Since 13 July 2025, the security situation in As-Sweida and Dar’a Governorates in southern Syria has escalated due to political tensions and armed confrontations.
Humanitarian partners provided life-saving assistance between 4 and 8 September to more than 1,000 people and assessed needs in the area affected by the landslide in Tarsin village, Sharg Aj Jabal locality, South Darfur State.
Humanitarian partners are responding to a devastating landslide that struck Tarsin village in Sharg Aj Jabal locality, South Darfur State, on 31 August, after days of heavy rainfall.
A high-level delegation from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has concluded a visit to Damascus, reaffirming the Organization’s commitment to addressing humanitarian needs and advancing longer-term recovery goals in Syria in line with national priorities.
After 500 days under siege, the city of Al Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur has become an epicentre of child suffering, with malnutrition, disease, and violence claiming young lives daily, UNICEF warned today.
Lebanon remained in the grip of a worsening humanitarian crisis during the first half of 2025, driven by prolonged economic collapse, persistent conflict, and regional instability.
In the past 72 hours, the Israeli Defense Forces have intensified ground operations around Gaza City following the approval of the Gaza City offensive, deploying armored and infantry units in Zeitoun, Jabalia, and Shujaiya, and cutting key routes such as Salah al-Din Road.
El Fasher, North Darfur, has been under siege and affected by continuous fighting for 15 months, leading to extreme levels of needs, severe shortages of food, water, and medical supplies.
During the first half of 2025, children and families in Lebanon continued to endure the repercussions of the armed conflict that escalated in 2024, further weakening an already deteriorated economy and overstretched public services.
Syrians are enduring one of the world's most complex emergencies, a combination of protracted hostilities, repeated displacement of civilians, economic recession, disease outbreaks, and devastating earthquake.
Insecurity Insight identified 622 incidents of violence against or obstruction of access to health care in Sudan since fighting started between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April 2023 and 16 July 2025
Between 6 and 12 August, the security situation in As-Sweida Governorate remained tense, with multiple incidents of armed violence and clashes reported across both rural and urban areas.
Casualty numbers have been provided by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Israeli authorities. The fatality breakdowns currently cited are those that the MoH in Gaza has fully identified as of 31 July 2025 out of the higher number of casualties they report.
Following the escalation of violence between 12 to 19 July, the security situation in As-Sweida Governorate remains tense, with intermittent clashes and restricted mobility—despite recently granted humanitarian access; roadblocks and insecurity continue to hinder aid delivery.
Following the joint humanitarian convoy with SARC on 28 July, the UN had secured approval from the Syrian government to begin delivering aid, including food, water, and emergency supplies, to tens of thousands of displaced persons in both As-Sweida and Dar’a.
Hostilities continued in As-Sweida Governorate, particularly the western countryside, despite a ceasefire agreement, contributing to a volatile security environment and impacting civilian safety.
Leaving the ancient city of Damascus, destruction lines the desert road heading north; streams of rubble smeared across the suburbs, bullet holes scattered across the few crumbling facades that remain.
