Gaza City is facing a humanitarian catastrophe as Israel’s latest military assault escalates, pushing people to the brink and threatening the survival of what remains of the health system.
This brief draws on the June 2025 wave of the enhanced Refugee Perceptions and Intentions to Return to Syria Survey (eRPIS), conducted by phone with 6,316 Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt between 25 May and 5 July 2025, representing ~782,000 Syrian refugee households.
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.
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is horrified by Israeli military attacks on two of its partner organisations in Gaza City over the weekend, which killed one of their employees, a pregnant woman and a child, and left others injured.
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.
On 6 September 2025, heavy rain and floods across Mabrooka village in Al Fao locality, Gedaref state displaced approximately 17 households. Field teams reported that 17 houses were destroyed.
On 4 September 2025, heavy rain and floods across Tawkar town of Tawkar locality in Red Sea displaced approximately 24 households. The flooding reportedly occurred due to rising water levels of Baraka creek. Displaced households reportedly sought shelter in open areas within the same locality.
The objective is to strengthen the resilience of conflict-affected communities to external shocks, thereby reducing their vulnerability to further shocks and food insecurity.
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.
Today, children across the occupied West Bank will be starting the new school year, including nearly 46,000 Palestine Refugee children attending UNRWA schools.
The 2025 mid-year Protection sector dashboard summarizes the progress made by Protection sector partners (including CP and GBV) involved in the Lebanon Response Plan (LRP), identifies key challenges and priorities, and highlights trends aecting people in need.
As-Sweida Governorate is facing a worsening humanitarian crisis following a major escalation in hostilities that began on 13 July 2025, leading to a collapse of essential services, widespread displacement, and the closure of access routes.
The Lebanon Response Plan 2024-2025 (LRP) is an integrated humanitarian and stabilization response plan co-led by the Government of Lebanon and the United Nations, supported by international and national partners.
As of 28 August 2025, 4,8 million are estimated to be living outside IDP sites, while 1,4 million reside in 1,782 IDP sites and camps in Northwest Syria (NWS) and Northeast Syria (NES).