Farmers face a devastating gamble in Bayahaaw village, on the outskirts of Jowhar town in central Somalia: plant and risk losing everything to floodwaters or leave the fields bare and face hunger in the coming year. Nuh Adan, a farmer and community leader in Bayahaaw, fears that if the riverbanks
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Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Benin, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo . NigeriaDiphtheria outbreak claims 700 lives across 26 states Between January and early October 2026, Nigeria recorded over 26,000 suspected diphtheria cases, includ...
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Countries: World, Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Jordan, Somalia, South Sudan, Ukraine, Yemen . Aid in Danger News Brief The impact of drones on aid operations In 2025, incidents where drone-delivered explosives impacted aid operations increased by 235%, from 23...
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. Executive Summary: This study examines the state of local governance, civic participation, and social peace in Syria during the transitional period that followed the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime at the end of 2024 a period that is not limited to a political transition in ...
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. As part of its ongoing response to Cyclone Ditwah and the resulting floods in Sri Lanka, Qatar Charity (QC) distributed kitchen kits and essential household items to 560 affected families across four administrative divisions in Puttalam District. The project was implemented wit...
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.7 billion in loss and damage. Total recovery and reconstruction needs are likely to exceed $4.8 billion according to the Government’s Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment. As of 3 October 2026, 1,455 bodies have been recovered and over 5,200 remain missing; these numbers could clim...
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Countries: World, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Lebanon, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, Ukraine, Yemen . Insecurity Insight identified 2,064 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in 42 countries between 01 J...
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. “A heat warning becomes meaningful only when it enables the most exposed person to protect health, livelihood, and dignity in time.”– Mihir R. Bhatt, All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI), India The latest issue of southasiadisasters.net focuses on “Local Innovation t...
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. KEY MESSAGES The average monthly foodbasketcost remained stable at SSP 133,602 per person. Despite overall price stability, Wedwil market recorded sharp increases in several commodities, including a 67 percent week-on-week rise in sukuma wiki prices driven by poor harvests due ...
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. The latest escalation, which began on 6 August, has displaced over 200 000 people across 10 governorates, coinciding with a sharp increase in cholera transmission. Suspected cholera cases have tripled in three weeks, rising from 217 in epidemiological week 36 to 647 in week 39....
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Countries: Somalia, Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania . OVERVIEW Eastern Africa is facing heightened humanitarian risks as El Niño conditions, present since June 2026, are expected to strengthen into a pot...
