The Friday Humanitarian Scan #38

Drive to extend mandate comes as Israel occupies large area of country's south and Hizbollah refuses to disarm

Sharp increases by government to cost of diesel and petrol spark nationwide protests

The US-Iran conflict is colliding with Yemen's own long war, forcing more people from their homes as economic collapse compounds the hardship.

The escalating conflict in Yemen is choking off aid shipments and driving fresh displacement, including to nearby Djibouti, with UN agencies reporting on Tuesday that nearly 100,000 people have been displaced since fighting intensified earlier this month.

Search and rescue operations continued in Gaza City on Wednesday following the collapse of a bombed-out building that killed at least 20 people, according to reports.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs | occupied Palestinian territory

Renewed fighting in Yemen is deepening an already severe humanitarian crisis in a country where more than 12 million children depend on aid, after more than a decade of conflict.

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is seeking to raise $97.5 million to protect 540,000 children and their families in Gaza and the West Bank from harsh winter conditions in the coming months.

But Israelis officials disagree about Turkey's intentions

Three weeks after the devastating flash floods in Nepal, about 17,000 children require urgent mental health and psychosocial support in the country, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.

Government of Japan | Nepal | Japan – Today, September 17, upon the request of the Government of Nepal, in light of the humanitarian perspective and the close relations between Japan and Nepal, the Government of Japan has decided to provide DNA testing equipment as emergency relief goods to Nepal in response to the damage caused by the flash flood. ## (Reference) The flash flood struck Nepal on August 26, causing numerous casualties, fatalities, and extensive physical damage. According to the Go

Kyiv was caught off guard by the US president's announcement after previous attempts to halt strikes on power plants and refineries failed

Protection Cluster | Ukraine

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and partners have delivered lifesaving assistance to families in conflict-affected communities in South Sudan's Jonglei state, many of whom had gone months without humanitarian support.

UN aid agencies on Monday said they may be forced to scale back humanitarian aid in Sudan – home of the world's worst hunger and displacement crisis – due to funding shortfalls.

A Trump pick could soon lead the World Food Programme. Here are key questions facing Luke Lindberg – and the humanitarian system itself.

Kishanth Peramaiya spent two years in a legal limbo after a British authority granted him international protection.

Gaza's future cannot be drawn for Palestinians without them, argues Gaza-based writer Hassan Herzallah.

In Mudug, central Somalia, children are arriving late for malnutrition treatment, after health facilities have closed across the region.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) – *Since the launch of the appeal, the response has been significantly strengthened by bilateral contributions channelled through several Participating National Societies (PNS) and from other partners of the Movement, as well as resources mobilized directly by the Venezuelan Red Cross from the national private sector, companies and individual donors from Venezuela.* *To ensure that the funding p

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Haiti – **17/09/2026** **Port-au-Prince** – Emergency food production support provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with funding from the Regional Humanitarian Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean (RHPF LAC) is helping some 13 000 vulnerable households – approximately 65 000 people – restore local food production and meet urgent needs across ten municipalities in the high-needs departments of Ar

Famine Early Warning System Network | Chad | Sudan – ## Key Messages – **Crisis! (IPC Phase 3!) and Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes will persist between August 2026 and January 2027 in the Ouaddaï, Sila, Wadi Fira, and Ennedi Est provinces.** Refugees continue to arrive and remain heavily dependent on markets and food assistance. Pressure on host population livelihoods is increasing at a time when lean season conditions are particularly severe, resulting in significant food consumption deficits. H

The former UK foreign secretary on a world of more wars and less aid

The humanitarian landscape is being reshaped by converging trends, including the rapid adoption of new technologies in warfare, growing restrictions on how and where humanitarians can operate, impacts of the climate crisis and steep reductions in funding. How are these trends shaping the needs of communities? What should communities realistically expect from humanitarians making… The post "Aid must be sustainable": communities affected by conflict share what they want from humanitarians appear

Critics worry a Trump pick will steer WFP along US ideological lines. But climate change and gender already seem to be disappearing from key planning documents. Inklings explores how aid works in the …

A new study shows that in‑cash child benefits play a vital role in reducing child poverty in the EU. On average, these benefits lower the risk of poverty among children by 10.6 percentage points.

As eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo battles a fast-moving Ebola outbreak caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain, health workers are racing to contain the spread in a region already shaken by conflict, displacement and fragile health systems.

Ebola treatment centres are often shrouded in fear and misunderstanding. We asked a doctor who recently worked in the Democratic Republic of Congo what life inside them is really like. VaccinesWork spoke to Dr Gabriel Muhehe Tshiwisa, a medical doctor and head of the emergency department at Alima.

In Alibori Department of north-eastern Benin, a rapidly changing security situation is creating a profound humanitarian crisis. The instability that once remained confined to the immediate northern borders of Alibori and Atacora has begun to spread, pushing its way southward into Borgou Department.

Good News

Emergency Telecommunications Cluster | Democratic Republic of the Congo – ## Summary The Situation Update provides the latest operational overview of the Ebola emergency response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the support delivered by the Logistics and Telecommunications Cluster (LTC) during the reporting period. It highlights key epidemiological and operational developments, response challenges, and progress made in delivering common logistics and telecommunications services to hum

From women health workers to multilateral partnerships, Luxembourg explains what it will take for polio to become the second human disease to be completely eradicated from the world – and why the return on investment extends beyond polio.

Opinion: Adopting the first World Health Assembly resolution on stroke is a major milestone. Now, world leaders must invest, build action plans, and track data to close the global stroke care gap.

Opinion: Global health institutions increasingly agree that countries should lead. The harder question is what they are prepared to give up to make that possible.

This paper examines how invasion-related disruption reshapes the demand for digital skills. The analysis uses a novel dataset of millions of online job vacancies in Ukraine from 2021 to 2025 …

Switzerland has shown strong economic resilience despite recent shocks, thanks to its robust institutions and prudent macroeconomic management, but high geopolitical risks and trade uncertainty are …

Elicited probabilities have been shown to be effectively in explaining and predicting behavior. Their elicitation is typically facilitated by visual aids, such as beads or beans. This study, …

Global housing demand is rising rapidly, yet the combined pressures of future population growth, climate-driven hazard intensification, and constrained fiscal capacity have not been assessed together …

The European Commission adopted the Fair Labour Mobility package to guarantee clear social rights for everyone, everywhere in the EU, regardless of where they choose to live and work.

After years of drought, a village in Zimbabwe succeeded in restoring a wetland, thereby combining agriculture with environmental protection.

Wetlands

Skills and labour shortages are a challenge for the construction industry in the EU. The solution could be to tear down the barriers that prevent women from entering the sector.

CO₂ compensation

For the latest episode of our podcast series, Rumbi Chakamba sits down with Anna Gawel and Catherine Cheney to look ahead to UNGA81.

All you need to know about about the United Nations General Assembly and why it matters for global development.

One-year funding cycles to design a custom AI chatbot are not going to work, development practitioners warn at AI4D.

Opinion: Haitian leaders are doing the hard work of building amid crisis. Funders should follow their lead.

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Climate change

The already dire hunger crisis in South Sudan is becoming increasingly critical as violence, extreme weather and dwindling aid leave millions without enough food, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies | World – **Executive Summary** **Introduction to the Scoping Study** This scoping study aims to inform disaster preparedness and adaptation for extreme rainfall events in Europe and Central Asia, drawing on experiences from 2021-2024. It reviews scientific literature and operational reports to understand changing risks, to map policy and operational trends and identify gaps. The study makes recommendations for improved preparednes

Government of the Philippines | Philippines – **I. Situation Overview** On 30 July 2026 at 4:00 PM, the trough of a Low Pressure Area (LPA 07f) affected the eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao. On the same day, the trough of the LPA brought continuous heavy rainfall, resulting in flash floods in Zamboanga City. On 01 August 2026, the LPA located east of Infanta, Quezon developed into Tropical Depression (TD) Luis. On 02 August 2026, TD Luis brought moderate to heavy rainfall, strong winds,