Can the Bible be funny? It’s one of those questions Christians love to debate, and it was on my mind as I sat down to watch The Promised Land, a situation comedy in which the situation is ancient Israel’s 40 years of wandering in the wilderness. The series (free to watch on YouTube) is filmed as a m
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. 19 June 2026 On 18 June, AMDA's Japanese aid workers arrived in General Santos, a city on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines, which was severely affected by the massive earthquake last week. Upon arrival, the team was joined by AMDA’s local partners. The Filipino authorities have reported t
. The 2025/26 Lean Season Assistance (LSA) cycle concluded in April, assisting 199,000 people across four districts. Due to logistical constraints, the activity was extended by one month into April. The 2025/26 agricultural season recorded an overall cereal production surplus; however, this positive
. These incidents shifted between conflict parties over time and across regions/states, from mainly local defense forces in the Sagaing region in the early years following the coup to the MAF, primarily in the Mandalay and Sagaing regions and Kayin and Rakhine state from 2025 onward. These incidents
Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . KEY HIGHLIGHTS • Over 1.17 million refugees received food assistance under the vulnerability-based targeting approach, alongside integrated nutrition, livelihoods, and resilience interventions. • Nearly 3 million students received nutritious school meals through the
Countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan . Summary Overview This Participatory Assessment (PA) seeks to examine how the Government of Pakistan’s Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan (IFRP) for Afghan refugees and the associated deteriorating protection environment in Pakistan has affected different groups
In this TGC Classic recorded at TGW2014, Tim and Kathy Keller, John Piper, Kathleen Nielson, and Don Carson discuss why they’re complementarians and how they see their theology work out practically in life and ministry. With candor and humor, they tell personal stories of how they came to their posi
Countries: Pakistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of) .
Can the Bible be funny? It’s one of those questions Christians love to debate, and it was on my mind as I sat down to watch The Promised Land, a situation comedy in which the situation is ancient Israel’s 40 years of wandering in the wilderness. The series (free to watch on YouTube) is filmed as a m
Sudan (MNN) — As Sudan’s civil war enters its fourth year, the resulting humanitarian crisis is far from over. Twenty million people cannot find enough to eat, including 4.2 million children suffering from malnutrition. Over four million Sudanese refugees remain scattered throughout neighboring coun
Myanmar (MNN) – Have Myanmar's military rulers found a powerful friend? Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing is visiting China this week on a state visit, receiving a formal welcome from President Xi Jinping. The trip offers more than diplomatic pageantry. For the junta government in Myanmar – which st
Venezuela (MNN) — Have you ever heard the phrase, ‘It takes a village to raise a child’? A similar process applies to Scripture delivery. It takes a whole team to get Scripture booklets from the factory to the port and to people in need. First, World Missionary Press prints millions of booklets and
Does the Bible support slavery? Perhaps no issue has been more fiercely debated in the last few years. Underneath this controversy are questions about the goodness of God, the authority and ethical consistency of Scripture, and the credibility of Christian witness. In a recent viral debate with Glen
. 2. Rationale 2.1 Background According to IOM Nigeria Crisis Response Plan 2024-2025,5 the country continues to face a severe humanitarian and protection crisis, particularly in the Northeast, Northcentral, and Northwest regions, affecting millions over the past 13 years. In the Northeast, conflict
. By Ariel G. Ruiz Soto, María Jesús Mora and Diego Chaves-González Guatemala has long received citizens who were forced to return from other countries, but this return movement has entered a period of flux. Since 2025, U.S. immigration enforcement has prioritized arrests from within the U.S. interi
. Site assessments are conducted through direct observations and group interviews with key informants, primarily composed of committees of displaced persons. Data collection teams, notably including brigadiers (field officers) from the General Directorate of Civil Protection (DGPC), carry out interv
Countries: Iran (Islamic Republic of), Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye, Turkmenistan . On 15 June 2026, the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran reached an agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding concerning the cessation of h
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. Description of the EventDate of event 04-07-2025What happened, where and when? During 2025, the rainy season between May and July caused severe impacts in the departments of Arauca, Caquetá, Chocó, Putumayo, and Vichada. Heavy rainfall led to river overflows, flooding both municipal urban centers
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda . A. SITUATION ANALYSISDescription of the crisis Nearly a month since the Bundibugyo Virus Disease (BVD) outbreak was declared in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, cases have sharply surged in both
. Esta situación complica la vida diaria de miles de personas, que se han visto forzadas a habitar espacios cada vez más reducidos, a casi tres años de la escalada del conflicto armado. El agua en Gaza es un bien escaso y muy preciado. El agua de mar contamina las fuentes de agua subterráneas, mient
Countries: World, Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Yemen . The dynamical models indicate that El Niño conditions are persisting, with a likelihood of b
Countries: Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo . Kinshasa - La deuxième réunion de la Commission Tripartite entre la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), la République Centrafricaine (RCA) et le Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les Réfugiés (HCR) s’est tenue à Kinsh
. New York, 18 June 2026 As delivered Madam President, Members of the Council, Seven months ago, this Council came together to pass, without objection, UN Security Council resolution 2803. A moment of hope – fragile, but real hope. It followed months of intensive mediation, including President Trump
. New York, 18 June 2026 As delivered Madam President, Members of the Council, Seven months ago, this Council came together to pass, without objection, UN Security Council resolution 2803. A moment of hope – fragile, but real hope. It followed months of intensive mediation, including President Trump
Countries: Côte d'Ivoire, Mozambique, Nigeria . These data briefs present the latest survey data on birth registration and certification in Côte d’Ivoire, Mozambique and Nigeria. Each one looks at current levels alongside trends over time and where available, projected future levels under different
Countries: Costa Rica, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) . The Mixed Movements Monitoring is an interagency initiative by UNHCR, WFP and UNICEF aimed at gath
. Near the city of Dunkirk, France, more than 1,000 displaced people are living in unsuitable and dangerous makeshift camps situated in the middle of an industrial site far from town centers. Among them are a growing number of isolated women who are vulnerable to violence, and are actively excluded
. It was aired live at webtv.un.org/ Bushra is in New York this week and in Washington DC next week, and she is available for interview. “History will remember whether this Council acted with urgency, courage and humanity. History will judge. But people in Gaza cannot wait for some future reckoning.
Countries: Barbados, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten (The Netherlands), Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Tur
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“Arif Salam,” 55, is a bicycle mechanic, husband, and father. He is also an independent preacher, openly sharing the gospel in his predominantly Muslim country, Bangladesh. During the afternoon of June 5, Salam heard knocking on his door. A group of men questioned him about why he did not perform Na
. Photo : OIM Allemagne/2026 Berlin, 18 juin 2026 — Pour les petits États insulaires en développement (PEID), la crise climatique remodèle déjà des vies, des moyens de subsistance et des perspectives d’avenir. À l’issue de réunions avec des représentants des PEID lors du Forum sur la mobilité climat
. Photo: IOM Germany/2026 Berlin, 18 June 2026 — For Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the climate crisis is already reshaping lives, livelihoods and futures. Speaking after meetings with SIDS representatives at the Climate Mobility Forum, Amy Pope, Director General of the International Organiz
Editor’s Note: The following is written by an International Christian Concern (ICC) staffer based in India. After my house was vandalized and destroyed by a radical Hindu mob, we were attacked, beaten mercilessly, and forcibly driven out of our village. Fleeing for our lives, we walked into the fore
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