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By the end of March 2025, one million IDPs and 400,000 Syrian refugees from neighbouring countries, such as Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Türkiye, had returned to their hometowns since the fall of the Al Assad regime on 8 December 2024. Returns will likely continue, with an additional two million IDPs and 1.5 million refugees estimated to return by the end of 2025. Their immediate needs include shelter, livelihoods, protection, legal aid, mental health support, and mine awareness. They also face challenges with livelihood and reintegration and need long-term assistance to regain access to essential services, housing, and livelihoods. They are returning to areas with destroyed infrastructure, a collapsed economy, and insecurity, conditions making it difficult for many to rebuild their lives. The 14-year conflict has left 90% of Syrians dependent on aid, with 16.7 million requiring humanitarian assistance in 2025 and over 7.4 million displaced. (UNHCR 11/04/2025, UN 11/04/2025, Al Hurra 10/02/2025)

Between March–June 2025, 5.7 million people in Haiti are projected to face acute food insecurity – Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse – including 8,400 experiencing Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5). The number of people facing acute food insecurity has increased by 15% compared to the same period in 2024. This deterioration is primarily because of rising gang violence in the Metropolitan Area of Port-au-Prince, triggering a spike in displacement, with over one million people displaced by December. High inflation and limited humanitarian aid, worsened by the US funding cuts, are also worsening the situation. Forced displacement leads to the loss of livelihood opportunities, both informal and formal, increasing unemployment and reducing households’ financial access to food. Low agricultural production, linked to poorly modernised systems in rural areas, remains largely insufficient to meet the country’s food needs. Almost half of Haiti’s population, especially IDPs, needs emergency food assistance. (IPC 14/04/2025, IOM 14/01/2025, ECHO accessed 15/04/2025)

On 11 April 2025, groups affiliated with the Rapid Support Forces launched a large-scale offensive on Zamzam camp in North Darfur, which was hosting nearly 500,000 IDPs. The attack resulted in the reported death of hundreds of civilians, including 12 humanitarian workers. By 15 April, an estimated 400,000 people had fled to nearby localities, primarily Al Fasher, Dar Al Salam, and Tawila. Those remaining in the camp, especially young people, are being prevented from leaving. Many of the camp’s residents were already experiencing acute food insecurity, with IPC declaring Famine (IPC Phase 5) in the camp in August 2024. Displaced individuals are arriving in an advanced state of dehydration, exhaustion, and stress. Urgent needs include food, shelter, basic supplies, and protection assistance. Humanitarian responders are reporting shortages in fuel, water, and health supplies that are disrupting the humanitarian response. (OCHA 15/04/2025, IOM 14/04/2025, MSF 15/04/2025)