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The WFP warned today that food insecurity is steeply increasing as escalating conflict forces families from their homes, disrupts markets and restricts humanitarian access.

The increased likelihood of extreme weather, including heavy flooding and severe droughts, is expected to threaten the lives, health, and education of children in nearly 100 countries and territories.

The escalation of conflict in the region since February has damaged schools, displaced families and made it harder for children to access safe, consistent learning.

Disruption to the Strait of Hormuz is driving up food prices and putting further strain on the livelihoods and household resources of millions of women and girls, according to a new UN Women analysis.

UNHCR estimates that 44 per cent of the world’s 13.1 million school-aged refugee children were out of school last year. The transition to secondary education remains one of the biggest challenges.

Children in Ukraine have endured more than 7,700 air raid alarms since the start of July -- a 27% uptick compared with April-June -- as attacks on civilian areas intensify, Save the Children said.

The number of war-wounded patients received in Korem and Alamata hospitals rose over a 48-hour period from about 180 to more than 420 between 22 and 25 September.

Between December 2026 and May 2027, 29 municipalities are projected to reach IPC Acute malnutrition phase 3; Cité Soleil and Cabaret are expected to reach phase 4, the second-highest classification.