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Israeli strikes have killed at least 1,467 Palestinians in Gaza since a ceasefire was reached with Hamas nearly a year ago, according to the territory’s Health Ministry.

Gaza's Health Ministry on Saturday said the Palestinian death toll has risen to 74,016 people, with 175,068 wounded.

Gaza's Health Ministry on Saturday said the Palestinian death toll has risen to 74,016 people, with 175,068 wounded.

1.77 million people are living in 1,783 displacement sites, as of 5 October (Site Management Cluster).

An estimated 1.4 million people - 67 percent of Gaza’s population - are currently experiencing crisis or worse levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above).

Rome - Only 3 percent of the Gaza Strip’s cropland remains both accessible and undamaged, according to a new geospatial assessment released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).

As of 14 September 2026, more than 1,600 settler attacks resulting in Palestinian casualties, property damage or both had been recorded since the beginning of the year, averaging 6.7 attacks per day compared with five per day in 2025.

Overall, more than 4,300 Palestinians have been displaced across the West Bank this year due to demolitions, evictions, settler attacks and related access restrictions.

This includes over 1,500 people displaced following the demolition of 1,164 structures for lacking Israeli-issued building permits.

In a surge of violence, Israel’s military and settlers have killed more than 80 Palestinians in the West Bank since the beginning of 2026, according to the UN.

An estimated 8,583,274 internally displaced persons (IDPs) were recorded across 185 localities in all 18 states.

There are now 11.3 million forcibly displaced due to the outbreak of conflict in Sudan since April 2023, including 6.4 million internally and 4.6 million in neighbouring countries.

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF warned today that nearly 19.5 million people – two out of every five people in Sudan - are currently facing crisis levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) across Sudan, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis.

The analysis shows that nearly 135,000 people are facing Catastrophic food insecurity (IPC Phase 5) across 14 hotspots in Darfur, South Darfur, and South Kordofan are at risk of famine in the coming months.

Today, at least eight million school-aged children remain out of school, including approximately 4.1 million girls, with a disproportionate impact on millions of displaced children, notably those seeking refuge outside of Sudan.

Since 15 May 2026, a cumulative 3131 cases and 264 deaths have been reported, corresponding to an overall CFR of 8.0%.

Based on hundreds of interviews with victims and witnesses in late 2025, OHCHR documented more than 6,000 killings in the first three days of the RSF offensive.

US$2.87bntotal requirements of plan $1.25bn $1.62bn 43.5% funded through this plan

As of 20 October 2026, a total of 9704 confirmed cases, including 4687 deaths (crude case fatality ratio: 48.3%), have been reported across 66 health zones in eight provinces.

As of 20 October 2026, a total of 9704 confirmed cases, including 4687 deaths (crude case fatality ratio: 48.3%), have been reported across 66 health zones in eight provinces.

Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) JSON 6,102,288 Last updated 30 Jun 2026

Roughly 28.8 million people, or 23 per cent of the population analysed, are forecast to experience high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) through December.

Between 1 June 2025 and 31 May 2026, the Joint Office documented 6,201 human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law affecting 13,617 victims (8,955 men, 2,197 women, 1,407 children and 1,058 persons of unknown gender).

Nevertheless, in 2025, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) verified 1,534 cases of conflict-related sexual violence, an 86 per cent increase from 2024.

Across North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri, Maniema and Tanganyika Provinces, between January and September, service providers registered 90,199 cases of sexual violence, including rape, mainly perpetrated by armed actors.

More than 1,900 children have lost or been separated from one or both parents or caregivers by Ebola across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since the outbreak was declared in May, UNICEF said today.

The latest assessment identified nearly 1.5 million internally displaced people across the country and points to a significant shift in where displacement is concentrated: nearly 80 per cent are now located outside Port-au-Prince, as violence continues to spread into other parts of Haiti.

Port-au-Prince, 25 August 2026 - According to the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), during the second quarter of the year (April–June 2026), at least 1,408 people were killed and 656 others injured.

1,123 Haitians were killed and 440 injured in gang-related violence between July and early October

Sexual violence remains widespread, with 689 women and girls reportedly raped by gang members in July and August

A new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, released yesterday, finds that more than 5.94 million people, 53% of the population, face “crisis” levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above).

According to the UN Secretary General’s Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict published in June 2026, a total of 2,088 grave violations against 1,661 children (951 boys, 383 girls and 327 unknown) were verified in 2025 (a slight decrease from 2,269 in 2024).

PORT-AU-PRINCE, 17 September 2026 – An estimated 253,725 children aged 6 to 59 months in Haiti are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition between June 2026 and May 2027, including nearly 94,000 with severe acute malnutrition while unrelenting violence by armed groups threatens to worsen conditions.

4,058,100 estimated number of IDPs in Myanmar

The population rose from 899,349 in December 2018 to 1,206,528 as of Sep 2026, surpassing 1 million in 2023.

Since the 1 February 2021 coup, a total of (8,627) people, including pro-democracy activists and civilians, have been killed by the junta and pro-military groups during the Spring Revolution.

A total of (32,258) people have been arrested by the junta for opposing their arbitrary seizure of power. Of those arrested, (15,106) are confirmed to still be in detention, while (7,753) remain to be verified.

A total of 12.4 million people face acute hunger, including 1 million people at emergency levels urgently needing life-saving assistance.

About 4 million people remain internally displaced, while more than 360,000 children are acutely malnourished.

Sustained donor support remains essential as humanitarian needs continue halfway through 2026: 43 per cent of the US$890 million required has been received, enabling partners to reach people in need while continued resources are needed to maintain and expand life-saving assistance.

In 2026, more than 22 million people -including 10.95 million women and girls - will require humanitarian assistance and protection services across Yemen.

Acute food insecurity remains alarming: 18.3 million people are acutely food insecure, and the latest integrated phase classification (IPC) analysis indicates further deterioration, including districts shifting from crisis to emergency levels, and pockets of catastrophic conditions affecting some of the most fragile communities.

The analysis shows that around 5 million people are currently experiencing Crisis or worse levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3+), including 1.4 million people in Emergency conditions (IPC Phase 4).

Total of 278,443 Individuals - 46,401 Households Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Yemen and cross-border movements from Yemen to Djibouti (from1 August -25 October 2026)

Across the country – and already before the latest uptick in fighting - more than 2.2 million children under five were projected to be acutely malnourished in 2026, with over half a million suffering from severe acute malnutrition, the deadliest form.

Since 3 September, UNICEF has verified that at least 15 children have been killed and 14 injured.

The highest number of cases were reported from Afghanistan (103 838), Yemen (6861), and Pakistan (6353).

US$2.16bntotal requirements of plan $505.9m $1.66bn 23.4% funded through this plan

As of 2026, an estimated 2.4 million girls remain excluded from secondary education.

In 2026, a further 581,600 Afghans have returned.

In 2026, over 492,300 Afghans have been deported from Iran, representing 85% of the total returns.

This trend has continued in 2026 with 715,400 returns so far despite border closures earlier this year.

This is according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, which projects that approximately 19.2 million people (38% of the population) will face high levels of acute food insecurity during the November-April lean season, which lasts through the winter.

An estimated five million of those who are acutely food insecure will be facing emergency levels of hunger (IPC Phase 4) – double the number projected for April-September 2026 – meaning immediate food assistance and urgent emergency agriculture support are needed to prevent deaths and total livelihood collapse.

An estimated 21.9 million people, including 11.6 million children, require humanitarian assistance in 2026.

As of 26 August, US$509.3 million, or 29.7 per cent, of the US$1.71 billion required under the 2026 HNRP had been recorded as funded.

(Nairobi, April 2, 2026) – The Burkina Faso military with its allied militias and an Al Qaeda-linked armed group have killed more than 1,800 civilians and forcibly displaced tens of thousands since 2023, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

Burkina Faso is home to about 2.1 million internally displaced people

The latest available data (from March 2024) showed that more than 5,300 schools (20 per cent of educational infrastructure) were non-functional, affecting more than 818,000 children and 24,300 teachers.

At least 40 towns and villages, primarily in Centre-Nord, Est, Nord, and Sahel regions, were under blockade by the end of 2024, affecting up to two million people.

Preliminary results from the April 2026 food security analysis estimate that 1.66 million people will face crisis-level food insecurity (IPC Phase 3+) during the June–August 2026 lean season, including 223,000 in emergency conditions.

[Detention FY26] row 10: A10=Total | B10=209 | C10=65556 | D10=65765

46,436 out of 65,765—or 70.6% held in ICE detention have no criminal conviction according to data current as of July 11, 2026.

[Detention FY26] row 29: A29=Total | B29=103335 | C29=107356 | D29=143257 | E29=353948 | H29=Total | J29=343920 | N29=Total | P29=356389

Explanation of Result: In FY 2025, ICE returned or removed 442,637 aliens from the United States

Thirty-seven people have died while detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement since last fall, the deadliest fiscal year on record for the agency.

(a) In General.--In addition to any amounts otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2029, $45,000,000,000, for single adult alien detention capacity and family residential center capacity.

In August, ICE arrested 50,925 illegal aliens across the country.

[Detention FY26] row 10: A10=Total | B10=209

At the end of 2025, the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide was estimated at 117.8 million.

The global refugee number declined slightly during 2025 by 3 per cent to reach 41.6 million at the end of the year, including Palestine refugees under UNRWA’s mandate.

In total, 266 million people in 47 countries/territories experienced high levels of acute food insecurity in 2025, representing almost 23 percent of the analysed population – a proportion that is marginally higher than in 2024 and nearly double the share recorded in 2016.

In 2025 alone, 35.5 million children were acutely malnourished, including nearly 10 million suffering from severe acute malnutrition.

The United Nations verified 38,558 grave violations and violations, which affected 24,174 children in 2025

The violations verified in the greatest numbers were the killing (6,266) and maiming (7,958) of 14,224 children

In 2024 and 2025 alone, 189 journalists were killed in violent attacks, 67% occurred in conflict zones.