The occupied Palestinian territory is facing a continuing, large-scale, complex humanitarian emergency driven by the ongoing consequences of the war in Gaza since 7 October 2023, the destruction of civilian infrastructure, mass displacement and the sharp deterioration of protection conditions across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Although the October 2025 ceasefire and subsequent political arrangements created some space for humanitarian operations and early recovery planning, repeated breaches of the ceasefire and continued Israeli attacks on Gaza have placed civilians at the centre of ongoing violence, resulting in further casualties, displacement, and destruction.

In Gaza, the humanitarian impact has been particularly severe on women and children. Since October 2023, more than 73,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 170,000 injured, with children accounting for an estimated one-third of fatalities. Children and women also constitute a significant proportion of the injured, including a high burden of life-altering trauma. Approximately 1.4 million people remain displaced.

The ACT Palestine Forum is responding to the Gaza and Palestine crisis though its members FCA, HEKS/EPER, EJ-YMCA, CA, ELCJHL, LWF. The PSE 231 appeal, set to end in May 2026, has proven the capacity of the members to operate in the most challenging humanitarian crises and this response is building on their extensive capacity to provide essential humanitarian support.

ACT Alert Palestine Forum 2026

Pakistan is currently facing an active and intensifying heatwave situation during the May 2026 summer hazard period, with southern and central parts of the country under very hot and dry conditions. According to public reporting based on the Pakistan Meteorological Department’s forecast, heatwave conditions were expected to develop over southern and central parts of the country from 7 May, driven by a high-pressure system in the upper atmosphere.

The ongoing heatwave is expected to disproportionately affect vulnerable groups, including women, children, elderly persons, persons with disabilities, pregnant and lactating women, persons with chronic health conditions, daily wage labourers and low-income households. These groups face heightened risk because of prolonged exposure, limited access to safe drinking water, shaded public spaces, cooling facilities, timely information and health referral support.

Although government and district systems are active, the key gap remains the limited capacity to convert early warnings into timely, localized, last-mile support for the most exposed groups before impacts escalate. Existing community coping capacity is also limited, particularly for daily wage laborers, agricultural workers, pedestrians, low-income households, elderly persons, women, children and persons with disabilities who have limited ability to avoid exposure or access cooling, hydration and referral support.

District Disaster Management Authority Umerkot has requested Community World Service Asia’s support for basic heatwave response measures for heat exposed populations. In response, Community World Service Asia has initiated voluntary heatwave camps in coordination with district authorities, providing safe drinking water, oral rehydration salts, first aid support, shaded resting space and awareness messages.

Community World Service Asia, in collaboration with district authorities, proposes to establish and operate three heatwave facilitation centres in Umerkot district for a duration of two months.

ACT-Alert-Pakistan-Heatwave-Emergency-2026

The 2025-2026 rainy season in Peru is characterized by moderate to heavy rainfall across much of the country (mountains, jungle, and some coastal departments). The metrological departments has issued orange and red weather warnings indicating heavy rainfall that could affect up to 21 departments in the country, with episodes of intense rain that have triggered hazards such as landslides, mudslides, and flooding, causing damage and losses in different districts across the country.

In the last week of February INDECI has issued a short-term warning bulletin regarding the possible activation of streams No. 056-2026-INDECI/COEN, indicating that eight regions are at very high risk of activation, while 10 are at high risk.

In regions such as Cajamarca, Huancavelica, Ayacucho, Cusco, Arequipa, Apurímac, among others, flooding and debris flows have affected key crops such as potatoes, corn (starchy and hard yellow), beans, and wheat, especially in the central and southern areas (La Encañada, Namora, Matara, Chugur) in the Cajamarca River basin. The loss of these products could increase prices in local markets, which in turn would affect family economies in the affected areas. Currently, there are 2,136 emergencies registered due to heavy rains and associated hazards.

According to the assessment carried out by the ACT Peru Forum, this is a high-level emergency with a tendency to increase, as the heavy rains recorded have caused serious damage to health, housing, livelihoods, and public infrastructure in different regions of Peru, but also due to information provided by MIDAGRI on the presence of the Coastal El Niño phenomenon in the country, which makes this scenario even more critical, mainly in the northern regions of the country such as Piura, Tumbes, and Lambayeque, where flooding has severely affected the population in the last week. According to assessments, around 11,181 families (115,665 people) have been affected by the rains and floods.

PREDES an observer member of the ACT Peru forum, is planning to extend its response to the affected areas.

ACT Alert Peru Floods Emergency 2026

As of late February 2026, the Woro community in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria, is experiencing significant displacement following a series of brutal terrorist attacks that began on February 3, 2026. The attacks have left the community largely deserted, with over 160–200 people reported dead, many homes burned, and dozens abducted.

Scale of Displacement: Over 2700 people were initially reported displaced following the February 3, 2026, attack. While some have begun to return, many remain in temporary shelters in neighboring communities.

On February 3, 2026, a massive group of heavily armed militants—estimated to be in the hundreds—launched a coordinated assault on the rural villages of Woro and Nuku in the Kaiama Local Government Area (LGA) of Kwara State. The attack, which began around 6:00 p.m., was particularly brutal; survivors reported that militants rounded up residents, bound their hands, and executed them at close range or burnt them alive in their homes.

Official and humanitarian sources report between 162 and over 200 deaths. At least 78 bodies were recovered and buried in mass graves immediately following the incident. More than 50 people were hospitalized with severe gunshot wounds and burns. Approximately 35 to 42 people, primarily women and children, were abducted during the raid.

Security risks in some locations also slowed operations, while community resistance further complicated humanitarian access and aid delivery.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) identified food, shelter, health services, water and sanitation, and livelihood support as the most urgent needs of victims and survivors.

Most of the survivors are currently leaving as Internally Displaced Persons. Issues such as insufficient shelter, limited access to clean water and sanitation facilities, and inadequate healthcare services further compound the challenges faced by these displaced individuals.

ACT Alliance member Ecumenism for Development and Peace Initiative (EDAPI) is assessing the situation and planning to extend its response to the affected areas.

ACT Alliance Alert – Nigeria Conflicts