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.
Yemen is facing a severe and escalating natural disaster as torrential rainfall during the second rainy season triggers destructive flash floods across multiple governorates.
The mid-year 2025 Nutrition sector dashboard summarizes the progress made by the sector partners involved in the Lebanon Response Plan (LRP), identifies key challenges and priorities, and highlights trends affecting people in need.
Save the Children opened its first national office in Syria on Monday, ending 13 years of management from Jordan, Türkiye and Lebanon, with plans to scale up programmes at a time when a record three in every four children need humanitarian assistance.
The Food Security and Agriculture Cluster (FSAC) has developed a Hyper-Prioritized Response Plan of USD 242 million to assist approximately 8.9 million people across 168 hotspot districts in Yemen, subject to funding availability.
On 20 August 2025, an estimated 435 individuals were displaced from Wad Al-Hajam village in Al Radoum locality, South Darfur due to an intra-communal dispute over livestock between groups of Arab Awlad Abu Ali tribesmen.
According to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), famine has now been confirmed in the Gaza Governorate, including Gaza City, and is expected to expand to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of September.
Between 19 and 20 August 2025, DTM field teams estimated that 1,000 individuals were displaced from Abu Shouk IDP camp in Al Fasher locality due to heightened insecurity.
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.
Regional and international donors must seize this unprecedented opportunity to invest in Syria’s recovery and to support the many who are finally returning home, but find nothing but ruins, urges the Norwegian Refugee Council’s (NRC) Secretary General Jan Egeland, on a visit to the country this week.
The deteriorating food security situation in Yemen can be attributed to worsening economic conditions, substantial reductions in humanitarian aid due to funding cuts, limited livelihood opportunities, localized conflict across frontlines, and climatic hazards.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed the lifesaving contribution of JPY 500 million (US$3.3 million) from Japan to provide emergency food and nutrition assistance to Palestinians facing severe food insecurity due to the conflict in Gaza and also escalating violence in the West Bank.
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.
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.
In 2025, the Regional RRP is designed to target the needs of 2.53 million refugees and 1.84 million members of the host community in the five main asylum countries, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda.
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.
