As of 15 May 2025, UNHCR estimates that over half a million – 501,126 – Syrians have crossed back to Syria via neighboring countries since 8 December 2024. This brings up the total of 861,966 Syrian individuals that have returned to Syria since the beginning of 2024.
The Israeli government’s plan to demolish what remains of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure and concentrate the Palestinian population into a tiny area would amount to an abhorrent escalation of its ongoing crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, and acts of genocide, Human Rights Watch said today.
At 2:45 am on Tuesday 13 May, An Israeli airstrike targeted one of the buildings of Nasser medical complex. According to the Ministry of Health, two people were killed and 12 were injured. MSF teams are doing a surgical intervention on two of the wounded.
More than 93% of the children in Gaza – about 930,000 children – are at critical risk of famine, said Save the Children, as new data from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), the leading international authority measuring hunger crises, reveals a spiraling hunger catastrophe.
The Syrian transitional government’s stringent application of registration and operational requirements on aid groups is hampering their ability to scale up operations, Human Rights Watch said today.
As of March 2025, 12.8 million people have been forcibly displaced, including over 8.8 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) and 3.7 million refugees, asylum seekers, and returnees who have crossed into neighboring countries.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with national and international partners, is proud to announce the launch of the “Accelerated Actions toward the Prevention of Undernutrition” programme in Yemen.
As of 8 May 2025, UNHCR estimates that some 481,730 Syrians have crossed back to Syria via neighboring countries since 8 December 2024. This brings up the total of over 842,570 Syrian individuals that have returned to Syria since the beginning of 2024.
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.
Since 18 March 2025, Israeli forces have escalated bombardment from the air, land and sea across the Gaza Strip and expanded ground operations. This has resulted in hundreds of casualties, destruction of civilian infrastructure, and large-scale displacement.
At least 33 people were killed and dozens injured, according to the Ministry of Health, after airstrikes hit Gaza City today, just metres from an MSF clinic.
Amid worsening shortages of medicines, staff, and essential supplies across Yemen, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), with support from the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), is delivering urgent assistance to seven health facilities in Aden, Lahj, Shabwah, Al Bayda and Sana’a to help keep lifesaving care within reach for the most vulnerable.
Along with the catastrophic impact of the conflict and the refugee’s influx, Lebanon continues to face a multi-layered crisis characterized by deep-rooted vulnerabilities and acute humanitarian needs. The crisis is driven by a combination of factors, including financial and socio-economic downturn and political deadlock.
The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns the deliberate bombing of its hospital in Old Fangak, South Sudan early this morning.
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
In March, 57% of households were unable to meet their minimum food needs across Yemen, with severe food deprivation (Poor Food Consumption) rising significantly Year-on-Year. Ramadan and partial salary payments offered some relief, but the seasonal improvement was weaker than previous years.
In conflict-affected areas, such as South Darfur, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams see how internally displaced people are struggling to meet their basic necessities, leaving them more susceptible to this malnutrition crisis.
All WFP food stocks are depleted, which forced the closure of all WFP-supported bakeries, and cut off bread access for 800,000 people. Food parcels are fully exhausted, and the last remaining supplies have been delivered to hot meal kitchens, which are expected to run out within days.
