. This brief highlights how Site Management can contribute to Solutions from the Start by integrating preparedness, community engagement, information management, coordination, and advocacy from the earliest stages of displacement. It explores how early action can help prevent protracted displacement
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. 879 incidents across all 16 governorates, with declining volume concealing a hardening of violence: a reconstituting ISIS, the routinisation of Israeli military administration in the south, and a hazard burden that now kills more people than combat June was a month of consolidation rather than esc
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. 882 incidents and at least 792 confirmed fatalities across 36 states and the FCT, as ISWAP pairs nighttime compound infiltration with daytime supply-route interdiction Nigeria’s security environment intensified through June 2026, driven by a resurgent insurgent campaign in the North-East, an entre
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. May recorded the highest monthly number of civilian casualties since April 2022, underlining a broader surge in civilian harm since the start of 2026, driven by intensified front-line hostilities and longer-range attacks across Ukraine. Between March and May, at least 730 civilians were killed, an
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. 1. Community Engagement Guide: Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) for Humanitarian Cash Programming in Ukraine This Community Engagement Guide was developed by the Ukraine Cash Working Group (CWG) to support humanitarian partners in systematically engaging affected
. Context Ethiopia continues to face recurrent public health emergencies driven by the interaction of protracted conflict, climate shocks, population displacement, and weak service coverage. Cholera outbreaks remain a persistent risk, particularly in areas experiencing water scarcity, poor sanitatio
. Increasingly frequent floods, droughts, heatwaves, glacial lake outbursts and other climate-related hazards are putting lives, livelihoods and essential services at risk, particularly for people already living in poverty. Pakistan’s diverse geography, from high mountain ranges and the Indus Valley
. This study analyses the perceptions of populations living in displacement sites in Ituri Province regarding the resurgence of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the effects of the outbreak on their living conditions, and the main needs expressed to strengthen prevention and response efforts in the sites.
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. One year ago today, a group of local and national NGOs came together to establish the MLHCP based on a single conviction: humanitarian action in Mozambique must be led by those closest to the communities it serves. What we set out to build was a movement of like-minded organisations committed to t
. Lost livelihoods, damaged houses, displacement and other non-visible scars continue to leave marks the lives of thousands of Ukrainian families. With the support of the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund (UHF), Acted and its partners, the local civil society organizations (CSO) New Dawn and Light of Hope,
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. Situation Report No. 16Earthquakes in Venezuela09 July 2026Time: 9:00 pm Highlights Following the 24 June earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 (18:00 local time), authorities report more than 1,100 aftershocks. Official toll: 3,889 people dead and 16,740 injured. A total of 6,462 people have been
As this summer started, I slipped into spiritual sleepiness. For the last nine months of the school year, I’d served as editor for my college newspaper, vice president for a club, and a residence life leader, all while working several part-time jobs. In my exhaustion, God sustained me through the Ps
This piece was adapted from CT’s books newsletter. Subscribe here. Julia Higgins, Christ and His Bride: How Men and Women Tell the Story of the Gospel (B&H Books, 2026) “In the past thirty years or so, conversations about womanhood in the church have been low-key obsessed with what women shouldn’t b
Countries: Iran (Islamic Republic of), Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Somalia, Sudan . EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report assesses the humanitarian impacts and recovery challenges in humanitarian contexts resulting from the conflict between US–Israel and Iran. The analysis is anchored in a quantitative r
Countries: Pakistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of) .
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. • As of 6 July, almost 500,000 individuals remain internally displaced within Lebanon, as many families are unable to return to their home areas due to inaccessibility, destruction or continued insecurity. • Protection monitoring shows a shift from large-scale displacement towards more complex ret
Countries: World, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti . Beyond the Breaking Point, a new UN Women report published today on the impact of aid cuts, finds that at least one million women and girls have lost access to critical support since January 2025. The report is based on respons
. Since December 2024, over 655,000 Syrian refugees have returned home to Syria1 - most returning spontaneously to their areas of origin in Syria settling in with relatives or in rented properties in Syria. Return intentions amongst Syrian refugees in Lebanon continue to be highly individualized and
. The publication presents new evidence on how sustained reductions in humanitarian funding are affecting women-led and women's rights organizations—and the women and girls who depend on them. Building on UN Women's 2025 assessment of the initial impacts of funding reductions, the report draws on a
Countries: Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic . Since the escalation of hostilities on 2 March 2026, and until 30 June, the Syrian General Authority for Border and Customs (GABC) estimates that 581,409 Syrians crossed from Lebanon into Syria, while the Lebanese General Security (GSO) estimates that 491,2
Countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan .
.3 million children and women from malnutrition across Pakistan. Integrated into BISP, the Benazir Nashonuma Programme delivers nutrition and health services to the most vulnerable pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under the age of 2 through a nationwide network of 578 facilitation centr
. Anticipatory action is when humanitarian assistance is triggered before a crisis hits, so communities can protect lives, food security and livelihoods before the worst impacts unfold. WFP triggered the anticipatory action plan in Eastern Equatoria as drought risk intensifies and is now delivering
. Jul 2026 “The current Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak is unfolding in communities already exhausted by years of conflict and repeated displacement. “In DR Congo’s Ituri province – the current epicentre – displaced communities have faced years in shelters designed for temporary stay, with poor sanitation
. 105,813 households reached with rice bags as of May 2026, (53 percent female, 47 percent Male). Consolidation of June 2026 figures are ongoing. 4,354 mt of rice distributed KEY HIGHLIGHTS • WFP is supporting the Government of the Republic of Namibia to reinforce emergency preparedness, social prot
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Countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan .
. WMO highlights sand and dust storm hotspots, impacts and research Geneva, Switzerland (WMO) – Some parts of the world, including China and the US-Mexican border, experienced record- breaking sand and dust storms in 2025, impacting health and the environment and disrupting economic activities and t
. Anticipatory action is when humanitarian assistance is triggered before a crisis hits, so communities can protect lives, food security and livelihoods before the worst impacts unfold. WFP triggered the anticipatory action plan in Eastern Equatoria as drought risk intensifies and is now delivering
Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . Flash Flood & Landslide Update (9 July 2026): Heavy rainfall since 5 July has triggered flooding and landslides across Chattogram Division, affecting 7 districts and approximately 536,000 people, displacing around 17,000 people and causing 11 reported casualties.
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India (MNN) – From tighter paperwork to tighter pressure, India's latest Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) regulations could make ministry even more difficult for Christian organizations. India recently updated the FCRA with stricter reporting requirements on non-profits. The new regulation
International (MNN) — Imagine growing up and not being able to communicate with the people you love most – even your parents. Sadly, this describes the reality for most Deaf kids. “Many, many Deaf children, 90 percent or more, don’t get access to any language until school age,” DOOR International’s
Ukraine (MNN) — Ukrainians are still recovering after a wave of Russian attacks on cities across the country last week. At least 48 people were killed, many were injured, and countless others lost their homes. The strikes were the deadliest to hit Kyiv this year. Eric Mock with Slavic Gospel Associa
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