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Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . Qatar Charity (QC), with the generous support of philanthropists in Qatar, continues to provide cooking gas support to Rohingya refugees living on Bhasan Char in Bangladesh, as part of its ongoing humanitarian relief efforts. Through this latest intervention, approxi
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan .3%, but remains below the 90-95% target recommended by WHO to contain an outbreak Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 13, 2026 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of
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. Myanmar has been in crisis since 1 February 2021, when the military (Tatmadaw) overthrew the democratically elected government. This coup sparked widespread protests and armed resistance, leading to a severe political, economic, and humanitarian crisis. The military regime, known as the State Admi
. Myanmar has been in crisis since 1 February 2021, when the military (Tatmadaw) overthrew the democratically elected government. This coup sparked widespread protests and armed resistance, leading to a severe political, economic, and humanitarian crisis. The military regime, known as the State Admi
. AGENDA Cash Working Group follow- up updates Humanitarian Access Working Group updates Logistics Sector operational updates AOB
Countries: Rwanda, Burundi .
Countries: Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo .
Countries: Rwanda, World .
Countries: Rwanda, World .
Countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo . Operational highlights • The Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi, together with UNHCR, convened the second Tripartite Commission in Kinshasa (2-4 June 2026) to discuss the facilitated voluntary returns. Parties reaffi
Countries: Somalia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kenya, Pakistan, Uganda . In Somalia, June data pointed to a 60% chance of above-average rainfall across the south and southwest, and forecasters are watching a July 15 update that will determine funding and planning for anticipatory action. Overlapping c
Countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan . Key findings: Incidents continued to be recorded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s southern districts of Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, and Malakand, which are known for security challenges and militant activity. In 2025, the pattern of violence against health care in Pakistan shi
. Funded by KSrelief, UNOPS started equipping three hospitals in Hama in coordination with the Ministry of Health Hama, July 7, 2026 – With funding from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through King Salman humanitarian aid and relief Centre (KSrelief), UNOPS, in close coordination with the Syrian Ministr
. Funded by KSrelief, UNOPS started establishing the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Department at Ibn Roshed Hospital in coordination with the Ministry of Health Aleppo, July 7, 2026 – With funding from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through King Salman humanitarian aid and relief Centre (KSrelief) and in c
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. The destruction of healthcare in Ukraine is deliberate and calculated MSF’s latest report indicates that attacks on healthcare in Ukraine are too consistent to be a random consequence of war. Attacks on healthcare are impacting people’s ability to reach care, as well as medical staff’s ability to
. In May 2026, OCHA conducted a humanitarian access severity monitoring exercise to assess humanitarian actors’ perceptions of access constraints and their ability to conduct operations across Ukraine. Given the different access dynamics across the country, the exercise used two levels of analysis:
. International and national partners mark the successful completion of the "Labor-Intensive Maintenance in Public Schools" project in Jordan Amman, July 12, 2026 – Today, representatives from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Labour, the German Embassy in Jordan, the German Federal Ministr
. Highlights 94 partners supported through logistics coordination and information sharing, access to common services and trainings • 20 participants from 9 organizations to the Logistics Cluster Induction training in Kyiv • IMPACCT Customs & Importations course for the first time launched in Ukr
. The Logistics and Telecommunications Cluster (LTC) Q1 Dashboard presents a snapshot of the cluster’s activities and achievements. Between 2 and 16 March 2026, the team conducted extensive gaps and needs analysis and deep assessments to evaluate the impact of the escalation in Lebanon. The findings
One summer in college, I studied abroad in Paris to satisfy some philosophy and art history requirements for my degree. After our plane landed, my class went straight from arrivals to Musée de l’Orangerie, where I proceeded to get lost in Claude Monet’s impressionistic masterpiece Nymphéas (Water Li
There’s a wizard character in the Harry Potter series whose work involves close contact with technologies created by ordinary humans. Like any wizard, he has little need of all this: With a flick of the wand and a mouthful of hocus-pocus, he can work wonders. Yet he finds endless delight in rooting
Nathan Glasper directs Calvin University’s gospel choir, an ensemble that started as a club at the institution 38 years ago. When the club started, the university didn’t see gospel music as a tradition that belonged in higher education. Now the ensemble—an official university choir—has over 100 memb
Earlier this summer, CT started running an occasional feature on reader responses. Here’s a new installment. Ben Sasse Doesn’t Doubt God’s Goodness Ben Sasse’s words brought a sense of both comfort and remembrance to my own situation earlier this year when I came within hours of death due to a massi
Doug Wilson is an Idaho pastor and author, a theocratic Christian nationalist—his terms—with a theatrical flair and a vulgar tongue. He founded his own denomination, which now includes Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, after making “so many enemies in Reformed circles that no denomination will have
. SITUATION OVERVIEW • The Dominican Republic, like other Small Island Developing States in the Caribbean, is highly exposed to severe weather events such as hurricanes, flooding, and droughts, which disrupt livelihoods, damage infrastructure, and strain food systems. Ecosystem degradation further r
. SITUATION OVERVIEW • Zimbabwe is closely monitoring forecasts from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which indicate the potential for El Niño conditions during the 2026/2027 agricultural season. While more localised and deta
Countries: Italy, World .
Countries: Italy, World .
Countries: Ukraine, Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, World . Executive summary More than four years after the beginning of the Russian Federation’s full scale invasion of Ukraine, millions of people rem
. Myanmar remains one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises, with more than 16 million people in need as conflict, displacement, protection risks and access constraints intensify urgent needs nationwide. Nearly 3.8 million people are estimated to be displaced across Myanmar, many after mult
. Afghanistan’s Maternal Health Services Struggle to Meet Rising Needs Women and girls remain among the most affected by Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis. In 2026, more than 10.7 million women and girls require humanitarian assistance. Debilitating restrictions on movement, education and employment
. Women and girls remain among the most affected by Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis. In 2026, more than 10.7 million women and girls require humanitarian assistance. Debilitating restrictions on movement, education and employment continue to limit access to essential services, while increasing pro
. New evidence on how livelihoods, employment and protection challenges shape the lives of forcibly displaced communities Livelihoods and Employment Opportunity Needs Assessment (LEONA) is a large-scale livelihoods and employment assessment in Myanmar, done in collaboration between the World Bank an
Countries: Lebanon, Japan . Across Lebanon, many families remain displaced while others continue to recover from economic hardship and the lingering effects of insecurity. Humanitarian assistance remains essential to help families meet their basic food needs and stabilize their lives during this per
. Gender Alert on the monsoon flood, flash flood and landslide situation affecting Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT), Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona and Kurigram highlights the gender-differentiated impacts of the current emergency, with women, girls, persons with disabilities, old
. Gender Alert on the monsoon flood, flash flood and landslide situation affecting Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT), Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona and Kurigram highlights the gender-differentiated impacts of the current emergency, with women, girls, persons with disabilities, old
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