Unprecedented cuts in global humanitarian funding are having severe impacts on Sudanese refugees in Chad, with clinics, schools and programmes to protect women and children from violence and exploitation forced to shut down. Reproductive health services have suffered significantly, with maternity wards closing, forcing women to give birth at home without medical care, leading to increased deaths. Over 8,500 displaced children may lose access to secondary education this year due to funding cuts, with the potential for over 155,000 refugee children to be left without education by 2026. Chad hosts 1.3 million displaced people, including over 760,000 Sudanese refugees fleeing the ongoing conflict. Families continue to arrive daily, adding pressure to an already impoverished nation facing extreme weather and instability.
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Funding cuts are putting lives at risk as the country faces a worsening nutrition and hunger crisis, leaving millions of people, especially children and pregnant women, vulnerable to malnutrition and death.
Calixta is a 51-year-old community leader in Tornabé, an Afro-Honduran Garífuna community in Atlántida’s Tela municipality, where even just an hour of rain can wreak havoc. For people like Calixta, Tropical Storm Sara and a subsequent cold front in November 2024, which caused severe flooding and landslides and affected nearly a third of the country, weren’t just another event; they were a reminder that storms don’t end – they return. The storms led to health concerns, particularly with a rise in dengue fever, prompting a national health emergency in May 2024. The recently launched Honduras Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan for 2025 aims to assist 800,000 people. It requires US$138 million for the National Humanitarian Forum’s efforts in support of Government-led relief and recovery operations.
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As the Jamuna River began to swell during last year’s monsoon rains in Bangladesh, millions of people braced for disaster. But Jerin, Renu, Salma, Shaheda and thousands of other people avoided the worst through anticipatory action, building on Bangladesh's long experience in disaster preparedness and climate adaptation. This approach is revolutionizing the way we respond to crises, saving more lives and protecting dignity. Here are their stories.
A fragile ceasefire in Gaza has provided temporary relief, but the humanitarian crisis remains severe. Women and girls are urging the international community to ensure lasting peace and continued support from agencies like UNFPA.
Nestor Owomuhangi, UNFPA Representative in Palestine, stresses the need for continued funding.
Nana Hadiza recalls the day armed assailants attacked her village, killing many men and forcing her to flee with her youngest child, seeking refuge at the Sossokoira displacement site in Gao. Like thousands from Talataye village, she now lives in a tent with other displaced women, far from home. Families across central Mali share similar stories, fleeing violence and finding temporary shelter in Bandiagara and Mopti regions. Many arrived with nothing and cannot return due to ongoing threats. The 2025 Humanitarian Response Plan for Mali highlights that 4.7 million people, primarily women and children, urgently need assistance. Humanitarian partners aim to raise $771.3 million for emergency assistance this year. Flexible, long-term funding is essential to help families in Mali and the wider Sahel to rebuild their lives, provide children with education and nutrition, and offer hope to those who need it most. Every contribution makes a difference. Donate now.
On Monday, 6 February 2023, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the border of Türkiye and Syria, causing one of the worst disasters to hit the region in recent times. The earthquake killed tens of thousands of people and injured many more. Thousands of buildings collapsed, exposing countless people to harsh winter conditions. As the UN continues to work to assist millions of people every month, you can help by donating to the UN Crisis Relief or by supporting the UN agencies working on the relief efforts.
The World Food Programme (WFP) is joining calls for the international community to act as a surge in fighting displaces hundreds of thousands of people in camps in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 27 January, the escalation of violence had overwhelmed Goma, the largest city in the east. “Goma falling is the worst thing that we could possibly imagine happening in North Kivu,” said WFP Country Director for DRC, Peter Musoko. “It means we have an urban city centre with a lot of very frustrated and vulnerable people all looking for assistance..” WFP is monitoring the situation to deliver aid where possible. The aim is to reach 800,000 people in North Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri – 5.1 million people were already displaced across the three eastern states before the current crisis. You can support WFP’s work by donating here.
In 2024, FAO, with support from partners, helped flood-affected communities in Logone Birni by building dykes, creating risk management plans, and providing monetary aid.
The conflict in Lebanon, which began on 8 October 2023, took a devastating turn as it escalated between September and November 2024, marking the darkest and most destructive period since the 2006 war - leaving no life untouched and no home unscarred. Entire areas were emptied as relentless Israeli bombardments and sweeping displacement orders forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee overnight. More than 1.2 million people - including humanitarians - were uprooted in South Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley, and Beirut’s southern suburbs, leaving behind lives, homes, and communities. For humanitarians, September 2024 became a turning point, marked by pain and courage. Despite being among the affected, they aided people in need. Some were killed alongside their families. Others were forced to leave their homes, haunted by fear and grief, mourning colleagues, friends, and loved ones.
Despite ongoing threats, Kharkiv, Ukraine is gradually recovering with international aid, as a project funded by Japan and implemented by United Nations Office for Project Services repairs homes, offering hope and stability to displaced residents.
2024 was catastrophic for the people we serve. Millions of lives were on the line as conflicts and unrest intensified in Haiti, Lebanon, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Sudan and Ukraine. At the same time, millions more people endured the devastating effects of extreme weather – drought in Southern Africa, Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean, and record-breaking floods in Asia and West Africa. Last year was also the deadliest year on record for humanitarian workers – 300 were killed. Despite the mounting challenges, aid workers reached nearly 116 million people with assistance this year. Here are 12 ways the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) made a difference in 2024.
In 2024, United Nations Office for Project Services worked around the world with the UN family and partners to respond to critical needs and support vulnerable communities.