Humanitarian News Archive

FAO GIEWS Country Brief on Liberia –

9th January 2026 — FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Rice production in 2025 preliminarily forecast at above‑average level About 418 000 people acutely food insecure between October and December 2025 Rice production in 2025 preliminarily forecast at above‑average level Harvesting of the 2025 paddy crop, virtually…

Sudan: 1,000 days of armed conflict

9th January 2026 — After almost three years of war and two declared famines, more than 21 million people face hunger every day Amina (name changed for security reasons) is a Sudanese woman who has been internally displaced within her own country. She and…

Update 336 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

9th January 2026 — The IAEA has initiated consultations to establish a temporary ceasefire zone in the area where Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) last remaining back-up 330 kV line was damaged and disconnected as a result of military activity on 2 January,…

Why recovery speed shapes resilience?

9th January 2026 — On 12 January 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, claiming an estimated 300,000 lives, displacing millions, and devastating much of the country's urban infrastructure. Six years later, an earthquake of comparable magnitude hit Kumamoto, Japan. While the physical shock…