. Geneva, 25 June 2026 We are fully mobilised to support the people of Venezuela following the deadly and devastating earthquakes that hit the country yesterday. I’m in constant contact with our team in Caracas, led by Humanitarian Coordinator Gianluca Rampolla, to ensure a swift and effective respo
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. LETTER FROM THE HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR I am pleased to present the 2025 Annual Report of the Central African Republic Humanitarian Fund (CAR HF).This report shows that, despite a sharply constrained financial environment, the Fund was used strategically to address the most urgent humanitarian ne
Much of the world knows Peter Stafford as the missionary doctor who contracted Ebola during the most recent outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But in his home village of Nyankunde, he sometimes goes by a different name. “They call me ‘Father of Luke,’” Stafford told CT. “Papa de Luke.
. The lingering question is whether we will build systems strong enough to ensure that every child, in every community, benefits from them. The progress is undeniable. In 2024 alone, vaccination is estimated to have averted 1.9 million deaths across Africa, contributing to more than 51 million lives
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Countries: Ethiopia, South Sudan . Highlights Emergency WASH services were sustained across Luakdong, Tormorok and surrounding areas through strong coordination among UNHCR partners, ensuring continuity of critical water supply, sanitation, hygiene promotion, and infrastructure support. Water produc
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Countries: Ethiopia, South Sudan .
Countries: Ethiopia, South Sudan .
Countries: Ethiopia, South Sudan .
Countries: Ethiopia, South Sudan .
Countries: Ethiopia, South Sudan .
. By the end of 2026, more than 16,000 children with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) are expected to benefit from this programme, which aims to prevent deterioration into life‑threatening malnutrition. “Malnutrition remains alarmingly widespread in Kebbi State and is a leading cause of death among
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. ABOUT MTM The Mobility Tracking Matrix (MTM) is a system that tracks and monitors population mobility and displacement. MTM is adapted to the context in Kazakhstan based on IOM’s Global Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) methodology.¹ DTM is designed to regularly and systematically capture, proces
. METHODOLOGY MTM implements the BMA in Tajikistan to track mobility, provide information on population estimates, geographic distribution of migrant workers and return migrants, reasons for migration and countries of return. Data is collected at the community (Deha, Mahalla)2 level from key informa
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. Overview On 18 June 2026, armed bandits attacked the communities of Gamo and Birnin Magaji in Birnin Magaji ward, Gamo and Falale in Falale ward and Birnin Tudu in Birnin Tudu ward of Gummi Local Government Area (LGA), Zamfara State. According to key informants, the attack displaced 8,796 individu
Countries: Gambia, Canary Islands (Spain) .
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. I. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Context The 17th Ebola Virus Disease outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on 15 May 2026. Caused by the Bundibugyo viral strain, a rare variant for which there is currently no approved vaccine or specific treatment, the outbreak was initially loca
Countries: Lebanon, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic .
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. Explosive ordnance continues to injure and kill people in Deir ez-Zor, Syria MSF’s latest report shares data from Deir ez-Zor, Syria, where people continue to be injured by landmines, unexploded ordnance, and abandoned explosives. Over a one-year period, more than 215 injured people were treated a
. Pour soutenir leurs activités agricoles avant le début de la saison des pluies, malgré les pénuries de carburant aggravées par la situation au Moyen-Orient, le Comité international de la Croix‑Rouge (CICR) a distribué des semences et de l’engrais à 132 000 agriculteurs et leurs proches, soit deux
. To support their agricultural activities before the onset of the rainy season, despite fuel shortages worsened by the situation in the Middle East, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has distributed seeds and fertilizers to 132,000 farmers and family members – more than twice as m
. HIGHLIGHTS Temporary suspension of humanitarian activities on the routes around Zémio Batangafo: More than 2,900 people benefit from improved access to water, hygiene, and sanitation 2,700 households receive food supplies for three months in Vakaga GENERAL CONTEXT Haut-Mbomou Prefecture – South-Ea
. Geneva, 25 June 2026 We are fully mobilised to support the people of Venezuela following the deadly and devastating earthquakes that hit the country yesterday. I’m in constant contact with our team in Caracas, led by Humanitarian Coordinator Gianluca Rampolla, to ensure a swift and effective respo
Countries: Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Romania . World Vision started working in Ukraine in March 2022 through 6 and now 3 active offices in Ukraine (Kyiv, Dnipro, Mykolaiv), which currently support aid efforts reaching conflict-affected people. While also supported Ukrainian refugees and host commun
. Our thoughts are with all those who have lost loved ones, been injured, or seen their homes and livelihoods destroyed. At this difficult moment, we stand in solidarity with the people of Venezuela as well as the first responders working tirelessly to save lives and assist those affected. Many peop
. Nos pensées vont à toutes les personnes qui ont perdu des proches, ont été blessées ou ont vu leurs foyers et leurs moyens de subsistance anéantis. En ce moment difficile, nous nous tenons aux côtés du peuple vénézuélien ainsi que des premiers intervenants qui œuvrent sans relâche pour sauver des
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After Victor Adedeji’s father died from injuries sustained in a car accident in 2011, Adedeji, then 14 years old, spent seven months living at his grandmother’s home in Ilesa, a remote town in Osun state, southwest Nigeria. In the mornings, Adedeji woke up to the smell of the fish his grandmother ha
Eleven American Pentecostal pastors sat nervously with Pope Francis at the Vatican in June 2016. The meeting, arranged by Thomas Schirrmacher, then chair of the theological commission of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), was an opportunity for the guests to ask the pontiff anything they wanted.
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Countries: World, Qatar . Qatar Charity participated in a panel discussion held as part of World Refugee Day, titled “From Survival to Opportunity: Advancing Refugee Resilience and Inclusion.” The event was organized by the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the United Nations High Commissioner f
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