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.
Middle East and North Africa offers a comprehensive, evidence-based analysis of one of the world’s most complex and dynamic mobility landscapes where labour migration, protracted displacement, environmental stressors and socioeconomic transitions converge.
Children in Gaza are exposed to harsh winter conditions, including cold temperatures, heavy rainfall, strong winds of 30-40 km/h (19-25 mph), and contaminated floodwaters.
For the first time since October 2023, WFP provided full food rations to beneficiaries in Gaza in January through its General Food Distribution programme, up from the previous 75 percent entitlement.
After more than a decade of displacement, around 3 million displaced Syrians inside and outside the country were able to return home. In 2025 alone, around 179,000 people returned to Syria from Jordan and around 500,000 from Lebanon.
A year after the fall of the regime in Syria, displacement remains a daily reality for millions of Syrians. For the 1.5 million families still living in camps across northwest Syria, winter brings another layer of hardship. There is the bitter cold, rain and snow, and heightened risks to health and safety.
On 11 January, a ceasefire agreement was announced, following which initial, limited return movements were observed, particularly to the Ashrafiyeh neighbourhood. Returns to Ash-Sheikh Maqsoud remain gradual, pending authorization and completion of UXO clearance.
Since 6 January, clashes in Aleppo Governorate have continued between government forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). As of 10 January, the Aleppo Health Directorate reported a total of 23 deaths and 104 injuries.
Nearly three years of continuous violence, severe access constraints, and reduced funding have turned Sudan into the worst humanitarian crisis globally. An estimated 33.7 million people will need humanitarian aid this year.
Since 6 January, hostilities resumed in Aleppo City between the Syrian Government Forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Fighting in the densely populated neighbourhoods of Ash-Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh home to approximately 500,000 people, has reportedly resulted in at least nine casualties (including at least one child and two women), 55 injuries, and extensive damage to homes, public infrastructure, and key health facilities including Zahi Azraq Hospital and a private hospital.
Following the capture of Al Fasher at the end of October, over 106,000 people were displaced to surrounding localities, primarily Tawila. UNICEF scaled up interventions in North Darfur, with nine health facilities and two mobile clinics in Tawila providing essential services.
Two infants died due to extreme cold in two IDP camps in Harim, northern Idleb countryside, following a snowstorm that hit northern Syria on 31 December 2025, affecting 90 IDP sites across Aleppo, Idleb and Al-Hasakeh governorates, impacting around 158,000 displaced people.
Between 25 October and 30 December 2025, DTM eld teams reported that an estimated 64,890 individuals were displaced from locations across the Kordofan region, including from locations in North Kordofan (42,780), South Kordofan (21,860), and West Kordofan (250).
This report provides an overview of entry and exit movements by air, land, and sea. It captures the movements for Lebanese, Syrian, and other nationalities.
Despite severe access constraints, WFP’s sustained delivery of food assistance has continued to achieve measurable improvements in Gaza’s food security, with the latest IPC update confirming that famine conditions are no longer present anywhere in the Strip.
Over 1.9 million internally displaced persons and close to 1.3 million Syrian refugees have returned to their areas of origin or other locations across Syria. Around 57 per cent of the returnees are children.
Twelve months after the fall of Bashar Al-Asad’s government, people and communities in southern Syria now have more options to access healthcare, as teams from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) are working in this part of the country for the first time in almost 12 years.
Between 26 October and 8 December 2025, an estimated 107,294 individuals (24,221 households) were displaced from Al Fasher town and surrounding villages.
As of mid-December, WFP has reached nearly 500,000 people with food and digital cash-based assistance. Since the ceasefire, WFP has mobilized close to 70,000 mt of food through the three operational crossings, enabling deliveries across southern, central, and northern Gaza.
This quarterly update is intended to provide information on protection risks and trends impacting Palestine Refugees in Lebanon. It reflects key protection concerns arising from UNRWA’s protection monitoring and is not intended to be exhaustive.
