique 9/11 walking tours in NYC. When Christians and church groups taker her tour, she offers to turn it into something special: a prayer walk. Kristy Etheridge takes us on this unique tour of the World Trade Center memorial site on the 25t...
