. The Ethiopia PSEA Network has finalised guidance on communicating with communities on safeguarding from sexual exploitation and abuse. The document contains minimum requirements and best practice. Many thanks to the small working group that led the development of the document.
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Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda . Key Updates • Project HOPE’s team is in Uganda and working closely with government officials to support surveillance measures, contact tracing efforts, and prevent further spread. • Project HOPE, working with partners and suppliers, will be distr
. HIGHLIGHT CERF: two decades of rapid response, with the fund remaining a vital pillar in the face of crises and resource shortages. A new allocation from the Regional Humanitarian Fund (FHRAOC) prioritising a localised response, involving 40 partners, the majority of whom are national NGOs. Measle
Countries: World, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic . Executive Summary This third Annual Impact Report (AIR) marks the conclusion of a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) phase for hulo, providing the first conso
. A Window of Opportunity More than a decade after the onset of conflict, Syria is entering a fragile yet consequential phase. The political developments of 8 December 2024 have contributed to a noticeable shift in the operating environment for businesses across the country. While challenges remain
Countries: Iran (Islamic Republic of), Afghanistan, Iraq . The Islamic Republic of Iran is host to one of the largest protracted refugee populations in the world, with 1.65 million forcibly displaced people of different documentation statuses in the country. Iran has generously provided protection a
. Key Highlights: 16 new cases of ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) reported between EpiWeek 19–21, bringing the cumulative total to 188 cases. Cases have significantly declined, but remained above the alert threshold in EpiWeek 19 and 21; only 3 cases were reported in EpiWeek 20. Males account for 61%
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. This maps shows Gaza health facilities with need of interventions and where there are interventions planned. Note that all partners have not yet decided where they will do their interventions.
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. This map describes the planned Mobile Health Brigades for Gaza during 2026 (from June).
. The Ethiopia PSEA Network has finalised guidance on communicating with communities on safeguarding from sexual exploitation and abuse. The document contains minimum requirements and best practice. Many thanks to the small working group that led the development of the document.
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. The WFP-led ETC in the Pacific supports governments to strengthen emergency telecommunications preparedness and response capacity. Following Typhoon Sinlaku, WFP deployed technical support at the request of the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Emergency Management (DECEM), in coordina
. Description On 31 May at 11pm mid night, the moderate landslide occurred and conitnue to heavy landslide at 12-16pm on 1 June in sub village Ila, BeleCasac Village, Post Administrative Maucatar-Covalima municipality that has impacted to 290 people . CVTL jointly with Civil Protection Authority and
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. Available in Korean and English at visualatlas.org, the platform allows users worldwide to explore the locations of political prison camps, public execution sites, detention facilities, and forced repatriation routes through survivor testimony, satellite imagery, institutional records, and 3D mode
. Flood Early Warning No flood risk for the next 10 days. Keep tree bases mulched 10–15 cm (about a palm to a palm-and-a-half thick) using dry rice straw, chopped prunings, dried grass/leaves; keep mulch a hand width away from the trunk to avoid rot. Maintain shallow diversion furrows one hand wide,
Ukraine (MNN) — Monday night, June 1, Russia struck Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine with more than 70 missiles and over 650 drones. It was the third heavy assault on Kyiv in less than a month. Previous strikes on May 13–14 and 23–24 in Kyiv and other locations were just as devastating, if not m
Canada (MNN) — Concern over Bill C-9 in Canada has mobilized thousands of people. In previous stories, we've covered Bill C-9, its potential risks, ways Christians can respond prayerfully, and its significance in a broader global context, including developments in Finland. Since then, Canadians acro
Uganda (MNN) — Last month, a Mission Cry shipping container headed to Uganda was delayed at sea by geopolitical tensions, but it has now finally reached the country. Jason Woolford with Mission Cry says, “This container has finally been able to hit the port. It's been released… and it has already be
. Executive Summary This document outlines the results of the Cold Spots Risk Assessment for the 2026/2027 winter season in Ukraine. The assessment is intended to support winter preparedness and strategic planning by identifying areas at heightened risk of winter-related humanitarian impacts, inform
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. 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 in this report rela
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. Description On the afternoon of Sunday, 31 May 2026, a severe rainstorm accompanied by a violent windstorm swept through Tom-Gangare community in Hawan Kibo of Riyom Local Government Area, Plateau State, in Nigeria’s North-Central region. The storm, which followed a prolonged and heavy downpour, g
Two Montagnard Vietnamese Christian men — Pastor Siu Yúi, 68, and church member Siu Dok, 40 — were recently arrested in Gia Lai Central Province in Vietnam’s Central Highlands region. Both men were charged with “religious teachings” to mobilize ethnic minority communities in Vietnam’s Central Highla
Three leaders of Maizhong Reformed Church — Pastor Zhang Sen, Pastor Chang Shun, and Elder Ma Tao — have been reportedly denied access to God’s Word while in prison in China. The three men were arrested in June 2025 when the church was raided. Communist officials charged them with being part of a cu
Alayan Johnson, a 22-year-old Christian auto-rickshaw driver in Punjab, Pakistan, was shot by police after being mistaken for a suspect. Now, police are reportedly pressuring him to call off an investigation into the shooting. In a video statement from his hospital bed, Johnson recounted the terrify
With nearly 20 Christians gathered inside for prayer, Buddhists threw stones at Zion Church on May 21 in Southern Sri Lanka. According to local sources, at around 8 p.m., during prayers, a loud noise was suddenly heard on the roof. The congregation soon realized that stones were being deliberately t
For decades, non-Muslim communities throughout Malaysia have operated under a quiet, frustrating reality. Due to a chronic shortage of land available for non-Islamic places of worship — referred to administratively as “Rumah Ibadat Selain Islam” or “RISI” — thousands of churches have found their onl
A worship service at the Misi Sejahtera Church (GMS) in the Glugo area of Panggungharjo Village in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, was interrupted by Islamic extremists on Sunday morning, May 24. About 15 members of the Islamic Jihad Front FJI (Laskar), led by Abdurahman Abu Zaki, also known as Darohman, a
In 2013, my family moved from Chicago to Los Angeles so I could work on a PhD. My wife returned to the (paid) workforce, and I took on the daytime caregiving role for our children, who were two and four. I learned the slow and sometimes frantic rhythms of wrangling preschoolers, fitting my graduate
In seeking a welcome for the runaway slave, Onesimus, Paul banks on his history with Philemon, and risks his own resources, modeling radical Christian love.Watch Now
Alister McGrath remembers life as an atheist back in the late 1960s. He believed only what could be proven to be true. And he judged religious believers for trusting in an irrational fantasy. Looking back, though, he can see an emotional basis for what he thought were purely rational conclusions. He
While our kids were still finishing up their dinner, my husband would often pick up our latest shared book and begin reading to us. Many nights of reading passed by uneventfully, but a few linger in our collective memory—the ones when my husband choked up, grew quiet, and couldn’t go on because he w
Middle East/North Africa (MNN) — Forced displacement is a too-well-known reality across the Middle East and Southeast Asia today. Since February 28, the joint United States-Israel war with Iran and other conflicts have only worsened the situation. The United Nations Refugee Agency reports that betwe
Lebanon (MNN) — Lebanon draws global attention as Israel strikes southern Beirut suburbs, and Iran threatens to end negotiations with the United States. Secretary Marco Rubio attends working-level peace talks with Israel and Lebanon at the White House in Washington, D.C., April 23, 2026. (Official S
Iran (MNN) — When borders close to the Gospel, technology steps in. Transform Iran’s app “Cheshme,” meaning “spring of water,” is bringing hope into Iran. Lana Silk says, “if you're feeling lost or struggling in any area, then you have at your fingertips a whole range of materials to encourage you.”
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