Today on Humanitarian Explorer: Pakistan and Afghanistan, the last two countries where wild polio still spreads, launch vaccination campaigns aiming to reach about 37 million young children. In Uganda's Buikwe District, by Lake Victoria, simple household water filters from Regenerate Africa and Wine To Water now help more than 300 households drink safer water. India's Karnataka state approves new pre-school classes, with hot meals, milk and eggs, in 581 government schools. At COP17 in Armenia, countries agree the Yerevan Pathway to speed up action for nature, with nearly $2 billion in new funding. And a rare short-necked oil beetle is found breeding in Wales for the first time in 60 years.

Sources:

• Arab News Pakistan (Pakistan polio campaign): https://www.arabnews.pk/pakistan/pakistan-launches-polio-vaccination-drive-to-reach-around-24-million-children-in-97-districts-3005851
• Pajhwok Afghan News (Afghanistan polio campaign): https://pajhwok.com/2026/11/02/polio-vaccination-campaign-launched-nationwide/
• Daily Monitor (water filters in Buikwe): https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/magazines/healthy-living/a-simple-filter-brings-safer-drinking-water-to-buikwe-5652528
• The Times of India (Karnataka pre-school classes): https://www.educationtimes.com/news/karnataka-introduces-lkg-ukg-classes-in-581-government-schools-check-admission-age-timings-teachers-and-facilities/articleshow/135420987.cms
• UN News (COP17 Yerevan Pathway): https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/11/1168718
• Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17 press release): https://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2026/pr-2026-10-31-cop17-en.pdf
• BBC News (short-necked oil beetle in Wales): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cry8317pdp5yo

How to help:

• Wine To Water, brings clean water and household filters to families in need: https://winetowater.org/
• UNICEF, gets vaccines to children around the world, including against polio: https://www.unicef.org/take-action
• Bumblebee Conservation Trust, protects bees and the rare species that depend on them: https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/

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