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Mozambique: The Cost of Inaction (August 2026)
. Mozambique is facing converging humanitarian pressures as conflict, displacement, climate shocks and public health risks compound existing vulnerabilities. In the north, conflict continues to uproot communities, while families affected by severe floods earlier this year are sti...
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DR Congo: Declaration conjointe sur l'alimentation des nourrissons
. Déclaration Conjointe sur l'Alimentation des Nourrissons et des Jeunes Enfants dans le Contexte de la 17ème épidémie de la Maladie à Virus Ebola Bundibugyo (MVB) en RDC Juillet 2026 Le Ministère de la Santé Publique, Hygiène et Prévoyance Sociale de la République Démocratique d...
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Central African Republic: Overview of incidents affecting humanitarian workers (January - August 2026)
. Since January 2026, 70 incidents have affected humanitarian workers in Central African Republic. In August, six incidents were reported, compared to 11 in July, a decrease of 45 per cent. This decrease may be related to reduced mobility of humanitarian actors due to the rainy s...
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Logistics & Telecommunication Cluster: Nepal – Coordination Meeting Minutes (15 September 2026)
. AGENDA 1. Situation Update 2. Logistics Update 3. Partners Update 4. Telecoms Update 5. AOB
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Somalia: GREDO El-niño Preparedness and Response Plan 2026 Deyr season | October–December 2026
. Climate forecasting agencies indicate that El Niño conditions are either developing or strengthening in the Pacific Ocean and are expected to persist through the coming seasons, increasing the likelihood of significant climatic impacts across the Horn of Africa. According to th...
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Central African Republic: Humanitarian Dashboard - Inter-Sectoral Response (January - June 2026)
. During the first half of 2026, the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic remained stable but concerning. An estimated 2.3 million people were in need of humanitarian assistance, including 1.3 million people targeted under the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP). H...
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Somalia: El Niño rains flood Mogadishu, disrupting health clinic operations | The IRC
. IRC health teams are on the ground now assessing the damage to the facility, staff resources, and its ability to keep serving patients. A super El Niño is expected to impact Somalia, with forecasters now putting the chance of above-normal rainfall across central and southern So...
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UNHCR Malta Fact Sheet, February 2026
Countries: Malta, Libya, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine . UNHCR established its presence in Malta in 2005 and monitors access to territory and reception, while promoting fair and efficient asylum procedures in line with international standards. As of December 2025, Malta ha...
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UNHCR Italy Factsheet, February 2026
Countries: Italy, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Peru, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World . taly has been party to the 1951 Refugee Convention since 1954. The same year, UNHCR established a country office in Italy, which became a multi-country office in 2020, covering Italy...
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2026 Ukraine Action Plan to Prevent and Respond to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
. The Inter-agency Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Network in Ukraine, coordinated by the UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator's Office, has developed its 2026 Action Plan to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) across the humanitarian r...
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Central African Republic: Situation Report No. 85, as of 15 September 2026
. HIGHLIGHTS Persistent insecurity in Ouham is causing new population displacement. Survivors of gender-based violence are receiving assistance in Bamingui-Bangoran and Ouham-Pendé. GENERAL CONTEXT Ouham Prefecture – West On 12 September, nearly 2,500 people who had recently retu...
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WFP Nepal Situation Report on the Rasuwa Flood Response, 17 September 2026
. KEY HIGHLIGHTS • WFP has dispatched 160 mt of food rations, sufficient for 15 days, to Dhading, Nuwakot and Rasuwa, including 56 mt via air operations reaching 15,700 people. • The Logistics and Telecommunications Cluster continues to support partners by facilitating the receip...
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Syria - Coordination Meeting Minutes, 07 September 2026
. AGENDA 1. Syria status update 2. Establishing a Procurement Working Group 3. Logistics Sector updates 4. Staffing update 5. Any Other Business
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Private sector steps up to help communities get ahead of El Niño | World Food Programme
.75 million to protect lives and livelihoods ahead of forecasted weather emergencies and disasters. ROME, Italy – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a new USD 7.75 million contribution from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to scale up actions ahead of forecasted we...
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Myanmar: Doo Tha Htoo District Short Update: Burma Army shelling, air strikes, and arbitrary arrests harmed local villagers in Kyeh Htoh Township (March to December 2025)
. This Short Update describes events occurring in Kyeh Htoh (Kyaikto) Township, Doo Tha Htoo (Thaton) District, during the period between March and December 2025. Between March and December 2025, Burma Army and allied militia forces conducted mortar shelling, drone attacks, air s...
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Republic of Türkiye Fact-sheet September 2026
Countries: Türkiye, Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic . Developments in Syria following December 2024 have led to an increase in voluntary returns to Syria, with 723,000 refugees returning by August 2026 from Türkiye, which hosts one of the large...
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Mid-year Program Newsletter - Oxfam in South Sudan
. South Sudan has launched the new Teacher Professional Education Development Modules aimed at strengthening teaching practice and supporting the continuity of learning in crisisaffected areas. The modules were produced by Oxfam in South Sudan in collaboration with the Ministry o...
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Is Your Church Prepared for a Pastor with Disabilities?
“You have to come check out this church,” my mom excitedly told me. “The pastor reminds me of you. He’s in a wheelchair and full of so much joy!” That day, in my early 20s, was the first time I saw someone like me front and center in a church. It was a wonderful surprise. Read mo...
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Review: ‘Daniel and the Fiery Furnace’
The Bible movies and TV shows of the past few decades—going back to 1995’s Joseph and 1998’s Prince of Egypt—have tended to cover four basic categories: Genesis, Moses, Saul and David, and Jesus and the disciples. Origin stories, in other words, about the earliest days of Judaism...
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Do We Need to Go to Church Every Week?
Gathering with other Christians is a crucial way to encourage and be encouraged in Christ. But do we really need to gather every week?Listen Now
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UNHCR Latvia Factsheet, February 2026
Countries: Latvia, Afghanistan, Russian Federation, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Ukraine, World . Refugees from Ukraine: Latvia hosts about 32,000 refugees from Ukraine under Temporary Protection which constitutes almost 1 per cent of the population. EU’s external b...
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UNHCR Armenia Fact Sheet, February 2026
Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic . Strengthening asylum, protection, and legal frameworks to ensure access to territory, fair procedures, and durable solutions for refugees Delivering protection and solutions on the gro...
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WFP Chad Situation Report, 30 August 2026
. HIGHLIGHTS • WFP reached 566,354 acutely foodinsecure refugees through general food assistance, with women accounting for 51 percent of the beneficiaries. • WFP is scaling up its response to the rapidly deteriorating situation in Lake Province, where an estimated 75,210 people ...
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UNHCR Romania Fact Sheet, February 2026
Countries: Romania, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World . UNHCR supports the Government’s response to protect and include refugees in Romania through initiatives fostering inclusion and self-reliance, protection services, counselling and targeted a...
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UNHCR Sweden Fact Sheet, February 2026
Countries: Sweden, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine . Asylum system: Sweden has made strong contributions to refugee protection through a well-established asylum system, policy support and funding to UNHCRE. The current asylum system will be reformed in light of t...
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Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Situation - Regional External Update #41 - August 2026
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia . HIGHLIGHTS • Despite progress in ongoing mediation efforts to end the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), violence continued to drive displacement a...
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Ukraine: Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict - August 2026
. Summary At least 372 civilians were killed and 2,349 injured in Ukraine in August 2026. The number of civilians killed and injured was the second highest monthly figure in 2026, after July (448 killed; 2,675 injured). In the first eight months of 2026, more civilians were kille...
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World: UNHCR Regional Bureau for Europe: Mixed Movements Arrival Trends - 2026 Q2
. AT A GLANCE Overall trend: Seasonal rise, but movements remain well below 2025. In the first half of 2026, more than 43,000 arrivals were recorded, 37 per cent fewer than in the same period in 2025. Arrivals increased from around 19,000 in Q1 to nearly 25,000 in Q2, reflecting ...
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Congo: UNICEF West and Central Africa Region Humanitarian Situation Report No. 1, 30 June 2026
Countries: Congo, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo ....
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Ukraine: Final Evaluation Report: “Safe Migration and Counter-Trafficking” Programme 2022–2026 [EN/UA]
. The evaluation of Caritas Ukraine’s “Safe Migration and Counter-Trafficking” Programme covers the period from 1 June 2022 to 30 November 2025 and focuses on the Programme’s implementation, results, quality, accountability, sustainability and lessons learned during the period fo...
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Faithful Service in Dangerous Region
A Christian man continues faithfully witnessing to Christ despite living in a dangerous area. In the north of Mozambique, a majority-Muslim nation that has been the epicenter of an Islamist insurgency since 2017, being identified as a Christian can cost a person his close relatio...
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Young Christian Minister Forced into Military
On Nov. 30, 2025, Kyaw Tun Aung, 22, was forcibly enlisted into military service under Myanmar's conscription law despite a provision exempting religious workers. The young man was raised in a Buddhist family but came to faith in Jesus Christ in April 2022. Following his conversi...