The INTERSOS 2025 Annual Report is now online. This document stands as a testament to our ongoing commitment to responding to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and supporting vulnerable populations within an exceptionally complex international landscape. This year’s report offers a comprehensive overview of the challenges faced and the milestones achieved, all thanks to the unwavering dedication of our teams on the ground.
The year 2025 was marked by a dramatic deterioration of the global situation and a drastic collapse in international humanitarian funding, driven primarily by severe budget cuts from the United States (which plummeted from $11 billion to $2.5 billion).
Despite these hurdles, and thanks to the invaluable contribution of 2,587 aid workers, we successfully implemented 229 active projects across 22 countries, reaching more than 3.7 million people. But for us, these are not just statistics. We know that behind every single number is a woman, a man, a girl, or a boy affected by war, violence, and extreme poverty, forced to live in conditions of profound fragility. It is precisely for them that our staff works every single day: in fact, 98.75% of our total funds were allocated directly to operational activities and field projects across our missions.
ANNUAL REPORT 2025
Numbers, challenges and achievements of our humanitarian project
Our 2025 Intervention: Putting People at the Center
Throughout the year, INTERSOS maintained its operational presence in some of the world’s most severe and tragic humanitarian crises, strengthening its adaptability to reach the most inaccessible areas:
- Sudan: In what has become the world’s gravest humanitarian crisis and largest displacement hotspot—with millions affected by conflict, hunger, and disease outbreaks—we responded by guaranteeing life-saving medical, nutritional, and psychological assistance in Darfur, as well as in the states of Kassala, River Nile, and Port Sudan.
- Afghanistan: Despite a harsh “crisis within a crisis” triggered by the withdrawal of international funds and severe restrictions imposed on women and girls, we managed 50 primary health centers. This ensured that communities in the most remote areas, as well as millions of citizens forcibly returned from neighboring countries, were not left behind.
- Ukraine: Faced with systematic and relentless attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure—which expose the population to freezing winter temperatures—we didn’t just wait for patients to come to fixed clinics. Instead, our mobile, multidisciplinary teams traveled directly to isolated villages to provide medical care, psychological support, and legal aid to those unable to move, such as the elderly and people with disabilities.
An Integrated, Multi-Sectoral Approach
To effectively navigate such complex scenarios, INTERSOS deployed a multi-sectoral approach aimed at alleviating suffering and restoring agency to individuals. In 2025, the core of our interventions focused on the sectors of Protection (45%)—particularly child protection and support for women survivors of gender-based violence—and Health and Nutrition (32%), to ensure access to vital medical care and combat childhood malnutrition. These are supported by Food Security programs (8%), Emergency Shelter and Distributions (7%), Education in Emergencies (4%), and water and sanitation services related to WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) (4%).
The 2025 Annual Report is far more than a mere accountability tool. It is the collective story of an organization that—as it officially launches its 2026–2029 Strategic Plan and the Humanitarian Enterprise Framework—strongly reaffirms its core identity: putting the human being at the center, empowering local leadership, and protecting life wherever it is threatened.