UNICEF

The humanitarian crisis in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado continues to force people to flee their homes. Hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced due to violence perpetrated by non-state armed groups (NSAGs), and hundreds of thousands of returnees in conflict-affected areas continue to be highly vulnerable. An estimated 2.4 million children, women, and men across Mozambique are in need of humanitarian aid in 2026, including some 1.3 million in Cabo Delgado and neighboring Niassa and Nampula provinces. Mozambique is also highly susceptible to climate shocks and frequent natural hazards such as drought, floods and tropical storms.

The overall humanitarian situation in Burundi remains precarious, and serious human rights violations continue to be reported. Burundians face a humanitarian crisis driven by food insecurity, recurrent climate-related shocks, widespread poverty, and persistent economic vulnerabilities. The country faces a triple burden of high climate risk, widespread poverty, and insecurity. Although large-scale political violence has declined compared with earlier periods, the security environment remains fragile, while significant numbers of Burundians continue to live as refugees and asylum seekers in neighbouring countries.

The North of Central America (NCA) – also called the Northern Triangle of Central America (NTCA) – is a sub-region comprising El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras and one of the most dangerous places on earth. Nicaragua is bordering the Northern Triangle. Gang violence, threats, extortion, persecution and sexual violence have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes in search of safety. In 2025, more than 4.6 million people in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras were in need of humanitarian aid as the three countries continued to face violence, food insecurity, extreme weather events and mixed movements of refugees and migrants.

Within weeks, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 created one of the largest humanitarian disasters globally. As of June 2026, more than 62,000 civilians were recorded killed or wounded as a result of the war. Violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law occurring in the course of the ongoing armed attack are widespread. As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine continues into its fifth year, people in Ukraine continue to be killed, wounded and deeply traumatized by the violence. Civilian infrastructure on which they depend continues to be destroyed or damaged.

Afghanistan remains in the grip of one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. In 2026, an estimated 21.9 million people — 45 percent of Afghanistan’s population — are in need of humanitarian assistance. The cumulative effects of violent conflict, internal displacement, drought and other natural disasters such as earthquakes have dramatically increased humanitarian needs throughout the country. The surge in the number of Afghans forced or compelled to return to Afghanistan last year has worsened the crisis

Since the beginning of September 2026, ongoing hostilities in Yemen are forcing people to flee their homes, resulting in civilian casualties and putting already strained humanitarian operations under increasing pressure. This military escalation comes at a time when hunger, malnutrition, loss of resilience and collapsing humanitarian funding have already pushed millions of Yemenis deeper into crisis. A staggering 22.3 million people require humanitarian assistance and protection in 2026, with the most vulnerable and marginalized groups, including women and girls, facing the greatest risk.

Since December 2024, approximately 4 million Syrians have voluntarily returned home following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's government, marking the largest wave of returns to Syria in decades. However, the humanitarian crisis is far from over. Millions of people remain displaced, and the country's fragile recovery continues to be threatened by insecurity, explosive remnants of war, rising costs, and severe humanitarian funding gaps.

Lebanon is facing a severe humanitarian crisis following massive Israeli airstrikes and ground operations since March 2, 2026, triggered by a broader regional escalation after the US-Israeli launch of a war on Iran and subsequent rocket and drone launches by Hezbollah. Despite a reduction in hostilities due to several nominal ceasefires, the humanitarian situation remains fragile. Ongoing Israeli attacks continues to endanger civilians, impede the safe return of displaced people, and prolong humanitarian needs.

The scale of the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Sudan is unprecedented. On April 15, 2023, conflict broke out between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces, causing widespread displacement, hunger, and the world's largest humanitarian crisis. After more than three years of conflict, more than 14 million people are still displaced as a result of the ongoing war and earlier conflict. In 2026, the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance stands at 33.7 million people - two-thirds of Sudan's population.

Myanmar faces multiple and overlapping humanitarian emergencies caused by persecution, protracted armed conflict, intercommunal violence, and natural disasters such as earthquakes and cyclones. These needs have continued to mount due to ongoing armed violence and political unrest since the February 2021 military coup. The situation remains dire, with an estimated one-third of the country's 55 million people in need of assistance by 2026. In March 2025, Myanmar was struck by a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake — the largest to hit the country in over a century.

In Haiti, millions of people need humanitarian aid to combat hunger amid a deteriorating security situation. Armed gangs control or influence up to 90 percent of the capital, and gang violence has spread throughout the Caribbean country. Haiti also has a long history of natural disasters and remains highly vulnerable to hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods. In 2026, an estimated 6.4 million people — more than half of Haiti’s population — are in need of humanitarian assistance.

The overall humanitarian situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is marked by a protracted political crisis, characterized by 59 years of Israeli military occupation. In October 2023, the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip deteriorated drastically following the start of a war by the Israeli military due to atrocities committed by Palestinian armed groups. For more than two years, an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe is raging in Gaza, where civilians are dying from violence, lack of medical treatment, famine, disease, starvation, dehydration, and hypothermia. On October 10, 2025, a ceasefire between Israel and the armed group Hamas went into effect.