The Top 5 Crises to Watch in 2025

Conflict, climate change, and political instability are driving crises around the world, jeopardizing the lives of millions of families.

Here are the top five crises we’re watching in 2025 and how our teams on the ground are responding to them right now:

UKRAINE

In the last few weeks, Russian missiles have attacked critical energy infrastructure in Ukraine, leaving the country’s most vulnerable without access to heat as temperatures drop well below freezing. Today, nearly 40% of the population is in need of assistance. With this number likely to increase, we’re working hard to provide mental health support, hygiene kits, and cash assistance so families can buy food and other essential items.

GAZA

While the ceasefire is a step forward, those in Gaza continue to face dire humanitarian conditions after nearly 500 days of violence and destruction. Almost 2 million people urgently need food, healthcare, and other necessities.

As more entry points open, we are focused on scaling up our emergency response, providing more fresh and dry food, hygiene kits, and clean drinking water to support families.

YEMEN

After nine years of bloody conflict, more than half of the population of Yemen is in need of food assistance. Rising prices, limited job opportunities, and low wages have forced some families to go into debt just by purchasing basic food items.

Labeled a “forgotten crisis,” it has been challenging to reach the necessary funding for Yemen, even though the people there face some of the most long-lasting and severe needs.

SUDAN

Millions of people in Sudan have been forced to flee their homes after almost two years of conflict. Many are now living in dangerous temporary shelters in South Sudan and Chad, cut off from food, clean water, and electricity, as famine-like conditions put entire communities at risk of deadly hunger.

Over the past few months, our teams have been able to supply 400,000 people with safe water and sanitation, screen 300,000 children for malnutrition, and deliver cash assistance to 80,000 of those most in need.

HAITI

Armed gangs continue to control the capital in Haiti. With 5 million people experiencing crisis levels of hunger, humanitarian assistance is more critical than ever. But deadly attacks on humanitarian workers have surged. Our team there continues to provide assistance despite the challenges. We’re working to improve access to clean water, provide cash transfers for families in urgent need, and more.

Learn more about our emergency response work here.