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New and long-standing conflicts are affecting the region and exacerbating forced displacement.

Global Appeal 2025 | Regional Overview

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Internally displaced people faced dire conditions at an IDP site in Sa’ada city, Yemen, after heavy rains flooded their makeshift shelters built from tarpaulins and bricks. UNHCR and its local partner responded with immediate support providing temporary shelters, relief items and essential supplies, and UNHCR provided cash assistance to affected families. © UNHCR/YDF

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Syrian Arab Republic: Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan [Summary]

2025

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4 weeks ago

UNHCR’s Financial Requirements for Voluntary Returns of Syrian Refugees and IDPs

January - December 2025

published

2 months ago

2025 Operational Framework on Voluntary Return of Syrian Refugees and IDPs

February 2025

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Global Appeal 2025 | Regional Overview

The Middle East and North Africa region is grappling with new and long-standing challenges related to forced displacement. Complex political and security environments are exacerbated by adverse global socioeconomic conditions, high inflation, dwindling donor interest, and decreasing tolerance for those supported by UNHCR. By mid-2024, there were 16.6 million forcibly displaced and stateless people in the region. Their humanitarian conditions remain precarious, particularly in terms of access to basic services, including livelihoods, and the risk of expulsion from several countries.

To read more about UNHCR’s planning for 2025 in the Middle East and North Africa, please download the regional overview PDF.

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Syria situation: Voluntary Returns of Syrian Refugees and IDPs - Three Months Impact Report

January - March 2025

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4 days ago

Middle East and North Africa Funding Update - 2025

31-Mar-25

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5 days ago

Middle East Funding Update - 2025

31-Mar-25

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Syria situation: Crisis Regional Flash Update #22

10 April 2025

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5 days ago

Iran: Afghanistan Returns Emergency Response [CORE]

10 April 2025

published

5 days ago

Pakistan: Afghanistan Returns Emergency Response [CORE]

10 April 2025

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