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부정적LTS Nigeria Protection Crisis (May 2026)
Country: Nigeria Sources: Emergency Telecommunications Cluster, World Food Programme Please refer to the attached Infographic.
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52.1
0 = 부정 우세
50 = 중립
100 = 긍정 우세
최근 7일 기준 5,385건을 분석한 결과, 뉴스 심리지수는 52.1(약한 긍정)입니다. 긍정 1,390건(25.8%)·중립 3,439건(63.9%)·부정 556건(10.3%)이며, 중립 비중이 뚜렷하게 높습니다. 성향 지수는 종합 0.0(중도 균형)입니다.
Country: Nigeria Sources: Emergency Telecommunications Cluster, World Food Programme Please refer to the attached Infographic.
Country: Nigeria Sources: Emergency Telecommunications Cluster, World Food Programme Please refer to the attached Map.
Country: Myanmar Sources: Health Cluster, World Health Organization Highlights Ongoing surge in deadly attacks on health care with 73 incidents reported by Insecurity Insight between 1 January and 31 May 2026, as compared to 38 verified attacks on health care recorded by WHO’s Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA). Use of heavy weapons continues to be the highest reported type of incident, followed by obstruction, psychological violence and removal of assets. Health Cluster will conduct SSA awareness sessions to encourage partners to report any attack on health care directly in the online system. Intensification of airstrikes and drone attacks in Chin, Magway, Rakhine, and Sagaing as well as Kachin, Karenni and northern Shan, severely impeding access to health care and transport of medical supplies. Lack of vector control and bednets are triggering a malaria surge in Chin, Kachin, and Tanintharyi. Because of inadequate testing and treatment, malaria outbreaks are able to rapidly expand. Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) outbreaks resulting from poor hygiene practices in Karen, Karenni, Mon, Sagaing, and Southern Shan. Lack of testing and awareness is leading to rapid spread of the disease. Joint Health-Nutrition-WASH Cluster AWD Action Planning at sub-national level ongoing as part of monsoon preparedness - Measles preparedness in Rakhine stepped up after continuing largescale measles outbreak in neighbouring Bangladesh: ongoing training of health workers on diagnosis and treatment of measles cases, and continuing advocacy for urgent, large-scale immunization, after 5 years of zero vaccination.
Countries: Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Please refer to the attached file. Key Messages Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are expected across South and El-Nabatieh governorates through September 2026, driven by sustained insecurity, collapsed market functionality, and severely constrained humanitarian access. From June through September, a deterioration from Stressed! (IPC Phase 2!) to Crisis (IPC Phase 3) is likely in Akkar, Baalbek-El Hermel, Beirut, and parts of Mount Lebanon, Bekaa, and North, reflecting mounting displacement pressures and declining income-earning opportunities alongside a reduction in humanitarian food assistance after May. Hostilities between Israeli forces and Hezbollah persist in May, with continued airstrikes and ground operations driving large-scale displacement, reducing market access, disrupting agricultural production, and constraining humanitarian operations. Despite a 45-day ceasefire extension announced on May 15, fighting intensified in mid- to late May, with attacks remaining concentrated in southern Lebanon, particularly in Tyre, Nabatieh, Bint Jbeil, and Marjayyoun districts. Israeli air and drone strikes are also increasing in frequency in the Bekaa Valley. Attacks targeting critical infrastructure — including health facilities, water systems, and transportation routes — continue to disrupt supply chains and constrain service delivery, while humanitarian access remains constrained across insecurity-affected areas, further isolating southern populations. Displacements continue to increase, placing additional strain on collective shelters and intensifying social tensions in host communities. Returns to southern Lebanon remain limited due to persisting insecurity, widespread infrastructure destruction, restricted access, and disruptions to markets and essential services. Expanded evacuation orders beyond southern Lebanon are constraining movement and access to assistance across southern Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley, and Beirut’s southern suburbs, with 90 percent of forced displacement orders concentrated in South, triggering further population movements. As of May 21, nearly 130,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) are residing in 635 collective shelters, while the majority of the estimated 1.3 million IDPs remain outside formal sites in Beirut, Mount Lebanon, and North. Within these governorates, large influxes are exacerbating overcrowding, straining local resources, and heightening tensions between displaced populations and host communities. Food and fuel prices remain key constraints on household food access amid Lebanon’s heavy reliance on imports and ongoing insecurity-related disruptions. Below-average 2025 wheat production, intermittent trade disruptions, and localized access constraints, particularly in the south and the Bekaa-Baalbek-Hermel corridor, are placing upward pressure on prices, with bread prices rising 12 percent from mid-February to mid-April and remaining elevated despite national wheat availability that is supported by sustained imports, especially in areas affected by insecurity and transport disruptions. Sharp increases in fuel prices — rising by approximately 84 percent between mid-February and mid-May — due to domestic price adjustments and regional fuel market pressures following the escalation are raising transportation and production costs. These price increases are further eroding household purchasing power, particularly for poor and displaced households. Market functionality and income-earning opportunities remain uneven across Lebanon, reflecting a geographic divide between insecurity-affected areas and areas not directly impacted by hostilities. In South and El-Nabatieh, market functionality remains severely degraded, with limited trader activity, supply chain breakdowns, and restricted physical access constraining food availability. In contrast, markets continue to operate in most displacement-affected areas, though growing strain on local markets — driven by the IDP influx, price inflation, depleting stocks, and overwhelming trader capacity — and declining purchasing power are increasingly constraining food access. Income-earning opportunities remain well below average countrywide, with the collapse of the tourism industry — an 80 percent drop compared to the same period in 2025 — and below-average activity in construction, services, and transport limiting urban labor demand. The increased labor supply from displaced populations is increasing competition and placing downward pressure on wages. In South, El-Nabatieh, and Baalbek-Hermel, agricultural labor opportunities, associated with the start of the typical wheat and barley harvest, are below average and compounded by displacement, land access constraints, and infrastructure damage, which are reducing a key source of seasonal income. Humanitarian food assistance remains ongoing but insufficient to meet rapidly rising needs. A revised extension of the Lebanon Flash Appeal through August — expected to launch in early June — will continue to target up to 1 million people, contingent on the availability of funding, including poor Lebanese, displaced Syrians, and Palestinian refugees. However, implementation remains highly dependent on securing additional funding, with substantial funding gaps limiting partners’ ability to sustain assistance delivery at scale. Since the start of the escalation, partners have delivered more than 10.3 million hot and cold meals, 129,852 ready-to-eat rations, and 37,256 bread bundles across Lebanon, and have supported 618,000 insecurity-affected people with cash assistance as of May 21. Operational effectiveness also continues to vary by area. In insecurity-affected areas, particularly South and El-Nabatieh, ongoing hostilities, movement restrictions, infrastructure damage, and localized market disruptions limit households’ ability to fully utilize cash assistance, while access constraints and convoy limitations continue to restrict the timely delivery of in-kind assistance to the most affected and isolated populations.
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, World Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached Infographic.
Country: Sudan Source: International Organization for Migration Please refer to the attached file. Between 11 January and 21 May 2026, an estimated 59,742 individuals (11,956 households) were displaced from locations across Blue Nile state. This marks a 21 per cent increase compared to the previous update, up from 49,512 IDPs recorded on 4 May 2026. Individuals were displaced from locations across Al Kurmuk (30,025 IDPs), Baw (19,507 IDPs), and Geisan (10,210 IDPs) localities. Individuals were displaced to locations across seven different localities within Blue Nile state: Ed Damazine (31,035 IDPs), Baw (15,917 IDPs), Geisan (6,335 IDPs), Ar Rusayris (4,935 IDPs), At Tadamon (985 IDPs), Wad Al Mahi (400 IDPs) and Al Kurmuk (135 IDPs). The vast majority of newly displaced individuals sought shelter at informal gathering sites (72%), while others stayed with host families (21%) or were hosted in schools and other public buildings (7%). Approximately 53 per cent of IDPs were female, compared to 47 per cent male. Half (50%) were children, under the age of 18. For further information on displacement across Sudan, see DTM Sudan Displacement and Return Snapshot (5). DTM reports on all events triggering displacement within Sudan via Early Warning Flash Alerts.
Country: Chad Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Please refer to the attached file. Messages clé Des résultats de Crise ! (Phase 3 ! de l’IPC) se maintiennent entre mai et septembre dans les provinces de l’Ennedi-Est (Wadi Hawar), du Wadi Fira (Dar Tama, Kobé), de l’Ouaddaï (Assoungha) et du Sila (Kimiti). Les réfugiés continuent d’arriver sans moyens d’existence. Avec la dégradation de la sécurité à la frontière et l’installation de la soudure pastorale et agricole, les opportunités de travail et de revenus sont très limitées pour les réfugiés, aggravant leur accès aux aliments. Ils font face à des déficits de consommation alimentaire et dépendent davantage de l’assistance alimentaire. L’accès alimentaire des ménages hôtes se détériorera également en raison de la dégradation des conditions sécuritaires, de l’épuisement des stocks, de la hausse des prix et de la baisse des revenus, causées par la concurrence avec les réfugiés pour des opportunités limitées. Ainsi, les ménages hôtes feront recours à l’endettement, qui sera insuffisant pour faire face aux déficits de la consommation alimentaire. Des résultats de Crise (Phase 3 de l’IPC) devraient persister jusqu’en septembre 2026 dans la province du Lac, ainsi que dans les provinces du Kanem et du Barh El Gazel à partir de juin. Les attaques des groupes armés dans le bassin du Lac, ainsi que les déplacements forcés des populations qui en ont résulté, ont provoqué une dégradation continue des moyens d’existence, en particulier de la pêche et de l’élevage. Dans le Kanem et le Barh El Gazel, ces résultats font suite à l’épuisement des stocks, à la baisse des revenus issus de la cueillette et à la forte dépendance aux marchés, combinés à des coûts élevés des aliments de base pendant la période de soudure. L’accès alimentaire sera davantage plus difficile, notamment dans les îles menacées par l’insécurité et la destruction des moyens d’existence. Les déficits de consommation seront plus importants chez les ménages déplacés et les communautés hôtes pauvres et très pauvres. L’afflux de réfugiés et de retournés se poursuit dans l’Est même si un affaiblissement est constaté depuis avril 2026. En effet, seulement 1 674 réfugiés soudanais sont nouvellement arrivés en avril, contre 2 221 en mars et 5 900 en février.Selon le HCR, au 17 mai 2026, un cumul de 927 915 réfugiés, dont 87 pour cent des femmes et des enfants, sont arrivés depuis avril 2023 dans les provinces orientales. Ces arrivées augmentent la demande sur le marché, la pression sur les moyens d’existence locaux et les ressources des communautés hôtes. Les agences humanitaires et le gouvernement tchadien ont pu relocaliser 67 pour cent des réfugiés dans des camps où ils bénéficient de l’assistance humanitaire. La situation sécuritaire s’est détériorée depuis mars dans les provinces de l’Est et du Lac. Selon ACLED, 20 évènements sécuritaires ont eu lieu dans le pays entre le 15 avril et le 15 mai 2026, causant la mort de 101 personnes, dont 67 dans les provinces de l’Est et 23 dans la province du Lac. Ils ont impacté les moyens d’existence de 92 040 personnes. Les affrontements directs entre les forces tchadiennes et les éléments des Rapid Support Forces (RSF) exposent les communautés frontalières des provinces orientales à l’insécurité et à des déplacements de population, ce qui augmente la pression sur les ressources. Dans la province du Lac, la confrontation entre l’armée tchadienne et des groupes armés terroristes a conduit le gouvernement à décréter l’état d’urgence dans la province depuis le 7 mai. Cette mesure réduit fortement le fonctionnement du marché pendant la période où les ménages pauvres sont les plus dépendants. En avril 2026, les prix des céréales locales demeurent inférieurs aux niveaux de 2025, tout en poursuivant leur tendance saisonnière haussière mensuelle débutée depuis février. Dans un contexte d’un approvisionnement moyen des marchés, le mil et le riz local ont enregistré une hausse mensuelle globale de 4 pour cent en avril, contrastant avec les baisses de 17 pour cent (mil), 23 pour cent (sorgho), 30 pour cent (maïs) et 11 pour cent (riz local) observées l'année précédente. En revanche, le riz importé et la farine de blé ont affiché des tendances inverses, marquant des baisses de 2 pour cent et 3 pour cent, respectivement, par rapport à mars 2026. Toutefois, ces prix demeurent très élevés, tout en dépassant la moyenne quinquennale de plus de 51 pour cent pour le riz importé et de 62 pour cent pour la farine de blé. Les marchés à bétail sont très animés en raison des préparatifs de la fête de Tabaski et les prix du bétail sont en hausse, sauf dans les zones affectées par les conflits. La demande est supérieure à l’offre en raison d’une affluence des acheteurs du Cameroun et du Nigeria sur les marchés d’exportation des bétails. Les prix des bovins, ovins et caprins sont en hausse de 8 pour cent, 9 pour cent et 7 pour cent, respectivement, sur les marchés de Wadi Fira comparativement à avril 2025. Ainsi, les termes d’échange mouton/mil sont favorables aux éleveurs dans les zones plus sécurisées. En revanche, les prix sont généralement en baisse dans les zones où l’insécurité limite l’affluence des acheteurs. Par exemple, au marché de Mamdi, dans la province du Lac, les prix sont en baisse de 17 pour cent, 8 pour cent et 7 pour cent, respectivement, pour les bovins, ovins et caprins, pour la même période.
Country: Honduras Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Please refer to the attached file. Key Messages Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes remain widespread across Honduras, with Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes emerging in the Dry Corridor between June and September as above-average prices, below-average labor demand, and previous harvest losses exacerbate seasonal trends. While many households continue to meet minimum food needs through market purchases, they are struggling to cover essential non-food expenditures amid below-average seasonal agricultural labor opportunities and are increasingly relying on coping strategies such as selling small livestock and borrowing. In the Dry Corridor, households negatively impacted by multiple poor agricultural seasons are likely to resort to more severe coping strategies at the height of the lean season. The rest of the country will experience Stressed (IPC Phase 2), while urban centers including Tegucigalpa (Francisco Morazán), La Esperanza (Intibucá), and the Bay Islands remain in Minimal (IPC Phase 1) due to more stable formal and informal income sources. Above-average fuel and fertilizer prices continue to drive high production and transportation costs for a second consecutive month. In April,diesel prices remained nearly 34 percent higher than March, 64 percent higher than last year, and 49 percent higher than the five-year average. Fertilizer prices have also remained elevated, with DAP (18-46-0) and urea rising to 7.2 and 50 percent higher than March, respectively, and 21.2 and 45.1 percent above the five-year average, respectively. These rising input costs contributed to inflation surpassing the 5 percent threshold in April. Staple food costs persist above last year and the five-year average despite relatively stable month-on-month prices, driven by weak domestic production. In April, wholesale white maize prices were 49.2 and 39.8 percent higher than last year and the five-year average, respectively, reflecting increased demand and lingering effects of below-average import volumes in 2025. Wholesale red bean prices are 10 percent above the five-year average but remained stable month-on-month and year-on-year, partly supported by increased bean availability due to crop substitution of maize for beans during primera 2025and improved import volumes. While increased remittance inflows in early 2026 are helping receiving households partially offset higher food costs, most poor households do not receive remittances and remain vulnerable to price increases. Recent rainfall estimates through mid-May indicate widespread below-average precipitation across Honduras, negatively impacting primera land preparation and planting in localized areas. While some localized rainfall has met thresholds for planting requirements, much of this precipitation has been concentrated within short periods (2-3 days), limiting soil moisture adequacy and leading many farmers to postpone planting until more consistent rainfall is established. As a result, smallholders are not expected to initiate primera planting until mid-May. At the same time, elevated input costs are constraining fertilizer use by smallholder farmers, likely contributing to expected below-average primera crop yields by August. The Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG), in coordination with agroclimatology boards and with support from the Centro de Estudios Atmosféricos, Oceanográficos y Sísmicos (CENAOS)/Comisión Permanente de Contingencias (COPECO), is monitoring and guiding planting decisions across the country. The forecast transition to El Niño is expected to result in rainfall deficits and above-average temperatures through September, particularly in the Dry Corridor, reducing vegetation health and soil moisture and disrupting crop development throughout the primera season. While the magnitude of the El Niño event remains uncertain, CENAOS has issued region-specific guidance for farmers, recommending early planting (before May 10) in the Dry Corridor areas bordering El Salvador, and slightly later planting (after May 15) in central and eastern departments. Drought-prone areas, including southern Francisco Morazán, El Paraíso, Valle, Choluteca, and southern Comayagua, are likely to experience larger rainfall deficits. SAG is advising some farmers to prioritize planting red beans instead of white maize due to its short production cycle and lower water requirements, improving crop resilience under uncertain rainfall conditions.
Country: Lebanon Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached file. HIGHLIGHTS Hostilities continued despite the ceasefire extension announcement, with airstrikes and displacement orders affecting at least 61 additional localities in southern Lebanon. Displacement orders south of the Zahrani River triggered large-scale displacement and overwhelmed collective shelters, particularly in Saida and Tyre districts in South Governorate. A total of 33,731 families (127,714 people) remain displaced across 631 collective shelters; women and girls account for nearly 52 per cent of those sheltered. Since 2 March, the Ministry of Public Health has reported at least 3,324 deaths and 10,027 injuries linked to hostilities. A total of 684,120 conflict-affected people received at least one round of Emergency Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance. Between 25 and 29 May, three incidents affecting health care were reported, resulting in one death and three injuries among health workers. The 2026 Lebanon Flash Appeal, requiring US$308 million, is 60 per cent funded, with approximately US$186 million received. SITUATION OVERVIEW Airstrikes across Nabatiyeh and South Lebanon governorates continued, causing casualties and displacement. A new wave of displacement also emerged from Beirut's Southern Suburbs following new threats of escalation and the destruction of civilian infrastructure. According to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), 3,324 people have been killed, and 10,027 people have been injured since 2 March 2026. On 29 May, Imran Riza, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon issued a statementexpressing alarm at escalating hostilities and widespread displacement orders, which are driving panic and repeated displacement, particularly in southern Lebanon. He underscored numerous attacks on health workers, growing displacement, reiterated the need to protect civilians and called for de-escalation and a sustained halt to hostilities. On the same sate, UNESCOraised concern over damage to protected cultural sites, including Chama’ Citadel and areas near Beaufort Castle, as well as risks to the World Heritage Site of Tyre in South Governorate. It reiterated that sites under enhanced protection must not be targeted. Since the ceasefire announcement on 17 April, a total of 36 attacks were documented against health care professionals, causing 27 deaths and 80 injuries according to the WHO surveillance system for attacks on health care (SSA). This brings the total number of attacks on health care since 2 March to 182, resulting in 125 deaths and 311 injuries. On 28 May, a reported strike hit Choueifat city in Mount Lebanon governorate, south of Beirut, contributing to ongoing displacement driven by continued hostilities and repeated displacement orders. Between 26 and 29 May, 12 new displacement orders were issued for 61 localities. Most of displacement orders were issued for areal in Nabatiyeh and the South Governorate. On 27 May, renewed displacement orders were issued for all areas south of the Zahrani River, triggering mass displacement and overwhelming shelters, with those in Saida and Tyre in the South Governorate reaching their full capacity. Newly displaced people are increasingly being directed toward Beirut and northern areas. Women and girls are directly affected by this renewed displacement, facing heightened protection risks, increased care responsibilities, and greater challenges in accessing essential services. As of 28 May 2026, an estimated 127,714 people (33,731 families) were reported as displaced across 631 collective shelters nationwide, reflecting a clear and sustained upward trend in displacement figures. Beirut and Mount Lebanon governorates continue to host the largest number of displaced people, while pressure on shelters across other governorates is also increasing. Funding constraints remain a major challenge to sustaining life‑saving assistance. With days remaining under the allocated time frame, the 2026Lebanon Flash Appeal has received US$185.9 million, which represents just over 60 per cent of the US$308.3 million required.
Country: Belarus Source: International Organization for Migration Please refer to the attached file. This report focuses on migrants in vulnerable situations present in the territory of Belarus, and is based on 192 valid surveys conducted between December 2025 and February 2026. The survey was addressed to all foreign nationals regardless of status and country of origin. This report analyses the responses of non-European migrants in vulnerable situations, and complements earlier analytical work, namely the 2023 Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Belarus report on migrants’ needs, intentions, and protection challenges. Many of the same indicators and survey questions were used in data collection throughout both rounds, allowing for comparability between 2023 and 2026 report findings. Survey responses from Ukrainian nationals are analysed in a separate report. The largest groups of respondents reported citizenship from Afghanistan (11%), followed by Cameroon (8%) and Ethiopia (8%). Respondents from India (7%), Pakistan (6%), and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (6%) also constituted significant shares of the sample. Smaller proportions reported citizenship from the Syrian Arab Republic (5%), Burundi (4%), Eritrea (4%), Nigeria (3%), and Bangladesh (3%)
Countries: Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali Source: International Organization for Migration Please refer to the attached file. The West and Central Africa (WCA) region faces some of the world's most complex displacement crises. Across the Lake Chad Basin, the Liptako Gourma tri-border area, and the coastal countries of the Gulf of Guinea, millions of people are affected by armed conflict, intercommunal violence, climate shocks, and governance challenges, driving large-scale population movements, straining services, and undermining community resilience. In response, IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) has deployed the Solutions and Mobility Index (SMI) to measure perceived stability at the locality level and provide actionable evidence for humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding actors. This report presents a comparative analysis of SMI results for 2023-2024 across three crisis contexts: Lake Chad Basin: Nigeria (BAY States), Cameroon (Far North), Niger (Diffa), and Chad (Lac Province); Liptako Gourma: Burkina Faso (Est, Sahel), Mali (Gao, Kidal, Mopti, Ségou, Timbuktu), and Niger (Dosso, Tahoua, Tillabéri); Coastal Countries: Benin (Alibori, Atakora), Côte d'Ivoire (Bounkani), and Ghana (North East, Upper East, Upper West). Drawing on over 5,000 locality-level assessments, the report enables cross-crisis comparison and highlights differentiated priorities for each setting. While crisis-level averages provide a useful summary, they are aggregations of conditions that vary significantly across localities. Different areas face distinct challenges and require differentiated, context-specific support. A stable average can therefore coexist with significant subnational variation.
Country: Nigeria Source: International Organization for Migration Please refer to the attached file. The state government under the internal displacement solutions fund (IDSF) project launched the Solutions and mobility Index (SMI) in 2025 to evaluate the stability of areas hosting returnees or displaced populations in Agatu, Apa, Buruku, Gboko, Guma, Gwer East, Gwer West, Katsina-Ala, Konshisha, Kwande, Logo, Makurdi, Obi, Tarka, Ukum, Ushongo and Vandeikya LGAs of Benue State. The SMI seeks to understand factors influencing a location's stability to identify priority interventions for transition and recovery, to strengthen the resilience and stability in this conflict and displacement-affected region. The SMI measures perceptions of stability and analyzes factors having a larger impact on the decisions of populations to remain in place or move. The tool is implemented in the Benue State to enable governmental authorities and partners to develop better strategies and to prioritize resources that link humanitarian, recovery, and stabilization approaches. This report presents results of the analysis of the data collected on Solutions and Mobility Index Round I conducted in Nigeria’s Benue State in August 2025.
Countries: Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached Infographic.
Countries: Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached Infographic.
Countries: Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached Infographic.
Country: Cameroon Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Please refer to the attached file. Key Messages Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are expected to persist through September across Logone-et-Chari, Mayo-Sava, and Mayo-Tsanaga divisions in the Far North. Ongoing insecurity and recurrent Islamist violence continue to disrupt household participation in main season agricultural land preparation. Income from off-season crop sales and agricultural labor is expected to remain below average and, combined with rising lean season food prices, will further erode household purchasing capacity and limit access to staple foods. The number of households facing Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes is expected to increase during the June-August lean season, with a small proportion of households, particularly those with severely depleted coping capacity, likely to face Emergency (IPC Phase 4). Seasonal flooding beginning in July will likely exacerbate displacement through at least October, further isolating conflict-affected households from food and income sources. Given below-average harvest prospects, gains from the main season are likely to be limited, preventing meaningful improvements in food security outcomes. In the Northwest and Southwest regions, Crisis (IPC Phase 3) is expected through June, with additional households deteriorating to Emergency (IPC Phase 4), followed by some improvements to Stressed (IPC Phase 2) through September. The June green harvest of maize, beans, potatoes, legumes, and vegetables will provide relief from lean season pressures for cultivating households, but many will remain reliant on market purchases at above-average prices through June. Beginning in July, improved access to own production and crop income is expected to strengthen household food consumption and support a transition to Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes across most areas. Crisis (IPC Phase 3) will likely persist in more insecure and remote divisions — such as Ndian, Lebialem, Menchum, Momo, and Bui — where households will continue reducing essential non-food expenditures and diet quality and quantity due to market and production disruptions. A small proportion of the worst‑affected households — particularly those with little or no harvests and exhausted coping capacity — are expected to remain in Emergency (IPC Phase 4). In Yaoundé and Douala, Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes are expected to persist through September, as above-average food prices continue to erode purchasing power, particularly among poor urban and displaced households with limited or disrupted livelihoods. Food prices are projected to remain significantly above the five-year average in urban markets due to reduced inflows from conflict-affected areas, strong urban demand, and elevated transport costs. Poor urban households are likely to face Crisis (IPC Phase 3) as prices peak during May and June ahead of the harvest. Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes are expected to persist in Mbere (Adamawa), Kadey, and Lom et Djerem divisions (East) through September. The large population of refugees from the Central African Republic continues to place pressure on food prices, employment opportunities, and natural resources, constraining income for both host and refugee households. Many households will struggle to meet essential non-food needs and will likely rely on negative coping strategies, including reducing non-food expenditures and reducing meal frequency and number. While the July-September harvest will improve household food availability and consumption, area-level outcomes are expected to remain Stressed (IPC Phase 2). Poor households — particularly refugees with limited livelihoods and exhausted coping capacities — are likely to remain in Crisis (IPC Phase 3). Countrywide food assistance needs are projected to peak annually in May-June, coinciding with the end of the southern lean season and the onset of the northern lean season. In the south, needs are expected to ease with the July-September main harvest, though they will remain elevated due to the ongoing impacts of conflict. In the north, needs will continue to rise until the September harvest, driven by the combined effects of conflict and flooding on livelihoods. Across the country, however, the delivery of humanitarian food assistance is expected to remain critically constrained by severe funding gaps. In April, WFP warned that severe funding shortfalls could disrupt up to 90 percent of planned deliveries from May onward. Such disruptions will have serious consequences for critical lean-season food assistance for refugees and internally displaced persons in the northern zone. Fuel, fertilizer, and food prices in Cameroon have remained relatively stable despite the Middle East conflict, owing to the country’s limited reliance on Gulf-region imports, substantial fuel subsidies, and the availability of older fertilizer stocks. According to FEWS NET price monitoring, the slight increases in fertilizer costs observed during this period have been driven mainly by rising shipping expenses, speculative trading behavior and seasonally higher demand at the start of the cropping season. Nonetheless, Cameroon remains vulnerable to global spillovers. Elevated international fuel prices, tightening supply conditions, and increasing shipping costs are expected to place upward pressure on import-dependent goods, amplifying inflation risks. In addition, smuggled fuel from Nigeria — used in areas bordering Nigeria, specifically the Far North, Northwest, and Southwest — has risen by 20-25 percent during this period, reflecting increased pump prices in Nigeria.
Country: Moldova Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Please refer to the attached file. Description The late-May 2026 floods were one of Moldova’s sharpest localized hydrometeorological shocks in recent months, with Călărași and Ungheni identified by the government as the most affected districts after the torrential rains of 22 May. The damage profile was dominated by flooded households, damaged roads, pressure on dams and lakes, disrupted rail traffic, and agricultural losses. The human impact was serious but uneven: the confirmed district-level reporting shows at least one death in Călărași, multiple rescue operations, households inundated in both districts, and preventive evacuation planning for additional residents at risk. As of 28 May 2026, authorities were still assessing total monetary losses, so the available picture is operational and preliminary rather than final. The heavy precipitation led to rapid water level rises in rivers, streams, and artificial reservoirs, resulting in multiple cascading impacts: Dam and embankment failures, including a reported rupture of a local dam in Hîrjauca (Călărași district), which caused sudden downstream flooding. Overflow and flooding of lakes and ponds, raising concerns about inadequate maintenance and compliance with safety standards for water basins. Flash floods affecting rural settlements, with water entering households, agricultural land, and public infrastructure. Transport disruption, including blocked roads and temporarily halted rail traffic in affected zones. Power outages and preventive disconnections in several villages due to safety risks. Soil erosion, mudflows, and damage to agricultural assets, including greenhouses and crops. The combination of saturated soils and high runoff intensity significantly amplified the destructive capacity of the floods. The strongest cross-source figures available so far show that across the wider affected zone of Călărași, Strășeni, Ungheni, and Criuleni, the floods damaged or inundated 25 localities, affected 69 households, threatened around 400 households, flooded about 400 hectares of farmland, and damaged 55 km of roads. These are important numbers because they come from the crisis-management structure after the first response phase, so they likely reflect a more consolidated operational picture than the first-night reports. However, they are not yet final compensation figures. What happened The triggering event was the 22 May storm system, which brought torrential rain, strong winds, and major water accumulation. Moldova’s authorities shifted into crisis mode, with emergency teams, police, road services, rail services, and local authorities deployed to pump water, reinforce dikes, reopen transport links, and secure high-risk areas. The government explicitly said that Călărași and Ungheni were the hardest-hit districts. gov.md IGSU The disaster affected dozens of localities across at least two key districts, with secondary impacts reported in neighboring areas. Călărași: damage analysis Călărași appears to have suffered the most intense direct household and infrastructure shock. The immediate crisis was tied to dam failure/partial rupture, especially around Hîrjauca and Mîndra, where multiple reports say over 40 households were affected. Radio Moldova also reported that in Mîndra six households were completely destroyed, while many courtyards, wells, and agricultural plots were flooded. Local officials further said that in some mayoralties 70–80% of infrastructure was affected, with bridges and local transport links damaged. Radio Moldova Radio Moldova Human impact in Călărași was severe. The government confirmed the death of a 48-year-old man in Dereneu, linked to the flooding and heavy rains. Residents were trapped in houses and vehicles, and emergency services prepared for wider preventive evacuation around Bularda/Hîrbovăț if dikes failed. One operational report noted preparations for possible evacuation of over 20 households, while a TVR Moldova report said a field camp was readied for more than 200 people in case conditions worsened. Persons at the “Codru” sanatorium were also evacuated preventively. From an analytical perspective, Călărași’s vulnerability was not just rainfall intensity. It was the combination of intense runoff, small-basin/dam failure, and cascade effects from connected lakes and drainage channels. That made the district especially prone to sudden, high-energy flooding that damaged homes, roads, yards, wells, and local agricultural assets rather than only causing shallow standing water. Ungheni: damage analysis Ungheni’s impact pattern looks broader geographically but somewhat less concentrated in destroyed homes than Călărași, at least from the public reporting now available. The government said 11 localities in Ungheni district were affected. Emergency reports and media coverage describe flooded households and basements, people stranded in vehicles or on rooftops, and drainage work in both rural settlements and the town. The key infrastructure signal in Ungheni was instability around water bodies and transport links. In Rădenii Vechi, landslides damaged two bridges in Novaia Nicolaevca. Authorities also reported an alarming situation at Lake Delia, which had accumulated water from failed upstream basins, while controlled water release operations took place near Mănoilești and Cornova to reduce pressure. Floodwater was also removed from multiple households, basements, and a kindergarten in Ungheni. Ungheni was also significant in the rescue and transport-disruption dimension. Multiple calls for help were recorded there, including incidents with people trapped in vehicles and on rooftops. Rail disruption near Pârlița temporarily stopped the Chișinău–Kyiv train with 142 passengers, illustrating that the flood impact extended beyond houses into inter-district mobility and economic connectivity. Key human impact indicators include: The public reporting allows a careful estimate of population impact, but not yet a precise district-by-district headcount. What is solid: - 69 households were actually affected across the four main districts. Moldpres - More than 400 households were considered at risk, but authorities say they were protected through dike reinforcement and drainage operations. Moldpres - In Călărași, over 40 households were flooded in Hîrjauca and Mîndra, and more than 20 households were under evacuation contingency in Bularda/Hîrbovăț. Radio Moldova Moldpres - In Ungheni, 11 localities were affected, with flooded households, a kindergarten, damaged bridges, and multiple rescue incidents. What remains uncertain: - There is no finalized official headcount of people directly affected in Călărași and Ungheni alone. - There is also no final published monetary damage estimate yet. - One media roundup referred to two deaths across Călărași and Ungheni, but the clearest official district-level confirmation currently available is one death in Dereneu, Călărași. Based on household estimates and rural population density, the directly affected population is estimated at several hundred people, while the indirectly affected population (service disruption, mobility constraints, power outages, and economic losses) likely extends to several thousand residents across the two districts. Casualties and Vulnerable Groups At least one fatality was reported in Călărași district (Dereneu village) as a result of flooding-related incidents. Preventive evacuations were conducted, including from areas near the Codru sanatorium, to avoid loss of life. Vulnerable groups include rural households, elderly populations in isolated villages, and communities located near water basins and low-lying river valleys. The main analytical conclusion is that Călărași suffered the more destructive household and infrastructure blow, while Ungheni experienced wider spatial disruption and acute water-management stress, especially around lakes, slopes, and transport corridors. This distinction matters for recovery planning: Călărași needs more household reconstruction and local infrastructure repair, while Ungheni may need stronger slope stability, drainage, and basin management measures. Why these floods were so damaging The event shows a classic compound local flood pattern: Short, intense rainfall Overflow and failure pressure on ponds/dikes Cascade effects between connected basins Localized flash flooding in villages Secondary impacts on roads, rail, wells, and farmland That combination explains why relatively small localities could suffer disproportionate destruction. In other words, this was not only a “rain event”; it was a water-retention and drainage system stress event. Authorities at national and local levels activated emergency mechanisms: Deployment of emergency response teams, firefighters, police, and road services. Continuous water pumping, reinforcement of embankments, and clearance of blocked infrastructure. High-level field visits by government officials, with ongoing coordination between ministries. Ongoing damage assessment processes, as many impacts remain under evaluation due to receding waters. The situation remains dynamic, with residual risks linked to: further rainfall forecasts, saturated ground conditions, structural vulnerabilities of water retention infrastructure. On 26 May 2026, the leadership of the Red Cross Society of Moldova (MRCS), together with regional directors from affected districts, conducted a field visit toCălărași district, one of the areas most severely impacted by recent flooding caused by heavy rainfall. The mission aimed to assess field conditions, identify urgent community needs, and determine appropriate humanitarian support. In Dereneu village, discussions with local authorities focused on flood impacts, damage to households, and coordination of emergency response efforts. The MRCS team also met with a bereaved family affected by the disaster to express institutional solidarity and assess immediate support needs. In the Bularda area, the delegation met with GIES (IGSU) emergency responders engaged in flood protection works, including embankment reinforcement using sandbags and the creation of diversion channels. The team also reviewed ongoing emergency infrastructure measures and identified operational needs for responders and affected communities. In Mândra village, field visits to affected households were carried out in coordination with social workers to assess urgent humanitarian needs, including material assistance and psychosocial support for vulnerable families. MRCS reaffirmed its continued presence in the affected areas and its commitment to provide humanitarian assistance, psychosocial support, and coordination with local authorities. The organization emphasized its role in strengthening local response capacity and community resilience in line with its humanitarian mandate. By 27–28 May, authorities indicated that the immediate flood danger had been reduced through dike strengthening, pumping, and controlled drainage, but the recovery phase was only beginning. The local emergency commissions were still inventorying losses, and support from local budgets plus central government top-ups was being considered. That means the current picture is best read as initial impact analysis, not a completed loss-and-needs assessment. Călărași and Ungheni were the epicenter of Moldova’s May 2026 flood emergency. Călărași suffered the heaviest direct destruction to homes and local infrastructure, including dam-related flooding and at least one confirmed death. Ungheni experienced widespread multi-locality flooding, bridge damage, water-basin instability, and transport disruption. The total economic loss is still being assessed, but the event already shows a major combined impact on households, roads, farmland, and local resilience. Request For Assistance Government Requests International Assistance: Yes NS Requests International Assistance: No Information Bulletin Published No Actions taken by National Society General Damage/Needs assessment Relief/Supply distribution Psychosocial support services Summary Since the onset of the flooding emergency, the Red Cross Society of Moldova (MRCS) has been actively engaged in field presence, coordination, and rapid needs identification in the most affected districts, including Călărași and Ungheni. During the latest field engagement, MRCS leadership and regional teams conducted on-site visits to affected communities to assess humanitarian needs, strengthen coordination with local authorities and emergency services, and identify priority support areas. Special attention was given to severely affected households, vulnerable families, and cases requiring immediate assistance, including psychosocial support. Based on ongoing assessments, MRCS is preparing targeted assistance for approximately 200 affected households, including the provision of non-food items (NFIs), basic household support, and tailored assistance packages (PFA) where required for the most vulnerable cases. In parallel, the National Society has reinforced coordination with all relevant decision-making actors, including local public authorities, emergency response services, and social assistance structures, to ensure an integrated and timely response. MRCS remains actively present in the field and continues to adjust its response based on evolving needs, with a focus on humanitarian relief, psychosocial support, and strengthening local response capacities. Actions taken by others The Government of the Republic of Moldova is leading the emergency response through national and local authorities, with coordinated operational support on the ground. The General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (IGSU) has been actively deployed, carrying out evacuations, water pumping, installation of sandbag barriers, and reinforcement of flood protection infrastructure in affected areas. The Ministry of Environment, the State Hydrometeorological Service, and the “Apele Moldovei” Administration have provided technical monitoring, hydrological updates, and support for water management interventions. Local authorities in Călărași and Ungheni are coordinating local response efforts, including damage reporting, community support, and identification of affected households. No large-scale UN emergency deployment has been reported at this stage, while coordination with humanitarian partners and local actors remains ongoing within existing national response mechanisms.
Country: Nigeria Sources: Health Cluster, World Health Organization Please refer to the attached file. This Situation Report provides an update on the cholera outbreak response in Borno State, Nigeria, covering the period from 1 to 25 May 2026. As of 25 May 2026, a cumulative 2,918 cholera cases and 27 associated deaths had been reported across seven LGAs, with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 0.9%. The report highlights ongoing transmission, water source contamination risks, and response activities including surveillance, laboratory testing, case management, WASH/IPC, risk communication, community engagement, and multisectoral coordination.
Country: Nigeria Sources: Health Cluster, World Health Organization Please refer to the attached file. This Situation Report provides an update on the cholera outbreak response in Borno State, Nigeria, covering the period from 1 to 22 May 2026. As of 22 May 2026, a cumulative 2,422 cholera cases and 24 associated deaths had been reported across seven LGAs, with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 1.0%. The report notes the continued geographic expansion of the outbreak, including newly affected Ngala LGA, and summarizes ongoing surveillance, laboratory testing, case management, WASH, risk communication, and multisectoral coordination activities.
Countries: Nigeria, Somalia Source: Médecins Sans Frontières Obstetric fistula is a devastating yet preventable condition that continues to affect women with limited access to pre- and postnatal care. When Aisha* arrived at Jahun General Hospital in Jigawa state in northern Nigeria she was in deep physical and emotional pain: She had not only lost her child during delivery, but had sustained an injury while giving birth. On the other side of the African continent, Hodan* walked into Bay Regional Hospital in Baidoa, southwestern Somalia, after suffering for eight years from urinary incontinence caused by a difficult delivery. She had been married as a teenager in a village on the rural outskirts of Bur Hakaba. Her first delivery was prolonged and complicated; the baby was delivered with forceps but did not survive. Soon after, Hodan lost control of her bladder, and she was too ashamed to talk about her condition for years. These two women, thousands of miles apart, suffer from the same condition: obstetric fistula. This condition develops when the soft tissue between the birth canal and bladder or rectum is damaged through prolonged, obstructed labor without timely access to emergency obstetric care, creating a permanent opening through which urine or stool leaks continuously. Many of the women who reach us have lived with this condition for years before they even knew what it was. Fistula care is not only about surgery. It is about listening, counseling, and helping women rebuild their confidence. At Jahun General Hospital and at Bay Regional Hospital, teams from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the respective state ministries of health provide reconstructive surgery, psychological support, and rehabilitation to women living with obstetric fistula. Risk factors for obstetric fistula The risk for fistula is highest where women marry and give birth young; where childhood malnutrition is widespread; where female genital mutilation is common; and where health systems cannot guarantee an emergency cesarean section in time. In Nigeria and Somalia, these factors overlap. So do insecurity, displacement, and long distances that many women must travel to reach a functioning health facility. Beyond physical injury — which can cause chronic pain, recurring infections, and an increased risk of kidney damage — women living with fistula often face stigma, exclusion from work and community life, and even, in many cases, divorce. How MSF cares for patients with obstetric fistula The 55-bed fistula ward at the Jahun General Hospital is, by design, more than a surgical facility. Care is free. Women stay between two and three months. Each patient may need one or more reconstructive surgeries, supported by physiotherapy, mental health care, and nutrition. “Most of the women who reach us have already given birth somewhere else or tried to — often at home, and often after several days of labor,” says Dr. Raphael Kananga, MSF medical coordinator in Nigeria. “By the time they arrive at our hospital, they have already sustained an injury, often with additional infections and complications. Surgical repair is possible, but this should have been prevented from happening in the first place.” Since the project opened in 2008, the teams have performed more than 6,000 fistula surgeries in Jahun. In 2025, 295 women were admitted and 224 had reconstructive surgery. From January to March 2026, 64 more women had already been admitted to the facility, with 48 already receiving surgical care. Most of the women who reach us have already given birth somewhere else or tried to — often at home, and often after several days of labor. By the time they arrive at our hospital, they have already sustained an injury, often with additional infections and complications. Aisha has already had two surgeries and is preparing for a third. “At first, I thought I would never be cured,” she says. “Then I came here and saw other women with the same condition. I realized I was not alone.” In southwestern Somalia, the fistula unit at Bay Regional Hospital offers free surgical repair, pre- and post-operative care, counseling, and nutrition support. Since opening in 2025, 38 women have been treated. Across the country, several thousand more women are estimated to need this care but are unable to access it. Dr. Idris Suleiman Abubakar, fistula surgeon at Jahun General Hospital Courage to come forward The most terrible thing about obstetric fistula is that women suffer it when they bring another life into this world. Here you have a woman trying to bring another life, and at the end, she suffers, she often loses the child, and she is left with this condition. We have seen women in our practice [struggle with their mental health] because of this condition. It is something even the woman herself is ashamed of. So it takes courage, and a great deal of self-confidence, for her to come forward at all. Imagine a woman who has lost all hope of ever living a normal life again, and through the work you do, she is returned to what she thought she would never reach again. That is when you see real happiness in another person. And that gives me joy. That is what keeps taking me back. ... From there, I understood why I am drawn back to fistula work. If we really want to tackle obstetric fistula, every pregnant woman must deliver in a properly equipped facility, with personnel trained in midwifery. Without that, even women who reach a health facility will continue to develop fistulas — because the skilled care needed to prevent them is not actually there. Barriers to accessing fistula care "Many of the women who reach us have lived with this condition for years before they even knew what it was, or that anything could be done about it,” says Frida Athanassiadis, MSF medical coordinator in Somalia. “Fistula care is not only about surgery. It is about listening, counseling, and helping women rebuild their confidence.” Hodan lived with the condition for eight years before a relative told her about the new service in Baidoa. “For a long time, I did not know there was a name for what was wrong with me. I did not know there was treatment,” she says. At first, I thought I would never be cured. Then I came here and saw other women with the same condition. I realized I was not alone. Jahun is the only facility with the capacity to provide vesicovaginal fistula reconstructive surgical services in Jigawa state. In Somalia, the fistula unit at Bay Regional Hospital in Baidoa is the only facility in Southwest state and one of the few facilities in the country able to offer specialized repair. The limited number of services, combined with insecurity, displacement, poverty, and long travel distances, means this care remains beyond reach for most women who need it. How to prevent obstetric fistula Fistula is completely preventable. What stops fistula from occurring in the first place is clear: prenatal care that identifies risks early, trained midwives within reach of the women they serve, a functional referral pathway, and access to emergency cesarean section before prolonged labor causes tissue damage. There is an urgent need for sustained investment in maternal and newborn care in both Somalia and Nigeria. Prenatal services, skilled birth attendants, timely emergency obstetric care, and specialized repair must be available for women who need it. * Names changed for privacy