By Rich Ibu, News/Comments
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), The International support Care unit has released a report stating the danger ahead of seven disastrous countries in the world that are faced with humanitarian crises due to war. In their report titled ‘Seven crises on our radar in 2025’, sent via email to the Editor-in-Chief, Afrikanwatch Network, Mark Orgu, they detailed why it is necessarily important for urgent humanitarian supports for countries involved while stressing the badly effects of years of violence and war, crippling development:
“The previous year was extremely turbulent for millions of people around the world. We have entered this year with hope for improvement, but also know that we must be prepared and work hard to continue helping refugees and asylum-seekers, internally displaced, and stateless people whose lives have been torn apart by violence, natural disasters, and conflict. We need to work together to help people forced to flee access their rights, receive life-saving support, and rebuild their lives.”
Sudan
Since the outbreak of fighting in April 2023, more than 12 million people have been forced to flee their homes. If peace efforts fail this year and the war rages on, the number of people forced to flee could rise to over 16 million.
Dr. Congo
Decades of violence and human rights violations have displaced 6.4 million people within the country and a further 1 million as refugees in the region. As one of the most neglected yet complex humanitarian emergencies, many people are living in overcrowded displacement sites where they are vulnerable to ongoing security risks and diseases like mpox.
Lebanon
Intensified Israeli airstrikes killed thousands and displaced many within the country since late September. A fragile ceasefire is now in effect-but the attacks have reduced many areas to rubble and rebuilding could take years
Syria
With the overflow of the former government in December, many internally displaced people and refugees are now returning home. Yet following nearly 14 years of crises, humanitarian needs inside the country are at record levels.
Ukraine
Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, 6.7 million Ukrainians have become refugees, and 3.5 million remain internally displaced. Attacks on frontline communities continue, with more and more people fleeing.
Afghanistan
More than three years after the upheaval accompanying the August 2021 change in power, Afghans continue to struggle with a dire economic crisis, the growing impacts of climate change and the shrinking rights and freedoms of women and girls.
The Rohingya Crisis
Seven years after 750, 000 Rohingya fled violent crackdowns in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, the situation continues to worsen. Dire conditions in refugee camps in Bangladesh and worsening violence in Myanmar is driving more families to attempt dangerously sea voyages to try to find safety.
“We are also preparing for the unpredictable, putting contingency plans in place, stocking our warehouses, and training staff to be deployed at a moment’s notice of a new emergency.
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