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Le Burkina Faso continue de faire face à une crise humanitaire complexe. L’insécurité, les chocs climatiques tels que les inondations, les vents violents et les poches de sécheresse, ainsi que les urgences sanitaires fragilisent la résilience des communautés. Ces facteurs accentuent la vulnérabilité des groupes les plus à risque que sont les femmes, les enfants, les personnes en situation de handicap et les personnes âgées.

Les défis humanitaires se caractérisent notamment par des difficultés d’accès à certaines localités, une pression accrue sur les communautés hôtes du fait de l’accueil des personnes déplacées internes (PDI), une insuffisance des ressources disponibles, ainsi que des besoins de protection. Ces contraintes s’inscrivent dans un contexte international marqué par une diminution des financements. Au 31 décembre 2025, seulement 33,1 pour cent des besoins de financement de l’année avaient été couverts. Malgré ces défis, des efforts importants ont permis de ravitailler les zones à forte concentration de populations vulnérables y compris celles particulièrement difficiles d’accès et dans les localités de retours.

En 2026, les besoins humanitaires restent élevés, avec 4,5 millions de personnes nécessitant une assistance, contre 5,9 millions en 2025, soit une baisse de 24 pour cent. Derrière ces chiffres, se trouvent des familles déplacées et des communautés hôtes dont les capacités d’absorption sont dépassées. Les personnes dans le besoin sont principalement des PDI, des communautés hôtes vulnérables, des personnes retournées ainsi que des demandeurs d’asile et réfugiés.

La communauté humanitaire, à travers l’Équipe Humanitaire Pays (EHP) et ses partenaires, réaffirme son engagement à répondre aux besoins les plus urgents, tout en renforçant la résilience des communautés affectées, en collaboration avec le Gouvernement, les acteurs locaux et les partenaires de développement.
C’est dans cette perspective que s’inscrit le présent document intitulé « Besoins humanitaires et Plan de réponse des partenaires (HNRP) 2026 ». Le HNRP, consolidé par le Bureau des Nations Unies pour la coordination des affaires humanitaires (OCHA), au nom de l’EHP et ses partenaires, traduit la volonté et la détermination de la communauté humanitaire à contribuer à sauver des vies, à protéger les droits fondamentaux et à apporter une assistance aux populations vulnérables. Ce plan est conçu en cohérence et en complémentarité avec le Plan national de réponse humanitaire (PNRH) 2026 du Gouvernement.

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El Gobierno de Colombia ha impulsado medidas orientadas a reducir las desigualdades históricas y mejorar las condiciones de vida en las regiones más vulnerables, ampliando el acceso a servicios básicos y promoviendo iniciativas de adaptación y resiliencia frente al cambio climático. Paralelamente, en el marco de la política de Paz Total se han logrado avances en los diálogos con distintos grupos armados —incluidos ceses al fuego temporales—; no obstante, la consolidación de estos resultados ha debido enfrentar desafíos territoriales persistentes y la resistencia de sectores de oposición y de distintos actores políticos y sociales en el país, además de los males estructurales heredados del conflicto armado, lo que ha incidido en el ritmo de su implementación.

Colombia sigue enfrentando una crisis humanitaria compleja, marcada por la convergencia del conflicto armado, los desastres agravados por el cambio climático y los flujos migratorios. En 2025, la violencia y el conflicto afectaron al menos a 1,6 millones de personas —tres veces más que en 2024—, con emergencias de gran magnitud como la del Catatumbo, la más grave desde 2016. La expansión territorial de los Grupos Armados No Estatales, presentes hoy en el 60% de los municipios y con influencia sobre cerca de 9,9 millones de personas (78% de la población rural), ha intensificado las emergencias humanitarias de gran escala como consecuencia de los desplazamientos, confinamientos, restricciones a la movilidad. Además, otras graves violaciones de derechos afectan de manera desproporcionada a comunidades rurales y étnicas, así como a niños, niñas, adolescentes y mujeres, no solo de población colombiana sino también de población refugiada y migrante con presencia y/o tránsito en el país.

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Crisis overview

South Sudan continues to face severe humanitarian emergencies driven by climate shocks, relentless violence, multiple disease outbreaks and a struggling economy. These intersecting crises have systematically eroded community resilience, shattered essential services and displaced millions of people. In 2026, over 10 million people, two-thirds of the population are projected to require some form of humanitarian assistance. The humanitarian situation is characterized by acute food insecurity, widespread displacement, fragile health and education systems, and severe protection risks, particularly for women, children, people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups who face heightened exposure to gender-based violence, exploitation and harmful coping mechanisms such as early and forced marriage.

Climate Variability

South Sudan remains one of the countries most affected by the global climate crisis, ranking second on the 2025 INFORM Risk Index. Recurrent and overlapping climate shocks, catastrophic floods and prolonged droughts continue to undermine resilience and entrench humanitarian needs. Since 2019, consecutive flash and riverine floods have affected more than one million people annually. In 2025, the lasting impacts of the 2024 El Niño event produced a severe flood-drought paradox: while parts of Greater Upper Nile, Unity, and Jonglei States faced extensive flooding that affected over 1.3 million people and displaced over 375,000 as of end of November 2025, at the same time some northern and south-eastern regions experienced prolonged dry spells. This dual shock devastated crop production, decimated livestock, and further strained already scarce water resources. Women and girls, who are often responsible for water collection and food preparation, have been disproportionately affected, facing increased workloads, reduced access to essential services and heightened exposure to gender-based violence during displacement and resource scarcity.

These cumulative climate impacts have surpassed local coping capacities, leaving communities with little time or resources to recover between shocks. The erosion of livelihoods has also deepened gender inequalities, limiting women’s access to income-generating opportunities and decision-making spaces. Without scaled-up anticipatory action and investment in climate-resilient programming, climate-driven humanitarian needs are expected to remain severe throughout 2026 and beyond.

Conflict

South Sudan’s conflict dynamics are driven by political fragility, ethnic tensions, and competition over scarce resources. Since March 2025, renewed clashes between government forces and opposition groups, particularly in Greater Upper Nile and the Equatorias, have intensified instability. Rising political polarization has fuelled widespread violence across Upper Nile, Jonglei, Unity, and Western and Central Equatoria throughout 2025, resulting in civilian casualties, mass displacement, and major disruptions to humanitarian operations and basic services. Spillover from Sudan’s conflict, including the influx of displaced people to South Sudan and negative economic impacts have deepened humanitarian needs in the country. Many of the affected counties were already highly vulnerable due to food insecurity, recurrent floods, and disease outbreaks, including surging cholera cases. Insecurity and access constraints limit partners’ ability to reach those most in need, with women, children, persons with disabilities, and other at-risk groups facing heightened exposure to violence, family separation, and restricted access to life-saving services.

Inter-communal violence also escalated in 2025, driven by political fragility and resource competition. In Jonglei and Upper Nile, clashes between armed youth groups and rival communities, often linked to cattle raiding and retaliatory attacks, evolved into large-scale, militarized assaults. Coordinated raids in Duk County in February left multiple civilians dead and dozens injured, while similar attacks in Eastern and Western Equatoria caused heavy casualties, including among women and children, and triggered mass displacement. Traditional disputes over grazing land and water have increasingly turned violent, amplified by widespread small arms and weakened customary conflict-resolution systems. These dynamics have destroyed livelihoods, deepened mistrust among communities, and entrenched cycles of violence.

Climate stress further acts as a conflict multiplier. In flood-affected areas, displacement has pushed pastoralists into farming zones, reigniting farmer-herder clashes, while drought-stricken regions face renewed competition over water points and grazing land. These pressures have contributed to severe human rights violations, including killings, abductions, forced displacement, and pervasive sexual and gender-based violence, disproportionately affecting women and girls. Combined with political instability, these localized conflicts are driving South Sudan toward a more entrenched humanitarian emergency.

Sudan Crisis

The conflict in Sudan, now entering its third year, continues to place immense pressure on South Sudan’s humanitarian and socio-economic systems. By end of November 2025, nearly 1.3 million refugees and returnees had entered South Sudan since April 2023, with an additional 380,000 arrivals projected by the end of 2026.

The influx has pushed host communities and services to a breaking point. In Renk, Maban, and surrounding areas, water systems, health facilities, and schools are operating at 300-400 per cent of their capacity. The strain on services has disproportionately affected women and girls, who often shoulder caregiving responsibilities and face heightened risks of gender-based violence (GBV), particularly in overcrowded transit and reception centres. Disrupted cross-border trade and inflation have driven up food and fuel prices, deepening poverty among both hosts and new arrivals and increasing tensions over land and resources, including reports of evictions and disputes over customary land rights. With humanitarian funding declining, competition over limited assistance risks further instability.

Sudan’s collapsing health system has also contributed to the cross-border spread of communicable diseases, including cholera, measles, and hepatitis E. The ongoing cholera outbreak in South Sudan originated in Sudan.

Disease Outbreaks

As of November 2025, South Sudan was battling multiple concurrent disease outbreaks including cholera, hepatitis E, and mpox further straining an already fragile health system. The country is facing its largest cholera outbreak on record, both in scale and geographic spread, with over 96,000 cases and nearly 1,600 deaths reported as of end of November. Years of recurrent flooding continue to drive a surge in endemic diseases such as malaria, which remains a leading cause of illness and death nationwide. Between January and October 2025, nearly 3.2 million suspected malaria cases and 784 suspected malaria-related deaths were recorded.

Mpox has re-emerged as a significant public health concern, with 28 confirmed cases as of November 2025 mainly in Juba County, with additional cases in Rumbek and Malakal. Although no deaths have been reported, limited surveillance capacity, underfunded response teams, and operational constraints hinder timely case investigation and contact tracing. Hepatitis E also remains persistent in flood and displacement-affected areas, especially Rubkona, Renk, and Fangak with more than 9,000 cumulative cases and a 1.3 per cent case fatality rate. These outbreaks are compounded by deteriorating public health infrastructure, including damage to 144 health facilities during flooding. Poor access to safe water and sanitation, coupled with overcrowded displacement sites, continue to heighten the risk of disease transmission. Gaps in immunization coverage have weakened population immunity, increasing the risks for children and other vulnerable groups. Acute respiratory infections and diarrhea diseases remain widespread amid prolonged humanitarian strain and an overstretched health system.

Despite recent cholera vaccination campaigns and vector control efforts, significant gaps persist in surveillance, reporting, and emergency response. Only an estimated 44 per cent of the population has reliable access to primary health care. The health system remains heavily dependent on humanitarian support, underscoring the urgent need for sustained and predictable funding to strengthen integrated prevention, detection, and response capacities nationwide.

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1.1 Aperçu de la crise

L’évolution de la situation humanitaire en 2025 laisse entrevoir une année 2026 durant laquelle les populations continueront de subir l’effet combiné de facteurs sécuritaires, climatiques, sanitaires et socioéconomiques.

Les opérations militaires en cours dans le nord et le centre, et leur extension vers le sud et l’ouest, ont contribué à un contexte sécuritaire tendu, marqué par des violences récurrentes affectant les civils avec une multiplication des risques de protection.

Les femmes, les enfants, les personnes vivant avec un handicap, les personnes âgées ainsi que les personnes déplacées internes ont été parmi les plus exposés à ces menaces multiformes. À la fin de 2025, selon la Direction nationale du développement sociale (DNDS), près de 415 0001 personnes étaient déplacées à l’intérieur du pays, dont 30% de femmes et de filles, 58% d’enfants et 4% de personnes âgées. En 2026, cette dynamique pourrait s’amplifier en raison de, entre autres, la persistance des combats contre les groupes armés, des attaques des groupes armés contre les civils, des poches de violence localisées. La prévalence de violences basées sur le genre (VBG), d’enrôlements forcés, de restrictions accrues à la liberté de mouvement et d’autres violations vont accentuer les risques de protection, en particulier dans les zones rurales et enclavées.

Si les inondations historiques de 2024, qui ont affecté plus de 850 000 personnes, continuent d’entraîner des conséquences sur les ménages, 2025 a été une année bien différente. Au 30 octobre 2025, 47 cas d’inondations avaient été enregistrés, affectant près de 21 000 personnes , ainsi que des pertes en bétail et champs agricoles, selon la Direction Générale de la Protection Civile. En 2026, les communautés déjà touchées par la sécheresse, la dégradation environnementale ou les inondations de ces deux dernières années resteront hautement exposées aux risques d’insécurité alimentaire, de malnutrition et d’épidémies, notamment dans les zones à forte concentration de personnes déplacées ainsi que celles du bassin du fleuve Niger.

Le Mali demeure fortement exposé aux chocs sanitaires, en raison de la faible couverture vaccinale, la mobilité des populations, le déficit d’infrastructures et les difficultés d’accès dans plusieurs zones. Cette fragilité structurelle accroît le risque de résurgence épidémique, comme l’a illustré la flambée récente de diphtérie, particulièrement dans les régions du centre.

Au 11 novembre 2025, selon les autorités maliennes, le pays comptait 429 cas suspects et 29 décès, dont 46 cas confirmés sur 183 échantillons analysés. 361 cas cliniquement compatibles ont été signalés, principalement dans les régions de Mopti, Ségou et Koulikoro, tandis que 137 cas étaient non confirmés.
Les enfants âgés de 5 à 14 ans constituaient la tranche d’âge la plus touchée (57% des cas), suivis des personnes de 15 ans et plus (18%) et des enfants de 12 à 59 mois (17%). La situation était d’autant plus préoccupante que deux des trois pays africains affichant un taux de létalité supérieur à 10%, l’Algérie et la Guinée, partagent une frontière avec le Mali. Le Niger, également frontalier, figure parmi les pays ayant un taux de létalité compris entre 5 et 10%, comme le Mali lui-même. À cela s’ajoute la confirmation, en novembre 2025, du premier cas de Mpox, faisant peser une menace supplémentaire. Deux semaines plus tard, 10 cas communautaires avaient été déjà confirmés, 3 cas à Kangaba et 7 dans l’agglomération de Bamako.

Selon l’institution d’analyse INFORM2 qui établit un classement de vulnérabilité sur la base de plusieurs critères (sécurité/conflit, épidémies, stabilité socio-économique), le Mali verra une prolongation en 2026 du contexte sécuritaire tendu observé en 2025. L’exposition structurelle du pays aux effets du changement climatique, aux défis de l’État de droit et aux tensions régionales continuera probablement d’alimenter les fragilités.
Malgré une croissance économique projetée en 2025 autour de 5% et les entrées financières liées à l’exploitation aurifère, la situation est restée fragile en raison des indicateurs tels que le chômage, le faible pouvoir d’achat, et une économie peu diversifiée. Les récentes perturbations liées à l’approvisionnement en carburant ont secoué l’activité économique sans pour autant créer un choc économique majeur, le pays a su résister. Il est à craindre que des nouveaux développements qui affecteraient le pays, notamment une nouvelle crise de carburant, et qui se prolongeraient dans le temps, mettront davantage en mal les ressorts économiques. Sur le plan politique, l’année a été marquée par de nombreux faits, le plus signifiant étant la consolidation du pouvoir de la transition militaire par l’établissement d’un mandat de cinq ans renouvelables du Chef de l’Etat, Président de la Transition, le Général d'Armée Assimi Goïta et la dissolution des partis politiques.

En termes d’accès, entre janvier et novembre 2025, le Mali a enregistré 753 incidents d’accès humanitaire3, une hausse de 40% par rapport à 2024 sur la même période, marquant une nette détérioration du contexte d’accès. Les engins explosifs, les hostilités armées, et les interférences directes ont constitué des menaces croissantes pour les opérations humanitaires. Ces contraintes ont entraîné des restrictions d’accès pour les populations vulnérables, avec 15 localités difficilement accessibles, et ont compromis la sécurité du personnel humanitaire (62 cas de violences ciblées, 19 humanitaires enlevés et 2 cas d’assassinats en juillet). Les zones les plus affectées en 2025 étaient : le nord (Gao, Ménaka, axes vers Kidal) ; le centre (Ségou, Mopti, Tombouctou, Farabougou, Diré, Gourma de Niafunké, Léré) ; le sud/ouest (Kayes, Nioro du Sahel,
Mourdiah). Le recours croissant aux drones armés au cours des derniers mois a renforcé les contraintes d’accès humanitaire, limitant la couverture des services essentiels et réduisant l’espace de réponse dans les zones déjà fortement touchées.

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1.1 Aperçu de la crise

Narratif de la crise

Le Tchad fait face, à l’aube de 2026, à l’une des crises humanitaires majeures du Sahel. Cette crise résulte de l’intersection entre les effets du changement climatique, les conflits régionaux, les déplacements massifs de populations et la fragilité chronique des services sociaux de base, impactés par la résurgence d'épidémies meurtrières. Environ 22% de la population vivant au Tchad et faisant partie de la portée de l’analyse (soit près de 4,6 millions de personnes), nécessitent une assistance humanitaire d’urgence. Malgré une croissance économique modérée annoncée pour 2025, le taux de pauvreté devrait atteindre 45,4 %, avec 9,5 millions de personnes vivant dans l’extrême pauvreté¹. Cette vulnérabilité persistante s’inscrit dans un contexte de crise régionale marquée par la guerre au Soudan, les tensions intercommunautaires dans le Sud, les attaques récurrentes de groupes armés non-étatiques au Lac et les chocs climatiques récurrents (inondations, sécheresses, invasion acridienne). Cependant, il importe de noter que depuis quelques années, l’Etat tchadien fournit des efforts soutenus pour atténuer les vulnérabilités, réduire les chocs et renforcer la résilience des communautés (relèvement de l’espérance de vie, augmentation de la couverture des services d’eau, hygiène et assainissement, etc.). Ces efforts contribuent à réduire un tant soit peu la sévérité des besoins et à prévenir leur aggravation, même s’ils ne sauraient, à eux seuls, répondre à l’ensemble des défis.

Crise à l’Est : le poids de la guerre au Soudan

Depuis avril 2023, le conflit soudanais a provoqué un afflux massif de réfugiés et de retournés tchadiens de près de 1,3 million de personnes vers l'est du Tchad² dans les provinces de Ouaddaï, Wadi Fira, Sila et Ennedi Est. En novembre 2025, plus de 888 000 réfugiés et 330 000 retournés³ ont été recensés. La majorité de ces populations sont des femmes et des enfants (87 %)4 , et 14 % présentent des besoins spécifiques liés au genre, à l’âge ou au handicap. Ces personnes arrivent traumatisées par la violence, épuisées par la fuite, et démunies de tout. A côté de cette situation dévastatrice, la pression sur les communautés hôtes reste considérable, notamment dans le Ouaddaï et le Sila où la densité démographique a triplé. La flambée du choléra, déclarée en juillet 2025 (2 807 cas et 157 décès)5, a aggravé les besoins WASH et sanitaires, particulièrement dans les camps de Dougui et Abougoudam. Cette épidémie frappe particulièrement les populations en déplacement forcé vivant dans des conditions d'hygiène précaires, avec un accès limité à l'eau potable. Cependant, les actions de réponse par les partenaires ont permis d’améliorer légèrement ces conditions.

Crise prolongée au Lac : déplacements, insécurité et érosion de la résilience

La province du Lac demeure l’épicentre d’une crise prolongée liée aux violences des groupes armés non-étatiques (GANE) et aux déplacements internes. La situation demeure tout aussi préoccupante avec 219 595 personnes déplacées internes, 16 079 retournés et 24 165 retournés anciens PDI6, tous fuyant les violences des GANE et vivant dans des conditions précaires sur des sites d’accueil qui manque de tout. Les attaques, enlèvements et extorsions demeurent fréquents : plus de 1 250 incidents de protection ont été signalés depuis le début de 2025, dont 204 cas d’enlèvements, souvent de femmes et d’enfants7. Les attaques perpétrées en juillet et septembre 2025 ont causé la mort de plusieurs civils, dont sept femmes et quatre enfants lors d'une embuscade à Gomirom8. Dans cette province, les femmes représentent 84% des chefs de ménages déplacés9, exposées quotidiennement aux enlèvements, aux violences sexuelles et à l'exploitation lorsqu'elles partent chercher du bois ou cultiver leurs champs. Malgré une baisse des incidents sécuritaires au troisième trimestre 2025, les mouvements secondaires se poursuivent, aggravant les besoins en abris, vivres et services essentiels.

Crises au Sud : tensions communautaires et vulnérabilités cachées

Longtemps reléguée au second plan, la crise humanitaire au Sud s’aggrave sous l’effet combiné des conflits intercommunautaires, de l’insécurité alimentaire et du désengagement humanitaire. Entre juillet et septembre 2025, plus de 1,3 million de personnes étaient en insécurité alimentaire, dont 1,2 million en phase 3 à 5 d’après les données du Cadre Harmonisé10. Les affrontements entre éleveurs et cultivateurs et les conflits intercommunautaires ont fait 11 morts et 16 blessés en septembre 202511, tandis que les inondations et la dégradation des routes ont entravé l’accès humanitaire. Le sousf inancement chronique a conduit à la fermeture de plusieurs programmes clés du PAM, de l’OIM et du HCR, affectant directement plus de 120 000 réfugiés centrafricains présents dans les provinces méridionales.

Des besoins criants aggravés par les chocs climatiques

Avec une ampleur moins prononcée qu’en 2024, les inondations en 2025 ont frappé aussi avec une violence localisée, affectant 407 759 personnes dans quatre provinces dont 79 décès12. Dans le Moyen Chari, épicentre de la catastrophe, 373 951 personnes ont vu leurs maisons détruites, leurs récoltes anéanties et leur bétail emporté par les eaux4. Ces inondations ont non seulement détruit 11 324 habitations et 91 503 hectares de cultures4, mais également créé des conditions idéales pour la propagation des maladies hydriques comme le choléra. Dans le Batha, 3 125,5 hectares de cultures de mil ont été dévastés des oiseaux granivores « quelea-quelea » en septembre 2025, compromettant jusqu'à 70% des superficies cultivées dans 40 villages4. Cette nouvelle calamité menace directement la sécurité alimentaire dans une

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Somalia faces an intensifying humanitarian crisis driven by prolonged drought, conflict, and recurrent disease outbreaks.

A multi-stakeholder shock analysis conducted in 2025 estimated that 7.5 million people—representing 39 percent of the population—were affected across 64 of 90 districts. While this figure reflects a reduction compared to previous years, the decline is attributable to stricter scope-setting rather than improved conditions. The situation has worsened following the failure of the 2025 Karan rains (July–September) in the north and the Deyr (Oct-Dec) rains nationwide. Northern regions have now endured a fourth consecutive failed rainy season, with rainfall levels 60 percent below average—the driest conditions recorded since 1981. Extreme heat (35–40 °C) accelerates water loss, leaving rangelands parched and water points depleted.2 Widespread water infrastructure failures have driven water prices in Puntland to $12–15 per 200-liter barrel. 80 per cent of berkads in Puntland have dried up, in Hirshabelle, 50 boreholes require urgent rehabilitation; These disruptions are significantly inflating water costs and compounding public health risks. Crop failure affects up to 85 per cent of farmland, reducing sorghum and maize yields by 20–30 per cent.3 The combined effects of severe drought, ongoing conflict, and soaring food prices—including imported cereals and water— have pushed Somalia’s food insecurity to crisis levels. Livestock deaths and widespread pastoral movements underscore the collapse of traditional livelihoods and deepening vulnerability Between October and December 2025, 4.4 million people (23 per cent of the population) faced IPC Phase 3+ food insecurity, including 921,000 in Emergency (IPC Phase 4).4 Malnutrition rates are surging, with 1.85 million children under 5 projected to suffer acute malnutrition, including 421,000 severe cases projected from August 2025-July 2026.5 These conditions are expected to worsen as drought persists, with households in Emergency (IPC 4) expected to rise through May.

Somalia’s fragile health system is under immense strain as poor access to safe water and drought-driven displacement have triggered an upsurge of vaccine-preventable diseases, AWD/cholera and other disease outbreaks, affecting the country’s high number of 'zero-dose' children. The health system’s capacity to respond is severely hindered by chronic underfunding and logistical disruptions, leaving critical gaps in facility-based care. The combined impact of restricted access to healthcare and the rising disease burden poses an immediate threat to life, particularly for malnourished children and pregnant women in the most severely affected inter-sectoral priority areas. In addition, given that Ethiopia has declared the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD), the situation becomes concerning for the neighbouring countries including Somalia. By November (Epi-weeks 1 – 49) 2025, the country recorded 3,375 diphtheria cases and 139 associated deaths, 11, 599 measles cases, 11,952 malaria cases and 8,846 cases of AWD/ cholera. Conflict remains a critical driver of humanitarian needs in Somalia, with inter-clan fighting, retaliatory attacks, and military offensives—particularly in partners’ operations by 70 per cent, forcing them to lower cash transfer values to cover only 70 per cent of the food Minimum Expenditure Basket (MEB) and shorten assistance duration from six to three months. Consequently, more than 600,000 vulnerable people are now without food or cash support. Without urgent funding, reductions in food, health, and WASH assistance will deepen vulnerabilities. Pipeline disruptions in food and nutrition supplies, including Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) and Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food (RUSF), as well as interruptions in cash assistance programs, are anticipated to further exacerbate the food security crisis as the drought intensifies.

The crisis is further compounded by high access constraints, with 139 incidents reported between January and September 2025, including interference in aid delivery and violence against personnel. Severe restrictions persist along the Shabelle River corridor, Hiraan, and Galgaduud, with significant limitations in Bay,
Bakool, and Lower Juba—many priority areas for the 2026 HNRP.

Unpredictable movement due to checkpoints, ambushes, IEDs, and hostilities, compounded by infrastructure damage, informal taxation, and inconsistent travel permissions, has increased costs and delayed aid. Security incidents, reduced funding, and the AUSSOM transition heighten risk aversion, underscoring the need for acceptance-based access strategies and principled use of armed escorts.

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REGIONAL OVERVIEW

The war in Ukraine, following the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, has triggered the fastest-growing and largest displacement crisis in Europe since World War II. In the years following the invasion, millions of people were forced to flee to neighbouring countries and beyond, prompting a vast mobilization of resources and support. National and municipal authorities, civil society organizations, local volunteers and refugees themselves continue to play critical roles in responding to the urgent needs of those displaced by the conflict, ensuring protection and providing essential services.

As the refugee response moves into 2025 and 2026, it faces the challenge of addressing a complex and evolving situation. With millions of refugees in host countries still in need of protection, the plan focuses on ensuring continued access to legal status and rights for as long as necessary. The Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRP) highlights the deepening ownership of the response by host governments and their increased investments in the socio-economic inclusion of refugees. Host countries and humanitarian actors have shifted from immediate emergency aid to long-term strategies that focus on including refugees into national systems.

The 2025-2026 RRP builds on previous iterations by providing targeted, practical support to host countries. It emphasizes strengthening the legal and institutional frameworks that allow refugees to gain access to legal residency, while also focusing on those in vulnerable situations. It aims to ensure groups such as older people, children, people with disabilities and survivors of gender-based violence are receiving specialized assistance to address their needs, and that they are not left behind as the response shifts towards sustainability.

In line with national priorities, the RRP also focuses on enhancing the self-reliance of refugees through socio-economic inclusion. Investments in job-matching, vocational training and language acquisition are central to these efforts, helping refugees transition into the labour market and supporting their economic independence. Social cohesion remains another key focus, as refugees and host communities continue to live side by side. This is particularly essential in areas where resources are strained and the economic impacts of the conflict are being felt the most.

Like refugees across the world, refugees from Ukraine closely follow developments at home and put emphasis on maintaining their cultural links. Providing access to comprehensive, real-time information on access to legal status and assistance, both in host countries and inside Ukraine, will remain a key part of supporting individual, voluntary decisions on whether to remain or to return. The Ukraine is Home digital platform6F5 is central to this work. In the event that conditions in Ukraine shift to allow larger numbers of refugees to return in safety and dignity, partners will adapt and refocus activities to support those who voluntarily choose to return home. This includes linking up to support in Ukraine, as well as ensuring returnees to Ukraine can promptly access international protection again, where needed.

Advocacy will continue for refugees to be able to engage in short visits to Ukraine in order to maintain links with family, community and check on property without prematurely losing access to legal status and rights in host countries. The ability to maintain links with one’s home country has been shown to positively influence longer term decisions to return home once conditions permit.

The response in 2025-2026 remains closely aligned with the strategies of host governments, who continue to lead the effort, with the RRP complementing their work through international coordination and support. As refugees become more included into national systems, the response is also increasingly localized. Civil society organizations, including refugee-led groups, are playing a more prominent role, ensuring that assistance is tailored to the needs of refugees and host communities.

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En 2025, la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) demeure au coeur d’une situation humanitaire inédite, marquée par la persistance des conflits armés, des déplacements massifs, des chocs climatiques et des épidémies récurrentes. Pour des millions de Congolais, chaque jour est une lutte pour la survie, dans un contexte où la violence, la pauvreté et l’instabilité s’ajoutent à l’épuisement d’une crise prolongée.
Dans l’est du pays, la guerre continue de dévaster des vies. L’extension du territoire sous contrôle de l’Alliance Fleuve Congo/Mouvement du 23 Mars (AFC/M23) dans les provinces du Nord-Kivu et du Sud-Kivu, y compris la prise des villes de Goma, Bukavu et Uvira, a entraîné de nouveaux déplacements mais également le retour, parfois forcé, de centaines de milliers de familles vers leurs zones d’origine, souvent encore instables.
Parallèlement, dans l’Ituri, le Maniema et le Tanganyika, d’autres foyers de violence persistent. Les attaques de groupes armés, les tensions identitaires et les représailles ont laissé des villages entiers en ruines. Les survivants relatent des nuits de peur, des pillages et une incertitude quotidienne. Les femmes et les filles sont exposées à la violence basée sur le genre (VBG), stigmatisées et privées d’un soutien adéquat.
Aux effets dévastateurs des conflits s’ajoutent les conséquences du changement climatique. En 2025, des pluies diluviennes et des inondations ont ravagé Kinshasa et d’autres régions. Dans le Grand Kasaï et le Maniema, elles ont détruit des milliers d’hectares de terres agricoles, aggravant l’insécurité alimentaire. Près d’un quart de la population vit désormais en situation d’insécurité alimentaire aiguë. Dans plusieurs provinces, des familles ne disposent que d’un repas par jour, tandis que des enfants quittent l’école pour chercher de la nourriture ou travailler dans les champs.
Les épidémies, notamment de choléra et de rougeole, se propagent, exacerbées par la dégradation des services de santé et par le manque d’eau potable.
Malgré un environnement opérationnel extrêmement contraint, la résilience des populations affectées demeure un facteur clé de réponse. Les mécanismes communautaires de solidarité continuent de jouer un rôle essentiel dans la prévention des violences et la protection des groupes les plus vulnérables, en particulier les femmes et les enfants. Les acteurs humanitaires, malgré les difficultés d’accès et de financement, poursuivent leur action vitale : distribution de nourriture, soins, abris, éducation et protection.
Néanmoins, les besoins dépassent largement les moyens disponibles. En 2026, près de 15 millions de personnes auront besoin d’assistance humanitaire. Le contraste entre l’ampleur de la souffrance et les ressources limitées souligne l’urgence d’une solidarité renforcée. Car derrière chaque chiffre se cache une histoire, celle d’une femme, d’un enfant, d’une famille qui refuse d’abandonner l’espoir d’un avenir meilleur, dans un pays qui aspire encore à la paix.

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As of 19 January 2026, the National Institute for Disaster Management (INGD) reports that nearly 600,000 people have been affected. The situation continues to evolve rapidly, with the number of affected people increasing as extensive flooding persists and controlled water releases from dams continue to prevent structural failure. These combined factors are prolonging inundation and expanding the geographic spread of impacts. The projected number of people affected by INGD stands at 1.1 million people.

The floods have had devastating consequences on people’s lives, livelihoods, and essential services. Mozambique’s high vulnerability to flooding is exacerbated by housing conditions, with an estimated 90 per cent of the population living in adobe structures, which are highly susceptible to collapse after prolonged rainfall. An estimated 392,000 people are displaced with the majority forced to leave their homes as they are flooded, and with some having their homes destroyed or damaged. Widespread damage has also been reported to health facilities, road networks, and other critical infrastructure, further compounding humanitarian needs. Gaza Province is the most affected, accounting for approximately 75 per cent of the total affected population.

Flooding has caused extensive damage to transport and supply infrastructure, with nearly 5,000 kilometres of roads damaged across nine provinces. This includes sections of the main road linking the capital, Maputo, to the rest of the country, which are currently inaccessible. As a result, supply chains have been severely disrupted, hindering access to food, fuel, and humanitarian assistance. Authorities also report the loss of more than 34,000 livestock, damage to over 104,600 hectares of agricultural land. Nearly 47,300 farmers are impacted, as well as damage to fishing assets and boats.

The Government of Mozambique is leading the response and has established a Mobile Emergency Operations Centre (CENOE) in Gaza Province, providing coordination oversight for all affected provinces. Provincial Emergency Operations Centres are also operational to support decentralized coordination in Gaza, Maputo and Sofala. The National Institute for Disaster Management (INGD), with support from humanitarian partners, continues to relocate people to safer areas and conduct search-and-rescue operations. As of 19 January, accommodation centers are hosting 60,800 people, efforts are ongoing to manage overcrowding and ensure access to basic services in these centres.

The situation remains fluid and highly dangerous. Search-and-rescue operations are ongoing, but access challenges persist due to flooded and damaged roads, the risk of flash flooding, and continued water releases from dams in Mozambique and upstream countries. The town of Xai-Xai, near the Limpopo River, has been inundated, prompting evacuations from the provincial capital to higher ground. Authorities have also issued alerts for downtown Xai-Xai, including warnings of crocodile risks in flooded areas.

On 17 January, the Government formally requested United Nations support, including air assets for rescue operations and humanitarian transport, logistics support, civil engineering and disaster management expertise, and assistance to support the temporary restoration of critical access routes and flood control measures.

At this stage, humanitarian access and funding remain the most critical constraints. Large areas remain inaccessible following flooding of major river systems, including the Incomati, Umbeluzi, Limpopo, Save and Buzi rivers. Sections of key highways linking ports to affected areas are cut off. Humanitarian partners are therefore exploring alternative access options, including the feasibility of sea routes between Maputo and the port of Inhambane, closer to the most affected areas.

Flood risks are expected to persist as rains continue over the southern Africa region. It will take time for dam levels to stabilize, floodwaters to recede, and soil conditions to improve sufficiently to allow road access to be restored and comprehensive assessments conducted. Continued controlled water releases remain a significant threat even after heavy rains subside. From a single dam, up to 10,000 cubic metres of water per second have been discharged, illustrating the scale of ongoing risk.

Humanitarian partners are scaling up life-saving assistance, with a focus on decongesting accommodation centres, particularly in Gaza Province, while continuing assessments in hard-to-reach areas. Deployments are underway to strengthen emergency coordination, displacement tracking, WASH, child protection, and other critical response capacities. Additional support is arriving, including search and rescue, logistics, information management, PSEA, and coordination.

Additional funding is urgently required to sustain and scale up the response. This flooding emergency comes on top of large-scale conflict-driven displacement in northern Mozambique, which has already depleted humanitarian stocks and response capacity. The $352 million appeal for conflict-affected populations remains significantly underfunded, and the floods have further increased humanitarian needs and protection risks.

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1.1 Crisis Overview

Sixteen years of armed conflict, devastating flooding, disease outbreaks, the lack of access to basic services and poverty are making millions of Nigerians profoundly vulnerable. Severe food insecurity and malnutrition are endemic. In Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe (BAY) states, some 5.9 million people will be challenged by severe to extreme needs (severity level 3, 4 and 5), with the most critical priority are those experiencing catastrophic and life-threatening needs, who must be targeted first for immediate, life-saving intervention, out of a total of an estimated 7.3 million people who will require some form of assistance. Non-state armed groups (NSAGs) have increased attacks on the military but are also increasingly targeting civilians. Some 4,000 civilians were killed in the first eight months of 2025, compared to the same number killed in the whole of 2023. Beyond the reported fatalities, civilians across the BAY States continue to face a protection crisis marked by abductions, gender-based violence, forced recruitment, extortion, widespread exposure to improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and other grave violations.

The crisis increases morbidity and mortality for women, men, girls, and boys in different ways. Women and girls face heightened risks of sexual and gender-based violence, early marriage, and loss of livelihoods, and are forced to adopt negative coping mechanisms. Men and boys often suffer forced recruitment, arbitrary detention, and are forced to adopt dangerous coping strategies. Food insecurity and lack of livelihoods often means that many will have to engage in risky behavior to survive, such as farming or seeking livelihoods far from the relative safety of garrison towns. Malnutrition is a devastating challenge nationwide. Every day, hundreds of thousands of Nigerian children are at a heightened risk of death, and millions are suffering from long-term debilitating effects like stunting and wasting due to food insecurity, poverty, inadequate diets, poor hygiene, and limited access to essential health services across multiple states. In the northeast of Nigeria, the malnutrition crisis is particularly acute, where it is estimated that at least 75 children face death every single day if they do not receive urgent therapeutic care. Families watch their children waste away while violence, destroying farmland, and soaring food prices challenge their ability to cope.

Similarly, the northwest of Nigeria is plagued by extreme levels of food insecurity and malnutrition, and acute protection needs. Violence from armed criminals is displacing hundreds of thousands of people. In many locations, efforts to relocate internally displaced persons (IDPs) to safer areas have been repeatedly foiled by persistent insecurity, with relocation sites frequently targeted or attacked, undermining protection gains and forcing further displacement. In the middlebelt, intercommunal conflict and conflict between farmers and herders are displacing tens of thousands and killing scores of people.

Across northern Nigeria, multidimensional poverty is affecting the vast majority of the population – more than 90 per cent in rural areas. The lack of access to basic services means that people are extremely vulnerable to shocks such as conflict, disease outbreaks, and natural disasters. Country-wide, the impact of climate change is compounding vulnerability. In 2024, more than 5 million people were impacted by flooding countrywide. In addition to killing close to a thousand people and displacing hundreds of thousands, the floods also destroyed crops that could
have fed 13 million people for a year.

Demographic changes and rapid population growth at around 3 per cent per year, on top of a reduction in funding, means that access to basic services is likely to continue to deteriorate in the short to medium term. Similarly, it can also lead to increased conflict over resources. Some of the areas that are most likely impacted by climate change – particularly flooding, i.e., in riverine and coastal areas, are often the areas where growing populations mean increased exposure to risk.Safe and sustained humanitarian access in these contexts, depends on adequately resourced enabling services: road movements are often high risk due to insecurity and explosive hazards, and helicopter access is essential in many locations.

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Crisis overview

Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis has continued to deepen due to intensifying conflict, recurrent natural disasters, and steady economic collapse. In the first half of 2025, Myanmar ranked second globally for conflict intensity and fourth most dangerous country for civilians, with more than half of the population exposed to conflict. The security situation for civilians is deteriorating, protection risks are severe, and the resilience of communities is stretched to breaking point.

In March 2025, a devastating earthquake struck central Myanmar. The disaster impacted key agricultural regions, destroying crops, irrigation systems, and grain stores—threatening food security for 2 million newly affected people. The earthquake damaged or destroyed tens of thousands of houses, dozens of roads and bridges, and nearly 70 health facilities, severely disrupting access to essential services.

An estimated 3.6 million people have been displaced by conflict and earthquake, with 1.7 million in the hardest-hit regions in the Northwest, Rakhine, and Southeast, the highest figure on record. Most conflict-displaced people have fled their homes multiple times and often end up in informal shelters with limited access to food, healthcare, and clean water.

The significant underfunding of the response combined with inflation, access restrictions, and interruptions to services have resulted in many essential needs going unaddressed and worsening over time. Based on an in-depth analysis of the humanitarian shocks and its related impacts, the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) has focused the scope of analysis for 2026 on the two-thirds of the country affected by two primary shocks—conflict and earthquake.

In total, 16.2 million people—more than 45 per cent of the population within the scope of analysis—require life-saving assistance and protection services, including 5 million children. The reduction of people in need relative to 2025 is entirely the result of a more shock-informed scope of analysis consistent with the ‘Humanitarian Reset’ and downward adjustments made to baseline population projections, and by no means indicates any improvement of the humanitarian situation.

Response priorities and financial requirements for 2026

In spite of the high level of needs, the Myanmar 2026 HNRP target has been set at 4.9 million people, a 27 per cent decrease from 6.7 million in 2025. The reduction in target is proportional across most clusters and largely a reflection of diminished response capacities foreseen for 2026. The 2026 target amounts to 30 per cent of the total PiN figure of 16.2 million. The funding required to implement the plan amounts to $890 million, a 36 per cent decrease from the $1.4 billion requested in 2025. There is a high correlation between the intensity of conflict-related incidents and earthquake impact, the severity of needs, and subsequent targeting decisions under the HNRP. Prioritized within the 2026 HNRP are 2.6 million people at a cost of $521 million.

Given the magnitude of the PiN, funding landscape and capacity constraints, the HCT prioritized the response according to severity of needs, partners’ operational capacity and funding projections with:

• More focus on IDPs, returnees/resettled/integrated IDPs, and non-displaced stateless people and less on other shock-affected people.
• More focus on hard-to-reach rural areas and those with the most severe needs, while being realistic about potential reach given access and capacity constraints.
• Removal of resilience, disaster risk reduction, prevention and basic social services-type activities and elimination of any overlap between planned activities and caseloads identified in the UN Transitional Cooperation Framework (TCF).

The 2026 HNRP prioritizes life-saving and protection activities. Each cluster defined quantifiable needs and severity thresholds at township level to inform response priorities – accounting for people's preferences – while ensuring that targeting remains realistic and feasible. However, unless development partners step in and support the most vulnerable people, no longer targeted under the HNRP with rebuilding their livelihoods, humanitarian needs will persist.

The upcoming elections could potentially trigger increased tensions, outbreaks of conflict, displacement, and further access restrictions. While there have been modest access openings in 2025, such as localized progress to facilitate the earthquake response in Mandalay and Sagaing, the overall access environment is expected to remain heavily constrained, requiring strong reliance and risk sharing with local responders, who are the backbone of the response. The 2026 HNRP will integrate key components of the ‘Humanitarian Reset’ agenda with a particular focus on community involvement, simplified and locally-led coordination structures and pooling of resources in support of a more efficient, targeted, and localized response.

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Avant-propos du Coordonnateur humanitaire

Le paysage humanitaire de la République centrafricaine a considérablement évolué au cours des deux dernières années. Sur les 12 derniers mois, la tendance indique une réduction substantielle de l'intensité des chocs humanitaires dans des zones spécifiques, démontrant d’une part une amélioration de la situation sécuritaire dans certaines régions, et d’autre part l'efficacité des efforts soutenus et des stratégies de partenariat mis en place. Ces progrès reflètent également la résilience des communautés, l'engagement inébranlable des acteurs humanitaires en appui aux efforts du gouvernement, et la convergence des stratégies existantes dans le sens d’optimiser la réponse aux besoins humanitaires.

Toutefois, la proportion de centrafricains ayant besoin d’assistance humanitaire demeure importante, en particulier dans les régions où l’insécurité reste présente et où la population est encore exposée aux chocs. Si les améliorations évoquées incitent à l'optimisme, elles soulignent également la nécessité urgente de consolider les progrès réalisés. Sans un renforcement des actions des acteurs du développement, les acquis humanitaires risquent d’être compromis.
Pour 2025, bien que la dynamique des acteurs humanitaires reste d'atténuer les chocs et que la réponse aux situations d'urgence reste primordiale, il est essentiel de s'orienter vers le renforcement des approches favorisant l’engagement communautaire et les solutions durables. Nous devons trouver le moyen de ne plus nous contenter de répondre seulement aux besoins humanitaires immédiats car la réponse humanitaire à elle seule ne suffira pas. Il est donc impératif de s'attaquer aux problèmes systémiques et d'investir dans des solutions pérennes. Les acteurs du développement, en appui au gouvernement, jouent un rôle clé dans ce processus en apportant les ressources, l'expertise et les stratégies nécessaires pour garantir que les réalisations humanitaires soient non seulement préservées, mais qu'elles servent également de base à des progrès durables.

L'appel à l'action est clair : nous devons donner la priorité à l'intensification des efforts de développement pour compléter les réalisations humanitaires. Nous pouvons ainsi faire progresser les communautés du stade de la simple survie à un rétablissement progressif sur le long terme. Cet effort de collaboration permettra non seulement de préserver les avancées réalisées, mais aussi de jeter des bases plus solides pour les progrès futurs, en atténuant les risques de crises récurrentes.

En 2026, le travail sur le reset humanitaire que nous avons commencé en 2025 se poursuivra. Nous renforcerons nos mécanismes collectifs de retour d'information et utiliserons les retours que nous recevons des communautés pour adapter notre réponse aux besoins exprimés par les personnes et les communautés et à ce qui leur semble approprié.
Nous continuerons à renforcer une approche localisée, à adapter notre manière de répondre et à coordonner la réponse, en nous rapprochant des communautés et en décentralisant la prise de décision partout où cela est possible.

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Foreword by the Humanitarian Coordinator

As I write this foreword, I recall my trip in late November 2025 to Druzhkivka, a town in Donetska Oblast, where I accompanied an evacuation mission organized by a local partner to bring a family with three children to safety. Once a lively community of tens of thousands, it is today almost a ghost town. We passed street after street of utter destruction. Homes and civilian infrastructure were flattened to the ground; for many, only the skeletal frames remain with shattered windows and roofs blown away.

Almost 4 years after the full-scale invasion by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, we must avoid romanticizing “resilience”. Ukrainians have shown extraordinary courage, but they should not be expected to endure the unendurable without consistent, principled support. For people in Druzhkivka and in many communities along the front line, daily life is overshadowed by violence and attempts to survive. A strict curfew means they can only go outside for a few hours a day, timing their lives around shelling patterns and the increased risk of drone attacks. They face hard choices: to flee for safety, leaving their homes and lives behind, or remain under constant shelling.

As the war continues, humanitarian needs in Ukraine have deepened rather than decreased. The nature of warfare is evolving: more drone attacks and long-range strikes increase risks for civilians and humanitarians, while causing systematic damage to energy, water and other essential services. Front-line villages and towns are being hollowed out; northern border communities live under constant threat, and people in occupied territories face severe violations of their basic rights.

The year 2025 has been devastating for humanitarian workers in Ukraine: eight colleagues were killed, four of them while on duty, and 47 were injured in attacks that also damaged evacuation vehicles, warehouses and aid trucks. There are no signs that 2026 will be any safer.

At its core, this remains a protection crisis. Older people who cannot easily move, people with disabilities, single parents, vulnerable children and adolescents, people with chronic illnesses and those already displaced are among the first to feel every shock and the last to recover. Behind every statistic are individuals and families, like the one we met in Druzhkivka, weighing the daunting decision of whether to stay or to leave everything behind for the unknown.

We also know that the war’s impact will long outlive the current emergency and humanitarian phase. The mental health consequences for adults and children, former combatants and their families, the loss of and damage to homes, the strain on health and education systems and the fractures in social cohesion will shape Ukrainian society for years to come.

Given the scale of needs and the reality of shrinking humanitarian resources, we must make deliberate and difficult choices to prioritize humanitarian support for those most in need. It is also evident that the longer this war lasts, the more specific needs must be tackled by government development services supported by development actors. Perhaps the most distinct example to illustrate this is the situation of the more than 3.7 million internally displaced people (IDPs)—as we approach year 5 of the full-scale war, the most vulnerable among them need durable development solutions, including for housing and employment. Another example is the situation of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. In addition to the perpetrators of the crimes against them being held to account, survivors need sustainable longer-term services, including mental health support.

The 2026 Plan adopts an issue-based approach, organized around four strategic priorities. Together, they focus on those whose lives and dignity are most at risk: people remaining close to the front line; those who are newly displaced or evacuated; people directly and indirectly affected by strikes; and displaced and severely vulnerable people who are at risk of being left out.

With an estimated 10.8 million people in need, humanitarians aim to reach 4.1 million of the most vulnerable, prioritizing those experiencing the most severe conditions. This is not because others do not matter; it is because funding, access and operational capacity are finite. Above all, this Plan is about the most vulnerable people: families living in fear near the front line; older people and people with disabilities weighing whether to evacuate; children learning in basements and shelters; doctors saving lives under the constant threat of new attacks; and displaced people still waiting, after years, for a place they can call home.

Against all odds, local organizations continue to deliver most humanitarian work, often at great personal risk. Their leadership and knowledge of affected communities are essential and impactful in an increasingly localized response. It will remain a priority of the Humanitarian Country Team to agree and implement further practical steps to advance the localization agenda. As we bring the Global Humanitarian Reset into Ukraine’s context, we remain committed to ensuring that ‘accountability to affected people’ is reflected through concrete action. Putting people at the centre requires more comprehensive engagement than hotlines or complaint mechanisms alone.

I urge all humanitarian, development and governmental partners to work together around our shared values and key identified strategic priorities, respecting the distinct role of principled humanitarian action and recognizing where others must lead. We ask our donors to sustain flexible, predictable funding so that we can respond rapidly to new shocks while maintaining essential services for those who cannot yet stand on their own feet. Only together we can ensure that the most vulnerable, like the family I met in Druzhkivka, receive timely assistance.

As a displaced woman from Donetska Oblast told us in her new community in Kharkivska Oblast: “I wish to be able to stay here and live a normal, peaceful life without fear of being uprooted once again”. Her words remind us why we do this work and why we must keep going. And with her and countless others, we long for the day when the weapons will fall silent, and we can focus on supporting the country to recover and rebuild with justice and dignity.

Matthias Schmale

Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine

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At a glance

People in need: 21.9 million
People targeted: 17.5 million
Requirements: US$ 1.71 billion

Crisis overview

Afghanistan will remain one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises in 2026, despite a modest reduction in the overall number of people in need. Years of conflict, economic fragility, underinvestment in basic services and the rapid erosion of rights have left large segments of the population with diminished resilience. These chronic stresses are now compounded by worsening food insecurity, large-scale cross-border returns, climate-driven drought, recurrent natural hazards, and the systematic exclusion of women and girls from public life. In 2026, around 21.9 million people – approximately 45 per cent of the population – are projected to require humanitarian assistance, reflecting the combined impact of overlapping shocks and deep structural vulnerability.

See also: Afghanistan: Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2026 Summary

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Executive Summary

In 2025, humanitarian needs in Mozambique increased due to a significant escalation of the conflict in Cabo Delgado, the high vulnerability of people returning to their home areas amid widespread destruction of social services, and the impact of three major cyclones combined with El Niño–induced droughts. Communities faced severe food insecurity, limited access to health care and education, and heightened protection risks, particularly for women, girls, and children. Repeated shocks eroded resilience and deepened vulnerabilities, leaving hundreds of thousands in need of life-saving assistance.

In northern Mozambique, non-State armed groups (NSAGs) intensified attacks across Cabo Delgado and beyond, averaging more than two incidents per day. Violence against civilians surged to its highest level in years, with 730 security incidents—double the 2024 figures—and 466 direct attacks. NSAG presence now spans nearly all districts of Cabo Delgado, while attacks in Niassa and Nampula raise concerns of provincial spillover. The violence triggered repeated waves of displacement across Cabo Delgado, Nampula, and Niassa, forcing over 230,000 people to flee as of October 2025—the highest number since 2020. Movements were largely short-term and pendular, with 89 per cent of internally displaced persons displaced multiple times. Many conflict-affected families, including returnees, remained in their home communities despite ongoing threats, due to limited resources and insufficient assistance in displacement areas.

Humanitarian access was severely disrupted by insecurity, airstrip closures, and mandatory military escorts. Humanitarian operations in several affected districts were temporarily suspended as insecurity forced the relocation of aid workers and prompted some government staff and contractors to flee. While limited responses have since resumed, progress remains constrained by fragile access conditions. Rising IED incidents further complicate the response, as government reluctance to acknowledge contamination risks hampers mitigation.

Insecurity deepened existing vulnerabilities and heightened protection needs. According to the Children and Armed Conflict report, grave violations against children increased by 525 per cent between August 2024 and July 2025, including widespread abductions and the recruitment and use of children by non-State armed groups. Reports of gender-based violence and exposure to extreme trauma rose sharply; in Chiúre, 77 per cent of newly displaced people reported experiencing symptoms of psychological distress.

Life-saving assistance remained critical for communities in conflict-affected districts. Although the agricultural season was generally favourable and the number of people in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency) had decreased, overall food insecurity continued to worsen. The population in IPC Phase 3 and above rose from 865,000 between October 2024 and March 2025 to 900,000 between October 2025 and March 2026 in Cabo Delgado. This deterioration was driven by limited support during the previous agricultural campaign, recurrent displacement, disrupted markets, and the loss of livelihoods. Access to basic social services also remained out of reach for many of the province’s most vulnerable residents. Of the 28 health facilities not functioning as a result of the conflict as of 2022, only five had been rehabilitated by 2024, leaving large areas without adequate medical coverage. The combined effects of insecurity, disrupted services, and repeated violence against civilians continued to erode community resilience and strain the humanitarian community’s capacity to deliver essential assistance where it is most needed.

The surge in violence sharply increased gender-based violence, sexual exploitation, and loss of livelihoods. Women and girls, constituting over half of those displaced, are disproportionately affected, facing insecurity, early marriage, and restricted access to education, livelihoods, and health care. Limited access to reproductive health services and safe spaces compounded women’s vulnerability, with reported increases in unintended pregnancies and maternal health complications due to disrupted services. Additionally, many women have become sole heads of households after male family members were killed, abducted, or forcibly recruited.

Mozambique’s economy experienced a sharp downturn following the contested 2024 elections. Widespread protests and political unrest contributed to an almost 5 per cent contraction in GDP in the final quarter of the year. The post-election period was marked by intense, sustained demonstrations across the country, further straining public services, eroding investor confidence, and deepening vulnerabilities in an already fragile economic landscape. At the same time, foreign reserves fell to precarious levels, weakening the central bank’s capacity to stabilize the Mozambican currency and finance essential imports, particularly fuel and key food staples.

In 2026, insecurity in northern Mozambique is expected to persist and expand, with NSAGs continuing mobile raids, abductions, extortion, and informal taxation along key routes, mining areas, and coastal zones. These dynamics are likely to further constrain livelihoods and humanitarian access. Attacks are expected to spread to mining areas, transport corridors, and tourism hubs, while IED threats and maritime insecurity remain high.

Humanitarian operations will face severe constraints due to security escort requirements, road blockages, flooding, funding shortfalls, and bureaucratic impediments, including costly visa and work permit delays and increasing government oversight that risks compromising humanitarian principles. Funding gaps will limit recovery efforts and may reverse development gains, leaving essential services largely non-functional. At the same time, rising community tensions driven by scarce resources and unmet needs underscore the urgency of strengthened engagement, transparency, and conflict-sensitive approaches to maintain trust and ensure equitable assistance.

Against this backdrop, the 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan require US$348 million to meet the most urgent humanitarian needs. This includes$265 million to assist 919,000 people most vulnerablein severity 4 areas.

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Haiti’s humanitarian crisis continues to worsen at an alarming pace, driving a sharp rise in humanitarian needs. Growing political instability and insecurity, economic hardship, the collapse of essential services, and the spread of armed violence have further weakened the country.

Alongside forced displacement, sexual violence, and acute food insecurity, Haiti remains structurally and institutionally vulnerable to climate shocks. Hurricane Melissa, which struck in October 2025, killed at least 46 people, destroyed or damaged nearly 842,400 homes and critical infrastructure, and severely disrupted livelihoods. A sharp increase in cholera cases in 2025, reversing the downward trend seen in 2024, has heightened public health risks, particularly in areas with limited access to safe water and sanitation.

An estimated 6.4 million people, more than half of Haiti’s population, will require emergency humanitarian assistance in 2026, up from 6 million in 2025, an increase of 6.7 per cent. Violence-related internal displacement has doubled compared to the same period the previous year. By September 2025, nearly 1.4 million people, or 12 per cent of the population, were internally displaced. While Port-au-Prince stood at the centre of the crisis in 2024, displacement patterns have shifted rapidly.

Between January and September 2025, 69 per cent of recorded movements occurred outside the capital, particularly in Centre and Artibonite, signalling a deterioration in security well beyond the metropolitan area.

Widespread insecurity in Port-au-Prince and its gradual spread to other regions have paralyzed the economy and severely constrained access to food. In the projected period from March to June 2026, 5.9 million people will not have enough to eat.

At the same time, pervasive insecurity combined with long-standing structural weaknesses has severely disrupted health services nationwide. Many facilities, including maternity wards and operating theatres, have closed, limiting access to emergency obstetric and neonatal care. Nationally, only 10 per cent of health facilities with inpatient capacity remain fully operational. In the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area, despite being the country’s most populous region, that figure stands at just 11 per cent.

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La crise humanitaire en Haïti s’aggrave rapidement, entraînant une augmentation inquiétante des besoins humanitaires. L’instabilité politique et l’insécurité croissantes, les difficultés économiques, la défaillance des services essentiels et la propagation de la violence armée ont davantage fragilisé le pays. Outre les déplacements forcés de population, les violences sexuelles et l’insécurité alimentaire aiguë, la vulnérabilité structurelle et institutionnelle du pays face aux aléas climatiques persiste. L’ouragan Melissa, en octobre 2025, a causé la mort d’au moins 46 personnes, détruit ou endommagé près de 842 400 habitations et infrastructures essentielles, et gravement perturbé les moyens de subsistance. La forte recrudescence des cas de choléra en 2025, contrastant avec la tendance à la baisse observée en 2024, a accentué les risques sanitaires, notamment dans les nombreuses zones où l’accès à l’eau potable et à l’assainissement est limité.

6,4 millions d’Haïtiens – soit plus de la moitié de la population – auront besoin d’une aide humanitaire d’urgence en 2026, contre 6 millions en 2025, soit une augmentation de 6,7 %. Les déplacements internes liés à la violence armée ont doublé par rapport à la même période l’année précédente. En septembre 2025, près de 1,4 million de personnes étaient déplacées, soit 12 % de la population totale d’Haïti. Si Port-au-Prince était l’épicentre de la crise en 2024, la dynamique des déplacements a rapidement évolué : 69 % des mouvements enregistrés entre janvier et septembre 2025 ont eu lieu dans les provinces, notamment au Centre et en Artibonite, signe d’une détérioration de la sécurité au-delà de la capitale. L’insécurité généralisée dans la zone métropolitaine de Port-au- Prince et sa propagation progressive aux régions ont paralysé l’économie haïtienne et limité l’accès à l’alimentation. En situation projetée de mars a juin 2026, 5,9 millions de personnes ne mangeront pas à leur faim.

Par ailleurs, cette insécurité généralisée, conjuguée à des faiblesses structurelles persistantes, a gravement perturbé les services de santé à travers le pays, entraînant la fermeture de nombreux établissements, dont des maternités et des blocs opératoires, et limitant l’accès aux soins obstétricaux et néonatals d’urgence. À l’échelle nationale, seulement 10 % des établissements de santé disposant d’une capacité d’hospitalisation restent pleinement opérationnels. Dans la zone métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince, ce chiffre n’atteint que 11 %, malgré le fait qu’il s’agisse de la région la plus peuplée du pays.

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Foreword by the Resident Coordinator

In recent months, Viet Nam has faced one of the most challenging typhoon seasons in decades. A succession of powerful storms and tropical depressions has battered the northern and central provinces, bringing torrential rains, devastating floods and widespread landslides. These disasters have disrupted lives and livelihoods, destroyed homes, damaged vital infrastructure and placed immense pressure on essential services across multiple provinces.

The cascading impact of these events has once again revealed both the fragility and the resilience of communities confronting the growing consequences of climate change. From the mountains of Cao Bằng and Lạng Sơn to the plains of Tuyên Quang, Phú Thọ, Thái Nguyên and Bắc Ninh, thousands of families have been forced to evacuate or rebuild amid recurring shocks that strike before recovery from previous ones can be completed.

I commend the Government of Viet Nam and in particular the Viet Nam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment for its leadership, rapid mobilization, and coordination in responding to these multiple emergencies. The Government’s decisive actions in search and rescue, relief distribution, and damage assessment have saved countless lives and laid the groundwork for a coherent and inclusive recovery effort.

This Joint Response Plan represents a continuation of the strong partnership between the Government, the United Nations, the Red Cross, and national and international partners. Building on the joint rapid needs assessments co-led by VDDMA and the UN, the plan identifies the most urgent humanitarian and recovery needs of the affected population, while setting a course toward long-term resilience and climate-adaptive recovery.

As we collectively support the affected provinces, we are reminded that every crisis presents an opportunity to strengthen systems and capacities for the future. The lessons from this year’s response reaffirm the importance of investing in risk-informed development, anticipatory action, and disaster risk reduction, ensuring that recovery today builds the resilience of tomorrow.

Our response must therefore go beyond meeting immediate humanitarian needs. It must also empower local institutions, strengthen community preparedness, and promote inclusive recovery that leaves no one behind, especially women, children, older persons, and people with disabilities. This is the essence of resilience: the ability not only to withstand shocks, but to adapt and thrive in their aftermath.

I wish to express my sincere appreciation to all partners, Government agencies, provincial authorities, the UN Country Team, the Viet Nam Red Cross, civil society and the donor community, for their tireless efforts and solidarity. Your continued support is essential to ensure that life-saving interventions are sustained and that recovery efforts are adequately resourced.

Ms. Pauline Tamesis

United Nations Resident Coordinator, Viet Nam

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Introduction

The 2026 Flash Appeal seeks to mobilize US$4.06 billion to deliver urgent, life-saving support to 3 million people in need of humanitarian assistance across the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). Under the current conditions, humanitarian partners will prioritize the most vulnerable, ensuring a coordinated and principled response to address critical needs in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip.

The magnitude and severity of death, destruction and extreme deprivation in the Gaza Strip have generated profound human suffering and humanitarian needs. In the West Bank, demolitions, operations by Israeli forces, settler violence, and movement restrictions continue to trigger displacement and drive a range of humanitarian needs. The erosion of community resilience mechanisms has further intensified needs across all sectors.

Delivery of an appropriately scaled humanitarian response depends on a conducive operating environment. While there have been improvements in the volume of supplies brought into Gaza and the ability of aid actors to expand the delivery of critical services since the ceasefire took effect on 10 October, humanitarian actors continue to face a range of bureaucratic impediments, access restrictions, and anti-UN rhetoric, which collectively constrain humanitarian space and the ability to operate. Genuine efforts to enable humanitarian assistance to and throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory will require full compliance by parties with international humanitarian law, including the protection of civilians, and critical changes in the operating environment. This includes:

• Humanitarian actors must have safe and sustained access to all people in need across the Gaza Strip and West Bank. Particularly, the work of UNRWA and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), must be allowed to continue unimpeded, including by returning to the previous system of registration.
• All parties must facilitate, not obstruct, humanitarian operations and restoration of essential services.
• Reaffirmation of and support to the centrality of the UN-led coordination system in Gaza to ensure that all humanitarian efforts remain guided by international humanitarian law and established humanitarian principles.
• Appropriate quantities and types of humanitarian goods must be allowed to enter Gaza. This requires the sustained and predictable opening of additional crossings into Gaza for humanitarian goods and personnel, as well as commercial deliveries.
• Entry of critical humanitarian items must be allowed to enter.
• Funding must be timely and flexible to allow humanitarian actors to adapt programming to a highly dynamic context.
• Visas and permits for UN and INGO staff to support Gaza from Jerusalem, for staff to move within the West Bank, and facilitated entry to Gaza for staff and specialized personnel, including emergency medical teams (EMTs).

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Foreword by the Resident Coordinator

Cyclone Ditwah struck Sri Lanka as it began the process of recovering from the cumulative shocks of the pandemic and the economic crisis, compounding vulnerability. Torrential rains, landslides, and severe flooding swept across all 25 districts of the country, with 22 districts formally being declared "National Disaster Affected Areas", disrupting essential services, damaging infrastructure, and affecting nearly two million people. Hundreds of lives were lost and many remain unaccounted for.

Communities just recovering from economic strain are now facing yet another adversity to their livelihoods and dignity. In the days since Cyclone Ditwah swept through Sri Lanka, I have met families who, in a single night, lost everything, and need to rebuild their lives from the ground up. Many are still sheltering in safety centres, uncertain when they can return home. This disaster has hit those already facing the greatest vulnerabilities the hardest, including women, children, the elderly and persons with disabilities.

In moments like these, Sri Lanka’s spirit of solidarity shines through national authorities, local government, civil society, the private sector and volunteers have stepped up to help communities in need. The international community has also mobilized important financial and in-kind support in solidarity with the country. The United Nations, together with humanitarian partners, is working in close partnership with the Government of Sri Lanka, national authorities, and civil society organizations to support and complement the national response, ensuring that reaches those who need it most. The United Nations and humanitarian partners are providing assistance alongside the response led by the authorities, helping to fill critical gaps, and complementing national efforts to ensure support reaches those who need it most.

The Sri Lanka Humanitarian Priorities Plan anchors this collective effort. It identifies 1.2 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and focuses on providing life-saving support for an especially vulnerable target population of 658,000 people from mid‑December through April 2026 across seven priority sectors: education; food security; agriculture and nutrition; health (including sexual and reproductive health); protection (including gender‑based violence and child protection); shelter/non-food items/camp coordination; water and sanitation; and early recovery.

It is focused, time-bound, and guided by the needs of the most vulnerable communities identified through the Joint Rapid Needs Assessment and other joint assessments and planning conducted in partnership with the Government, the Disaster Management Centre, and civil society organizations.

I am profoundly grateful to the partners who have already stepped forward through bilateral contributions, and in-kind assistance, notably from countries across the region. Humanitarian resources are under immense pressure globally, and Sri Lanka faces a particularly difficult moment in finding adequate support, just as families begin the long road to recovery. The implementation of the activities listed in the Sri Lanka Humanitarian Priorities Plan will require a total of US$35.3 million. Of this, the United Nations has already contributed US$4.5 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund for the most urgent intervention and will be grateful for any contributions that can help meet the remaining requirements.

As we put forward the Sri Lanka Humanitarian Priorities Plan, the appeal to the international community is simple: let us stand with the people of Sri Lanka at this critical time. With compassion, partnership, and sustained support—working hand in hand with the Government, civil society, and all communities— we can help families rebuild their lives with dignity and ensure that every community has a fair chance to recover from this tragedy.

Marc-André Franche
UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka