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.
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.
Flooding continues to impact communities and heighten protection risks across South Sudan, particularly for children. As of 25 September, an estimated 592,686 people have been affected by flooding across 25 counties in six states, with Jonglei and Unity accounting for more than 87 per cent of the total.
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.
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.
This factsheet highlights UNHCR Yemen’s Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) in 2025—small-scale, community-driven initiatives that promote social cohesion and self-reliance. In 2024, over 100 QIPs were implemented, including school rehabilitation, health center upgrades, flood mitigation, and vocational training.
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.
Since the beginning of September compared to last month, the number of cases has doubled to above 400 patients at Abs General Hospital in Hajjah governorate, while at Al Qanawis Hospital, Hodeida reported a weekly average of more than 21 patients which is a 50 per cent increase in cases, many of them are children under five years of age.
Between 31 August and 5 September 2025, Sierra Leone experienced devastating flash floods across 17 communities in seven districts including Bonthe, Kenema, Bo, Moyamba, Kono, Falaba, and Koinadugu.
Between 17 and 27 July 2025, REACH conducted a mixed-methods assessment in Markath (Bilkey), Nukta (Dengjok), and Thokwath (Gakdong), targeting three population groups: returnees from Ethiopia and Sudan (arrived within the past 12 months), IDPs from Nasir and Ulang (arrived since March 2025), and the host community.
As the Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza, aid workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed their families. With supplies now totally depleted, humanitarian organisations are witnessing their own colleagues and partners waste away before their eyes.
Since the fall of the former government on 8 December 2024 until the end of August 2025, around 844,000 Syrian refugees have returned to the country from abroad. The overall rate of return increased over the summer months as expected.
After more than ten years of conflict, Yemen is again on the brink of humanitarian disaster, standing as the world’s third most food insecure context. As of September this year, 18.1 million people are estimated to face acute hunger (IPC Phase 3 and above).
On the afternoon of Monday, 15 September, Israeli Forces fired upon a clearly identified Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) water truck while it was distributing 10,000 litres of drinking water in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Radwan, in the eastern part of Gaza City.
MSF mourns Hussein Alnajjar, our 13th colleague killed in GazaNurse Hussein Alnajjar died from shrapnel injuries five days after an Israeli airstrike hit near his tent.
As of 17 September, widespread flooding continues to impact communities across South Sudan, affecting an estimated 379,154 people in 21 counties across five states.
South Sudan continues to face a dire humanitarian crisis fueled by the convergence of armed conflict, mass displacement, climate-related shocks, food insecurity, recurrent disease outbreaks, and economic decline factors that together have devastated millions of lives.
