Humanitarian access due to roadblocks, insecurity and other impediments to As-Sweida remains constrained, hampering the ability of humanitarians to assess need and to provide critical life-saving assistance.
In June 2025, WFP assisted an estimated 3.6 million people across all activities. Of those assisted, 1.6 million people were in famine and risk of famine (RoF) areas in Sudan.
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
The deaths of five children killed in Taiz in southwestern Yemen while playing football when unexploded ordnance (UXO) detonated has brought the number of child casualties of UXOs and landmines this year to at least 40, Save the Children said, calling for more funding for life-saving mine action activities.
Just after the Gaza ceasefire came into effect on 19 January 2025, Israeli forces launched on 21 January a major militarized operation in the West Bank, dubbed “Iron Wall”. The operation began in Jenin, but soon expanded across the northern West Bank, with the refugee camps of Jenin, Tulkarm and Nur Shams being at the centre of operations.
The Migration, Environment, and Climate Change (MECC) Country Report on Yemen by IOM explores the complex links between climate change, environmental degradation, and human mobility in Yemen.
The food security situation across all available outcome indicators (see below) deteriorated markedly in the four governorates (Aden, Lahj, Marib, and Taizz), with IDPs in camps experiencing a disproportionate level of hardship compared to those living within host communities.
Agrometeorological conditions are anticipated to improve with the onset of July, particularly in the highlands, due to increased seasonal rainfall. However, the ongoing hot and dry conditions in eastern and coastal areas will present significant challenges to pasture and irrigated agriculture, making this a transitional period with varied outlooks across different areas.
UNOCHA reports that over 9.3 million children are expected to suffer from high levels of acute malnutrition between June 2024 and May 2025 in Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda.
Since the start of 2025, 493 EO incidents took place across Syria resulting in 390 deaths including 108 children and the injury of 536 civilians including 205 children.
Following thirteen years of conflict, water scarcity is prevalent in northeastern Syria (NES) due to climate change, heavy water abstraction from its aquifers, limited water management and damaged infrastructures.
Since 8 December 2024, over 1,000 casualties from unexploded ordnance (UXO) have been reported, including hundreds of deaths and injuries, one-third of them children, highlighting the urgent need for protection and risk education.
In May 2025, Yemen experienced widespread dry conditions and high temperatures, with localized rainfall primarily in the southern uplands, notably in Ibb. Most eastern and coastal areas remained dry throughout the month.
The current volume and pace of deliveries remain critically insufficient to meet the needs of Gaza's entire population, which is facing high levels of acute food insecurity.
Yemen is expected to face consistently above-average temperatures and below-normal rainfall throughout the second dekad of June 2025. Extreme heat is anticipated to continue in the eastern governorates and lowland areas.
People returning to their war-torn homes and villages in Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria, are being wounded or even killed after encountering unexploded devices.
We urge the international community to seize this opportunity to scale up funding for Syrian humanitarian response and for Syria’s recovery in a manner that is timely, predictable, and responsive to evolving needs. The lifting of sanctions offers a renewed opportunity to help Syrians rebuild their lives in safety and dignity, and to advance toward the peace, stability, and future they rightfully deserve.
Between April and June 2025, 1.17 million people (21 percent of the population) are projected to face acute food insecurity, down from 1.65 million (30 percent) in March 2025.
UNIFIL deminers from China started work in a second UNIFIL position this week to clear the base and its perimeter of unexploded ordnances (UXOs) and other explosives from the recent hostilities.
