9.1 million people are facing acute hunger. Despite the immense needs, international support remains insufficient: only 27 per cent of the US$3.2 billion envisaged in the UN humanitarian response plan for 2025 has been funded so far.
According to the UN, since December 2024, more than three million refugees and internally displaced people have returned to their home regions in Syria. The approaching winter, with its rain and snow, will worsen conditions in villages and camps even further. “Reconstruction will take decades,” stresses Lehmann. “To give people a fair chance of a new start, they need clear financial commitments for reconstruction from the international community. For reconstruction to succeed, a minimum level of security for the population and the opportunity to participate in shaping the process are essential. This includes the participation of civil society. Only then can refugees and their families return safely and with dignity.”
Welthungerhilfe is one of the largest private aid organizations in Germany; it is politically independent and non-denominational. With courage and determination, it is striving for a world without hunger. Since it was founded on December 14, 1962, 12,777 overseas projects in about 72 countries and territories have been supported with 5.42 billion euros. Welthungerhilfe follows the principle of empowering people to help themselves to sustainably improve their living conditions, through approaches ranging from fast disaster relief to reconstruction and long-term development cooperation projects with national and international partner organizations.
