In May 2025, Yemen experienced widespread dry conditions and high temperatures, with localized rainfall primarily in the southern uplands, notably in Ibb. Most eastern and coastal areas remained dry throughout the month.
Due to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan with more than 124 million forcibly displaced, out of which 3.4 million fled into neighbouring countries, the Federation-wide Emergency Appeal was revised, increasing the total funding ask from the initial CHF 42 million to CHF 47.5 million and extending the operation end date to December 2025.
Now in its third year, the war in Sudan has unleashed a relentless assault on the bodies and rights of women and girls. Across areas affected by the conflict, sexual violence is used as a weapon of war, a targeted tactic to instill terror, enforce displacement and exert control.
Yemen is expected to face consistently above-average temperatures and below-normal rainfall throughout the second dekad of June 2025. Extreme heat is anticipated to continue in the eastern governorates and lowland areas.
We urge the international community to seize this opportunity to scale up funding for Syrian humanitarian response and for Syria’s recovery in a manner that is timely, predictable, and responsive to evolving needs. The lifting of sanctions offers a renewed opportunity to help Syrians rebuild their lives in safety and dignity, and to advance toward the peace, stability, and future they rightfully deserve.
Between April and June 2025, 1.17 million people (21 percent of the population) are projected to face acute food insecurity, down from 1.65 million (30 percent) in March 2025.
As May 2025 ends, Yemen continues to experience dry conditions, especially in the highlands, with limited rainfall hindering planting and depleting soil moisture. Rising temperatures further threaten agriculture.
The Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) Annex to the Financing Agreement sets out the measures and actions required for the project design and implementation to meet the African Development Bank’s Environmental and Social Operational Safeguards, in alignment with WFP’s own WFP Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework.
Seven weeks on, the impacts of the 28 March earthquakes in central Myanmar continue to drive significant humanitarian needs, both for immediate relief and early recovery.
OCHA access teams continue to work on strengthening joint analysis and advocacy for improved humanitarian access in northeast Syria. Building on the January access snapshots for Al-Hasakeh, Ar-Raqqa, and Deir-ez-Zor, partners aim to produce updated monthly snapshots and register incidents through OCHA’s new Access Monitoring and Reporting Framework.
The Food Security and Nutrition Monitoring System (FSNMS) is a nationwide inter-agency assessment exercise established to monitor key Food Security and Nutrition indicators at household and individual levels with the goal of informing humanitarian response in South Sudan
Yemen's food security faces multiple threats, including currency collapse, rising fuel prices—especially in areas controlled by the Government of Yemen (GoY)—financial constraints due to the ongoing crisis, the designation of Ansarullah (AA) as a terrorist organization, fuel controls, seasonal challenges, and a ban on wheat flour imports.
During the third ten-day period of April 2025, the early warning agrometeorological forecast anticipates continued weather characterized by low rainfall and rising temperatures. This forecast contrasts sharply with the same period last year, which experienced heavy rainfall that led to flash floods in the Southern Uplands and Hadhramaut.
here is an increased risk of reduced crop and livestock yields for the upcoming season. This is exacerbated by Yemen's heavy reliance on imports, rising food prices, and deteriorating food security.
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This Protection Sector Analysis Report by the Protection Working Group covers the recent developments in Lebanon, focusing on the period following the ceasefire announcement in Lebanon on 27 November 2024 and the cross-border displacement of Syrians following the fall of the Assad government in Syria.
In 2024, SARD reached 292,866 individuals across northwest Syria and Türkiye’s Adıyaman Province. This report highlights the collective impact of our teams, partners, and donors over the past year—spanning the sectors of Shelter, Protection, Early Recovery, and more.
In the second ten-day period of April 2025, the early warning agrometeorological forecast predicts ongoing weather variability with increased precipitation across various Southern Uplands governorates. This could impact current agricultural activities and the development of seasonal crops.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has inflicted widespread sexual violence on women and girls throughout Sudan’s two-year civil war to humiliate, assert control and displace communities across the country. The RSF’s atrocities, including rape, gang-rape and sexual slavery, amount to war crimes and possible crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said in a new report.
An estimated 11.5 million people have been uprooted within Sudan, and 3.5 million forced to flee into neighbouring countries including Chad, Egypt, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Libya and Uganda (UN OCHA, IOM).
