Due to unprecedented levels of violence, restrictions on movement and economic challenges, a major humanitarian crisis is ongoing in the West Bank. To support communities, World Vision has continued its emergency response in April and May 2025, reaching 92,000 people including 60,000 children in 7 governorates. Read our report to learn more about our response.

Communities in the West Bank are enduring a deepening crisis. Daily life has become increasingly difficult due to a sharp rise in violence, severe restrictions on movement, and the sudden loss of access to work. In response to the worsening situation, World Vision undertook a broad listening exercise to better understand how families in the West Bank are coping and what support they need most. By engaging with parents, children, community leaders, and volunteers across a wide area, we aimed to capture the real-life impact of the crisis on people’s everyday lives.

World Vision is concerned about the recent air strike on Damascus, Syria, and the potential for this incident and rising conflict within southern Syria, to escalate violence and hamper humanitarian operations within the region.  

Families across the West Bank are facing an unprecedented crisis marked by hunger, poverty, and fear, according to a new report released today by World Vision. The Unseen Crisis highlights the worsening situation for children, revealing an almost tenfold increase in the number of families reporting that a member had gone a full day without eating since 2022. Three out of four households surveyed are now unable to cover their most essential needs, and half of the children are regularly skipping meals.  

Local communities in Twic and Gogrial West in South Sudan are working together to improve their villages through the ECRP II project. They are sharing ideas for building clinics and schools and providing clean water. Communities are actively involved in planning and making decisions to create a better future for their families and children.

Suha, a 30-year-old mother from Tulkarem Refugee Camp, never imagined she would be forced to flee her home with nothing but a few clothes for her five-year-old daughter. Thisis her story and how humanitarian aid is critical for thousands of families in the north of the West Bank.

This is the story of Riyad, 38, a Palestinian firefighter supporting some of the most vulnerable communities in the West Bank, and how World Vision supported his team so they have the tools they need.

For World Humanitarian Day, discover the story of Asala and of the women of Umm Lasafa, a vulnerable community in the South Hebron Hills. When Asala heard the clinic of the village was closing, she knew she had to do something about it. This is the story of her battle and victory for the right of her community to health care.

Due to violence, restrictions on movements and forced displacement, Palestinian children are facing an education crisis. With support from the European Union, World Vision is responding. In February, the organization launched catch-up classes that have already reached approximately 3,000 children, including children displaced by violence in the north of the West Bank.