. Food and agricultural trade increased fivefold between 2000 and 2024, with low- and middle-income countries becoming more integrated into global markets. Yet these markets face growing exposure to shocks, including extreme weather, conflicts, pandemics, macroeconomic pressures and financial crises
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. Two weeks after the 24 June seismic doublet (magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, 39 seconds apart), Venezuela's emergency has shifted from acute search and rescue into sustained, multi-sector humanitarian operations, even as rescuers occasionally still find survivors and already-weakened buildings continue to
Countries: Sudan, Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan, Uganda .
Countries: Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen .
Countries: Sudan, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Yemen .
. Food and agricultural trade increased fivefold between 2000 and 2024, with low- and middle-income countries becoming more integrated into global markets. Yet these markets face growing exposure to shocks, including extreme weather, conflicts, pandemics, macroeconomic pressures and financial crises
. Using a new methodology, this report estimates the human cost of disaster displacement in Bangladesh and shows how this evidence can inform disaster risk reduction, recovery planning and investment decisions. Bangladesh is among the countries most affected by disaster displacement worldwide. Betwe
. This methodological note introduces a new methodology for estimating the human costs of internal displacement using a life-year approach. Developed for researchers and practitioners, it provides a framework for quantifying the impacts of displacement to inform policies and investment decisions. In
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Countries: Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic .
Countries: Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic .
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. Mozambique continued facing overlapping humanitarian challenges in June 2026, including conflict-related displacement in Cabo Delgado, the impacts of flooding, and growing concerns over drought and disease outbreaks. Conflict-related displacement continued to drive humanitarian needs in Cabo Delga
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Countries: Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan . Executive Summary The year 2025 was marked by both significant progress and growing pressure in Uganda’s refugee response. As one of the world’s leading refugee-hosting countries, Uganda continued to provide protection and opportunit
. Bogota, 9 July 2024 - In the latest report to the Security Council on the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, welcomed that, during the reporting period, President Gustavo Petro reaffirmed his commitment to the comprehensive implemen
Countries: Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan .
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda . Since 2024, NRC has delivered First-line Education Responses in eight crisis-affected countries. The response modality uses Learning through Play to support
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. In 2025, hunger was driven by violent conflicts, natural disasters, and economic shocks, compounded by severe constraints on humanitarian access, which limited food availability for those most in need. More than 1.4 million people lived in famine-like conditions across six WFP operations – Haiti,
. In 2025, hunger was driven by violent conflicts, natural disasters, and economic shocks, compounded by severe constraints on humanitarian access, which limited food availability for those most in need. More than 1.4 million people lived in famine-like conditions across six WFP operations – Haiti,
Countries: Syrian Arab Republic, Sweden . Executive Summary Funded by the Swedish Ministry of Justice, this study examined the mobility intentions of Syrians in Sweden following the change in government in the Syrian Arab Republic (henceforth referred to as Syria) at the end of 2024. Conducted betwe
Countries: Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan .
Countries: Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan .
. President, Since the Secretariat’s last briefing on Sudan in October, the conflict has again intensified - confirming fears that the dry season would bring increased fighting and renewed attacks on civilians. Each passing day brings staggering levels of violence and destruction. Civilians are endu
. President, One year ago, the hope of millions of Syrians was realized when then President Assad fled the country. As they celebrated earlier this month the events that culminated on 8 December 2024, Syrians again reaffirmed their abiding belief in peace, stability, prosperity, and justice for thei
Countries: World, Burundi, Niger, Sri Lanka . I am grateful to see so many of you here today – peacebuilders, youth and women’s networks, community leaders and human rights defenders from across the globe. Your presence reminds us that peacebuilding is at its core, a people-centered endeavor. Instit
. Despite cautious optimism around resumed diplomatic efforts, 2025 has been one of the deadliest for the people of Ukraine. Civilian casualties between January and November this year were 24 percent higher compared to the same period in 2024. These figures continue to increase, as the Russian Feder
Centuries before the New Testament authors wrote their gospels, Homer laid down his own evangelium: Now royal Odysseus, who had borne the long war, spoke again: …“Your lord is now at hand.And I expect a gift for this good news [evangelion]when he enters his own hall. Till then I would nottake a rag,
Last month, Elon Musk became the first trillionaire in recorded history. A trillion requires imagination. It approaches a quarter of total US federal tax revenue. It exceeds the combined net worth of Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos. According to Oxfam, it surpasses the total wealth of the
Florence Mwendwa, 49, proudly showed off her walker as she took unsteady steps up a rocky path surrounded by tea farms in rural Kenya. Her husband, Ashford Mutwiri, helped her walk, but the health workers who visit her regularly at home told her she was looking so much better than a few months ago,
Robert Sloan Jr., president of Houston Christian University, suffered a massive stroke and died on July 4 at age 77. Sloan played baseball as a Baylor University undergraduate in the late 1960s and was president of the university from 1995 to 2005. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary president
Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . Since 6 July, multiple landslides have claimed the lives of Rohingya refugees and local residents, including several children, highlighting the urgent need for continued disaster preparedness and early action measures. The latest tragedy occurred on 8 July when a hil
Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar . The landslide came after at least eight people – including five children – died in flooding and landslides on 6 July in Cox’s Bazar, the world’s largest refugee settlement, that is home to more than one million Rohingya refugees, most of them women and children. Seve
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. Highlights • The humanitarian crisis continues to evolve following the twin earthquakes of 24 June. According to OCHA (7 July), 3,685 people have died, 16,740 have been injured, more than 1,000 aftershocks have been recorded and 6,462 people have been rescued, with La Guaira remaining the hardest-
. Suite aux affrontements armés survenus dans plusieurs localités du département de l'Artibonite — à Mapou (1ère section communale de La Croix-Périsse, commune de L'Estère) le 18 juin 2026, ainsi qu'à Jean-Denis (1ère section communale de Bas Coursin I, commune de Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite), Be
. From policymakers to entrepreneurs, Asia and the Pacific’s agricultural innovations took centre stage at the first-ever FAO Global Conference on Smart Farming. Held from 1 to 3 July 2026 at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome, Italy, the conferenc
. Project HOPE continues to expand its earthquake response across northern Venezuela as humanitarian operations transition from rescue efforts to sustained health and humanitarian assistance activities. Our team is scaling up mobile medical services, strengthening support for primary health faciliti
Countries: Guam, Japan, Northern Mariana Islands (The United States of America) . Logistics corridor (air and sea access) STAR Marianas Air has canceled all inter-island flights, while A.B. Won Pat International Airport resumed flight operations on 7 July as Guam moved to Condition of Readiness 4 an
. The response is transitioning from live rescue to recovery. Live rescues are now rare exceptions. Missing-persons estimates range from tens of thousands (unverified crowd-sourced registries cite 43,000 to 46,000), against no confirmed official figure. The UN is planning against a scenario of up to
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