IN NUMBERS 35,611 people assisted in August (51% female) 487.2 mt food distributed in June USD 372,987 cash transferred in June USD 24 required in the next six months (August 2026 – January 2027) KEY HIGHLIGHTS Despite the escalation in the region, WFP remains steadfast in its commitment to the pe
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. Highlights According to the Ministry of Education (MEDUCA), 619 schools are affected, including 35 with severe damage. The government continues to assess the state of schools in the affected areas to determine conditions for safe reopening. UNICEF has offered its support to the...
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. Highlights Government authorities reported 1,458 deaths and 5,285 people missing, including 195 children. UNICEF-supported mental health and psychosocial support reached 16,216 people (11,077 people through community platforms, 4,245 people through health services and 894 child...
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Countries: Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Mali . Highlights As of August 2026, an estimated 96,153 refugees and asylum seekers, including 45,544 children, have fled to northern Côte d’Ivoire due to the worsening security situation in Burkina Faso and Mali. Since the beginning of 20...
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. ADEN, 16 October 2026 — UNFPA is issuing an urgent warning: Escalating hostilities in the city of Taiz have severed access to live-saving care for more than 147,600 women and girls of childbearing age. As violence escalates and newly displaced families have flooded the city fro...
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. HIGHLIGHTS Ten months after Hurricane Melissa, food security conditions show partial but uneven recovery. Most indicators have improved from their immediate post-hurricane peaks but remain worse than pre-Melissa levels, particularly in the hardest-hit western and north-western ...
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. Brief Summary Among the audience feedback recorded this week (8-14 October 2026) on Radio Ergo’s nationwide independent phone-in platform, several callers spoke of destructive floods that were caused by river overflows or very heavy rainfall. These came mostly from parts of Hir...
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. Executive Summary The Occupied Palestinian Territories face a catastrophic humanitarian crisis marked by severe food insecurity, mass displacement, and the near-collapse of essential services. In Gaza, the majority of the population relies entirely on humanitarian assistance, w...
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. For almost three school years, around 765,000 children in Gaza have had no formal in-person schooling, and every one of them has lost learning. Nearly all school buildings have been damaged or destroyed. Temporary Learning Spaces now give hundreds of thousands of children a pla...
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Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen . Discussions highlighted how sustained political leadership, stronger immunization systems and regional cooperation are essential to finish polio eradication and to protect more ch...
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. It is about listening, responding and building trust so that communities can help shape decisions that affect their lives and recover with dignity. With support from IFRC and partners, MRCS has strengthened community engagement and accountability, giving people safe and accessi...
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. They went from around 17,000 cases between January and September 2025 to almost 20,000 cases over the same period this year. Young children, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers are the hardest hit. The increase is sharpest in Mubi, in Adamawa State, where admissions rose b...
