The International Organization for Migration (IOM) mourns the tragic death of five aid workers in a brutal attack on a joint humanitarian convoy in El Fasher, North Darfur.
The Sudanese Armed Forces used unguided air-dropped bombs to carry out attacks in residential and commercial neighborhoods in Nyala, South Darfur in early February 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. The indiscriminate attacks, apparent war crimes, killed and injured scores of civilians.
We urge the international community to seize this opportunity to scale up funding for Syrian humanitarian response and for Syria’s recovery in a manner that is timely, predictable, and responsive to evolving needs. The lifting of sanctions offers a renewed opportunity to help Syrians rebuild their lives in safety and dignity, and to advance toward the peace, stability, and future they rightfully deserve.
Three months since Israel tightened its total siege of Gaza, dozens of Palestinian children, babies and elderly people have starved to death and desperate parents are being shot and killed as they try to get food aid at new militarised distribution sites.
Between 29 and 30 May 2025, DTM field teams estimated that 2,715 households were displaced from Al Khiwai town of Al Khiwai locality, West Kordofan due to clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Between 19 and 28 May 2025, DTM field teams estimated that 1,946 households were displaced from Al Salha area in Um Durman locality, Khartoum due to clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
As Syria enters a pivotal phase of emerging from years of crisis, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has reaffirmed its support for a national recovery rooted in decent work, social justice and inclusive economic growth.
The delivery of humanitarian aid must be safely accessible and based on need, said Save the Children amid mounting concerns over reports of chaos and killing in Gaza at militarised zones to which civilians were forced to travel to collect desperately needed supplies.
Authorities in the occupied Gaza Strip must respect the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression and cease the ongoing repression of protesters, Amnesty International said today.
Action Against Hunger has been working for months in the collective shelters to ensure that there is food, clean water, hygiene products and other essential items to maintain health and prevent disease outbreak.
Between April and June 2025, 1.17 million people (21 percent of the population) are projected to face acute food insecurity, down from 1.65 million (30 percent) in March 2025.
UNIFIL deminers from China started work in a second UNIFIL position this week to clear the base and its perimeter of unexploded ordnances (UXOs) and other explosives from the recent hostilities.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has welcomed the recent decisions by the European Union and the United States to lift a significant portion of sanctions imposed on Syria.
On 23 May 2025, DTM field teams estimated that 565 households were displaced from Dibebad town in Al Quoz locality, South Kordofan due to clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) Annex to the Financing Agreement sets out the measures and actions required for the project design and implementation to meet the African Development Bank’s Environmental and Social Operational Safeguards, in alignment with WFP’s own WFP Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework.
On 22 May 2025, Israel conducted a wave of aerial strikes across Lebanon, with a confirmed tally of 22 incidents. These operations spanned the governorates of Nabatieh, South Lebanon, and the Bekaa, targeting both elevated terrain and semi-urban communities.
Israel’s intensified military operations continue to threaten an already weakened health system, amidst worsening mass population displacement and acute shortages of food, water, medical supplies, fuel and shelter.
This research was conducted prior to the collapse of the former Government of Syria (GoS) on 8 December 2024 and the emergence of the transitional government and thus, some security-related barriers to civil documents, such as security risks tied to the former government (including fears of mandatory service or arrest if found with civil documents issued by the former Syrian Salvation Government-SSG) no longer remain.
By 15 May 2025, around 156,000 Syrians returned to Syria from or via Lebanon. Given the significant changes in the Syria context, UNHCR, in close collaboration with the authorities, began designing programmes to support refugees who express an interest in returning, including “Go and See” visits.
One million people were internally displaced by armed conflict with Israeli armed forces in Lebanon last year. HI provided cash assistance to 400 families to cover their basic needs.
