In-depth research, policy notes, situation updates, and datasets from PRISM
This deep dive cross-references energy infrastructure data—power plant output, gas supply, oil production, satellite nighttime lights—with UNHCR displacement and return figures to surface a structural pattern: people return to where the lights are on.
This briefing draws on PRISM’s integrated data infrastructure — cross-referencing Frontex operational data, UNHCR arrival statistics, and Eurostat enforcement and asylum datasets — to provide a comprehensive statistical landscape of EU migration governance across 2023–2025.
This deep dive examines the methodological architecture behind humanitarian situation monitoring: the PAF's four-pillar analytical structure, the 15 standardised protection risk categories, PRISM's severity scoring formulas, and the indicators and parameters required for effective humanitarian intervention. It maps how global monitoring frameworks translate into actionable data — and where the gaps remain.
On 7–9 February 2026, heavy rainfall triggered extensive flooding across 21 IDP sites in Idleb and northern Lattakia governorates, directly affecting 5,300 displaced people in some of Syria’s most vulnerable communities (OCHA Flash Update No. 3).
Sudan's war has now passed 1,000 days. What began as a power struggle between two generals in Khartoum in April 2023 has metastasised into the world's worst humanitarian crisis — surpassing Syria, Yemen, and Afghanistan on virtually every severity metric. An estimated 33.7 million people need humanitarian assistance. Famine has been confirmed in multiple locations. The health system has collapsed. And the international response is falling catastrophically short.
One year after the fall of the Assad regime, Syria is navigating the most consequential period in its modern history. The establishment of a Transitional Caretaker Administration in December 2024, followed by the appointment of Ahmed al-Sharaa as Interim President in January 2025, opened a window of cautious optimism — marked by a National Dialogue Conference, the lifting of EU and US sanctions, and the return of over one million refugees.
The international humanitarian system entered 2025 facing a crisis of legitimacy, morale, and funding. By mid-2025, global humanitarian aid had collapsed by 43%, from $36.9 billion in the previous year to $20.8 billion. This policy analysis examines the drivers, impacts, and implications of these unprecedented cuts, proposing structural reforms for a more equitable system.
The Global Humanitarian Overview 2026, published by OCHA on 8 December 2025, reads less like a planning document and more like a managed withdrawal. Every headline indicator has been cut: people in need down 19%, people targeted down 21%, funding requirements slashed by 23% from $44.0 billion to $33.9 billion. On the surface, these reductions might suggest improving conditions. The reality is precisely the opposite.