Never before has the world witnessed such a dramatic scale of human suffering. Today, 65 million people—24 per minute—are displaced worldwide by conflict and persecution. Among them are more than 11 million Syrians uprooted by nearly six years of civil war in their country. In a year of unprecedented crisis, these are the ten most-read stories on Rescue.org.

While more than 4 million refugees have already fled Ukraine, millions more people remain trapped and in need of aid with their cities under attack. How to help.

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.

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.

The IRC responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Read updates on the Ukraine crisis and from IRC teams around the globe.