This Friday is a special one, it is the 3rd anniversary of the devastating earthquakes on 6 February 2023 in Türkiye and Syria. As humanitarians we have done so much in the past three years and needs still exit in the region – so we have still a lot to do. Here is the Friday Humanitarian Scan capturing the past week.
Innovation has become a defining feature of multi-purpose cash (MPC) programming. Across the Horn of Africa, humanitarian actors are exploring new ways to deliver assistance more efficiently.
The State Department has announced new funding — and a partnership with Hungary — reminiscent of Trump’s first term.
The short-term extension leaves lawmakers little time to negotiate reforms and modernize AGOA.
How closed funding pipelines, lower risk tolerance, and the loss of USAID are reshaping philanthropy.
Opinion: Omitting HIV prevention targets from these deals will be devastating to the affordability and scale-up of lenacapavir.
Axel van Trotsenburg has retired from the bank’s second-highest role after nearly four decades. What does his departure mean?
Fearing a brain drain, parliamentarians called to pause in-progress reforms to U.K. aid.
Opinion: The U.S. administration’s justifications to cut all food aid to these two countries risk harming U.S. interests.
Country-owned compacts, stronger cross-border connectivity along the Lobito Corridor, and water are emerging as core pillars of the bank’s Africa agenda.
Urban innovation: Medellín is full of ideas for improving urban life. But how transformative have the much-praised projects actually been?
In 2025, three countries – Georgia, Timor-Leste and Suriname – were declared malaria-free by the WHO.
Aya Cissoko, the daughter of Malian parents, explores issues such as identity in her books.
For many young Malawians, motorcycle taxis are the last resort for earning a living. But unsafe roads, crime and lack of protection take a heavy toll.
Local initiatives are proposing solutions to redesign public spaces and transportation in Nigeria’s largest city.
“The way climate risk insurance payouts are designed dictates who receives payments and how quickly funds reach those in need.”
Between 2015 and 2024, Nepal achieved the greatest SDG progress of any country in the East and Southeast Asia region.
Peru has had seven different presidents in the last 10 years, yet remains the South American country with the most SDG progress.
Climate expert Mojib Latif says the climate crisis is pushing even rich countries to the limit and calls for immediate government action.
In the action film “The Woman King”, a guard of female warriors fights for the self-determination of their people.
The project “Media and Information Literacy in Matabeleland” teaches fact-checking methods and internet safety.
Military tensions in South Sudan are “rapidly expanding” between Government forces and opposition militia.
Reaching a single child in Sudan’s Darfur region can take days of negotiations, security clearances and travel across shifting frontlines.
The reopening of the Rafah crossing after more than a year is being met with both optimism and fear.
Sudan is now the world’s most severe humanitarian emergency, the UN’s top relief official warned.
A fresh wave of Russian strikes left thousands “without heat in the heart of winter.”
Attacks and looting halted a major UN food convoy in restive Upper Nile state.
Jacques David covers Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Türkiye, Ukraine and Yemen for the EU’s humanitarian aid office.
Militaries are gearing up for confrontation on a new battlefield: the human brain.
Chad, the country receiving the most refugees in Central Africa, saw slight improvements but remains highly vulnerable.
Acute malnutrition among children has reached catastrophic levels in parts of North Darfur and Greater Kordofan.
The UN warned of potential humanitarian “collapse” in Cuba following attempts to block oil supplies.
Millions of girls and women across East Africa remain at risk of female genital mutilation.
Key Takeaways: Coordination Framework Defends Decision to Nominate Maliki Despite Internal Divisions.
In East Africa, erratic rains and flooding negatively impacted harvests in parts of the north.
The January 2026 South Sudan Accountability to Affected Populations Working Group meeting minutes.
Food Security Snapshot: Wheat production in 2025 officially estimated at record high.
Displacement overview covering South Sudan, DRC, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Uganda.
Famine (IPC Phase 5) persists in Kadugli town and is possibly ongoing in Dilling.
Situation report from the Disaster Management Centre of Sri Lanka.
In January 2026, SAMS delivered life-saving medical assistance across Northeast Syria.
Map showing drought severity and population exposure in Isiolo County, Northern Kenya.
82% of refugees in Nyumanzi have lived there for nine to ten years, facing ongoing climate-related challenges.
After more than a decade of war, Yemen’s Taiz governorate remains severely affected by violence, displacement, and poverty.
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