Despite a temporary improvement in March due to Ramadan, the food security situation in Yemen remains critical, with a significant deterioration seen over the past year.
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.
By 15 May 2025, around 156,000 Syrians returned to Syria from or via Lebanon. Given the significant changes in the Syria context, UNHCR, in close collaboration with the authorities, began designing programmes to support refugees who express an interest in returning, including “Go and See” visits.
One million people were internally displaced by armed conflict with Israeli armed forces in Lebanon last year. HI provided cash assistance to 400 families to cover their basic needs.
In Sudan, the Health Cluster continues to operate under challenging conditions, including limited access to affected populations, ongoing insecurity, and significant funding gaps.
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.
Millions of displaced Syrians could finally make safe, voluntary and informed decisions to return to the country if conditions are improved. External investments must also be committed to help rebuild ruined infrastructure and economy, according to a new report from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).
In April 2025, Shelter Cluster hubs across Yemen navigated complex challenges, including escalating displacement, recurrent evictions, and climate-related risks. Key achievements included infrastructure improvements, distributions of emergency shelter and non-food items (NFIs), and progress on transitional shelter projects.
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.
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 the fall of the former government on 8 December 2024 until the end of March 2025, some 372,000 Syrian refugees had returned to the country, while other refugees continue to express their intention to return home.
The National Council for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Lebanon (NCEILebanon) hosted a landmark seminar, on AI for a National Strategy in Lebanon, as an introduction to NCEILebanon AI Initiative
The event brought together government officials, academic leaders, and industry experts to lay the groundwork for Lebanon’s comprehensive national AI strategy.
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.
With continued support, we can help Lebanese families return to their homes and rebuild their lives with dignity. Together, we stand committed to delivering life-saving assistance and fostering resilience in the face of hardship.
WFP is working to scale up assistance in Sudan for 7 million people by mid-year in Sudan. In Libya, in February, WFP distributed food assistance to 4,285 individuals and reached 342 children under five and 125 pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls.
Since the ceasefire on 19 January, the delivery of vital assistance to Gaza has improved. UNICEF’s Post Distribution Monitoring showed improvements in dietary diversity, particularly for children and pregnant women. The increased consumption of fruits, vegetables, eggs, and dairy products, along with better access to supplementary feeding programmes, has contributed to steady improvements in acute malnutrition rates.
Since the start of 2025, 859 trucks carrying aid from seven UN agencies have crossed from Türkiye to Syria—more than eight times the number during the same period last year.
Today marks 10 years since the start of conflict in Yemen. The devastating impacts of this conflict, a changing climate, a deteriorating economy and collapsing public services have led to a dire humanitarian situation, with over half of the population in need of assistance and protection services.
More than 22 months have passed since the escalation of conflict in Sudan in April 2023. Health is the sector with the third highest people in need as per the Humanitarian Needs Response Plan 2025 (HNRP).
In February alone, within the total of 3.2 million people assisted, WFP provided Cash-Based Transfers (CBT) to 1.4 million people, the highest number of people reached under this modality since the conflict began.
