Press Releases

On 31 July 2025, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) launched a broad and sustained air campaign targeting Hezbollah-linked military infrastructure across South Lebanon and the Beqaa Valley.

The SEP outlines how IRC engages with affected communities and stakeholders throughout the project cycle. It ensures that individuals—especially vulnerable and marginalized groups—have access to timely information, meaningful consultation, and accessible feedback mechanisms.

As of 30 July, flooding continues to impact an estimated 80,000 people in Mayendit and Bor South counties, in Unity and Jonglei states. While no flood-related displacement has been reported to date, communities remain at heightened risk due to prolonged exposure to floodwaters.

The humanitarian crisis in Yemen continues to worsen amid conflict, economic collapse, and climate shocks, with women and girls disproportionately affected.

WFP food security monitoring data revealed that the prevalence of inadequate food consumption hit record highs in June 2025, with 67% unable to meet their basic food needs.

The escalation of hostilities in Lebanon during and after September 2024 led to severe destruction, affecting approximately 100,000 housing units and resulting in an estimated USD 3.2 billion in damages, according to the World Bank.

Over the past 48 hours, Israel has significantly escalated its military posture in southern Syria. Confirmed Israeli airstrikes targeted multiple locations in Sweida governorate, specifically the areas of Walgha, Mazraa, Najran, and Thaala, targeting Syrian government-aligned forces assets and buildings.

On the IPC’s new warning that “the worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip,” Islamic Relief says:

This new alert confirms the inhumane scenes our staff and partners in Gaza are witnessing every day – famine is taking hold and people are being starved to death.

This suffering is entirely man-made. It’s caused by Israel’s relentless attacks and cruel blockade that stops food and medicine from reaching starving people, and by world leaders’ shameful failure to take action.

Airdrops and so-called ‘tactical pauses’ won’t stop famine unfolding and are merely a...

Under the joint chairmanship of the Deputy Prime Minister and UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon, the Lebanon Response Plan (LRP) Steering Committee convened on the 24th of July 2025 at the Grand Serail.

The Shelter Cluster has concluded its fund mapping exercise. Results show that $24 million has been secured to date—representing 14% of the total 2025 funding requirement. However, OCHA’s Financial Tracking System (FTS) currently reflects only $12.9 million due to underreporting by some partners.

The situation in As-Sweida remained tense but somewhat stabilized under a ceasefire that had been brokered earlier in the month. While major hostilities subsided, sporadic clashes were still reported in rural areas, particularly around Al-Ariqah and Rimah.

On 28 July 2025, heavy rain and floods across Fangoga Alshargia village in Ar Rahad locality, North Kordofan reportedly displaced 110 households.

Since the morning of Sunday, July 13th, As-Suwayda Governorate has been experiencing a state of insecurity, marked by escalated violence that has extended to several villages in the western countryside and administrative areas bordering Daraa Governorate.

Low seasonal rainfall in Yemen has severely exacerbated an already dire situation, with Yemenis in both rural areas and cities struggling to access clean water, warns the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).

Airdrops are ineffective and dangerous and will force people to risk their lives for food, said Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today.

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.

The city of Mukalla, capital of Yemen’s eastern coastal province of Hadhramaut, has been gripped by a surge of angry protests since the evening of July 27, 2025, as rolling blackouts, soaring temperatures, and total service collapse push residents to the brink.

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.

Malnutrition is on a dangerous trajectory in the Gaza Strip, marked by a spike in deaths in July.