Afghanistan: Health Cluster Dashboard for Humanitarian Response Services (May 2026). The dashboard provides an overview of humanitarian health services across Afghanistan, showing coverage, population reached, and overall progress toward annual health targets. It highlights coordinated efforts by partners to deliver essential health services to communities in need.ReliefWebJun 21disaster
Ask Whatever I Wish? God’s Unblushing Promises for PrayerWith every new day, two of the great wonders of God’s world pass right before our noses. These two marvels become so common that we often miss their glory. They are ordinary, in one sense, but from time to time, we do well to pause and stand in fresh awe of God and his special means for our good. ThDesiring GodJun 21poverty
Yemen Agrometeorological Update: Food Security and Early Warning Information System (01 - 31 May 2026) [EN/AR]. HIGHLIGHTS: Precipitation: Rainfall across Yemen declined gradually in May 2026, though intermittent convective showers continued in the highlands—especially in Ibb—while monthly totals remained below the five-year average. Rainfall anomalies: Relative to the 30-year average, May 2026 was generallReliefWebJun 21disaster
Raising Kids in the Faith Is Simpler Than You May ThinkThe Story: A new report finds that the single biggest factor in whether children keep the faith isn't their church, their youth group, or their peers but their parents. The more surprising finding is what works at home, and how often well-meaning Christian parents get it backward. The Background: PaThe Gospel CoalitionJun 21missions
GLOBAL MISSIONS: Planning to Go, Willing to StayHow do you discern God's call and determine where He's leading you? How much of your prayer time is spent listening to Him? Ben Barrett, who's led The Voice of the Martyrs' work in South Asia, will help us answer those questions as he shares how God has led him and his wife into a new season of miniVoice of the MartyrsJun 20persecution
Evangelical Presbyterian Church clarifies stance on same-sex attracted clergyWorld MagazineJun 20missions
Lebanon: Flash Update #36 - Escalation of hostilities in Lebanon (as of 18 June 2026). HIGHLIGHTS Partial returns movement reported following the United States-Iran deal announced on 15 June. At least 3,884 deaths and 11,856 injuries due to hostilities recorded by the Ministry of Public Health since 2 March. A total of 103,800 Internally Displaced Persons remained in 627 collective ReliefWebJun 20disaster
Escalating Risks and Shrinking Services: GBV Situation in Somalia, Q1 2026. Executive Summary Women and girls in Somalia continued to face heightened risks of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) during the first quarter of 2026, driven by the combined effects of conflict, climate-induced displacement, food insecurity, and deteriorating protection environments. The most affected aReliefWebJun 20disaster
What Does the Name ‘Christ Jesus’ Mean? 1 Corinthians 1:1–3, Part 2Sometimes we can hear a name so often that we forget what it was originally meant to communicate. What does Paul mean by “Christ”?Watch NowDesiring GodJun 20missions
‘Moses Wrote of Me’: The Messianic Hope of the LawJesus claimed that Moses wrote about him long before he ever walked the earth as man. If that’s true, how could anyone miss Jesus in the words of Moses?Watch NowDesiring GodJun 20missions
Is My Pain God’s Punishment?Is my suffering a punishment? That’s often our first question when suffering lands unexpectedly on our doorstep. We wonder what we did wrong. We assume that if we check all the boxes, attend church regularly, and read the Bible, we’ll be protected from tragedy. And when that doesn’t happen, we’re fiDesiring GodJun 20poverty
AFGHANISTAN Nutrition Cluster Bulletin, Jan-Mar 2026. NUTRITION CLUSTER PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW: JAN - MAR 2026 As of March 2026, the Afghanistan Nutrition Cluster comprised 65 partners (including 4 UN agencies, 18 international NGOs, 41 national NGOs and PND/MoPH). Key achievements during the first quarter of 2026 included: Overall, the Nutrition ClustReliefWebJun 20disaster
The Good and Bad of Retrieval TheologyAs gospel-believing Christians, we know that God has sovereignly guided the church throughout all its history. Does this mean we’re obligated to believe everything the church has ever believed? If not, what are we to hold on to from the past? This is where retrieval theology enters the picture. RetrThe Gospel CoalitionJun 20missions
Egyptian Christian Imprisoned for Social Media PostsOn Jan. 3, Egyptian Christian Augustinos Samaan was sentenced to five years of hard labor after he was convicted of “contempt of religion” and “misuse of social media.” Samaan has a YouTube channel on which he posts apologetics videos comparing Christianity and Islam. Because of these videos, he wasInternational Christian ConcernJun 19persecution
Delayed Wages Push Christian to Commit Suicide in Punjab, PakistanFor several months, Waseem Masih took pride in his work, doing his part to keep the province of Punjab in Pakistan clean. Masih, a Christian, was employed under the Suthra Punjab initiative — a province-wide sanitation reform launched by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif that, according to iInternational Christian ConcernJun 19persecution
Appeals court blocks California law hiding child gender transitions from parentsWorld MagazineJun 19poverty
Regional Humanitarian Pooled Fund Colombia - Standard Allocation 2025 (As of may 2026). The Regional Humanitarian Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean (RHPF LAC) has launched its first standard allocation for 2025 in Colombia with US$1.5 million to address urgent humanitarian needs caused by armed conflict and disasters. The allocation seeks to support life-saving assistance throReliefWebJun 19disaster
Haiti: Latin America & The Caribbean Weekly Situation Update as of 19 June 2026Countries: Haiti, Canada, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) . KEY FIGURES 4.3M people could face high or very high impacts from El Niño in Colombia 2M children in Haiti lived within 5km of violent incidents between January - May 2026 22K confirmed cases of measlesReliefWebJun 19disaster
Videos Show Damage to Historic Iraqi Assyrian ChurchVideos circulating on social media this week appear to show extensive damage inside Mar Kiryakos Church in the village of Sharanish in Iraq’s Dohuk Governorate, prompting concern among Assyrians and other Christians over the fate of one of the area’s historic churches. The video shows disturbed pewsInternational Christian ConcernJun 19persecution
El Salvador: Regional Humanitarian Fund and Anticipatory Action - Municipalities with Response Activities.ReliefWebJun 19disaster
World Refugee Day: global displaced population in 2025 - DG ECHO Daily Map | 19/06/2026.ReliefWebJun 19disaster
Contractor fired after video shows him harassing dad, daughters in women's restroomWorld MagazineJun 19missions
Experience of abuse, seeking safety and decision-making among refugees and migrants in Italy (June 2026)Countries: Italy, World . This infographic draws on longitudinal 4Mi data collected in 2024 and 2025, among refugees and migrants who arrived in Italy from African countries via the Central Mediterranean Route, exploring how past experiences of violence and abuse along the journey relate to decisionReliefWebJun 19disaster
Niger at a crossroads: What happens after reaching Niger? Understanding onward movements, immobility, and risks (May 2026). Key findings Most respondents (87%) were initially planning to continue their journey beyond Niger. Among respondents planning to move onward (n=443), half (50%) reported lacking sufficient information on migration rules and regulations in their destination, a gap that could push them into unsafe ReliefWebJun 19disaster
Niger at a crossroads: Understanding refugee and migrant movements to Niger (May 2026). Key findings Nigerians make up more than half (55%) of the sample. Among them (n=279), the majority come from only two regions: Borno (36%) and Kano (25%). Refugees and migrants moving to Niger cite economic aspirations as their main motivation (93%), with violence, insecurity and conflict as addiReliefWebJun 19disaster
Pakistan: WHO and Sindh inaugurate a vaccination centre to serve 2.5 million people in District South, Karachi.5 million people from District South. The model Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) centre – supported by WHO with financial assistance from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance – was inaugurated by Sindh’s Minister for Health and Population Welfare, Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho, and WHO’s Representative in PaReliefWebJun 19disaster
WHO mission reviews preparedness and health system needs across five counties in Liberia. Conducted in collaboration with the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), county health authorities and other partners, the visit provided an opportunity to engage frontline health workers and identify priorities for strengReliefWebJun 19disaster
Strengthening access to safe blood saves lives in Nigeria. She needed urgent surgery. But first, her family had to find blood. “My relative had already donated during the first surgery,” she said. “We were calling people, searching everywhere. Some were willing but couldn’t donate. Others were unavailable.” After hours of searching, compatible blood was fReliefWebJun 19disaster
Ethiopia: One Drop of Humanity: A Humane Act Saves a Life and Restores Light. A child battling severe anemia regains strength because someone took a few minutes to roll up a sleeve and donate. Another person, living with corneal blindness,, can see the faces of loved ones again because a grieving family honored the wish of a cornea donor. These quiet acts of compassion wereReliefWebJun 19disaster
Mobilising trusted community voices to strengthen Lassa fever prevention in Nigeria. For many of them, daily interactions with commuters across rural and urban communities place them on the front lines of information sharing. Now equipped with practical knowledge and communication tools, they are helping to spread life-saving messages on how to prevent infection and seek care earlReliefWebJun 19disaster
DR Congo: Multi-Country Ebola Disease outbreak caused By the Bundibugyo virus Situation Report No. 5. The Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus (BVD) continues to evolve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with sustained transmission in eastern provinces and cross-border transmission resulting in epidemiologically linked cases in Uganda. Against a backdrop of insReliefWebJun 19disaster