Nearly 115 million people in the Region, almost half of all those in need worldwide - require humanitarian aid. Many are among the poorest and most vulnerable, living in fragile, conflict-affected settings.
Mozambique + 2 more
Mozambique is the first country to restart vaccination, following the halt in 2022 caused by the global surge in cholera cases that drove up demand and led to shortages of vaccine stocks.
World + 11 more
The priority response areas include Afghanistan, DR Congo, Haiti, Myanmar, oPt, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and Yemen, in addition to ongoing cholera and mpox outbreaks.
More than 450,000 children are at risk of acute malnutrition as the hostilities are causing mass displacement and halting of critical health and nutrition services in Jonglei state, warned UNICEF.
Civilians in South Kordofan face intensified fighting and near-total blockage of humanitarian supplies after a year of starvation and bombardment, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warned today.
Myanmar + 5 more
This funding will help populations affected by the conflict, as well as to support Rohingya refugees living in neighbouring countries and is part of the initial 2026 allocation of the EU for South and Southeast Asia.
Since the start of the year, severe flooding has engulfed communities in the southern and central parts of the country and displaced around 392,000, adding pressure to a country grappling with conflict in the north.
Due to insufficient funding, the 2026 humanitarian response will focus on 7.3 million people, out of nearly 15 million individuals who require life-saving assistance and protection.
As 2025 began, the humanitarian system entered a year of profound reckoning. At the start of the year, the global humanitarian community set out to assist more than 180 million people affected by conflict, climate shocks and displacement. Almost immediately, however, those ambitions collided with unprecedented budget cuts across the humanitarian system, forcing painful trade-offs, reduced...
