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How are global systems failing? Behind this year’s Emergency Watchlist
The IRC’s 2022 Watchlist of countries at risk of deepening humanitarian crisis reveals a world in which the systems set up to prevent human suffering are broken.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
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.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
This Syrian mother used her sewing skills to make masks during the pandemic
Um Abdo and her family have become internally displaced by the war in Syria—2021 marks a decade of the conflict. Violence, displacement and humanitarian needs continue to grow, putting Syria third in the IRC’s Emergency Watchlist of humanitarian crises for the coming year. Despite this, Um Abdo has been able to earn an income to support her family by sewing masks at home that the IRC delivers to the community for free.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Inside the 2024 Emergency Watchlist
Responding to humanitarian crises: The myths, the facts and the solutions.
- Emergency Watchlist 2024
Crisis in Somalia: Aid workers hampered as needs rise
Here are five reasons the IRC's Watchlist ranks Somalia among countries most at risk of worsening humanitarian crisis in 2022.
- Article
- July 19, 2022
Crisis in Ethiopia: Climate change meets conflict
Here are five reasons the IRC's Emergency Watchlist ranks Ethiopia as the country, after Afghanistan, most at risk of worsening humanitarian crisis in 2022.
- Article
- September 13, 2022
Crisis in Afghanistan: Unprecedented hunger after the conflict
Here are five reasons the IRC’s Emergency Watchlist ranked Afghanistan as the country most at risk of worsening humanitarian crisis in 2022.
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- November 10, 2022
Crisis in Honduras: Ongoing violence and climate shocks
Here are three reasons the IRC’s Emergency Watchlist ranks Honduras among 20 countries most at risk of worsening humanitarian crisis in 2022.
- Article
- December 30, 2022
Crisis in Afghanistan: What you need to know and how to help
The IRC’s 2024 Emergency Watchlist ranks Afghanistan as one of the countries most likely to experience a worsening humanitarian crisis in 2024.
- Article
- May 17, 2024
Crisis in Syria: Economic crisis compounds over a decade of war
Here are four reasons the IRC’s Emergency Watchlist ranks Syria at number nine among 20 countries most at risk of worsening humanitarian crisis in 2022.
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- June 27, 2022