According to OCHA, an estimated 50,000 to 80,000 people, who have already been displaced multiple times, were forced to move again and are being squeezed into an ever-shrinking space.
New Islamic Relief analysis of UN data1 reveals July is now the deadliest month in Gaza for 18 months, with Israel killing one person every 12 minutes as it accelerates the systematic targeting and starvation of civilians.
In recent years, the Access Center for Human Rights (ACHR) has documented a rise in the number of forced returns of Syrian refugees to Syria. Refugees are often deported from host countries without prior warning, legal procedures, or an opportunity to legally challenge the decision.
This report is a summary of the situation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the Al-Reef Al-Shragi Locality to Kadugli Locality, for the IDPs whom were displaced in May of this year of 2025 and currently residing in the Kadugli Stadium.
Today’s violent incident comes despite assurances from Israeli authorities that humanitarian operational conditions would improve; including that armed forces will not be present nor engage at any stage along humanitarian convoy routes.
This morning, Monday 21 July, the Israeli military launched a ground invasion of the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. Thousands of displaced people are living in this area including Medical Aid for Palestinian (MAP) staff.
There are now 12.0 million forcibly displaced due to the outbreak of conflict in Sudan since April 2023, including 7.7 million internally and 4.1 million in neighbouring countries.
Families in Syria’s Sweida Governorate are trapped without medical care, clean water or enough food after fighting closed hospitals, cut off roads and broken water systems, said Save the Children, calling for immediate safe access for aid.
On the night of 18 July, a ceasefire mediated by the US was reached between Syria and Israel, following the intense infighting in As-Sweida as well as Israel’s airstrikes targeted government sites in Damascus on 16 July. After the announcement of the ceasefire, the local actors engaged in the hostilities were instructed to leave the areas.
Since 12 July, armed hostilities and clashes escalated in As-Sweida Governorate, southern Syria, causing deaths and injuries among civilians and large-scale internal displacement.
Sweida Governorate remains engulfed in a rapidly evolving and violent conflict, with multiple armed actors contesting control and civilians caught amid deteriorating humanitarian conditions.
On 16 July, the UN Secretary General expressed alarm over the escalation and condemned violence against civilians on all sides. He called for an immediate de-escalation, respect for Syria’s sovereignty, and humanitarian access to aid the displaced and injured.
The total death toll among civilians because of clashes in Sweida and Israeli airstrikes remains unconfirmed. As of 15 July, UNHCR estimated that at least 1,200 families have been displaced from Sweida.
As conflict and isolation continue to cut off entire areas in Darfur from essential services, the communities of south Jebel Marra, Sortoni, Rokero, in Jebel Marra, a remote mountainous area, have been deprived from adequate assistance and snubbed by aid actors for over two years since the war started between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces despite enduring horrid conditions.
On November 5, 2024, the IFRC launched an Emergency Appeal to support the Lebanese Red Cross in responding to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Lebanon, aiming to assist 700,000 affected individuals.
Amid heightened regional tensions in June, the risk of conflict spillover into Lebanon remained high. Despite Israel’s partial withdrawal, it still occupies five border positions, and ceasefire violations persist
Since late February, political instability and rising hostilities between armed groups in South Sudan have led to fresh clashes, particularly in Upper Nile state. This has caused a large influx of people to flee South Sudan to Sudan. More than 161,000 people have entered Sudan during this period.
