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. Enter Energy Somalia (EES) is a public–private partnership implemented by Mercy Corps through the Transforming Energy Access platform funded by the UK government through the British Embassy in Mogadishu, to demonstrate an inclusive and scalable model for clean electricity acces...
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Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia . The Director-General, considering the advice of the Committee, issued the following updated temporary recommendations ...
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. Two peacekeepers were killed in the attack, while seven others were injured, including three peacekeepers, two South Sudan National Police Service personnel and two civilian staff. The Mission has deployed a Quick Reaction Force to secure the area and support the emergency resp...
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Countries: Afghanistan, Djibouti, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic . EEXECUTIVE SUMMARY • Monsoon rains and flash floods affected Afghanistan and Pakistan, causing 184 deaths and 597 injuries. Damage to homes, water...
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. Kinshasa / Kampala / Geneva, 24 August 2026 – The Red Cross Societies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (CRRDC) and Uganda (URCS), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are deep...
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Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Senegal . Yet in practice, creating space for structured reflection can be challenging due to limited resources and competing operational priorities. In complex humanitarian research, carefully designed methodologies are often seen...
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. Description On 15 August 2026 at 04:58 WIB, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara Province. The epicentre was located offshore, approximately 30 kilometres northeast of Mbay, Nagekeo District, at a depth of 15 kilometres. The earthquake affected se...
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. Description Typhoon Narra, designated as Storm No.4 in Việt Nam, stalled off the northern coast early Monday, dumping torrential rain that pushed several rivers to their highest flood-alert levels, killed at least one person and damaged more than 4,000 homes in the northern pro...
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. Description of the EventDate when the trigger was met 20-07-2026What happened, where and when? Since May 2026, Honduras has been facing a progressive deterioration in climatic conditions associated with the delay in the start of the rainy season, the irregular distribution of r...
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. Description of the EventDate of event 15-08-2026 What happened, where and when? Magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara Province. According to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the earthquake was centred offshore at 8.41°S an...
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Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, 25 August 2026 – Conditions in the world’s largest refugee settlement are worsening at an alarming rate after nine years, with more than one in three Rohingya refugees expected to face ‘crisis’ hunger levels this year putt...
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. The Organization emphasizes that land degradation, human mobility and security are deeply interconnected challenges that require integrated policy, financing and development responses. Through its engagement at COP17, IOM is urging governments, international financial instituti...
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. Overview This exit evaluation examines Oxfam’s Puerto Rico program from its launch following Hurricane María in 2017 through its closure, assessing the experience through the lenses of local humanitarian leadership and feminist principles. Over seven years, Oxfam worked with mo...
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Countries: Bangladesh, Puerto Rico (The United States of America), Uganda . Overview Oxfam’s Emergency Response Fund Agility pilot (2021–2025) tested a locally led, rapid-response funding model in Bangladesh, Puerto Rico, and Uganda. The initiative demonstrated that quality, flex...
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. L’épidémie continue de se propager dans l’est du pays, et est due à la rare souche Bundibugyo, pour laquelle il n’existe ni vaccin homologué ni traitement approuvé. Dans ce contexte, les équipes de Caritas restent aux côtés des communautés, et œuvrent à contenir la propagation ...
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Authorities charged a British Christian leader of Indian descent in Pune, Maharashtra, India, for allegedly attempting to illegally convert Hindus to Christianity under a law that has yet to come into effect. The Pune police filed the chargesheet on Aug. 7 under the anti-conversi...
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Negotiators representing the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Rwanda-backed AFC/M23 rebel alliance have agreed on a roadmap to guide peace talks, following five days of negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland. The agreement, announced Saturday in a joint statement relea...
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Countries: Ukraine, Latvia, Moldova, Romania . President, Today marks four and a half years since the Russian Federation launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in blatant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and international law. For four and a half years, this w...
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On August 4, 2020, an explosion at the Port of Beirut devastated Lebanon’s capital, becoming one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history. The blast killed more than 200 people, injured more than 6,000, and damaged or destroyed thousands of homes, schools, hospitals...
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. Photo : Antoine Lemonnier/OIM 2026. Oulan-Bator, 24 août 2026 – À la dix-septième session de la Conférence des Parties à la Convention des Nations Unies sur la lutte contre la désertification (CNULCD COP17), l'Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM) appelle à des ...
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. Foto: Antoine Lemonnier/OIM 2026. Ulán Bator, 24 de agosto de 2026 – En el decimoséptimo período de sesiones de la Conferencia de las Partes en la Convención de las Naciones Unidas de Lucha contra la Desertificación (COP17 de la CNULD), la Organización Internacional para las Mi...
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. Ahead of the Council’s 63rd session (7 September-7 October 2026), we, the undersigned civil society organisations, write to stress the importance of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi and urge your delegation to support a new extensi...
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Across Lebanon, communities continue to face insecurity, displacement, and humanitarian needs. Since early March 2026, renewed violence has affected multiple areas of the country, including Beirut’s southern suburbs, the Bekaa Valley, and South Lebanon. Children are bearing...
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. Mission conjointe d'évaluation organisée par le Cluster Education dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre du projet « Réponse intégrée à l'Éducation d'urgence dans l'Est de la RDC», financé par Education Cannot Wait (ECW) et mis en œuvre par le consortium composé de War Child Allianc...
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. Mission conjointe d'évaluation organisée par le Cluster Education dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre du projet « Réponse intégrée à l'Éducation d'urgence dans l'Est de la RDC», financé par Education Cannot Wait (ECW) et mis en œuvre par le consortium composé de War Child Allianc...
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. Acute malnutrition among children under five was low. Chronic malnutrition, or stunting - an indicator of impaired linear growth that reflects cumulative nutritional and health conditions over time - affected 12.2 per cent of children under five. Overweight affected 4.0 per cen...
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. On 10 August 2026 at 07:34 local time, a magnitude 7.4 (Mw) earthquake struck western Colombia, with its epicentre located approximately 20 km from San José del Palmar in the department of Chocó. According to the Servicio Geológico Colombiano, the earthquake occurred at an esti...
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. In July 2026, Gender-Based Violence (GBV) risks across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) States were driven by conflict, food insecurity, camp closures, and the ongoing cholera outbreak. During the June–August lean season, 6.4 million people BAY States were projected to face severe...
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.7-magnitude earthquake struck Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), children are still facing serious health, protection and psychosocial risks as families remain displaced and aftershocks continue. According to Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported 161,084...
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. Through their testimonies, women and girls described GBV as a pervasive part of everyday life in Yemen. Conflict, economic collapse, displacement, and restrictive gender norms intersect to shape women’s and girls’ safety, mobility, opportunities, and participation in public lif...
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. August 24th, 2026 ― Doha, Qatar: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has launched a large-scale ophthalmology and anti-blindness campaign in Niger, aimed at giving the most vulnerable populations better access to specialized ophthalmology services. Being implemented by Niger’s Na...
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. On average, since 2020, an aid worker has been arrested or detained almost every day Every year on 19 August, World Humanitarian Day focuses attention on the risks faced by humanitarian personnel. In the last three years, more than 1,000 aid workers have been killed and many ot...
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Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . A Decade On, We Must Not Allow the Rohingya Crisis to Become Normal Anil Pant Interim Country Director, Oxfam in Bangladesh Nearly a decade after the large-scale Rohingya influx of 2017, one of the greatest risks is not that the world has forgotte...
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Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . HOLDING SERVICES, PROTECTING DIGNITY Anil Pant Interim Country Director Oxfam in Bangladesh As the Rohingya crisis enters its tenth year, the response in Cox’s Bazar remains a critical need. What began as a humanitarian emergency has become a prol...
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. Executive summary The Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA) enables the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to take rapid and effective action in response to food and agricultural threats and emergencies. SFERA has three componen...
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. This snapshot provides an extract from International Migrant Worker Survey (Round 7) conducted by the Mobility Tracking Matrix (MTM) in Kazakhstan from July to September 2025. This snapshot is produced with a focus on Uzbek nationals working in Kazakhstan. MTM is a system that ...
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. IOM Yemen DTM’s Rapid Displacement Tracking (RDT) tool collects data on estimated numbers of households forced to flee on a daily basis from their locations of origin or displacement, allowing for regular reporting of new displacements in terms of estimated numbers, geography, ...
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. Qatar Charity's Sri Lanka Office has successfully completed a major vision care initiative under its global health programs as part of the Challenge 27 Campaign, bringing renewed hope and improved quality of life to hundreds of vulnerable individuals across the country. With a ...
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For children in conflict-affected areas of the Middle East, the sounds of armed violence have become a heartbreaking part of daily life. Schools that once provided safety and learning have closed, and many classrooms have turned into makeshift shelters. Millions of children face ...
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. Using data collected by Insecurity Insight, the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) identified 134 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in Sudan in 2025. Among the incidents, health facilities were damaged or destroyed 40 times, 54 health wor...
missions
What hope is there for blinded hearts? John Piper opens 2 Corinthians 4:4–6 to show that God grants sight by shining Christ’s glory within.Watch Now
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Does eternal punishment in hell bring God glory? Pastor John challenges the rejection of God’s judgment by pointing to his unmerited mercies and perfect righteousness.Listen Now...
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When we think about early Christianity, we often imagine a group of radical believers huddled in a shadowy catacomb, communicating surreptitiously to avoid Roman persecution. In the popular imagination, somehow these tiny churches survived and spread little by little until Consta...
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“I’m not an intellectual—theology isn’t for me,” replied my friend from church when I invited her to join a theology reading group. I get why she turned me down. Our church community has plenty of theology “professionals,” folks with advanced degrees who work in the academy or se...
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The question isn't simply whether AI is good or bad, but good or bad for whom? This episode with Joshua Baru is shaped by that question. Joshua is an AI researcher and data science lead in Nairobi, Kenya, and he brings a perspective too often missing from Western AI conversations...
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Few if any technologies in history have spawned such wildly different predictions as artificial intelligence. In a single week, you might hear one expert prophesy AI as the end of humanity, another herald it as the solution to all scarcity, and a third dismiss it as overhyped non...
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Morocco (MNN)—In late July, an estimated 50-60,000 Moroccans surged the border into Ceuta, a Spanish enclave. In Ceuta, the migrants faced severe racism, lack of shelter, and violence. Most have since been returned to Morocco. Some of these migrants were fueled to leave Morocco d...
