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The top 10 crises the world can’t ignore in 2025
Each year, the IRC’s Emergency Watchlist identifies and ranks the countries most at risk for experiencing a new or worsening humanitarian crisis.
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- December 11, 2024
The top 10 crises the world can't ignore in 2022
Record numbers of people, many fleeing violence and persecution, need humanitarian aid. Learn about the world’s worst crises in 2022 and what can be done to help.
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- October 20, 2023
The top 10 crises the world should be watching in 2021
The IRC has released its 2021 Emergency Watchlist, a global list of humanitarian crises that are expected to deteriorate the most over the coming year.
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- November 28, 2022
The top 10 crises the world can’t ignore in 2023
Learn about the world’s worst crises and what can be done to help.
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- December 14, 2023
The top 10 crises the world should be watching in 2020
While these countries represent less than 6 percent of the world’s population, they host more than half of all people identified as being in need globally.
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- July 21, 2022
The top 10 crises the world can’t ignore in 2024
Each year, the IRC lists the countries at greatest risk of worsening humanitarian crisis over the coming year.
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- December 23, 2024
Beyond COVID-19: Test your knowledge of the world's worst crises
Test your knowledge of humanitarian emergencies, then learn more about 10 crises the IRC expects to worsen over the course of the year—and what can be done to help.
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- June 27, 2022
No myths, just facts: 2024 Emergency Watchlist
Each year, the International Rescue Committee analyzes 190 countries and territories to identify the countries at greatest risk of experiencing a new or worsening humanitarian crisis in the coming year. We identify and rank the 20 countries most at risk in our Emergency Watchlist. Read our 2024 Emergency Watchlist and find out which 10 countries top the list.
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- December 14, 2023
Somalia, Ethiopia and Afghanistan top IRC’s Emergency Watchlist 2023
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- December 28, 2022
How much do you know about the world’s worst crises?
Test your knowledge of the countries most at risk of worsening humanitarian conditions in 2023—and see what can be done to help.
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- January 11, 2023