At a global level there are record numbers of people in need of humanitarian assistance. Record levels of people without enough food to eat. Record levels of people forced to flee their homes. And record numbers of aid workers experiencing major attacks. The 20 countries on Watchlist 2022 provide a unique lens for understanding what is going wrong. 

Escalating conflict has surged Myanmar to the third spot on the IRC’s 2025 Watchlist.

Read IRC UK's annual report for 2023.

The International Rescue Committee's "At a Glance" report presents a summary of the 2025 Emergency Watchlist.

International aid has been in the news recently due to aid budgets being cut around the world. It’s a big, complicated topic and easy to feel confused, so here are 7 key facts and statistics to break it down.

Four reasons why the International Rescue Committee’s Emergency Watchlist ranks South Sudan among the top 10 countries most at risk of experiencing a worsening humanitarian crisis in 2023.