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Afghanistan - Assisted Afghan Returnees from Pakistan, Iran and other countries | Weekly Update 26 July – 01 August 2026

Countries: Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Tajikistan .

WHO Situation Report No. 3: Flash Floods in Afghanistan (August 2026)

. HIGHLIGHTS Heavy rainfall and flash floods impacted the eastern, southeastern, and central regions of Afghanistan, causing widespread humanitarian consequences across multiple provinces. The floods affected communities across eastern Afghanistan, including Nuristan, Nangarhar, ...

South Sudan Health Cluster Bulletin, June 2026

. KEY HIGHLIGHTS – MAY 2026 • Cholera remained active but declining: 107,779 cumulative cases and 1,706 deaths (CFR 1.6%) as of 30 June, rising to 108,414 cases and 1,713 deaths by 5 July, across 55 counties in 9 states and 3 administrative areas. An OCV mop-up campaign of 435,47...

Afghanistan: Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2026, Response Overview (1 January - 31 May 2026)

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AI and Art: What Is Creativity For? (with Brett McCracken)

What’s the point of making art when a machine can do in seconds what it takes a human years to learn? That question sits at the heart of this Silicon Spiritualities episode with Brett McCracken, senior editor at The Gospel Coalition and a perceptive writer on faith, media, techno...

Pastor detained in Syria under false charges

Syria (MNN) — Nihad Hassan, a Syrian Kurdish pastor based in Lebanon, knew the dangers of traveling back into Syria. But he has been following God’s call on his life for nearly 20 years, and that call is greater than any fear. However, the risk of danger has become a reality. Las...

Ministry teaches kids in Lebanon to love like Jesus in a world plagued by war

Lebanon (MNN) — The Lord’s command to love your neighbor as yourself has the power to shape the next generation. Joe Willey works with SAT-7, a satellite TV ministry to the Middle East and North Africa. He says they are going beyond the television screen and traveling to Lebanon ...

Farsi Christian News Network allows people in Iran to find truth amid state censorship

Iran (MNN) — Where do you go for the truth if all your media is censored? For the past decade, Iran has carefully crafted its internet infrastructure so that the government maintains tight control over the entire nation’s access. They route international web traffic through a few...

What the Spurgeon Family Scandal Teaches Us About Failure

A few years ago, my dad did some clever detective work and found out something shocking about Charles Spurgeon’s dad: He went to prison. It turns out Charles’s father, John Spurgeon, a shopkeeper, was imprisoned at Chelmsford Gaol on January 30, 1837, for failing to pay his credi...

Philippines: Mayon Volcano Summary of 24Hr Observation 01 August 2026 12:00 AM [EN/TL]

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Sri Lanka National Dengue Control Unit: Weekly Dengue Update, Week 30 (20th - 26th July 2026)

. DENGUE CASE REPORTING During the 30th week, 6014 suspected dengue cases were reported across all 26 districts, compared to 7352 cases in the previous week, reflecting an 18.2% decrease. The Western Province accounted for 56.5% of total cases, with the Colombo Municipal Council ...

Philippines: DSWD DROMIC Report #77 on the Effects of Mw 7.8 Earthquake Incident in Maasim, Sarangani as of 31 July 2026, 6PM

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UNICEF Niger Humanitarian Situation Report No. 1 (Mid-Year), January–June 2026

. HIGHLIGHTS • Despite ongoing funding shortfalls, UNICEF reaffirmed its commitment to lead the Nutrition, WASH and Education clusters, and the Child Protection Area of Responsibility, ensuring continued coordination of the humanitarian response. • As of June 2026, Niger had repo...

Venezuela (República Bolivariana de): Terremoto - Campamentos Transitorios: 1 Catia La Mar (02/08/2026)

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oPt: LTC Telecoms Palestine-Gaza Response | July 2026

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UNICEF Afghanistan Flash Update #2 (Central, Eastern, and Northern Regions Flash Floods), 29 July 2026

. Highlights On 20 July, heavy rainfall triggered flash floods across several provinces in central, northern and eastern Afghanistan. In the eastern region (ER), Parun district, Nuristan Province, was the most impacted. Preliminary reports indicate 23 fatalities (26 per cent wome...

oPt: Palestine - Conflict LTC Situation Report (Telecoms Area) #71 (Reporting Period: July 2026)

. The WFP-led Logistics and Telecommunications Cluster (LTC) was activated as the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) on 31 October 2023 in response to the crisis in Gaza. This Situation Report provides a monthly update on LTC telecoms activities. All references to the LTC...

Health Cluster Sudan Bulletin (June 2026)

. Key achievements Health Cluster partners continued delivering essential health services across Sudan through supported health facilities, hospitals, and mobile teams. Services included outpatient consultations, maternal and reproductive healthcare, immunization, nutrition suppo...

oPt: Palestine (Gaza Strip): LTC Telecoms Services Dashboard - July 2026

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Somalia 2026 Humanitarian Funding Overview (As of 31 July 2026)

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oPt: LTC Palestine - Gaza Strip Conflict Factsheet: July 2026

. Operation overview Armed conflict between Palestinian militant groups and Israeli military forces began on 07 October 2023. The conflict has resulted in a severe humanitarian crisis and significant disruption to communications networks, impeding humanitarian operations. The WFP...

Israel expresses concern about Hamas disarmament plan

Eswatini: IPC Acute Food Insecurity Analysis: June 2026 – March 2027 (Published 31 July 2026)

. Key results Between June and September 2026, an estimated 222,000 people (18 percent of the analysed population) are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above, Crisis or worse). This marks a 2‑percentage‑point increase compared with the same period...

Sudan: Food Security, Livelihoods and Nutrition (FSLN) Assessment - Abu Jubayhah, Ar Rashad and At Tadamon localities, South Kordofan state (June 2026)

. Key Messages • Food insecurity is primarily driven by affordability constraints rather than food availability. With over four in ten households already in Phase 3 or worse and widespread reliance on asset-depleting coping strategies, household resilience is likely to weaken fur...

Zambia Steps Up Preparedness for Ebola to Protect Children and Communities

. 30 July 2026 – Lusaka, Zambia. UNICEF Zambia today handed over water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and infection prevention and control (IPC) supplies worth over 2 million Kwacha to the Ministry of Health to strengthen the country’s preparedness for Ebola and other Viral Haemo...

Sudan: Food Security, Livelihoods and Nutrition (FSLN) Assessment - Ar Rahad locality, North Kordofan state (June 2026)

. Key Messages • Food insecurity is primarily driven by affordability constraints rather than food availability. Most households reported poor or borderline food consumption and had already adopted stress- to emergency-level coping strategies. With the lean season approaching, th...

Sudan: Food Security, Livelihoods and Nutrition (FSLN) Assessment - Abu Zabad, Al Meiram and An Nuhud localities, West Kordofan state (June 2026)

. Key Messages • Food security remains precarious and is primarily driven by affordability constraints. Nearly half of households reported poor or borderline food consumption, while reliance on asset-depleting coping strategies was widespread. As the lean season approaches, conti...

oPt: Israeli Defense Ministry Plan Suggests Potential War Crimes

. He has said the operation should follow the “Tulkarem, Nur Shams and Jenin model.” Those words indicate more expulsion of Palestinians from their homes and so more potential ethnic cleansing and war crimes. The Israeli army expelled the residents of Tulkarem, Nur Shams, and Jen...

Zimbabwe - Key Message Update: Food access likely to decline in late 2026 amid high cereal prices in deficit areas, July 2026 - January 2027

. Key Messages Crisis (IPC Phase 3) is expected to emerge in October in several typical deficit-producing areas in the south, east, west, and extreme north, as an increasing number of households are anticipated to exhaust their own-produced food stocks early and become market-rel...

Chile: CHL: Inundación pluvial / riada - 07-2026 - Actualización #7 (2026-07-31)

. Description Debido al sistema frontal que ha afectado a gran parte del país, es que se ha decretado zona de catastrófe para las regiones de Atacama hasta Los Ríos, con Estado de Excepción Constitucional para la provincia del Huasco y Región de Coquimbo. Actualmente 11 regiones ...

Spain: ESP: Population Movement - 07-2026 - Population Movement Ceuta (2026-08-01)

Countries: Spain, Morocco, World . Description On July 30–31, 2026, the Spanish enclave of Ceuta experienced the largest mass migration breach in its history. An estimated 40,000–60,000 people crossed the border from Morocco in less than 48 hours, swimming around the Tarajal brea...

Morocco: MAR: Population Movement - 07-2026 - Massive population movement at Bab Sebta (2026-08-01)

Countries: Morocco, Spain, World . Description 1. Executive Summary An exceptional population movement toward the Bab Sebta (Ceuta) border crossing has generated significant humanitarian needs on the Moroccan side of the border. The situation escalated rapidly between 30 and 31 J...

Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra Provinces, Indonesia Flood 2025 - DREF Operational Update (MDRID028), 31/07/2026

. Description of the EventDate of event 26-11-2025What happened, where and when? Tropical Cyclone Senyar originated as Tropical Disturbance 95B over the Strait of Malacca on 21 November 2025. The system gradually intensified into a tropical depression by 25 November and was offic...

Cabo Verde: Cape Verde | Drought - Simplified Early Action Protocol (sEAP2025CV01 | MDRCV006)

. RISK ANALYSIS AND EARLY ACTION SELECTION Priority risks and their historical impact. Cape Verde is exposed to several natural hazards, including, but not limited to, droughts, floods, landslides, tropical storms, heatwaves, epidemics, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, locust inf...

From Maputo to the mountain: Building peace in Mozambique

. This book details the journey of the Maputo Accord. Written by Mirko Manzoni and Neha Sanghrajka, who supported and facilitated the mediation and negotiation of the Accord, it traces step-by-step the painstaking efforts to build trust and confidence in often challenging circums...

World: Intensification attendue du puissant épisode El Niño alors qu’une grande partie du globe est confrontée à des températures supérieures à la normale et à des changements majeurs dans les régimes de précipitations

. Associé à des températures océaniques exceptionnellement élevées à l’échelle mondiale et à la probabilité d’une phase positive du dipôle de l’océan Indien, le phénomène El Niño en cours de formation devrait définir les régimes météorologiques de nombreuses régions du monde ces ...

South Sudan HFO Health bulletin for June-2026

. Healthcare Foundation Organization (HFO) is a South Sudanese humanitarian health organization providing integrated health, nutrition, WASH and protection services to crisis-affected communities. According to its June 2026 bulletin, HFO supports primary healthcare facilities, mo...

Project 21 - Chad: Sudanese Emergency | Border Monitoring Key trends - July 2026

Countries: Chad, Sudan . A comparative analysis of border monitoring results between June and July 2026 highlights notable changes in arrival dynamics, displacement profiles, and protection risks. While overall trends confirm the predominance of security-related factors, the data...

Sudan WASH Cluster Mid-Year Report 2026.

. The Sudan WASH Cluster has published its 2026 Mid-Year Report, highlighting both the achievements and challenges of the humanitarian WASH response during the first half of 2026. Despite ongoing conflict, displacement, disease outbreaks, and access constraints, partners continue...

South Sudan Humanitarian Update (as of 31 July 2026)

. HIGHLIGHTS Joint assessment finds worsening food insecurity in Lafon County, Eastern Equatoria State. An estimated 9,100 people displaced by fighting along the South Sudan–Uganda border in Central Equatoria State; an Ebola screening point disrupted. Two aid workers abducted on ...

Sudan: Nutrition cluster 2026 PIN and Target for prioritized HNRP and overall

. Nutrition cluster 2026 PIN and Target for prioritized HNRP and overall PIN and Targets

Afghanistan Nutrition Cluster Bulletin (Issue 6, Jan–Jun 2026)

. Afghanistan Nutrition Cluster Bulletin (Issue 5, Jan–Mar 2026) In 2026, the Nutrition Cluster prioritized nutrition response to 27 IPC Severity 3 and 4 provinces, covering 342 priority districts. During the first half of the year, partners reached 1,649,973 beneficiaries (29% o...

Egypt: New Arrivals from Sudan as of 30 July 2026

Countries: Egypt, Sudan .

World: More than 170 million women and girls experiencing hunger ahead of potentially record-breaking El Niño

. There are already 172.3 million women and girls at risk of food insecurity in the countries expected to be worst affected by El Niño, a phenomenon that disrupts weather patterns around the world and that is being made more frequent and intense by climate change. A strong El Niñ...

Have Babies and Don’t Kill Them

Have babies and don’t kill them. That’s a decent summary of the direct commands we have from God before the law is handed down in Exodus. The first and most repeated is the most familiar: Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it. (Genesis 1:28) Adam and Eve’s pri...

Struggle Against Sin Doesn’t Signal Defeat

I stood in my kitchen with my fists clenched, unsure how sin had bested me yet again. Surely this wasn’t what the Christian life was supposed to be like. I should have the green pastures and gentle walks beside still waters. I should have the gentle words, patience, and holiness....

Situation Report No.8: Earthquakes in Venezuela 2026 (M7.2 and M7.5), 30 July 2026

. HIGHLIGHTS • More than a month after the two earthquakes struck north-central Venezuela on 24 June 2026, the emergency response remains active while laying the groundwork for early recovery. Priorities now center on sustaining essential health services, strengthening referral p...

IMPRISONED CHINESE PASTOR'S WIFE: God Gives Me Courage and Strength to Face the Suffering

Last October, Pastor Wang Lin, one of the leaders in Zion Church in China, was arrested and imprisoned under false charges of "fraud" and "illegal business practices." Sarah Su (Su Ziming in Chinese), wife of Pastor Wang, recounts the day her husband was arrested and the Christia...

Haiti — Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) 103 - Summary of displacement following armed violence in the municipality of Saint-Michel de l’Attalaye (Artibonite Department) (28 - 31 July 2026)

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Guatemala: PAHO Regional Situation Report No.8: Measles in the Region of the Americas (31 July 2026)

Countries: Guatemala, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Canada, Mexico, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) . Situation Overview Between epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 29 of 2026 (ending on 25 July 2026), the Region of the Americas reported 47,026 con...

Disease Outbreak News: Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda (1 August 2026)

Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, Germany, Uganda . Situation at a glance The Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is intensifying, with sustained transmission and continued increases in reported cases and deaths. Init...

Fear That Sings and Dances

The hostile army ignored God as long as they could, but when he looked down at them, they panicked. Then his people’s newfound fear of him erupted in song and dance.Watch Now...

Don’t Set Your Hope on Tomorrow

“How’s your 401(k) looking?” “What’s your five-year plan?” “We’re heading out West this summer.” “Everybody’s working for the weekend . . .” We hear each of these phrases in our daily dialogue (or on our eighties radio station), and, with rare exceptions, we receive and respond t...

1 Corinthians 1:13–17, Part 1: Antidote to Disharmony: Christ’s Unity, Christ’s Death, Christ’s Name

In the face of church factions, Paul exhorts members of Christ’s body to focus on the unique work Jesus has done through his death and resurrection.Watch Now...

Rooted in What Lasts: Identity Beyond Disability

I have an identity crisis. Most of the time, I experience life as an average person. I’m married with two grown and married children. I work, take care of my yard, and serve in my church. My life, in so many ways, looks ordinary. But then there’s another simple, familiar occurren...

Venezuela: Latin America & The Caribbean Weekly Situation Update as of 31 July 2026

Countries: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Haiti . KEY FIGURES 3.4M people require humanitarian food assistance in Venezuela 3.4M people could face crisis (IPC 3) or emergency (IPC 4) hunger in Haiti 9.7K people remain isolated in Coquimbo, Chile d...

Newsom and his wife release four years of tax returns

Earthquakes in Venezuela: Situation Report #31 (31 July 2026, Time: 05:00 pm)

. Situation Report No. 31Earthquakes in Venezuela31 July 2026Time: 5:00 pm Highlights Authorities report 1,500 aftershocks (as of 24 July) since the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that struck on 24 June. Official toll, as of 24 July: 5,546 people dead and 16,740 injured. 207,7...

New York sues betting app Kalshi, claims illegal gambling scheme

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Earthquake Response Situation Report #18 (28 to 30 July 2026)

. The eighteenth Situation Report provides an update on IOM’s response to the 24 June earthquakes in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, covering the period from 28 to 30 July 2026. Highlights Between 28 and 30 July, IOM continued its multisectoral response in temporary accommo...