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. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUMMARY In Epiweek 23, two new confirmed dengue cases were reported, bringing the total to 12 cases. No hospitalizations or deaths have been recorded. Of the reported cases, 75% were from the Pango Area Council, while the remaining cases were reported within Port Vila and few from
On June 6, Christian rights activists and legal experts revealed during a press conference in Lahore, Pakistan, that the documents used to validate the marriage of 13-year-old Maria Shahbaz were extensively forged. These documents were presented to the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) by the 30-ye
Nigeria’s parliament has taken a major step toward one of the country’s most consequential security reforms in decades, approving legislation that would allow each of the country’s 36 states to establish and operate their own police forces alongside the existing federal Nigeria Police Force. The mea
Following Nepal’s nearly 200-year ban on Christianity, the faith has experienced steady growth since 1951 as the number of churches, Christian schools, and hospitals has gradually expanded. Despite this growth, Christians only make up about 1.76% of Nepal’s population, while more than 81% of people
Countries: Mexico, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) . KEY FIGURES 5K people displaced since 1 June due to violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti 1.8M people to face Crisis or Emergency food insecurity between April-July in Honduras REGIONAL: PACIFIC HURRICANE SEASON Tropical
. HIGHLIGHT Hostilities continued with airstrikes and three renewed displacement orders covering six localities across the South and Nabatieh Governorates triggering additional displacement. At least 3,711 deaths and 11,483 injuries due to hostilities were recorded by the Ministry of Public Health s
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Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda .
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Countries: United Republic of Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo . As of 31 May 2026, Tanzania hosts 146,755 refugees and asylum seekers, mainly from Burundi 58,911 and the DRC 87,141 and 703 from other countries who live in Nyarugusu Camp, while some refugees live in villages and three old
. The IFRC Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) has allocated CHF 499’151 for the implementation anticipatory actions to reduce and mitigate the impact of Heat Wave in Kyrgyzstan. This Early Action Protocol includes an allocation of CHF 239’078 to preposition stock and undertake annual readiness
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. The Potential Migrants Survey was conducted between May and July 2025 in two major cities of Kyrgyzstan (Bishkek and Osh), which have the highest rates of international outward migration and high population density. The locations were selected as primary data collection sites due to their strong m
. Through its Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), IOM developed the Transhumance Tracking Tool (TTT) to monitor transhumance movements and related vulnerabilities in the four regions and to support peaceful transhumance practices. Over the five-month period from November 2025 to March 2026, the TTT
. Synopsis (short abstract) South Sudan’s livestock sector operates in a context of localized conflict, economic decline and high climate vulnerability. With most rural households depending on livestock and agriculture for food and income, strengthening the livestock sector’s resilience is critical
. Aperçu du choc et contexte A la suite des attaques survenues le samedi 2 mai 2026 dans les communes de Marchand Dessalines (localités : Grand Bérard, Beau Fort et Lacouture) et Petite-Rivière-de-l'Artibonite (localité : Pitralle), d'importants mouvements de populations ont été observés et document
. This learning paper examines how soap-making when integrated with hygiene-focused behaviour promotion, contributed to improved access to soap and reinforced handwashing practices in a highly constrained Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) setting. Context Handwashing with soap remains one of the mo
Bethany Christian Services, long described as the country’s largest Protestant adoption and foster care agency, will no longer allow LGBTQ couples to foster or adopt. In a press release posted Wednesday, the Michigan-based agency announced that its board voted to “clarify and reinforce” its Christia
. EU Member States should seize this moment to strengthen migration management and refugee protection while advancing solidarity and responsibility-sharing in line with European values and international obligations, the agencies’ chiefs said. “The Pact’s entry into full effect today is an important
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. Israeli violence is subjecting Palestinian children to catastrophic levels of harm: killed, maimed, displaced, and living in perpetual insecurity. On Saturday, 6 June 2026, Israeli security forces shot and killed 7-month-old Sam Fahed Abu Haykal in his parents’ car near a Hebron checkpoint. The bu
. Israeli violence is subjecting Palestinian children to catastrophic levels of harm: killed, maimed, displaced, and living in perpetual insecurity. On Saturday, 6 June 2026, Israeli security forces shot and killed 7-month-old Sam Fahed Abu Haykal in his parents’ car near a Hebron checkpoint. The bu
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