Held on 23 and 24 September 2026, this year’s exercise was built around a simulated cross-border food safety emergency in the poultry supply chain, triggering a human health and food safety response under IHR and the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN). National IHR Focal Point
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Countries: occupied Palestinian territory, Norway . We are therefore providing NOK 125 million (appr. USD 13.2 million) to Palestine through UN and World Bank channels, including budget support to the Palestinian public sector,‘ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide. ...
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.2 and 7.5 in magnitude struck northern Venezuela, causing one of the country’s most serious disasters in recent decades. According to official figures, 6,509 people were killed and 60,785 affected homes were assessed, of which 11,001 were classified as high risk. “Three months a...
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. Peace, Justice, Inclusion A global look at where the world stands on building peaceful, just, and inclusive societies — and how far there is left to go. Foreword More than a decade after Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda, the conditions for sustainable development have chan...
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. May 2026 | Ukraine Key Messages • Closer proximity to the front line was associated with more severe reported needs. • A lack of money and insufficient access to jobs or livelihoods were the most frequently reported challenges experienced by most people in the North and South, ...
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. September 2026 | South Sudan This situation overview provides an update on conditions in Lafon County in August 2026, following reports of extreme health outcomes. Data collection involved key informant interviews and focus group discussions in three of the worst-affected payam...
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. More than 160 million people risk being trapped between crisis and recovery, UN Development Programme warns UNDP launches new Crisis Action Agenda calling for development investment from day one to help people recover faster and reduce vulnerability to future shocks. NEW YORK, ...
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. In Kisangani, MSF has been running the Ebola treatment centre (ETC) at Hôpital du Cinquantenaire, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, since the end of June. In the first week of September, patients were transferred to a new 22-bed ETC, built and run by MSF, increasing...
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. On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, high-level representatives of the six founding states of the Global Initiative to galvanize political commitment to international humanitarian law (IHL) and the president of the ICRC issued the following joint statement, ...
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Countries: occupied Palestinian territory, World .The projects, together worth a total of €43 million, will help restore essential water and solid waste management services for people in Gaza. The projects will be implemented together with UNICEF and UNDP and will address needs a...
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Countries: Lebanon, World . The new funding will cover three main areas and will support Lebanon in advancing key reforms; strengthening its economic recovery, enhancing security and border management; and maintaining essential services for the most vulnerable. It will also suppo...
