The protection environment in the Darfur and Kordofan States is precarious with armed clashes, air and drone strikes, and heightened insecurity persisting.
WFP continues to expand its plans for cash-based assistance in Gaza, with a growing proportion of beneficiaries targeted to transition from receiving in-kind food assistance to monthly digital transfers via e-wallets.
The second dekad of February 2026 is expected to remain cool, dry, and stable across most of Yemen, in line with typi-cal late-winter climatology. The continued occurrence of frost episodes is unusual, given that the winter season is usu-ally nearing its end.
WFP is outraged by recent attacks on its trucks, assets and facilities in Sudan. Four incidents over the past 10 days have resulted in humanitarians killed or injured while delivering life-saving food assistance to the most vulnerable civilians.
Lebanon faces deep socioeconomic, political, and security crises, affecting nearly half the population. The escalation of armed conflict in late 2023 and 2024 worsened conditions, particularly for the most marginalized children and families.
In 2025, Yemen recorded its highest levels of inadequate food consumption. July was the peak, with prevalence of population with inadequate food consumption reaching 70%, marking the worst month of the year.
Market monitoring indicates food prices are lower than before the ceasefire (early October 2025), but still higher than pre-crisis levels (September 2023).
Yemen’s food security outlook remains extremely dire across all governorates, with severe challenges expected to persist through February 2026. In Government-controlled areas (GoY), recent central bank measures have briefly strengthened the Yemeni riyal and reduced food prices, but these gains appear fragile.
The situation in Aleppo, Al-Hasakeh and Ar-Raqqa governorates has largely stabilized in recent days, following the agreement announced on 30 January 2026. Active hostilities have subsided, bringing a greater sense of calm, even as localized incidents, precautionary security measures, and community concerns persist in many areas.
Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF’s) hospital in Lankien, Jonglei state, South Sudan, was hit in an airstrike by the government of South Sudan forces during the night of Tuesday, 3 February 2026.
As of 3 February, around 280,000 people have been displaced as a result of the Jonglei conflict following renewed fighting and airstrikes since 29 December 2025, according to the RRC.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in coordination with local authorities and partners, is scaling up food assistance for families displaced by the sudden escalation of events in northern Syria. Renewed insecurity across Al Hasakeh, Ain al Arab (Kobani) and surrounding areas has triggered widespread displacement, with more than 165,000 people fleeing their homes in recent days.
According to the 2025 Syria Food Security Assessment, 18 percent of households are food secure, up from 11 percent in 2024. This gain of more than seven percentage points in a single year is notable but fragile, with further progress hinging on political stability, sustained investment in recovery and resilience, and stronger national institutions.
In 2026, WFP will continue to scale up market-based solutions in Gaza. In-kind food assistance will be adjusted in line with the expansion of cash-based assistance, market capacity, and the availability of stocks.
Al Fasher remains under near‑siege, with severe protection risks as well as shortages of food, water, health care, and essential supplies, while insecurity and blocked routes continue to restrict humanitarian access and overstretch services for displaced families.
The security situation in Aleppo, Al-Hassakeh, Ar-Raqqa, and Deir-ez-Zor Governorates has sharply deteriorated over the past week due to rapid territorial shifts and escalation of violence in some regions resulting in increased displacement and humanitarian needs.
A critical escalation in military clashes between Syrian government forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) erupted on January 6, 2026, marking the most intense conflict in Aleppo since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024.
WFP assisted 3.6 million people through its life saving and life changing interventions. 1.2 million people reached in December were in areas projected as facing or at risk of famine, covering 94 percent of the 1.3 million food-insecure population in those locations.
