This week is a reminder of two important days: Disaster Risk Reduction Day on Tuesday, 13 October and World Food Day today, 16 October.
Last week, Hayata Destek / Support To Life brought community members, academics, municipalities and many others together in İstanbul for an event called Rooted Change: The Dialogue Meeting on Local Climate Action. Drought and unpredictable weather changes affect local communities, their livelihoods, family compositions and their future as young generation leaves villages. You can hear what local communities have to say in this video. We have recently published two reports that might be of interest to you:
- CLIMATE CHANGE IN TÜRKİYE: CIVIL SOCIETY AND LOCAL RESILIENCE
- FROM WORDS TO ACTION: NATIONAL POLICIES AND LOCAL RESILIENCE ON THE EVE OF COP31
According to Action Against Hunger 266 million people now face acute hunger across 47 countries, double the figure of ten years ago.
It is a very meaningful coincidence that this week WFP and Support To Life kicked off the Cash For Food Programme for refugee communities in Türkiye. We will support food security of the most vulnerable refugee families in the earthquake-affected provinces via cash assistance for the next year and increase their awareness on how to access available services such as education, health and livelihoods.
This week’s Friday Humanitarian Scan covers 50 articles from 14 sources
- Early action: WFP urges innovative approaches and anticipatory action to respond to growing shocks and challenges affecting global food systems,
- Gaza: UNICEF reports seven children killed and 33+ seriously injured in two weeks, despite the ceasefire,
- Nepal: fresh flash floods in Gorkha, weeks after catastrophic flooding in the north,
- AI: the ICRC says states, not the technology, must set limits on AI in warfare.
Friday Humanitarian ScanWeek 42 · 2026
10–16 October 2026
50 articles from 14 sources
Middle East
10 articles Top ↑
- 10Sat
How NAZA lays bare Israel's killing of civilians in Gaza
Confessions by IDF soldiers inform a film that Benjamin Netanyahu has compared to a ballistic missile. Co-director Yuval Abraham discusses shattering his country's state of 'total denial'
- 12Mon
Security Council LIVE: Syria's fragile transition – economic strain, Israeli incursions and progress towards elections
The Security Council met to debate Syria's thorny transition Monday as it faces pressure on several fronts. Economic hardship is fuelling unrest, Israeli incursions continue in the south and sectarian tensions persist in Sweida, even as…
- 14Wed
Yemen: WFP warns of potential 'humanitarian catastrophe' as fighting blocks aid delivery
Intensifying fighting in Yemen has cut off life-saving assistance to 800,000 people as shifting frontlines, blocked roads and growing insecurity severely restrict access to the city of Taiz and other conflict zones, the UN World Food…
- 15Thu
Commercial goods blocked from entry into Gaza
Israelis and Palestinians trade blame for the cut-off of new goods from the devastated enclave
- 16Fri
Türkiye: 3RP Quarterly Newsletter Issue #3, July – September 2026 [EN/TR]
Strategic, Operational & Analytical Highlights 3RP Türkiye | 2027 Planning Period Started • Process: 3RP Türkiye 2027 planning cycle opened in September 2026. • Aim: validate and update – not fully overhaul – the 2026 strategy. •…
Hunger and Poverty in the Gaza Strip Amid the Ongoing Genocide (October 2026)
The international community marks World Food Day and the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty this year amid the ongoing crime of genocide in the Gaza Strip. More than two million people in the Gaza Strip continue to endure…
Childhood defined by struggle for survival in the Gaza Strip
\*\*GENEVA, 16 October 2026 – "\*\*In the last two weeks in Gaza, despite an agreed ceasefire, five boys and two girls have been reported killed and at least 33 children seriously injured in air strikes, drone strikes and gunfire across…
Education on Hold in Gaza – September 2026
For almost three school years, around 765,000 children in Gaza have had no formal in-person schooling, and every one of them has lost learning. Nearly all school buildings have been damaged or destroyed. Temporary Learning Spaces now give…
Nepal Flood
1 article Top ↑
- 12Mon
UN aid operation underway in Nepal following fresh floods
The United Nations has rushed to assist Nepal following new flash floods in the central Gorkha district on Sunday that swept away homes and bridges just weeks after catastrophic flooding in the north.
Ukraine
2 articles Top ↑
- 14Wed
Le Pen casts doubt on future EU funding for Ukraine
Also in this newsletter: EU leaders urged to rethink carbon costs for industry
- 16Fri
Damaged Homes and Energy Attacks Risk Displacing Ukrainians Again this Winter, IOM Warns
Geneva/Kyiv, 16 October 2026 – Ukrainians who returned home after fleeing war risk being displaced again this winter, as damaged housing, repeated attacks on energy infrastructure and unaffordable heating leave families with few…
Humanitarian
12 articles Top ↑
- 10Sat
UN chief 'gravely concerned' by renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia, warns against escalation
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an immediate end to the renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia, saying he is deeply worried by reports that Eritrean forces are present in the country.
- 12Mon
Hyper-prioritisation no longer makes sense. Here's why.
Millions of people are being airbrushed out of aid plans. Humanitarians need an appeal system in which people can trust the numbers.
Eritrean incursions raise fears of a wider regional war in Ethiopia
Ethiopia and Eritrea fought a bitter 1998-2000 war. This time, an agreement by the newly minted Cairo-Mogadishu-Khartoum alliance to coordinate military and intelligence efforts should the conflict …
'Efficiency has limits': UNHCR chief warns refugee protection is buckling under cuts
The money is running out faster than needs are growing: with 117 million men, women and children now forced from their homes, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has received just $3 billion of the $8.5 billion it needs this year – and its…
- 13Tue
As South Sudan plans for elections, a town counts the cost of war
Since renewed fighting between government and opposition forces erupted across large parts of South Sudan last year, collapsing the country's fragile peace agreement, Akobo, in the east, has been one …
- 14Wed
Beyond the humanitarian reset: Learning from pastoralists to rethink aid
There has been much talk of a "humanitarian reset" following the drastic decline in aid funding over the last few years, but much less about what to do next. However, the Kenya-based Centre for …
- 15Thu
Stuck in limbo: the protection crisis in Tapachula, Mexico
In the humid border city of Tapachula, Chiapas, waiting has turned into a quiet crisis. Here, thousands of displaced lives are suspended in administrative limbo. To protect the most vulnerable, Save the Children is leading a humanitarian…
- 16Fri
The Coca-Cola Foundation, World Vision, and VisionFund announce launch of Shock-Responsive Inclusive Market Systems (SIMS) initiative in Malawi and Zambia
– An initiative by World Vision and VisionFund with catalytic support from The Coca-Cola Foundation, SIMS responds to growing climate pressures by helping protect local enterprises, markets and economic opportunity in Malawi and Zambia…
The 10 Largest Global Food Crises: Data and evidence from the world's most severe food crises
NEW YORK, October 15, 2026 – Acute hunger has doubled over the last ten years and now affects 266 million people across 47 countries and territories, according to a new report from Action Against Hunger. Released ahead of World Food Day…
On World Food Day, WFP promotes innovation and early action as shocks to the global food system mount
ROME – As the world marks World Food Day, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is calling for innovative ideas, early action and sustained funding to reach people facing hunger. Conflict, weather extremes and disruption to global…
When food is hard to find: helping Nigerians face the lean season
On World Food Day, we look at how EU humanitarian aid is helping communities meet urgent needs while rebuilding the foundations for recovery, through water, protection, malnutrition treatment and livelihood support.
Health
4 articles Top ↑
- 15Thu
Children are being left behind in the Ebola disease response
In Democratic Republic of Congo, the current Ebola disease outbreak is having a devastating impact on children.
- 16Fri
Strengthening gender responsive Ebola preparedness in Uganda
The UN Women Ebola Survey Analysis Report assesses the role and preparedness of women's rights and women-led organizations in Uganda's Ebola response. Survey findings from 61 organizations show that while many supported community…
Nigeria: ICRC-supported health facilities see 18 per cent rise in malnutrition cases
In north-east Nigeria, admissions for malnutrition have risen by nearly a fifth in a single year at six health centres and four hospitals supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). They went from around 17,000 cases…
Social Protection
5 articles Top ↑
- 12Mon
Love, work and taxes: How tax systems shape our choices
In the latest episode of the OECD Behind the Numbers podcast, host Ashley Ward is joined by Alexander Pick and Edoardo Magalini to explain what the tax wedge tells us about wages, the choices couples …
- 13Tue
From spare rooms to second-hand sales: How tax reporting continues to adapt to the platform economy
The platform economy is now part of everyday life. Whether selling second-hand clothing, renting a spare room or providing services through online marketplaces, millions of people earn income through …
Supporting low earners while making work pay: can tax systems do both?
The OECD sheds light on this balancing act in its latest edition of Taxing Wages by examining the progressivity of labour taxes in OECD countries – the extent to which effective tax rates increase …
- 14Wed
Making social protection information in Europe easier to compare and understand
New comparative tables and a set of infographics by Mutual Information System on Social Protection (MISSOC) offer a more accessible and user-friendly way to explore social protection systems across Europe.
- 15Thu
Development
8 articles Top ↑
- 12Mon
- 13Tue
Job quality is a priority in the EU, according to annual Commission report
According to the 2026 European Employment and Social Outlook, the quality of jobs in the EU has improved over the past decade. The report points to progress in three areas: pay, job security, and working time.
- 15Thu
UN secretary-general race: It's Latin America and the Caribbean's turn
Ricardo Moscoso, deputy permanent representative of Panama to the United Nations, argues that maintaining the world body's regional rotation is key to preserving its legitimacy and influence.
Development Assistance Committee head on 'a time of paradigm change'
Carsten Staur stopped by Devex Impact House to discuss DAC's next steps.
Pay smarter, not more: Insurers push for disaster risk financing upfront
At Devex Impact House, representatives from ARC and the Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility said prearranged insurance delivers funds within days of a disaster and should be built into development projects from the start.
'Values are not for sale': The European NGOs turning down US aid funds
Norwegian People's Aid and DanChurchAid are rejecting State Department money rather than comply with an expansive anti-abortion policy, costing jobs and de-mining programs across the world.
- 16Fri
Poverty must not define anyone's future
Statement by Executive Vice-President Mînzatu ahead of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Climate
3 articles Top ↑
- 12Mon
Sudan: Drought and war push Darfur and Kordofan towards famine
The risk of famine is growing in parts of Sudan already torn apart by war, as a severe El Niño drought makes life even harder in Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan, the UN-backed global hunger monitor warned on Monday.
- 14Wed
- 15Thu
Climate-vulnerable nations closer to making their own climate shock fund
Tired of international financing mechanisms that fail to address the immediacy of climate shocks, central bank governors from some of the most world's climate-vulnerable countries are creating their own lifeline.
Artifical Intelligence (AI)
5 articles Top ↑
- 14Wed
Growing use of AI in European companies
According to a new Eurobarometer survey, 63% of European small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-cap companies already use (42%) artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic management (AM) or plan to do so in the coming years…
How Ukraine's data centre strikes have thrown Russia into turmoil
Kyiv's attacks expose vulnerabilities of Kremlin effort to centralise internet services under one company
OpenAI employee accused of bugging office booked one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia
Newly unsealed court filings say Abdulrahman Alfozan, his wife and a third family member had booked travel for October 12
- 15Thu
Working together to build Europe's digital future
How can Europe prepare its workforce for a digital future? At CodeWeek: The Future Is Now, education, industry and policymakers came together in Brussels to explore how collaboration, lifelong learning and inclusive digital education can…
AI will not set its own limits in warfare. States must.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being developed at extraordinary speed, prompting warnings from within the technology industry itself that advances may be outpacing our ability to understand and control its risks. Nowhere are the stakes…
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