A new outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus has been declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with Ituri Province as the epicentre and confirmed cases also reported in North and South Kivu. According to available information, 2,635 contacts have been listed, with 906 suspected cumulative cases and 125 confirmed cases reported between 1 April and 27 May 2026. Around 60% of affected people are women.

The outbreak is unfolding in an already fragile humanitarian context, marked by armed conflict, insecurity, mass population displacement, high population mobility, food insecurity, and weak health infrastructure. Due to its proximity to affected countries and frequent cross-border movements linked to trade, migration, fishing activities and family relations, Tanzania is also considered at high risk of Ebola importation.

ACT Alliance members in DRC and Tanzania are planning  a coordinated response focused on infection prevention and control, risk communication and community engagement, WASH, support to health facilities, psychosocial support, multisectoral assistance and cross-border preparedness. Planned activities include awareness campaigns, hygiene promotion, distribution of hygiene kits and PPE, installation of handwashing facilities, support to frontline health workers, strengthening of early warning systems, and engagement of faith-based health facilities in high-risk border areas.

Regional Ebola Response Alert 04 June 2026

On 29–30 May 2026, severe flooding caused by sea incursion and ocean surges affected Ayetoro community in Ondo State, Nigeria.

The disaster has reportedly displaced more than 2,000 people and around 250 households in urgent need of assistance.
Affected families are facing immediate gaps in shelter, food and non-food items, WASH, health, psychosocial support and livelihood recovery.
Ecumenism for Development And Peace Initiative (EDAPI), a national ACT member with presence and response capacity in the affected area, is planning to respond to the emergency.

Ayetoro floods Alert 02 June 2026

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