Global Humanitarian Overview 2025 Monthly Updates

Humanitarian Needs and Response Plans

Colombia

Protection risks due to conflict dynamics and climate-related disasters continue to severely impact Colombia, particularly its ethnic communities. The country now has the third highest number of IDPs globally—after Sudan and Syria—and the highest in the Americas. The humanitarian crisis in the Catatumbo region accounted for 30 per cent of the total IDPs nationwide of 2024. In the first half of 2025, over 1.5 million people were affected by violence and conflict, yet only 37 per cent (568,000) were assisted by humanitarian partners. Additionally, one million people were impacted by humanitarian access restrictions across the country. 

Humanitarian partners aim to urgently reach 1.2 million of the 9.1 million people in need. However, the Humanitarian Response Plan for Community Priorities (HRPCP) has received only 17 per cent ($57.7 million) of its funding target of $342.3 million. A CERF Rapid Response allocation to support complementary efforts in Catatumbo provided relief for over 64,000 people, yet much more is needed. Colombia stands out for its localization efforts, with 11 projects of the Regional Pooled Fund supporting national organizations to build capacity and strengthen local response. 

El Salvador

El Salvador continues to face complex humanitarian challenges driven by erratic climate patterns, persistent food insecurity and the protection needs of mobile and displaced populations. The transition from El Niño to La Niña has led to recurrent droughts and flooding, damaging crops and infrastructure in rural areas dependent on agriculture. In May 2025, strong winds and coastal flooding in southern departments, including La Libertad, disrupted livelihoods and compounded already fragile conditions. Despite the incidence of acute food insecurity declining, the issue persists in some rural areas, affecting about 200,000 people.  

While overall security has improved and new internal displacement has declined, pockets remain—driven by gender-based violence and extreme weather—particularly in marginalized communities. Migrants and returnees continue to face high protection risks, including exploitation and limited access to services. El Salvador’s 2025 Humanitarian Response Plan seeks $66.9 million to assist 818,700 people. As of mid-year, coverage stands at just 12.1 per cent ($8.1 million), significantly constraining the delivery of essential assistance that has reached 12,800 people, under five per cent of the target population.   

Guatemala

Amid persistent vulnerability and recurrent climate shocks, humanitarian needs in Guatemala remain acute. El Niño and La Niña continue to disrupt agricultural production and strain water resources, particularly in the Dry Corridor. These conditions, coupled with rising food prices, have left an estimated 2.7 million people facing IPC Phase 3 or above food insecurity, with that figure assessed at 2.8 million during the just-ended March to May lean season. Acute malnutrition remains high among children under five in some areas.  

Guatemala also remains a country of origin, transit and return for migrants. In the first quarter of 2025, IOM recorded nearly 14,000 migration movements through key border areas, including Chiquimula and San Marcos. Despite lower funding requirements than in 2024, the response remains critically underfunded. As of mid-year, only $11.4 million of the $100.6 million required had been received—just 11.3 per cent—limiting assistance to 104,000 people, or only 13 per cent of the target population.   

Haiti

The scale of Haiti’s humanitarian crisis, driven by rising violence and insecurity, a lack of essential services, and recurring climatic and seasonal shocks, is staggering. Armed groups, who are now in almost full control of Port-au-Prince, are steadily expanding their presence outside of the capital, gaining control of major transport and supply routes and driving displacement. The protection and humanitarian situation worsen by the day.Haiti is among the five global hunger hotspots of “highest concern”, with populations facing famine-like conditions. It also ranks among the top five countries worldwide for grave violations against children. More than 1.3 million people are displaced – the highest number ever recorded in Haiti due to violence and insecurity. Armed groups continue to perpetrate horrific violence, particularly against women and children, with incidents of gender-based violence rising at an alarming rate. Hospitals, health centres, and schools are routinely attacked and are on the brink of collapse. Civilians and aid workers are being deliberately targeted, while deportations from neighboring countries are overwhelming already stretched response capacities.

Half of Haiti’s population – some six million people - require humanitarian assistance. The 2025 HNRP seeks $908 million to assist 3.9 million people. As of end-July, seven months into the year, Haiti is the least funded country appeal in the GHO, with coverage at 9 per cent. 

Honduras

In 2025, Honduras remains highly vulnerable to climate shocks, food insecurity and displacement. Tropical Storm Sara in late 2024 caused widespread flooding, landslides and infrastructure damage across nearly one-third of the country, displacing over 8,000 people and affecting more than 250,000. The Dry Corridor continues to suffer from dry spells and localized drought, compounding food production challenges for subsistence farmers. As of early 2025, 1.6 million people are facing IPC Phase 3 or higher levels of food insecurity—a figure expected to persist through the lean season as household food stocks dwindle and prices continue to rise. While transit migration through Honduras has dropped significantly—down by 92 per cent since early 2024—the country continues to face returns, with over 17,000 Hondurans repatriated between January and June this year, most of them from the United States. Violence, poverty, and informality remain entrenched drivers of humanitarian need.

The 2025 Humanitarian Response Plan seeks $138.5 million, yet only $13.4 million has been received—just 9.7 per cent. This sharp funding shortfall has led to only 10.7 per cent, or 85,600 people, being reached.

Venezuela

Venezuela continues to grapple with significant challenges stemming from structural bottlenecks to economic growth, the current socio-political situation, ongoing economic sanctions and limited fiscal space for investing in basic services. Additionally, climate-related shocks, such as the current heavy rainy season, have further exacerbated humanitarian needs, leaving more than 50,000 families affected as of mid-July. Internally, 7.6 million people are in need of assistance. Humanitarian efforts have focused on providing basic life-sustaining services—such as water, health care, food, and livelihoods—while also addressing protection risks for the most vulnerable, including women and children.

The 2025 Humanitarian Response Plan is one of the least funded globally, with only $57.5 million of the required $606.5 million received (10 per cent), after a $9 million allocation from CERF. As of 30 June, humanitarians have reached 1.4 million people in 281 municipalities across Venezuela with some form of aid. As part of the localization efforts, the humanitarian response has been provided mainly by national non-governmental organizations. 

Venezuela Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan (RMRP)

The 2025 Refugee and Migrant Response Plan (RMRP) for Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the largest inter-agency response frameworks of its kind globally. It brings together 229 partners to support 2.34 million people across 17 countries—out of a total of 7.5 million identified as in need. As of July, only 6.8 per cent of the required $1.3 billion has been funded. A hyper-prioritized envelope of $447.3 million was developed to concentrate efforts but so far it is only 21.1 per cent funded. Despite the gap, 259,900 people have received essential services like food security, protection, education, and multipurpose cash assistance. Over 2,220 activities have been implemented by 166 organizations, nearly ten per cent refugee- and migrant-led. The region faces a pivotal moment, shaped by rising geopolitical pressures and deepening funding uncertainty. Without urgent support, hard-won progress in expanding access to asylum, regularization, basic services, and integration pathways is at risk. This threatens to undermine the plan’s proven track record in supporting governments to stabilize and integrate refugees and migrants, while unlocking their potential as contributors to host societies.