Map › Crises A-Z › humanitarian crisis
People displaced by fighting on the Cambodia-Thailand border
Border fighting in July and December 2025 forced hundreds of thousands of people in seven Cambodian provinces to flee; a ceasefire on 27 December 2025 halted the clashes.
Open on the interactive globeAccording to World Vision more than 640,000 people were displaced in total, and on 8 July 2026 20,923 still could not return home; the government built more than 4,000 temporary shelters. Gaps remain in education, health, protection, food and water. In December 2025 1,039 schools closed and at least 14 civilians were killed on the Cambodian side.
Numbers with sources
| Value | As of | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| People displaced | 20,923 | 8 July 2026 | wvi.org |
Needs
- shelter
- education
- protection
- water and sanitation
- food
Who is helping
Organisations that, according to their own publications, work on this event (1). Donations go directly to each organisation's own website - GLOBURNS does not handle payments.
- World Vision (WVI)World Vision runs development programmes and humanitarian aid focused on children and their families. In South Sudan its hunger response has assisted 1.4 million people.Donate on the organisation's website (wvi.org)
Latest reports
- Green flood alert in Thailand GDACS (UE i ONZ), 28 September 2026
Sources
- wvi.org wvi.org/publications/report/cambodia/world-vision-situation-report-25-displacement-crisis…
- cambodia.un.org cambodia.un.org/en/308548-humanitarian-response-forum-hrf-situation-report-14-cambodia-th…
- wvi.org wvi.org/newsroom/cambodia/world-vision-cambodia-urges-urgent-humanitarian-support-hundred…
- caritas.org caritas.org/article/caritas-cambodia-steps-up-aid-for-displaced-families-along-the-thaila…
- cnbc.com cnbc.com/2025/12/27/thailand-and-cambodia-halt-fierce-border-conflict-with-second-ceasefi…
Seed record, before editorial verification. Every number links to its source; report errors on the Corrections page. Methodology · Corrections
Other events in this category
- Famine in Darfur and Kordofan Northeast Africa
- Humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan South and Central Asia
- Humanitarian crisis in Syria Middle East
- Ebola epidemic in eastern DRC Central Africa
- Energy and humanitarian crisis in Cuba Caribbean
- Crisis in Venezuela and migration South America
- Drought and hunger in Somalia Horn of Africa
- Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar South Asia