Overview
- The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project recorded 204,605 conflict events from December 1, 2024 to November 28, 2025, with fatalities estimated above 240,000.
- The global count of active conflicts peaked at 56 in June, the highest since World War II, according to ACLED reporting cited by major outlets.
- ACLED identifies the Gaza–West Bank war as the deadliest and most pervasive in 2025, with virtually every Palestinian theoretically exposed to violent events.
- UN estimates indicate more than 12,000 civilian deaths in Ukraine in 2025, a 27% rise from 2024, while BBC reporting puts cumulative Russian military deaths at roughly 350,000 with a sharp increase this year.
- Sudan’s civil war has produced an estimated 150,000 deaths, roughly 12 million internally displaced people, and over 4 million refugees, as reporting also flags growing violence in multiple regional hotspots and a potential Latin American front following recent US anti-drug raids and statements about Venezuela.