The Current Crisis
The stark facts
October 2025
Food Insecurity
- Famine declared in 10 areas, with 17 more at risk
- 25.6 million people—more than half the population—face crisis and famine
- 8.5 million of them at emergency levels
Lack of Shelter or Displacement
- 12.4 million people displaced internally—the largest number in the world
- Over 3.3 million people seeking refuge in neighbouring countries
Lack of Healthcare
- Makeshift and overcrowded living conditions have worsened outbreaks of disease, especially cholera
- Over 20.3 million people now in urgent need of medical care.
Education Crisis
- Schools have been closed or turned into collective shelters since the war began, meaning 19 million children are now missing out on their education.
( Figures from WHO, UNICEF and IOM (UN Migration) )
Resilience endures
