The Western Pacific Region, one of the six regions of the World Health Organization (WHO), includes 38 countries and areas, with more than one quarter of the world’s population, 1.9 billion people.1 Every few years, Pacific island countries and areas experience the effects of El Niño - a naturally
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. As of 2 October 2026, CHF 13.04 million in confirmed multilateral hard pledges recorded against the CHF 18 million IFRC Secretariat Emergency Appeal (approximately 72% per cent). Continued funding is required to sustain the response and scale up early recovery interventions. On...
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Countries: Afghanistan, Djibouti, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen .
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. KEY HIGHLIGHTS • The Ministry of Health signed public-private partnership agreements with two private millers to enable the production and distribution of fortified rice for government-led programmes. The partnerships also create opportunities for the private sector partners to...
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. Cambodia experienced significant flooding throughout September 2026 due to prolonged heavy rainfall and tropical weather disturbances, affecting 10 provinces, 53 districts and cities, 255 communes/sangkats, and approximately 73,922 households nationwide. The floods damaged home...
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. Nearly four years after the adoption of the Political Declaration on explosive weapons in populated areas, bombing and shelling in towns and cities continue to kill and injure civilians on a massive scale. In 2025, the Explosive Weapons Monitor recorded more than 22,600 civilia...
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. PÒTOPRENS, 12 oktòb 2026 – Fon Imanitè pou Ayiti a (HHF) bay 75 milyon dola ameriken ankò, pou ede patnè imanitè yo reponn ak bezwen ki pi ijan yo. Yon seri bezwen ki pesiste akoz vyolans la k ap ogmante, plis moun k ap kouri kite lakay yo ak degradasyon sèvis esansyèl atravè p...
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. Operational Issues Programme Updates Winterisation Cash Assistance 2026-27 • Prioritisation and geographic focus: In view of constrained funding, prioritisation remains particularly important for the 2026-2027 winter response. While winter-related costs increase across Türkiye,...
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. KEY HIGHLIGHTS • With the start of the 2026/27 school year, 15 pilot schools are now using solar-powered infrastructure and modern kitchen equipment, improving school feeding operations, food management and learning environments for 4,075 beneficiaries, including 4,000 students...
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. Operational Issues Winterisation Cash Assistance 2026-27 Targeted Provinces: 11 Provinces impacted by 2023 February earthquakes Household-level Targeting: 2026-2027 winter assistance will include, • Non-SSN recipients. • Shelter and living conditions, focusing on winter-specifi...
