South Sudan hosts close to 600,000 refugees and asylum seekers with Sudan as the primary country of origin accounting for 95% of refugees, followed by DRC (3%), and Ethiopia (1%). Most refugees, (63%) reside in refugee camps across the country, 12% live in rural areas while 25% live in urban settings.
Since January 3, 2025, Erigavo Regional Hospital in the Sanaag region of northeastern Somaliland has reported ve cases of visceral leishmaniasis, also known as Kala-azar, a disease not historically prevalent in the area.
On 30 September 2025, a fire incident at an IDP gathering site in Golo town in Wasat Jabal Marrah locality, Central Darfur reportedly displaced 250 households.
Since January 2025, 238,120 Syrian individuals known to UNHCR have been inactivated from UNHCRs database due to both confirmed and presumed returns to Syria.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) revealed in its latest report, released today, 70 civilians were killed in Syria in September 2025, including seven children, three women, and three individuals killed due to torture.
This report summarizes key findings and protection risks identified through Protection Monitoring (PM) of the situation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and returning IDPs, covering the period post-ceasefire, from 1 February to 30 June 2025.
The humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) has escalated into an unprecedented crisis following the events of October 2023. Nearly 90% of Gaza’s population (approximately 1.9 million people) are internally displaced due to ongoing hostilities.
As Israel escalates its extermination campaign in Gaza, Israeli military attacks in Gaza City continue to resultin mass killings and displacement of Palestinians. Famine now affects hundreds of thousands of people as a result of Israel’s starvation policy and systematic denial of lifesaving aid.
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.
Since the start of the conflict, some 164,000 people have sought refuge in neighboring countries, including an estimated 33,000 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 35,000 in Ethiopia, 70,000 in Sudan, and 26,000 in Uganda.
Safety and security concerns as a result of the conict were the main reason for displacement, accounting for 52 per cent (12 HHs) of the total, followed by economic reasons related to conict, accounting for 48 per cent (11HHs).
One million Syrians – 1,027,887 – have now returned home from neighbouring countries since the 8 December 2024. A milestone of hope – yet millions remain displaced and urgent support is needed to make returns sustainable.
Civilians in El Fasher are enduring relentless attacks, acute hunger and cholera, underscoring the urgent need for an immediate cessation of hostilities, protection and safe humanitarian access.
More than 2,000 people have been displaced following the armed attack carried out on 18 September by members of armed groups against the commune of Bassin-Bleu, in the Nord-Ouest department, according to the Departmental Directorate of Civil Protection.
The Sudan crisis has triggered the largest displacement and protection emergency in the world today. Over 14 million people have been forced to flee since April 2023, with 12 million remaining displaced, including over 3.2 million refugees and asylum-seekers who have crossed borders into the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan, and Uganda as of mid-2025.
In just nine months, 1 million Syrians have returned to their country following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad government on 8 December 2024. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling on the international community to scale up its support to end the suffering and displacement of millions of Syrians who were forced to flee their homes in the past 14 years and help the country to rebuild.
Today marks one year since the escalation of hostilities erupted across Lebanon in September 2024, following almost a year of violence on the southern border that began on October 8, 2023.
The humanitarian situation in Palestine continues to deteriorate, with Gaza facing catastrophic conditions. Intensified bombardment in Gaza City and the north has destroyed health facilities, displaced hundreds of thousands, and left more than 86 per cent of the Strip under militarized zones or displacement orders.
