OCHA Humanitarian Affairs Officer Sara Al Saqqa talks with a displaced family seeking medical help at the Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium medical point near Al Mawasi camp in Gaza. Photo: WHO/Christopher Black.
The Middle East and North Africa region has some of the world’s largest protracted conflicts, frequent natural and human-made crises, pandemic outbreaks, and climatic shocks.
OCHA’s Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (ROMENA) and country offices in the region support and strengthen humanitarian coordination and response preparedness.
ROMENA works closely with UN Resident Coordinators, Humanitarian Country Teams, national and regional organizations, and Member States to mitigate the impact of natural disasters and other emergencies.
Linked to the military escalation across the Middle East, hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel intensified sharply on 2 March 2026. The surge in violence represents the most serious deterioration in security conditions in Lebanon since the November 2024 ceasefire.
OCHA maintains an active relationship with Iran, working closely with the Iranian government and humanitarian partners to identify and address the country's humanitarian needs.
Despite dramatic changes, including new authorities in December 2024, Syria remains a major humanitarian emergency with some 70 per cent of the population in need of humanitarian assistance
HIGHLIGHTS Ten-day ceasefire announced.
Since 2 March, 2,196 people have been killed and 7,185 others injured.
Damage to civilian infrastructure is extensive across southern Lebanon, according to new...
Displaced by recent fighting in Lebanon, Fatin* struggled to access food, shelter, and medical care. But with funding support from the OCHA-managed Lebanon Humanitarian Fund (LHF) and the UN Global...
HIGHLIGHTS More than 2,000 people killed and 1.2 million displaced since the escalation began on 2 March, including over 140,000 people sheltering in collective sites.
Deadly airstrikes and security...
Highlights In the northern West Bank, Israeli forces extended for two months a military order that further prolongs the displacement from three refugee camps of over 33,000 people since January 2025...
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