. Ahmed was killed while he was providing first aid to injured people following earlier attacks. He was a volunteer of the Sudanese Red Crescent Society's North Kordofan Branch. He was serving his community and supporting humanitarian activities when the incident occurred. The IFRC extends its deepe
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. Highlights This is a practical guide designed to help practitioners and advocates apply behavioural science to protect children from environmental health threats. Grounded in evidence and real‑world experience, the guide translates behavioural insights into actionable strategies that can shift nor
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Countries: occupied Palestinian territory, Canada . Today’s announcement comes as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to intensify and conditions in the West Bank deteriorate amid Israeli settlement expansion and rising extremist settler violence. This funding brings Canada’s total contributio
Countries: World, Iran (Islamic Republic of) . Billionaire wealth has so far surged by nearly $10 trillion amid the fifth global economic crisis since 2020. G7 countries slashed aid to the world’s poorest countries by $48 billion between 2024 and 2025 —a sum G7 billionaires accumulated in just nine
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Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda . Event description The Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak continues to evolve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda since our last update (Sitrep #3) with data as of 31 May 2026. Democratic Republic of the Congo In the Democratic
. Key Messages Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are expected to persist from May through September in the regions of Tillabéry, Diffa, and northwestern Tahoua, where insecurity has led to poor agricultural production, early depletion of food stocks, and a heavy reliance on markets for both displaced an
Countries: Chad, Sudan . Key Messages Crisis! (IPC Phase 3!) outcomes are expected to persist between May and September in the provinces of Ennedi-Est (Wadi Hawar), Wadi Fira (Dar Tama, Kobé), Ouaddaï (Assoungha), and Sila (Kimiti). Refugees continue to arrive without livelihood assets. With worseni
Countries: World, Luxembourg .1 million to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), bolstering core and flexible resources to drive sustainable development and crisis response worldwide. The contribution represents the first instalment for 2026 under the 2026–2029 Strategic Partnership Frame
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. Disclaimer: Figures that are yet-to-be verified by the UN are attributed to their source. Casualty numbers have been provided by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Israeli authorities. The fatality breakdowns currently cited are those that the MoH in Gaza has fully identified as of 31 December 2
. Highlights The situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is rapidly deteriorating, the UN Secretary-General warns. In the West Bank, more than one third of essential medicines is out of stock and over 11,000 surgeries have been postponed since the beginning of 2026, the Palestinian Ministry
. Summary Quick guide to access logistics services through the Logistics Cluster in the DRC Ebola response, including specific information on transport from Entebbe to Bunia.
Be filled with the Spirit . . . giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 5:18–20) I have a thought experiment for you (which I borrowed from G.K. Chesterton). Imagine you are sailing across the ocean and a great storm wrecks your boat
. The nutrition cluster is issuing this alert based on the latest available evidence to draw urgent attention to the deteriorating nutrition situation across Afghanistan. The peak wasting season will begin in July and will continue for at least 3-4 months, which will further exacerbate the already d
Countries: Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic . Situation overview Impact of ongoing airstrikes • Lebanon’s security situation remained highly unstable over the past two weeks, with hostilities concentrated in the south and periodic strikes affecting areas near Beirut. • C
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. Background and Objective As part of the Logistics Working Group (LWG) 2026 Workplan, Indicator 2.1, a joint field visit was conducted to the HI/ATLAS Afghanistan Regional Warehouses in Herat. The visit, organized in close collaboration with LWG members, aimed to enhance inter-agency coordination,
. Brief Analysis The calls to Radio Ergo’s nationwide audience feedback platform in the week 4-10 June 2026 indicated a continuing mixed picture of rainfall in some areas with drought and water shortage in others. Many callers pointed out the uneven pattern of the rain. Whilst more callers spoke of
. Alors que la RDC fait face à sa 17e épidémie de maladie à virus Ebola — déclarée le 15 mai 2026 dans les provinces de l'Ituri, du Nord-Kivu et du Sud-Kivu — les inégalités de genre déterminent directement qui est exposé, qui peut accéder aux soins et si la riposte sera acceptée par les communautés
In a Muslim village in East Africa, 47 people confessed belief in Christ. But then Christian persecution came. Radical Muslims went house-to-house, threatening new believers and demanding they return to Islam. All but two of the new Christians renounced their faith. Brother Paulo, a leader in YWAM F
. The attack killed one person and injured at least four civilians, with the scale of destruction spanning across the hospital building, 18 private homes, and four ambulances. The hospital and its adjacent primary healthcare center have been supported by IRC since 2022, providing medical supplies, c
. Ahmed was killed while he was providing first aid to injured people following earlier attacks. He was a volunteer of the Sudanese Red Crescent Society's North Kordofan Branch. He was serving his community and supporting humanitarian activities when the incident occurred. The IFRC extends its deepe
When David wrote a song about becoming king, he ascribed all his victories to the God who gave them. How do we join David in such God-besotted praise?Watch Now
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Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda . Situation at a glance The Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to evolve rapidly, with increasing case numbers and geographic spread. As of 10 June, a cumulative of 676 confirmed cases, includi
. As of 28 May 2026, assessments have covered 279 wards in 29 LLGs, across 10 districts and 5 affected provinces. Findings indicate over 143,000 people affected, with over 127,000 people in need of humanitarian assistance, and 55 reported fatalities. Priority needs identified include food assistance
My other children have never invited their friends to my home. Autism. A mysterious spectrum of certain capacities. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), where the brain locks you up until you perform certain tasks or arrange things a certain way. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), wher
. 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
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda .4 per cent – or 244 of 457 – of laboratory-confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, where demographic information is available. Among adolescents, girls accounted for more than 61 per cent – or 27 out of 37 l
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
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