Nepal Flash Floods Situation Update
A major flash flood struck Rasuwa district after a sudden and intense surge of water entered the Bhote Koshi River from the Tibet (China) side at approximately 9:15 AM [on 26 August 2026]. The flood rapidly impacted the Timure, Rasuwagadhi, and Syabrubesi areas, causing significant damage to settlements, markets, police infrastructure, roads, and hydropower facilities.
Middle East Situation Update #4
6 months into the war the United States and Israel launched against Iran, displacement in Lebanon has fallen. More than 2 million people have moved back across the region, many under deportation or pressure, into conditions that cannot yet hold them.
Colombia Earthquakes Situation Update
At 07:34 on Monday 10 August 2026, as children travelled to school and cities began the working week, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, its epicentre beneath San José del Palmar, a remote municipality in Chocó department.
Venezuela Earthquakes Situation Update
Two consecutive shallow earthquakes, magnitude 7.2 followed by 7.5, struck north-central Venezuela on the evening of 24 June 2026. As of 26 June, OCHA reports a provisional official toll of 920 people dead and 3,360 injured, with at least 3,007 people displaced and more than 1,423 structures affected.
DRC: 2026 Ebola Outbreak
On 15 May 2026, authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo declared an Ebola outbreak after cases were confirmed in Ituri and North Kivu, with further cases later confirmed in South Kivu.
Middle East Situation Update #3
The regional crisis triggered by the 28 February 2026 US-Israeli military offensive against Iran has displaced an estimated 4.25 million people internally across Iran (3.2M) and Lebanon (1.05M+), while generating over 574,000 cross-border movements across nine countries. A two-week ceasefire was announced on 9 April, but the 8 April strikes in Lebanon — over 100 strikes within 10 minutes, killing 200+ — underscore continued volatility. IOM DTM Round 5 tracks 359,532 crossings from Lebanon to Syria, 141,538 from Iran to Afghanistan, and 88,600 to Turkiye. The Strait of Hormuz closure has driven oil prices up ~50%, with WFP warning 45 million additional people could face acute food insecurity globally. Flash appeals totalling $388M are critically underfunded: Iran at 8%, Lebanon at 14%.
From Iran to Gaza: Mapping the Humanitarian Shockwave of the US-Israeli War on Iran
Since the launch of the US-Israeli war on Iran, 4,148,100 people have been internally displaced across the region. In Iran, 1,348 civilians have been killed and over 17,000 injured since the start of the attacks carried out by Israel and the US.
Middle East Situation Update #2
Operation Epic Fury, launched jointly by the United States and Israel on 28 February 2026, marks the largest military escalation in the Middle East since 2003. Over 2,000 strikes have been conducted against targets in Iran, while Iranian retaliatory missile and drone salvos have struck seven neighbouring states. By 6 March, the UN declared the crisis a “major humanitarian emergency” affecting regions hosting nearly 25 million refugees. Civilian casualties, mass displacement, and humanitarian supply-chain disruptions are escalating daily across a theatre spanning from Beirut to the Strait of Hormuz.
Lebanon reports over 83,000 displaced as hostilies with Israel intensify
A massive Israeli military escalation struck Lebanon beginning 2 March 2026, following a large-scale projectile barrage from Lebanon toward northern Israel. Strikes targeted command centres in Beirut, the Bekaa Valley, and southern Lebanon, triggering mass civilian evacuations. By 4 March, Israel had launched a ground invasion of southern Lebanon and issued forced evacuation orders for the entire region south of the Litani River. At least 83,000 people have been displaced, with over 12,000 families sheltering in 300+ collective sites — dozens already at full capacity. At least 72 people have been killed (including 7 children) and 437 wounded.
Middle East Situation Update #1
This analysis traces the full arc from the December protests through to 28 February 2026, examining Iran’s land, air, rail and maritime crossing infrastructure in its current conflict-disrupted state. It provides a systematic assessment of the migration management frameworks and border policies of each of Iran’s seven neighbouring states — a critical factor for determining how many people from Iran may be able to seek safety, through which corridors, and under what protection frameworks.
Occupied Palestinian Territory Situation Update
This situation update consolidates data from OHCHR, OCHA FTS, the INFORM Risk Index, ACLED, Eurostat, the Gaza Protection Monitoring System, and West Bank protection analysis to provide a comprehensive picture of the crisis as of February 2026. The findings are uniformly severe: 13 out of 15 protection risk categories are at maximum severity, the conflict probability score is 10 out of 10, and the territory now has the highest number of amputee children per capita in the world.
Syria Floods Update
On 7–9 February 2026, heavy rainfall triggered extensive flooding across 21 IDP sites in Idleb and northern Lattakia governorates, directly affecting 5,300 displaced people in some of Syria’s most vulnerable communities (OCHA Flash Update No. 3).