Humanitarian News Archive

Africa CDC Weekly Brief | 19 – 25 January 2026 – Africa CDC

26th January 2026 Mpox Emergency Lifted as Africa Strengthens Health Security Mpox is no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, following the Africa CDC’s decision to revoke this status, based on the recommendation of its Emergency Consultative Group. This marks an…

FAO GIEWS Country Brief on Guatemala –

26th January 2026 FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Maize output in 2025 preliminarily anticipated at near‑average level Cereal import requirements expected about 25 percent above average in 2025/26 Prices of white maize and black beans declined seasonally during last quarter of 2025 About 2.6 million…

Déclaration du porte-parole de l’OIM : des centaines de personnes seraient portées disparues ou décédées suite à des naufrages en Méditerranée centrale

26th January 2026 Genève/Lampedusa, le 26 janvier 2026 – L'Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM) est profondément préoccupée par les informations qu’elle a reçues faisant état de plusieurs naufrages mortels en Méditerranée centrale ces derniers jours, informations qu’elle vérifie actuellement. Plusieurs bateaux seraient…

ETS Nigeria Factsheet – 2026 | Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC)

26th January 2026 Operation overview More than 5.9 million people across Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states in North-East Nigeria need lifesaving assistance due to ongoing violence in the region. The Emergency Telecommunications Sector (ETS) in Nigeria is providing data connectivity to support humanitarians…

Marburg virus disease- Ethiopia

26th January 2026 On 26 January 2026, the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia declared the end of the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak. This declaration came after two consecutive incubation periods (a total of 42 days) since the last person confirmed with MVD…