Armed conflict, climate change, and severe food insecurity are all contributing to the Sahel’s worsening humanitarian disaster. By 2025, there were almost four million forcibly displaced persons in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, a two-thirds rise in just five years. Eighty percent of the displaced population is made up of women and children, who are at danger for protection from forced enlistment, trafficking, and gender-based violence. Communities have become even more unstable as a result of the shutdown of more than 14,800 schools and 900 medical facilities due to the breakdown of essential services. With climatic shocks escalating competition for limited resources and undermining livelihoods, hunger has become a major cause of displacement. Only 32% of UNHCR’s request and 19% of the larger regional appeal have been met, indicating that humanitarian financing is still woefully inadequate despite the magnitude of the need—more than 32 million people require immediate aid. The UN urges increased global cooperation and persistent efforts to safeguard displaced people and secure the future of the area.