Egypt’s Ministry of Education recently announced the country’s top-performing students in the 2025–2026 General Secondary Certificate examinations, but the list has drawn attention from Christian advocates after no Coptic Christians appeared among the nation’s 30 highest-ranked g...
Members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked communities three times in just a few days in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), killing more than 20 people. From July 14 to 16, the ADF raided the primarily Christian commune of Mangina twice. Mangina Mayor Nic...
Countries: Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo . Key Messages The ITF (Intertropical Front) continued its northward ascent and is now north of its climatological position across the entire region. Isol...
. HIGHLIGHTS At least 4,333 deaths and 12,236 injuries recorded due to hostilities since 2 March, with 353 fatalities and 235 injuries since the latest ceasefire announcement, according to the Ministry of Public Health. 821,077 people reported returning to their areas of origin, ...
. The UN Women Generation Equality Compendium of Lessons Learned 2026 synthesizes five years of implementation experience under Generation Equality (2021–2026), documenting how a feminist, intergenerational, multistakeholder partnership model translated global ambition into syste...
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. The Democratic Republic of the Congo declared its 17th Ebola outbreak, caused by Bundibugyo ebolavirus, on 15 May 2026. As the largest recorded outbreak caused by this Ebola species, it spread across multiple provinces and placed considerable pressure on public health and human...
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Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Uganda . Since then, the outbreak has continued to spread rapidly, putting communities already facing conflict and displacement under even greater pressure. As of 21 July, there have been 2344 confirmed cases in the DRC an...
Countries: South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda . Date when the trigger was met 20-05-2026 What happened, where and when? Regional Context: The regional outbreak remains primarily centered in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the epidemic has spread a...
Countries: Central African Republic, Sudan . L’accès aux services essentiels, tels que les soins de santé, l’eau potable et la nourriture, reste extrêmement limité, aggravant les vulnérabilités des familles déjà fragilisées. En plus des déplacements internes toujours fréquents, l...
. HIGHLIGHTS Nearly 4,000 people displaced following armed attacks, intercommunal violence, and confrontations between armed actors between 13 April and 13 May 2026. More than 9,000 children, including 7,564 girls reached with non-formal education services. At least, 537 children...
Countries: Italy, Algeria, Bangladesh, Cyprus, Greece, Libya, Malta, Spain, Sudan, Tunisia, World . Italy Multi-Country Office Highlights Between April and June 2026, 8,271 refugees and migrants arrived in Italy by sea. Bangladesh, Algeria, Sudan and Somalia were the most frequen...
. The initiative aims to strengthen the early detection of dengue cases, ensure timely treatment, and establish community-based epidemiological surveillance systems. Dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease, is a recurring public health challenge in Honduras. While many cases are...
Countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan .
. Using data collected by Insecurity Insight, the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) identified 625 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) in 2025, compared to 1,463 in 2024 and 1,188 in 2023. Despite ...
. La révision du Plan de réponse humanitaire 2026 (HNRP) de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) intervient dans un contexte de détérioration rapide de la situation humanitaire, marqué par l'apparition, en mai 2026, d'une épidémie de maladie à virus Ebola (MVE) due à la souc...
Countries: World, Democratic Republic of the Congo, occupied Palestinian territory, Ukraine . In the 26 months since the adoption of UN 2730 resolution, Insecurity Insight recorded 1,281 attacks and acts of violence against aid workers from the UN, humanitarian and civil society,...
. Heavy rains beginning in late December 2025 and persisting through January 2026 caused widespread flooding across southern and central Mozambique. By mid‑January, nearly 600,000–700,000 people were affected, with projections rising to 1.1 million as rains persisted and controll...
. HIGHLIGHTS • June 2026 recorded the highest number of civilian casualties in Ukraine since April 2022, surpassing the previous peak set in May 2026. The UN HRMMU verified at least 293 civilians killed and 1,990 injured this month alone. In the first half of 2026, 1,396 were kil...
. SITUATION OVERVIEW • Cameroon is facing a neglected humanitarian crisis marked by overlapping emergencies: armed clashes between non-state armed groups (NSAGs) and state security forces in the Northwest and the Southwest Regions; NSAG insurgency and climate shocks in the Far No...
. SITUATION OVERVIEW • In May 2026, Sri Lanka’s National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) rose to 218.8, up from 216.3 in April 2026. Year-on-year inflation increased to 5.4 percent in May 2026, compared to 4.7 percent in April 2026, reflecting a modest upward trend in consumer prices...
. This report evaluates UNICEF’s response to the 2022 floods in Pakistan. The floods affected millions of people, displaced around eight million and caused more than 1,700 deaths. They severely damaged education, health care and infrastructure, worsening existing challenges in nu...
. This situation report provides updates on the Middle East escalation, with focus on Lebanon’s security situation. It outlines the telecoms area activities of the Logistics & Telecommunications Cluster (LTC) in support of the humanitarian response1. The Cluster was formally ...
. Plan International is calling for urgent international action to protect children in El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan State, Sudan. Following months of prolonged hostilities in the region, the humanitarian situation in El-Obeid is on the brink of turning into a catastrop...
This piece was adapted from CT’s books newsletter. Subscribe here. Scot McKnight, Jesus, People, Pharisees: Exploring the Conflict in Galilee (Fortress Press, 2026) On more than a dozen occasions in this provocative book, Scot McKnight claims the Gospels are exaggerating. Some of...
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It’s a typical Monday morning in Nagoya, Japan. I’m getting ready to leave for work while my daughter begins her English lesson with my wife. Then I hear her read an example sentence that stirs painful memories: “The speeding truck caused a terrible crash.” As my daughter starts ...
. This report presents the state of play of EU+ countries implementing safe country concepts in the processing of asylum applications. The biannual overview is published in January and July. This report covers January-June 2026....
Countries: Sudan, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda .
Countries: Sudan, Burundi, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Sudan .
Countries: Uganda, Algeria, Angola, Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritania, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Zimbabwe ....
. For the week ending on 23 July the national average prices of staple foods (wheat flour and edible oils) remained 9 percent higher compared to their prices on 26 February**,** pre-Middle East crisis. Compared to the week ended on 16 July, wheat flour prices increased marginally...
. Highlights - Preliminary data collected from 34 health partners delivering life-saving health services in 227 townships in Myanmar, shows 740,968 people have been reached during the first 6 months of 2026. This excludes data submitted by partners using the new online ActivityIn...
Countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan . INTRODUCTION In response to the Ministry of Interior's (MoI) decision of 26 September 2023 to enact an “Illegal Foreigners' Repatriation Plan”, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and IOM, the UN Migration Agency, have collated their data on the arrest...
Countries: United Republic of Tanzania, Burundi . 144,428 people assisted in June 2026 (52% female) 799.2 mt food distributed in June 2026 USD 6.8 million required in the next six months (July – December 2026) KEY HIGHLIGHTS WFP sustained essential food and nutrition assistance f...
Chris Watkin and Michael Keller talk about how cultural narratives shape our understanding of identity, freedom, power, and beauty, and how the Christian story offers a compelling alternative that completes and transforms these stories. In This Episode 00:01 – Cultural narratives...
International (MNN) — The church is multiplying around the world, but Bible access remains a huge bottleneck. One in five people are still waiting for a Bible in their own language, according to Wycliffe Translators. Dane with ministry unfoldingWord says, “The traditional Bible t...
DR Congo (MNN) – A rapidly growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has claimed more than 1,500 lives, with the disease spreading faster than response efforts can keep up. Over 3,400 cases have been recorded so far. The current strain has no approved v...
Japan (MNN) — Hope fades for survivors in southern Japan as earthquake rescue efforts shift to recovery. The death toll from Tuesday’s twin tremors in Kyushu had risen to 34 at the time of publication and was expected to climb. A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Kyushu on...
“I’m a Christian. I’ve only missed a few Sunday services, but people have already started asking me what I did over the weekend and why I wasn’t there—trying to pry into my private life. This is such a toxic environment—how should I stand up to them?” This is a question a Christi...
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Countries: Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka . Key Messages In Pakistan, Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are expected to persist across much of Balochistan and Sindh through January 2027 as poor households deplete wheat stocks and become increasingly market reliant, as well as face high f...
Countries: Sudan, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Uganda . Key Messages Across East Africa, Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse outcomes will be widespread through September, driven by ongoing conflict and displacement, weak macroeconomic conditions, high food and fuel prices, a...
. Key Messages Ongoing Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes will persist across the Eastern and Northern Lowlands and Imbo Plains through September. Households typically rely on own crop production for most of their food needs during the harvest period; however, below-average Season B...
. Key messages NCD remain in drought status whilst Central, Chimbu, Eastern Highlands, Manus, Southern Highlands, and Western Highlands continue to be in drought alert at a three months timescale. El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) remains in El Niño phase. It is likely to persi...
Countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Togo . Key Messages Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes are expected in Ménaka, Mali, from June to September, and in Kidal and inaccessible areas of northeast Nigeria, including t...
. Key Messages A deterioration to Crisis (IPC Phase 3) is expected between June and September 2026 in the prefectures of Kpendjal and Kpendjal-Ouest, the areas of greatest concern in the country. Spillover effects from the Sahel conflict will continue to limit household access to...
Countries: Syrian Arab Republic, Lebanon, Ukraine . Key Messages Widespread Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are expected across much of Lebanon and Syria through January 2027, driven primarily by conflict and macroeconomic stress, which have constrained livelihood opportunities. In...
Countries: Haiti, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) . Key Messages Across the region, acute food insecurity is driven by a combination of shocks, including recent earthquakes and macroeconomic pressures in Venezuela, persistent conflict in Haiti an...
Countries: Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe . Key Messages From June to September 2026, the post-harvest period will support food access for most households through own-produced food stocks. However, in southern M...
Countries: Chad, Sudan . Three-quarters of them belonged to host communities excluded from local food distributions, due to rigid aid rules which limit access strictly to registered refugees amid critical funding shortfalls. MSF is calling on international donors to fund Chad’s 2...
. Description The wave of fires in the Republic of Tunisia began on 1 June 2026, but reached a sharp peak from 12 July 2026 onward, continuing to the time of writing, coinciding with an exceptional heatwave in which temperatures reached close to 50°C in several governorates — inc...
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