There must be an independent and impartial investigation into the circumstances in which at least 15 Palestinian medics and rescue workers, who went to southern Gaza for a rescue operation, were shot dead after Israeli forces opened fire on their vehicles, said Amnesty International today, reiterating calls for independent monitors to be granted immediate access to the occupied Gaza Strip.
In South Darfur, where the presence of government programmes, UN organisations and their agencies, and international INGOs is very limited, MSF finds itself operating in a context where needs extend far beyond access to medical care.
To support humanitarian work in Syria in the aftermath of the fall of the Assad regime, Insecurity Insight is conducting ongoing social media monitoring to understand perceptions and key concerns around the aid response during a period of transition, with the aim of contributing to the development of aid agencies’ communication and security risk management strategies in response to community sentiment.
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.
The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan has declined by 2.4 per cent in the last three months, marking the first decline since the crisis erupted nearly two years ago, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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.
As Yemen marks ten years of conflict and crisis, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns that a widening chasm between rising humanitarian needs and the funding required to alleviate them risks leaving millions of Yemenis without access to food, healthcare and protection services.
في خطوةٍ هامة لمواجهة الأزمة التغذوية الحرجة في اليمن، قدَّم بنك التنمية الألماني KfW، نيابةً عن الحكومة الفيدرالية الألمانية، منحةً قيمتها 19.8 مليون يورو لليونيسف اليمن.
Islamic Relief health and nutrition workers say they are seeing increasing numbers of malnourished children, with health centres receiving more patients than they have capacity for and some children dying from hunger.
In a significant step toward addressing the critical nutrition crisis in Yemen, KfW Development Bank, on behalf of the German Federal Government, recently contributed 19.8 million euros to UNICEF Yemen.
The hostilities in the Tartous, Lattakia, Homs, and Hama Governorates of Syria in early March continue to displace people on a steady daily basis into the North and Akkar Governorates of north Lebanon.
South Sudan is currently facing a severe humanitarian crisis characterized by extensive internal displacement. The underlying causes of these displacement dynamics are varied and include communal clashes, land disputes, insecurity, violence, natural disasters, and cross-border movements.
Lebanon has witnessed a new wave of displacement from Syria due to intensied hostilities in the coastal regions, particularly affecting Tartous, Lattakia, Homs, and Hama Governorates. Recent displacement has led to the arrival of 10,500 new individuals in Akkar and the North Governorate, with the majority (8,828 people) settling in Akkar.
As of March 20, the situation along the Lebanese-Syrian border continues to evolve, centered on the town of Hawsh al-Sayyed Ali. Days of clashes and shelling led to casualties, displacement, and lingering tension, prompting Beirut and Damascus to undertake renewed diplomatic and military coordination.
In February, humanitarian partners in South Sudan faced 25 reported access challenges, including active hostilities among armed groups, bureaucratic impediments, and violence targeting humanitarian personnel, facilities, and assets.
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.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is raising the alarm about malnutrition in Yemen as people’s needs are far outstripping the existing treatment capacity, underscoring a deep humanitarian crisis.
