Highlights:

In 2025, 305 million people around the world will require urgent humanitarian assistance and protection.

The Southern and Eastern Africa region hosts the highest number of people in need (85 million), with the catastrophic crisis in Sudan accounting for 35 per cent of the total in the region.

This is followed by the Middle East and North Africa, where 59 million people require assistance and protection. While the Syria crisis continues to drive the highest magnitude of needs in the region—with 33 million people requiring assistance and protection inside Syria and in neighbouring countries—the severity of needs is unparalleled in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and rapidly rising in Lebanon.

In West and Central Africa, 57 million people are in need, with the highest rise coming in Chad, due to the continued arrival of people fleeing Sudan in desperate need of refuge and support.

In Asia and the Pacific, 55 million people are in need, of whom more than half (30 million) are in Afghanistan. The deepening crisis in Myanmar continues to drive increasing needs, with 22 million people now requiring assistance and protection both inside the country and across borders.

In Latin America and the Caribbean, 34 million people are in need, including 15 million impacted by the Venezuela crisis.

Meanwhile in Europe, 15 million people remain in need due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.

In 2025, the UN and partner organizations are appealing for over $47 billion to assist nearly 190 million people across 72 countries.