One million Syrians – 1,027,887 – have now returned home from neighbouring countries since the 8 December 2024. A milestone of hope – yet millions remain displaced and urgent support is needed to make returns sustainable.
Civilians in El Fasher are enduring relentless attacks, acute hunger and cholera, underscoring the urgent need for an immediate cessation of hostilities, protection and safe humanitarian access.
More than 2,000 people have been displaced following the armed attack carried out on 18 September by members of armed groups against the commune of Bassin-Bleu, in the Nord-Ouest department, according to the Departmental Directorate of Civil Protection.
The Sudan crisis has triggered the largest displacement and protection emergency in the world today. Over 14 million people have been forced to flee since April 2023, with 12 million remaining displaced, including over 3.2 million refugees and asylum-seekers who have crossed borders into the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan, and Uganda as of mid-2025.
During the night of 16–17 September 2025, heavy rains fell across most communes of the Nord-Ouest department, causing the Trois-Rivières River in Port-de-Paix to overflow suddenly. The floods resulted in extensive inundations across several neighborhoods in Port-de-Paix and Bassin-Bleu.
In just nine months, 1 million Syrians have returned to their country following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad government on 8 December 2024. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling on the international community to scale up its support to end the suffering and displacement of millions of Syrians who were forced to flee their homes in the past 14 years and help the country to rebuild.
Today marks one year since the escalation of hostilities erupted across Lebanon in September 2024, following almost a year of violence on the southern border that began on October 8, 2023.
The humanitarian situation in Palestine continues to deteriorate, with Gaza facing catastrophic conditions. Intensified bombardment in Gaza City and the north has destroyed health facilities, displaced hundreds of thousands, and left more than 86 per cent of the Strip under militarized zones or displacement orders.
One year since the Israeli military significantly escalated its attacks in Lebanon, victims of violations of international law are still awaiting justice and reparations, the Lebanese government has yet to grant the International Criminal Court (ICC) the jurisdiction to carry out investigations on its territory, and many residents of towns and villages in southern Lebanon are still unable to return to what remains of their homes, Amnesty International said today.
UNHCR continuously works to ensure that allegations of SEA are reported and responded to in a timely and appropriate manner, and that victims of SEA are referred to support and assistance needed in line with a victim-centred approach.
Between 31 August and 5 September 2025, Sierra Leone experienced devastating flash floods across 17 communities in seven districts including Bonthe, Kenema, Bo, Moyamba, Kono, Falaba, and Koinadugu.
The security situation in Palestine refugee camps across Lebanon remained tense during the reporting period, with sporadic incidents of armed violence as well as increased security measures maintained by the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF).
Families in Gaza City are facing two deadly options – stay put under increasing bombardment and siege, or follow Israeli orders to move south to camps where families are being killed in their shelters and suffer life-threatening overcrowding, starvation and diseases.
As the Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza, aid workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed their families. With supplies now totally depleted, humanitarian organisations are witnessing their own colleagues and partners waste away before their eyes.
Since the fall of the former government on 8 December 2024 until the end of August 2025, around 844,000 Syrian refugees have returned to the country from abroad. The overall rate of return increased over the summer months as expected.
After more than ten years of conflict, Yemen is again on the brink of humanitarian disaster, standing as the world’s third most food insecure context. As of September this year, 18.1 million people are estimated to face acute hunger (IPC Phase 3 and above).
