The top 10 crises the world can’t ignore in 2024
Dec 14, 2023 · 10. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Intense fighting broke out in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 2023, following the collapse of a truce between the government and the armed group M23. This exacerbated a protracted crisis that had already exposed millions of Congolese to conflict, political tensions, economic pressures, climate shocks and persistent disease outbreaks.
Crisis in Somalia: What you need to know and how to help
Apr 29, 2024 · Climate shocks poised to exacerbate needs. Severe flooding in late 2023 displaced more than 706,000 people in central and southern Somalia, indicating the country’s vulnerability to climate shocks. The flooding not only harmed bridges and roads, but also disrupted supply routes. Furthermore, it led to a rise in cases of diarrhea and cholera by impairing water and sanitation services and ...
The top 10 crises the world can’t ignore in 2023
Dec 14, 2022 · Editor's note, June 5, 2023: The IRC released a Watchlist Insight report focused on the Central Sahel, a region warming at 1.5x the global average. Long-term economic underdevelopment and political marginalization are making communities in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger more vulnerable to the effects of both the climate crisis and protracted armed conflict.
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Crisis in Gaza: What is happening? - International Rescue …
Dec 15, 2023 · Airstrikes, fighting and co-mingling of fighters with civilians are having a devastating impact . According to the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs, which bases its figures on the Gazan Ministry of Health statistics, there have been over 37,000 fatalities of Palestinians.. Hamas has reportedly mixed military personnel amongst facilities with civilians.
Four reasons safe abortion is critical health care
Jul 20, 2022 · People fleeing or facing conflict and crises often encounter unique barriers to safe abortion care, or to accessing reproductive care more generally, including the collapse of health care systems, statelessness, lack of familiarity with new health care systems or a failure to prioritize sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian responses. Women living amidst conflict are also often at ...
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War in Ukraine | International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Feb 22, 2024 · Russia’s war on Ukraine has resulted in humanitarian suffering on a scale beyond what Europe has seen this century. The world is bearing witness to the deaths of innocent civilians, the destruction of vital infrastructure, and massive displacement within …
Crisis in Sudan: What is happening and how to help
Apr 17, 2023 · The conflict in Sudan has already led to extreme levels of displacement, both internally and across Sudan’s borders. More than 8.1 million Sudanese have been displaced within the country—representing the largest internal displacement crisis in the world.
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