. Key Messages • Acute malnutrition remained at a critical level in Maiwut, with a Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) prevalence of 15.1% weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ), exceeding the World Health Organization (WHO) emergency threshold (15%). • Combined GAM reached 18.1%, indicating a high burden of a
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. Progress, results achieved and lessons from 2025 in UNICEF humanitarian action Highlights The lives of millions of children in 2025 were shaped by violence, lack of food, famine, intensifying climate shocks and disruption of essential services. Challenges to humanitarian access and disregard for i
Countries: Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan . Key Messages FEWS NET projects 2.5-2.99 million people will need food assistance between June and January 2027, with widespread Stressed (IPC Phase 2) and worse outcomes across most of Uganda. Needs are expected to peak between Septe
. Key Messages Food assistance needs are expected to be extremely high through January 2027, with monthly estimates peaking at 6.0-6.99 million people in late 2026. Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes are expected in highly crop-dependent areas of Bay, Bakool, Gedo, and Hiiraan; multiple riverine areas
. Key Messages Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are expected through January 2027 in isolated frontline and Russian-occupied areas where conflict has severely disrupted markets, access to income, and agricultural production. Households remaining in these areas are disproportionately elderly, rural, and
India (MNN) — A mob of tribespeople in Chhattisgarh, India recently attacked 60 Christians, including children, with axes, curtain rods, and sickles, sending 13 to the hospital with severe injuries. The attackers were quickly released on bail. Greg Musselman with Voice of the Martyrs Canada says thi
India (MNN) — Despite a growing number of anti-conversion laws in India, Christians continue to boldly share the Gospel. Raina Miller with Mission India explains, “This time of year, we get really excited because 10-day Bible clubs are running in India, and this is a special program that’s 10 days l
Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . Sources for data marked as Other Overall Situation DATE: 12 JULY 2026 | TIME: 06:00 PM SITUATION REPORT-7, MONSOON DEPRESSION IN COX’S BAZAR Population Movement Operation Needs Assessment & Information Management Working Group Anticipatory Impact Analysis Mapping
. Description 1. Situation Overview On 11 July 2026, following intense rainfall, flash floods and mudflows affected the villages of Darg and Kazdon in Shamtuch Jamoat, Ayni District, Sughd Region. Mudflows descended through the Surkhi, Kashak, and Jari river channels, causing significant damage to r
. FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Plantings of 2026 main season crop below average due to low prices and high production costs Paddy production estimated below average in 2025 Cereal import requirements estimated about 25 percent above average in 2025/26 Rice prices lower year-on-year in May 2026 Plantings o
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Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . Sources for data marked as Other Overall Situation: According to the latest weather updates from the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), the maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla, and Payra have been advised to lower their cautionary signals in al
. Key Messages • Acute malnutrition remained at a critical level in Maiwut, with a Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) prevalence of 15.1% weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ), exceeding the World Health Organization (WHO) emergency threshold (15%). • Combined GAM reached 18.1%, indicating a high burden of a
. Description Region Metropolinata Metropolitana Alteraciones de conectividad: Se estableció prohibición de acceso a fundo Río Colorado, comuna de San José de Maipo, como medida preventiva.Region del Libertador Bernardo O´Higgins Alteraciones de conectividad: - Ruta I-45 Termas del Flaco, cerrada pr
Countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo . Key Messages FEWS NET estimates 500,000–749,999 people will require humanitarian food assistance during the Season B harvest and immediate post-harvest period from June-September, increasing to 750,000–999,999 between October–January, by which t
. Highlights Across the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Israeli access restrictions, insecurity and funding shortfalls continue to constrain humanitarian operations. In the West Bank, successive movement restrictions have effectively isolated approximately 12,000 Palestinians in communities west of
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Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . Sources for data marked as Other The well-marked low persists over Northwest Madhya Pradesh & adjoining area. It is very likely to move north-northwestwards and recurve northeastwards thereafter. Under its influence steep pressure gradient persists over North Bay
Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . Sources for data marked as Other The well-marked low persists over Northwest Madhya Pradesh & adjoining area. It is very likely to move north-northwestwards and recurve northeastwards thereafter. Under its influence steep pressure gradient persists over North Bay
. Description Strong hail and wind damaged the villages of the municipality. The situation was particularly difficult in the village of Gamarjveba, the roofs of houses, power lines were damaged. There was heavy rain in all the villages of the municipality, but the village of Gamarjveba was particula
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. Louis Charbonneau Governments should disregard the statement from the US President Donald Trump-chaired Board of Peace that “UNRWA has no place in the new Gaza,” the latest salvo in the US and Israeli government’s long-running campaign to destroy the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Pale
. “I strongly condemn the recent obstruction of humanitarian operations in Gaza by the de facto authorities, which endangered humanitarian personnel, intimidated workers delivering lifesaving food assistance and disrupted life-saving humanitarian operations. Yesterday, humanitarian workers were forc
. Key Messages Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes are expected in western and eastern areas of Zambia, June through September, as households rely on their own food stocks to meet their food needs. However, localized weather shocks, restrictions on livestock movement due to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD),
Countries: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu . Prashanth Pillay The 2025–2026 cyclone season challenged Pacific communities and the communication systems they rely on in a crisis. Tropical Cyclone Urmil (February–March) brought strong winds and heavy rain to parts of Vanuatu an
Countries: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Japan . The second team consists of staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), as well as registered doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, and is scheduled to depart Japan for Venezuela next we
Countries: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Japan .5 million in response to the earthquake disaster in Venezuela. With this Emergency Grant, the Government of Japan will provide humanitarian assistance in key sectors, including food, health and medical care, shelters and non-food items through th
. Description of the Event 19-01-2026 What happened, where and when? In January 2026, Tunisia experienced exceptionally heavy and sustained rainfall that triggered widespread flooding, flash floods, and river overflows across large parts of the country. According to meteorological authorities, rainf
. Situation Report No. 19Earthquakes in Venezuela12 July 2026Time: 9:00 pm Highlights Following the 24 June earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 (18:00 local time), authorities report more than 1,200 aftershocks. Official toll: 4,490 people dead and 16,740 injured. A total of 6,462 people have been
. Description The index case was identified in Epidemiological Week 19: a 6-year-old female of Kapengela village who presented at Shangombo District Hospital with fever, maculopapular rash, cough, conjunctivitis and coryza, with unknown vaccination history. A specimen was confirmed positive for Meas
. Description Despite the weakening of Typhoon Maysak, its circulation, combined with prevailing weather conditions, has continued to bring heavy rainfall across northern Viet Nam, particularly affecting the mountainous provinces of Dien Bien, Lao Cai and Thai Nguyen. Continued rainfall has maintain
. Executive summary The earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 on the Richter scale, which struck north-central Venezuela on 24 June 2026, caused widespread destruction to homes, public infrastructure, healthcare facilities, schools and essential services in seven states across the . According to offici
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. DENGUE CASE REPORTING During the 27th week, 7916 suspected dengue cases were reported across 25 districts, compared to 5998 cases in the previous week, reflecting an 32% increase. The Western Province accounted for 53.4% of total cases, with the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) contributing 2.9%, t
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Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . The emergency has now entered its second week and continues to widen in scope. While the low-pressure system that drove the initial spell of extreme rainfall has weakened and moved on over Uttar Pradesh, India, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) continues
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. IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIESMeteorological situation The synoptic process that causes abnormal heat in Central Asia is called a summer thermal depression. This process is the formation of persistent high-pressure ridges (anticyclones) that block the movement of air masses, impede cloud for
. HIGHLIGHTS On 24 June 2026, two consecutive earthquakes (M7.2 and M7.5) struck north-central Venezuela, affecting at least seven states, with La Guaira the most severely impacted. Authorities have since reported more than 1,202 aftershocks. The health response has transitioned from rapid damage as
. UNICEF calls for urgent action as peak wasting season nears and child food and nutrition insecurity puts 3.7 million children in Afghanistan at heightened risk of malnutrition KABUL, 12 July 2026 – A new UNICEF report released today highlights that child food and nutrition insecurity is one of the
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