The situation in Hadramawt Al Wadi has continued to stabilize following the recent shifts in territorial control earlier this month. Reports indicate a decline in hostilities, supported by reported prohibitions on carrying weapons within city centers.
Escalating violence and sieges in Kordofan are trapping civilians, destroying essential services, driving famine risks and displacement, and severely restricting life-saving assistance.
An estimated 5.97 million people are currently in IPC Phase 3 or worse, including 28,000 in Phase 5 (Catastrophe). Projections indicate this could rise to 7.56 million during the 2026 lean season, with 3.26 million women and children acutely malnourished or at risk.
Children in the Syrian Arab Republic continue to face significant vulnerabilities after 14 years of conflict. Despite renewed engagement following the change in authorities in late 2024, humanitarian needs are rising due to large-scale returns, economic decline, climate shocks and damaged infrastructure.
On 3 December, the UNRWA Commissioner-General issued a statement on the continued challenges facing people in Gaza, as well as how UNRWA colleagues assist the population – including by supplying 90,000 cubic metres of water to communities and disposing of 9,000 tons of solid waste in November 2025.
The overall humanitarian situation in Hadramawt remains relatively stable, supported by the recent halt in military operations. However, the rapid shift in territorial control and the presence of multiple armed actors have created uncertainty that continues to affect civilian movement and needs.
Between July and October 2025, median bread prices remained largely stable nationwide and regionally. Bread availability on the other hand, improved notably: the share of vendors reporting access to government-supported bread increased from 74% to 91% nationwide.
Conflict escalation in Al Fasher and North Kordofan triggered mass displacement, with over 97,800 people fleeing violence. Public health emergencies worsened, as cholera spread to 82 localities with 2,396 new cases and a 3.7 per cent fatality rate, while dengue cases surged past 16,500.
The LRP Overview and Scope outlines the population targets, funding status, and strategic objectives of the response. It provides a comprehensive overview of targeting approaches, prioritization of interventions within sector strategies, and geographical coverage.
Since February 2025, 190,000 South Sudanese have sought refuge in countries neighboring South Sudan, including an estimated 45,000 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 39,000 in Ethiopia, 75,000 in Sudan, and 30,000 in Uganda.
The situation in Sudan remains extremely volatile, marked by escalating violence, mass displacement, and the near-collapse of essential services. Communities fleeing El Fasher and surrounding villages are arriving in remote areas with almost no access to maternal health care, protection services, or functioning health facilities.
Yemen’s third dekad of November 2025 is expected to be cooler and drier as the country transitions into the winter season. Temperatures will be near or slightly above average, with very cold nights in the highlands that may persist over the coming weeks.
2025 has brought unprecedented challenges to Yemen. Drastic funding cuts have forced aid agencies to scale back many life-saving programmes. Seasonal floods have once again devastated communities, sweeping away people’s homes and belongings.
This report is produced by Inter-sector Coordination Group in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 15 October – 15 November. These reports are issued on monthly basis with the next report scheduled to be published around 15 December.
The security situation in southern Syria remains fragile and armed clashes among a range of actors continue to be reported within the governorate. The lack of substantive political and security progress threatens to undermine the ceasefire, and a risk remains of escalatory security incidents.
Escalating conflict has displaced nearly 100,000 people since 26 October, while famine has been officially confirmed in Al Fasher including signaling an unprecedented deterioration in food security and child malnutrition.
UNRWA has expanded by 40 per cent its provision of domestic water supply in Gaza City and the northern area, thanks to the rehabilitation of water well no. 3 in Jabalia (repaired on 5 November). The restored well now enables the Agency to provide clean water to an additional 20,000 residents, including returnees in the north.
• South Sudan is facing overlapping crises, including violence, protracted economic decline and climate shocks, which continue to fuel food insecurity and malnutrition.
Hurricane Melissa, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic, hit southwestern Jamaica on 28 October as a Category 5 system—the worst hurricane to hit the area since 1988—before crossing into eastern Cuba as a Category 3 the following day.
A protection catastrophe in Sudan’s Darfur and Kordofan regions is intensifying at an alarming pace as escalating violence drives thousands of families from their homes, many for the second or third time, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns.
