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As #Ebola impacts multiple #DRCongo provinces, @UNESCO looked at how people get disease-related information. The findings will support media partnerships to share trusted, locally relevant updates and challenge misinformation. buff.ly/iqlP7cB
📷 UNESCO
More than two-thirds of people in #Myanmar are living in multidimensional #poverty or at risk of falling into it, leaving millions with little resilience to future crises. Read the @UNDP report: buff.ly/XqB6vfE
📷 WFP
ReliefWeb is celebrating 30 years! Since 1996, OCHA’s humanitarian information service has shared verified disaster updates from thousands of organizations worldwide. We asked our community to reflect on its impact, history, and future. buff.ly/wh7rP8r
Living conditions in Burundi's Busuma camp are deteriorating rapidly as humanitarian funding dries up. Over 35,000 Congolese refugees face critical food shortages, inadequate shelter, and health risks forcing many to consider returning to DRC buff.ly/hAB0zWn
📷MSF
Since 1996, more than 3,200 organizations have published 1.1 million reports and maps about crises on ReliefWeb. For our 30th anniversary, we look back at the data behind the platform over the 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 buff.ly/jx5XnHi
Funding cuts leave half a million people in Gaza without WFP food assistance buff.ly/xmEvNwV
📸 WFP
Turning forecasts into action: Across Africa, Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies are working to translate risk information into practical action. buff.ly/O6lgiEa
📸 IFRC
🌍 What could a potential El Niño in 2026–2027 mean for humanitarian needs worldwide?
Explore the latest forecasts, analysis and updates on possible impacts, preparedness and response efforts in ReliefWeb's dedicated topic page.
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#ElNino #Climate
More than 8,000 children in #Panama need humanitarian assistance following the 7.5-magnitude earthquake.
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📸 UNICEF/UNI1018604/AFP
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Israeli forces have installed more gates along the main road to Hebron’s Old City in the West Bank.
These are part of a wider system of movement restrictions affecting about 8,500 Palestinians.
Most remaining residents depend on humanitarian aid to get by.
.@Refugees sounds the alarm as 8.3 million risk losing their lifeline. More findings on the cost of underfunding in ‘𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙀𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙙’: buff.ly/McgFnZX
📸 UNHCR/Ala Kheir
Losing a home reverberates through communities, disrupting livelihoods, education, health, and access to services. This report by @UNDRR underscores the urgency of reducing housing risk before the next emergency. Read it here: buff.ly/jttkGpc 📷️ UNDRR/Huy Thoai
Cholera cases surge as conflict in Yemen displaces over 200 000 people buff.ly/DK9Jeg6
📸WHO
Economic losses don't capture the full impact on the most vulnerable. @REACH_info shows Somali households entered the drought with few assets, low incomes and limited access to services. buff.ly/WLBctKe
📷 IOM Somalia 2022/ Ismail Osman
Rising energy prices, El Niño and higher borrowing costs could push millions into poverty as countries struggle to support households—especially in sub‑Saharan Africa and South/East Asia. Read @UNDP report buff.ly/mElWqfp
📷 UNDP
Death toll in Djibouti shipwreck reaches 139 according to IOM buff.ly/JAc1Xkc
📸 IOM
More than 32,000 children have been affected by floods in Nepal. With winter approaching and schools, health facilities and water systems damaged, @UNICEF calls for sustained cash assistance and winter support
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More than 200,000 people have been displaced in Yemen in a month. @MSF reports rising malnutrition and cholera risks, with families sheltering in schools and mosques and struggling to access healthcare
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Nearly 4 million people are displaced across Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. @Refugees warns that attacks, climate shocks and funding cuts are deepening the crisis. Its Sahel response is only 27% funded.
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