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Executive Summary Mexico stands at a critical juncture. Peacefulness has long been undermined by diverse security challenges, including large-scale organized criminal activity, pervasive violent...

AS DELIVERED Thank you Mr. President (Ambassador Fu Cong, China) 1. Since I briefed the Council from Damascus three weeks ago, we have seen progress towards accountability and sustained international...

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CRISIS IMPACT OVERVIEW Between January–April 2026, Manabí recorded 386 homicides, accounting for 12.9% of the national total. While this marks a slight deceleration from the peak of late 2025 (474...

Kuala Lumpur / Genève, 7 mai 2026 — Alors que les besoins humanitaires augmentent plus rapidement que les ressources disponibles, l’IFRC renforce la préparation aux catastrophes en Asie-Pacifique...

As the war intensified in Gaza, through much of 2025, a quiet transformation was underway. A low-tech solution enabled residents to make tens of thousands of purchases of essential goods, even as...

Kuala Lumpur / Geneva, 7 May 2026 — As humanitarian needs grow faster than available resources, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is strengthening disaster...

This handbook provides information about the disaster management (DM) system of Taiwan.* It includes key actors, natural hazards, and context to inform international planners and practitioners who...

VIENTIANE, Lao PDR – The SEADRIF Insurance Company and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have introduced an innovative, impact-based disaster risk insurance policy in Lao PDR. The policy...

The document outlines the coordination structure of the Shelter, Land, and Site Coordination (SLSC) Cluster in Afghanistan. Updated as of March, 2026, it details the leadership and coordination teams...

National health sector coordination, Damascus • Provided sector level inputs for the preparation of 2025 WHO Syria Annual Report. • Provided inputs to the UNCT report to UPR • Conducted bilateral...

LUBUMBASHI, (Haut-Katanga). En République démocratique du Congo (RDC), les maladies infectieuses demeurent la principale cause de morbidité et de mortalité à travers le pays, année après année,...

1. Context 1.1 Introduction Nepal, a landlocked mountain country of nearly 30 million people, is marked by social and ecological diversity and a largely agrarian economy. Water underpins agriculture,...

2. Rationale 2.1. Background The full-scale invasion has triggered a protracted humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Intensified hostilities and systematic strikes on energy infrastructure have disrupted...

Thomas Mulder Jane McAdam When disasters strike, so does displacement. Each year across the Pacific, cyclones, flooding, coastal erosion and storm surges prompt people to leave their homes. Often...

The World Health Organization (WHO) wrapped up Exercise Polaris II, a 2-day high-level simulation exercise, based around an outbreak of a fictional new bacterium spreading across the world. Bringing...

Mbandaka - Dans la chaleur humide de Bolenge, une zone de santé située à 10 km de Mbandaka, dans la province de l’Équateur, au nord-ouest de la République démocratique du Congo, Marc Loseno...

No formal site management or coordination structure in place. Access roads exist, but the site layout is inadequate and unsafe. The site is flood-prone (near Roseires Dam), with exposure to...

1. Context Pakistan stands at a critical juncture where water scarcity, climate change, rapid population growth, urbanization, and development pressures are converging with increasing intensity. As...

Éléments nouveaux/faits marquants intervenus depuis la diffusion de la carte précédente sur PacNet, le 7 avril 2026 : Dengue Îles Cook : Au 6 avril 2026, l’épidémie de dengue poursuit sa décrue. En...