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The world’s worst humanitarian crises are unfolding around us. They are a result of multiple converging emergences, from natural hazards to health crises and conflict, all contributing to increasing vulnerability. They are also exacerbated by climate change, displacement, and poverty.
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the lives of millions of women, men and children have been torn apart. They are displaced within their country or living as refugees elsewhere.
An escalation of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has displaced more than 78,000 people in just one week in early 2024, triggering the most severe humanitarian crisis in the country to date. More than 25 million people need assistance.
In Sudan, two years of brutal civil war have led to a catastrophe: communities are cut off from essential services, the health system has collapsed, and famine is spreading. Despite the huge scale of the emergency, aid is only reaching a small fraction of those in need.
As Israel’s blockade of Gaza continues to starve its population, the world is once again paying only lip service to the issue. It is time to refocus attention on the suffering of the most vulnerable and call for an end to the all-consuming focus on Israel and Gaza.