UNHCR sounds the alarm as 8.3 million risk losing their lifeline GENEVA – Continued severe funding cuts are pushing refugee support and protection structures towards breaking point in the world’s main displacement situations, forcing UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to scale back core programmes, lea
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. The collaboration between Grameen Foundation and the Rural Finance Initiative (RUFI) in Palabek, supported by the USAID-funded Uthabiti Activity, was dedicated to advancing financial inclusion among refugee and host community members. This partnership focused on increasing acce...
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. Préface 1. Le présent rapport annuel du Directeur présente les progrès accomplis par l’Organisation panaméricaine de la Santé (OPS) et ses États Membres de juillet 2025 à juin 2026, une période marquée par des contraintes financières de même que des besoins de santé publique, d...
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Countries: Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic . CONTEXT As of the end of August 2026, Iraq generously hosts over 343,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, the majority (88%) of whom are Syrians. Close to 80% of this population resides in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. While most refugees and a...
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. 4.1 million people assisted in August 2026 18,200 mt food distributed in August 2026 USD 7.7 million cash transferred in August 2026 USD 591 million required in the next six months (September 2026-February 2027) KEY HIGHLIGHTS In August, WFP reached a record 4.1 million people ...
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Countries: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) . Highlights On 11 June 2026, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) declared El Niño conditions,...
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Countries: Afghanistan, Djibouti, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen .
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. Mali: Damning evidence of war crimes by state armed forces and Wagner Group personnel – new report Killings of civilians during military joint operations Civilians tortured to death in detention, others subjected to simulated drowning, beatings and electric shocks Fulani, Arabs...
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. 671,000 people assisted in August (55% female) 668 mt food distributed in August USD 4.6 million cash transferred in August USD 196 million required in the next six months (October 2026 – March 2027) KEY HIGHLIGHTS One-third of Somalia’s population (5.4 million people) is acute...
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Countries: Ukraine, Norway . Norway is also co-hosting a conference in Toronto to raise international awareness of their situation. Many Ukrainian children are currently in Russia after being unlawfully deported or forcibly transferred there. In addition, an unknown number of Ukr...
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Countries: Indonesia, Japan . The Government of Indonesia expressed its appreciation for the activities by the JDR Self-Defense Forces Unit. The Government of Japan will continue working closely with the Government of Indonesia to advance cooperation in the fields of disaster res...
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Days before our first baby arrived, I had one job left on my list: assemble the crib. I knew I needed to. I knew why. But when I opened the box to find 40 wooden dowels, a tiny Allen wrench, and an instruction manual with more stick figures than words, I had one problem: I didn’t...
