Over a decade of conflict has resulted in Syria being extensively contaminated by landmines and explosive remnants of war, a major barrier to safe return and reconstruction efforts, Human Rights Watch said today.
With a demographic composition of 17.7 million residents, 6.7 million IDPs, 1.2 million IDP returnees, and nearly 700,000 arrivals from abroad across Syria's 14 governorates, mobility patterns continue to significantly shape the country's population landscape.
Since the Israeli Forces launched operation "Iron Wall" in January 2025 in the northern West Bank, and the subsequent displacement of over 45,000 people from Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams refugee camps, more than 8,100 Palestinian families there are facing a harsh reality, one that is unprecedented since 1967.
DTM Sudan field teams have monitored a significant increase in cross-border movements from Egypt to Sudan during the first quarter of 2025: the average number of return movements per month is nearly 7 times higher in 2025 compared to the monthly average in 2024.
No aid has been allowed into the Gaza Strip since 2 March 2025 – representing the longest period of aid blockage since the start of the war – leading to shortages of food, safe water, shelter, and medical supplies. Without these essentials, malnutrition, diseases and other preventable conditions will likely surge, leading to an increase in preventable child deaths.
Since February, airstrikes and violent clashes have displaced an estimated 80,000 people in Nasir, Ulang and Longochuk counties. Approximately 23,000 have fled into parts of Gambella region, Ethiopia. Many others wait in displacement sites along the Sobat River.
The hostilities in the Tartous, Lattakia, Homs, and Hama Governorates of Syria in early March continue to displace people into the North and Akkar Governorates of north Lebanon reaching now nearly 30,000 people with further arrivals expected.
As of 3 April 2025, UNHCR estimates that some 372,550 Syrians have crossed back to Syria via neighboring countries since 8 December 2024. This figure is calculated based on a triangulation of data from Syria, Türkiye, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt and beyond.
Food insecurity in Government of Yemen (GoY) controlled areas reached a record high in February, amidst a general worsening of the situation nationwide.
A month-long siege imposed by Israeli authorities in Gaza, Palestine, means some critical medications are now short in supply and are running out, leaving Palestinians at risk of losing vital healthcare, warns Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
One month of Israel’s total closure of Gaza is pushing the territory back towards famine, Islamic Relief warns. The hunger crisis is growing more desperate every day, as Israel steps up efforts to make Gaza unliveable by shutting off aid, destroying infrastructure and intensifying deadly attacks on civilians.
With continued support, we can help Lebanese families return to their homes and rebuild their lives with dignity. Together, we stand committed to delivering life-saving assistance and fostering resilience in the face of hardship.
WFP is working to scale up assistance in Sudan for 7 million people by mid-year in Sudan. In Libya, in February, WFP distributed food assistance to 4,285 individuals and reached 342 children under five and 125 pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls.
With the deteriorating economic conditions, Ramadhan festivities have become less normal for most Yemenis as they struggle to afford them. This comes at a time of decline in the value of the local currency in GoY controlled areas , along with rising prices of basic food items and reduced income earning opportunities.
As the situation in South Sudan continues to deteriorate, War Child is gravely concerned for the 5.4 million children and youth in South Sudan who face a growing threat of violence and recruitment to armed groups.
According to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), about 19.5 million people are projected to need humanitarian assistance in 2025, including 17.1 million (almost half of the population) facing acute food insecurity.
There must be an independent and impartial investigation into the circumstances in which at least 15 Palestinian medics and rescue workers, who went to southern Gaza for a rescue operation, were shot dead after Israeli forces opened fire on their vehicles, said Amnesty International today, reiterating calls for independent monitors to be granted immediate access to the occupied Gaza Strip.
This report provides information on incidents of gender-based violence (GBV) reported by 14 data gathering organizations providing services to GBV survivors between January to December 2024.
In South Darfur, where the presence of government programmes, UN organisations and their agencies, and international INGOs is very limited, MSF finds itself operating in a context where needs extend far beyond access to medical care.
The breakdown of the ceasefire and resumption of intense bombardments and ground operations in the Gaza Strip has reportedly left at least 322 children dead and 609 injured – constituting a daily average of more than 100 children killed or maimed over the past ten days.
