In 2025, the Regional RRP is designed to target the needs of 2.53 million refugees and 1.84 million members of the host community in the five main asylum countries, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda.
The IFRC Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) has allocated CHF 220,000 for the implementation anticipatory actions to reduce and mitigate the impact of (Floods) in (Yemen).
During the first half of 2025, children and families in Lebanon continued to endure the repercussions of the armed conflict that escalated in 2024, further weakening an already deteriorated economy and overstretched public services.
Syrians are enduring one of the world's most complex emergencies, a combination of protracted hostilities, repeated displacement of civilians, economic recession, disease outbreaks, and devastating earthquake.
Insecurity Insight identified 622 incidents of violence against or obstruction of access to health care in Sudan since fighting started between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April 2023 and 16 July 2025
Between 6 and 12 August, the security situation in As-Sweida Governorate remained tense, with multiple incidents of armed violence and clashes reported across both rural and urban areas.
Yemen is entering the peak of its summer rainy season, a period typically characterized by moderate to heavy showers in the highlands. This rainfall is crucial for supporting rainfed crops like sorghum and millet, regenerating pastures for livestock, and replenishing wadis and seasonal streams.
Casualty numbers have been provided by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Israeli authorities. The fatality breakdowns currently cited are those that the MoH in Gaza has fully identified as of 31 July 2025 out of the higher number of casualties they report.
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.
As-Sweida Governorate is facing a worsening humanitarian crisis following a major escalation in hostilities that began on 13 July 2025, leading to a collapse of essential services, widespread displacement, and the closure of access routes.
On 8 August 2025, DTM field teams estimated that 80 households were displaced from Markz Alziadiya village in Gharb Bara locality, North Kordofan due to heightened insecurity.
UNHCR has declared an internal Level 2 emergency for Ethiopia and Sudan due to the escalating crisis in South Sudan, which will remain in force for six months until November 2025.
The reported deaths of 100 children due to starvation in Gaza [1] since October 2023 is a devastating milestone that shames the world and demands urgent action, Save the Children said.
Following the escalation of violence between 12 to 19 July, the security situation in As-Sweida Governorate remains tense, with intermittent clashes and restricted mobility—despite recently granted humanitarian access; roadblocks and insecurity continue to hinder aid delivery.
On 7 August 2025, Lebanon’s cabinet formally endorsed the objectives of a U.S.-backed proposal aimed at securing “state exclusivity on weapon ownership”, effectively a pathway to disarming Hezbollah by the end of the year.
Between 18 July and 25 July 2025, a total of 247,708 movements were recorded across 11 (out of 16) official border crossing points (BCPs) and unofficial crossing areas.
