Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has continued for over two months, with ongoing violence in Khartoum, Kordofan, Darfur and Blue Nile. Since April, more than 2.8 million people have been forced into displacement, including 2.2 million internally-displaced.

UNFPA, as all humanitarian actors, is facing operational challenges as it scales up the response. Some 67 percent of hospitals, in areas affected by fighting, are closed and several maternity hospitals are out of action, including Omdurman Hospital, the largest referral hospital in Sudan.

Four months after the devastating earthquakes that hit Türkiye on 6 February 2023, the most prominent needs remain the restoration of housing and public infrastructure, UN agencies, including UNFPA, are complimenting the government response to address remaining humanitarian needs.

The Somali population continues to endure numerous challenges, including displacements, climatic shocks and armed conflict.

The Somalia 2023 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) estimates that half of the population, about 8.25 million people, require assistance.

The humanitarian situation in Somalia remains one of the most complex in the world, impacting millions of people. The country is facing challenges including forced displacements, climatic shocks, drought, flash floods and armed conflict. UNFPA is delivering life-saving services.

This nationwide response plan focuses on the enormous sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and gender-based violence (GBV) needs in Ethiopia as a consequence of multiple shocks, including the influx of refugees and returnees to Ethiopia as a result of the recent conflict in Sudan.

The response plan provides an analysis of the core humanitarian issues at national and regional levels, defines SRH and GBV needs and UNFPA strategies to respond, and has a funding request of $48,200,085 to reach 9,800,000 people with assistance, including 2,450,000 women of reproductive age.