Updates

Under fire and freezing, children in Ukraine endure the harshest winter of war

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Representative to Ukraine, Munir Mammadzade, to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva GENEVA,...

Ecuador

WFP Ecuador Country Brief December 2025

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Guatemala

WFP Guatemala Country Brief December 2025

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Ukraine

Ukraine Energy Emergency: Civilians Shiver In -20° Without Heat Or Power

Civilian suffering in Ukraine has surpassed our worst fears. As confirmed this week by the United Nations, 2025 was the deadliest year for civilians in Ukraine since 2022. Conflict-related violence...

Cameroon

Cameroon - Killings of civilians (DG ECHO, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 16 January 2026)

On 14 January, 14 civilians including women and children were reportedly killed in their sleep when suspected Non State Armed Group (NSAG) members raided Gidado, a community in Cameroon's North West...

Malawi

Malawi - Weather-related disasters (DG ECHO, Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA), Malawi Red Cross, Health Cluster) (ECHO Daily Flash of 16 January 2026)

Since the onset of the rainy season in December, widespread stormy rains, strong winds, flash floods, and lightning, has affected some 160 000 people, across 29 districts. The Department of Disaster...

Peru

Peru - Landslide (media, SENHAMI, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 16 January 2026)

A landslide triggered by heavy rainfall occurred in the district of Perené of the province of Chanchamayo in the northern Junín region on 13 January, central Peru. As of 16 January, media report...

South Africa

South Africa - Floods, update (media, SAWS) (ECHO Daily Flash of 16 January 2026)

North-eastern South Africa has been affected by heavy rainfall since December 2025, with Limpopo and Mpumalanga as the most affected provinces. Widespread flooding, mainly due to the overflow of the...

Mozambique

Mozambique - Severe weather and floods, update (INGD, NOAA - CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 16 January 2026)

The humanitarian impact of the widespread flooding that has been affecting southern Mozambique in recent weeks is increasing. According to the National Disaster Management Institute (INGD), as of 16...

Cameroon

WFP Cameroon Country Brief, November 2025

Operational Updates • Emergency food assistance: In November 2025, WFP assisted 122,515 refugees, IDPs and vulnerable host populations in the Far North, Northwest and Southwest regions, distributing...

Mozambique

Mozambique: Cabo Delgado, Nampula & Niassa Provinces Humanitarian Snapshot

OVERVIEW A series of attacks by non-State armed groups (NSAGs) in Nampula Province in late November triggered large-scale displacement in northern Mozambique, with humanitarian consequences unfolding...

Spain

Spain Weekly Snapshot - Week 2 (5 - 11 Jan 2026)

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Nigeria + 4 more

Humanitarian aid cuts push millions deeper into hunger amid rising violence and population displacement in West and Central Africa

A staggering 55 million people are expected to endure crisis levels of hunger, or worse, in the June-August 2026 lean season. More than 13 million children are set to suffer from malnutrition in 2026.