Executive Summary This report presents the findings and methodology of the Minimum Expenditure Basket (MEB) review conducted in Syria and completed on 10 July 2026. To ensure that the revised MEB reflects both normative standards for essential needs and the prevailing economic realities faced by h
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This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. Several years ago, Shane Claiborne joined me on my podcast to tell me where I was wrong on the death penalty. He is against it; I was for it. I told him afterward that he had “almost persuaded me,” but not qu...
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. OVERVIEW Palestinians in Area C face a growing risk of forced displacement as Israeli legal and administrative measures, settlement expansion, movement restrictions, and targeted violence increasingly constrain their ability to live, move, and sustain their livelihoods. These o...
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. SHORT-TERM OUTLOOK AND IMPLICATIONS ON FOOD SECURITY: While Yemen’s acute food security crisis—with 18.3 million people facing acute food insecurity and over half the population in urgent need of humanitarian assistance—remains heavily driven by import dependency, rising prices...
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. They have lost homes, loved ones, livelihoods, and a sense of safety. Yet every day, they put on their uniforms, open clinic doors, and continue caring for others. Behind every patient treated is a healthcare worker who is fighting a battle of their own. A recent survey among C...
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. Now in the fifth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, civilians continue to endure the catastrophic impact of explosive weapons in populated areas (EWIPA), facing destruction, displacement, and long-term humanitarian consequences. Between July and September 2026, Uk...
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. Date of event 13-07-2025 What happened, where and when? Beginning on 13 July 2025, As-Suwayda Governorate experienced a significant deterioration in the security situation following an escalation of violence that resulted in widespread humanitarian consequences. The hostilities...
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. Security incidents increased steadily throughout 2026, from 192 in the first quarter to 213 in the second and 245 in the third, an overall rise of 28 per cent. In Q3, nearly four in five incidents involved violence against civilians, while 379 people were reportedly abducted. N...
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. Security incidents increased steadily throughout 2026, from 192 in the first quarter to 213 in the second and 245 in the third, an overall rise of 28 per cent. In Q3, nearly four in five incidents involved violence against civilians, while 379 people were reportedly abducted. N...
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. Patients need to be examined in a timely manner, referred to a specialized health-care facility when necessary, receive the treatment they need, and be able to continue that treatment without interruption. These were among the issues discussed at the recent Inter-Ministerial Co...
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Countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo . MSF is extremely concerned that conditions could deteriorate further, as several humanitarian organisations operating in the camp risk running out of funding in the coming weeks. “It feels as though we are goats tied to a sta...
