Since the ceasefire on 19 January, the delivery of vital assistance to Gaza has improved. UNICEF’s Post Distribution Monitoring showed improvements in dietary diversity, particularly for children and pregnant women. The increased consumption of fruits, vegetables, eggs, and dairy products, along with better access to supplementary feeding programmes, has contributed to steady improvements in acute malnutrition rates.
The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan has declined by 2.4 per cent in the last three months, marking the first decline since the crisis erupted nearly two years ago, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Since the start of 2025, 859 trucks carrying aid from seven UN agencies have crossed from Türkiye to Syria—more than eight times the number during the same period last year.
The Lebanon Aid Tracking exercise aims to present an overview of all international funding flows to Lebanon including development, humanitarian, security, and all other types of funds to fulfil the humanitarian and development partners’ commitment to provide the government of Lebanon and partners with real-time and transparent information on aid flows coming to Lebanon.
As Yemen marks ten years of conflict and crisis, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns that a widening chasm between rising humanitarian needs and the funding required to alleviate them risks leaving millions of Yemenis without access to food, healthcare and protection services.
في خطوةٍ هامة لمواجهة الأزمة التغذوية الحرجة في اليمن، قدَّم بنك التنمية الألماني KfW، نيابةً عن الحكومة الفيدرالية الألمانية، منحةً قيمتها 19.8 مليون يورو لليونيسف اليمن.
Islamic Relief health and nutrition workers say they are seeing increasing numbers of malnourished children, with health centres receiving more patients than they have capacity for and some children dying from hunger.
In a significant step toward addressing the critical nutrition crisis in Yemen, KfW Development Bank, on behalf of the German Federal Government, recently contributed 19.8 million euros to UNICEF Yemen.
The hostilities in the Tartous, Lattakia, Homs, and Hama Governorates of Syria in early March continue to displace people on a steady daily basis into the North and Akkar Governorates of north Lebanon.
South Sudan is currently facing a severe humanitarian crisis characterized by extensive internal displacement. The underlying causes of these displacement dynamics are varied and include communal clashes, land disputes, insecurity, violence, natural disasters, and cross-border movements.
Lebanon has witnessed a new wave of displacement from Syria due to intensied hostilities in the coastal regions, particularly affecting Tartous, Lattakia, Homs, and Hama Governorates. Recent displacement has led to the arrival of 10,500 new individuals in Akkar and the North Governorate, with the majority (8,828 people) settling in Akkar.
In February alone, within the total of 3.2 million people assisted, WFP provided Cash-Based Transfers (CBT) to 1.4 million people, the highest number of people reached under this modality since the conflict began.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is raising the alarm about malnutrition in Yemen as people’s needs are far outstripping the existing treatment capacity, underscoring a deep humanitarian crisis.
Phase One of the Gaza ceasefire, from 19 January to 1 March 2025, allowed the humanitarian community to rapidly implement a prepared scale-up of its response. It enabled the daily entry of a large volume of humanitarian supplies and a steady stream of fuel.
To facilitate humanitarian cash programming, the Northeast of Syria Cash Working Group (NES CWG), in collaboration with local and international NGOs, carries out a monthly Joint Market Monitoring Initiative in Northern Syria. This initiative (JMMI) assesses the availability and prices of basic commodities typically sold in markets and consumed by the average Syrian household.
Following the violent disputes in the coastal region of Syria in recent days, the humanitarian situation is tense. Many people are fleeing. To help the affected families quickly, Malteser International starts emergency relief measures and provides the people with food and medical support. Hospitals receive medicines and 600 families are provided with basic foodstuffs.
Save the Children is providing aid to 4,000 displaced families in Latakia, including 12,000 blankets and 4,000 ready-to-eat rations, such as canned tuna and meat, biscuits, and energy bars, through local partners, including Syria Relief and Action for Humanity.
