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1.218v4.585H1.28V7.775L.032 6.59v1.217L0 10.725v1.796c.032.13.064.225.096.354.096.225.257.417.48.545.193.127.482.19.674.19h13.53c.193 0 .386-.063.546-.16.32-.19.577-.544.64-.93.033-.223 0-.255 0-.384v-5.61H16z"/></svg></div></span></a></div></div></div></div><div class="rpll-hero-layout-1__secondary-2"></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div><main id="main-content" class="rpll-page__main" role="main" tabindex="-1"> <div></div><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body rpla-paragraph--lead"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Each year, the International Rescue Committee analyses 190 countries and territories to identify the countries at greatest risk of experiencing a new or worsening humanitarian crisis in the coming year. We identify and rank the 20 countries most at risk in our <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="1d79f12c-86cb-40cf-ba3c-b1f1168acf4f" href="/eu/emergency-watchlist-2024" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Emergency Watchlist 2024">Emergency Watchlist</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>To compile the list, we use a multistage process of quantitative and qualitative analysis, including consulting our staff on the front lines of crises. In recent years, this report has predicted 85-95% of the countries facing the worst deterioration and influenced the way the IRC responds to the world’s most pressing crises.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Watchlist countries are home to just 10% of the world’s population but account for approximately 86% of all people in humanitarian need globally, 75% of displaced persons, 70% of people suffering from crisis </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://ipcinfo.org/ipcinfo-website/ipc-overview-and-classification-system/ipc-acute-food-insecurity-classification/en/" rel="noopener" target="_blank" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>(IPC 3)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> or worse levels of food insecurity - and a growing share of global extreme poverty.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Below, we break down what you need to know about the 10 countries likely to face the worst humanitarian crises next year. <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="45902bd6-e529-4036-a011-10ab91f8bfe1" href="/eu/report/2024-emergency-watchlist" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="2024 Emergency Watchlist ">Read the full 2024 Emergency Watchlist</a> for a detailed account of our analysis and full profiles of all 20 countries.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><aside class="rpll-aside-2 rpll-aside-2--position-right"><div class="rpll-aside-2__inner-wrapper"><div class="rplc-impact-card" data-rpl-state-target-contextual-menu><div class="rplc-impact-card__inner-wrapper"><div class="rplc-impact-card__heading-text-wrapper"><h3 class="rplc-impact-card__heading-title"></h3><p class="rplc-impact-card__heading-description"></p></div><div class="rplc-impact-card__scene"><div class="rplc-impact-card__card"><div class="rplc-impact-card__front"><p class="rplc-impact-card__front-figure">70%</p><p class="rplc-impact-card__front-description">of people experiencing crisis (IPC 3) or worse levels of food insecurity live in Watchlist countries.</p><div class="rplc-impact-card__icon-link-wrapper" data-rpl-state-type="show-card-side" data-rpl-state-values="rear"><div class="rpla-icon-only-link rpla-icon-only-link--flip rpla-icon-only-link--type-one" data-rpla-hover-target aria-label="flip" tabindex="0" title="flip"><span class="rpla-icon-only-link__icon-wrapper"><div class="rpla-icon rpla-icon--flip rpla-icon--fill-third-party-hover"><svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-miterlimit="1.414"><path d="M10.653 5.09v.864a4.255 4.255 0 0 0-.384-.447c-.256-.256-.64-.51-1.087-.703-.448-.192-.96-.256-1.47-.224a3.04 3.04 0 0 0-1.407.448c-.415.255-.735.543-.96.863-.223.32-.382.608-.446.8-.032.095-.064.19-.096.255-.032.064-.032.096-.032.096l.927.257s.03-.096.063-.224c.064-.16.16-.35.32-.575.32-.448.958-.863 1.693-.927.735-.063 1.44.257 1.822.64.128.128.256.256.32.384h-1.66l.67.96h2.302l.064-2.367-.64-.735v.64zm-.448 3.74c-.064.16-.16.353-.32.576-.32.448-.958.863-1.693.927-.735.064-1.44-.255-1.822-.64-.192-.19-.32-.383-.416-.51V9.15H7.68l-.67-.64H4.707l.064 2.335.767.703v-1.375l.19.192c.256.256.64.512 1.087.703.448.192.96.256 1.47.224.512-.032.99-.192 1.407-.447.415-.256.735-.544.96-.863.223-.32.382-.608.446-.8.032-.095.064-.19.096-.255.032-.064.032-.096.032-.096l-.927-.255s-.03.096-.095.256z" fill-rule="nonzero" /><path d="M1.927 13.114a.64.64 0 0 1-.64-.64v-8.95c0-.35.29-.638.64-.638h12.146c.35 0 .64.288.64.64v8.853l1.277-1.344v-7.51a1.923 1.923 0 0 0-1.917-1.918H1.927A1.923 1.923 0 0 0 .01 3.525v8.95c0 1.054.863 1.917 1.917 1.917h10.867l1.215-1.278H1.926z" fill-rule="nonzero" /></svg></div></span></div></div></div><div class="rplc-impact-card__rear"><p class="rplc-impact-card__rear-description">At crisis (IPC 3) levels of food insecurity families are forced to adopt drastic measures, like selling their possessions or marrying off their children, to secure enough food to meet their basic needs. In communities with catastrophic levels of food insecurity (IPC 5), starvation is a daily occurrence.</p><div role="link" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-two rpla-link--subtype-no-hover-effect"></div><div class="rplc-impact-card__icon-link-wrapper" data-rpl-state-type="show-card-side" data-rpl-state-values="front"><div class="rpla-icon-only-link rpla-icon-only-link--subtype-inverse rpla-icon-only-link--flip rpla-icon-only-link--type-one" data-rpla-hover-target aria-label="flip" tabindex="0" title="flip"><span class="rpla-icon-only-link__icon-wrapper"><div class="rpla-icon rpla-icon--flip rpla-icon--fill-third-party-inverse"><svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-miterlimit="1.414"><path d="M10.653 5.09v.864a4.255 4.255 0 0 0-.384-.447c-.256-.256-.64-.51-1.087-.703-.448-.192-.96-.256-1.47-.224a3.04 3.04 0 0 0-1.407.448c-.415.255-.735.543-.96.863-.223.32-.382.608-.446.8-.032.095-.064.19-.096.255-.032.064-.032.096-.032.096l.927.257s.03-.096.063-.224c.064-.16.16-.35.32-.575.32-.448.958-.863 1.693-.927.735-.063 1.44.257 1.822.64.128.128.256.256.32.384h-1.66l.67.96h2.302l.064-2.367-.64-.735v.64zm-.448 3.74c-.064.16-.16.353-.32.576-.32.448-.958.863-1.693.927-.735.064-1.44-.255-1.822-.64-.192-.19-.32-.383-.416-.51V9.15H7.68l-.67-.64H4.707l.064 2.335.767.703v-1.375l.19.192c.256.256.64.512 1.087.703.448.192.96.256 1.47.224.512-.032.99-.192 1.407-.447.415-.256.735-.544.96-.863.223-.32.382-.608.446-.8.032-.095.064-.19.096-.255.032-.064.032-.096.032-.096l-.927-.255s-.03.096-.095.256z" fill-rule="nonzero" /><path d="M1.927 13.114a.64.64 0 0 1-.64-.64v-8.95c0-.35.29-.638.64-.638h12.146c.35 0 .64.288.64.64v8.853l1.277-1.344v-7.51a1.923 1.923 0 0 0-1.917-1.918H1.927A1.923 1.923 0 0 0 .01 3.525v8.95c0 1.054.863 1.917 1.917 1.917h10.867l1.215-1.278H1.926z" fill-rule="nonzero" /></svg></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></aside><h2 class="rpla-standalone-section-heading rpla-standalone-section-heading"> <span><span><span><strong><span><span>10. Democratic Republic of the Congo</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h2><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Intense fighting broke out in eastern </span></span></span></span></span></span><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="2dfef5b4-401d-41aa-8f06-a07ba2e86dd2" href="/eu/country/democratic-republic-congo" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Democratic Republic of Congo"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Democratic Republic of the Congo</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> (DRC) in 2023, following the collapse of a truce between the government and the armed group M23. This exacerbated a protracted crisis that had already exposed millions of Congolese to conflict, political tensions, economic pressures, climate shocks and persistent disease outbreaks. The country enters 2024 with 25.4 million people in need of humanitarian assistance - more than any other country on earth. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>The magnitude of the crisis has strained services, creating high levels of food insecurity and fueling the spread of disease. Meanwhile, shortfalls in humanitarian funding and rampant insecurity have limited the ability of humanitarians to reach communities in need.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div id="44528" class="rplc-image-well-width rplc-image-well-width--caption-style-standard"><div class="rplc-image-well-width__content" data-rpl-state-target-contextual-menu><div class="rplc-image-well-width__image-wrapper"><img class="rpla-responsive-image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-12/IMG_1292-Edited-2-2.jpg?itok=2jd96UYa" alt="A woman sits outside, in front of a white makeshift shelter. A large pile of potatoes lie in front of her." srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-12/IMG_1292-Edited-2-2.jpg?itok=2jd96UYa 640w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1280px_wide/public/2023-12/IMG_1292-Edited-2-2.jpg?itok=zf6iCz7- 1280w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1920px_wide/public/2023-12/IMG_1292-Edited-2-2.jpg?itok=csb4T9Jp 1920w," sizes="(min-width: 1208px) 1208px,(min-width: 321px) 100vw, 320px"></div><div class="rplc-image-well-width__caption-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption rplm-caption--style-default"><div class="rplm-caption__text-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption__text">23-year-old Mapendo Zabonimpa runs a potato business from her makeshift shelter in Don Bosco Ngangi displacement camp outside of Goma, DRC.</div></div></div></div></div></div><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading"><span><span><span><span><span>Predictions for 2024</span></span></span></span></span></h3><ul class="rpla-unordered-list rpla-unordered-list--body"><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Escalating conflict will mean even more people will be forced to flee their homes, further driving internal displacement. </span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span> The climate pattern El Niño may increase the risk of flooding, spreading waterborne illnesses, reducing agricultural yields and contributing to further displacement.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Humanitarian services will be undermined by a lack of funds and access constraints. The DRC’s 2023 humanitarian response plan received just 38% of its necessary funding.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><aside class="rpll-aside-2 rpll-aside-2--position-right"><div class="rpll-aside-2__inner-wrapper"><div class="rplc-impact-card" data-rpl-state-target-contextual-menu><div class="rplc-impact-card__inner-wrapper"><div class="rplc-impact-card__heading-text-wrapper"></div><div class="rplc-impact-card__scene"><div class="rplc-impact-card__card"><div class="rplc-impact-card__front"><p class="rplc-impact-card__front-figure">El Niño</p><p class="rplc-impact-card__front-description">El Niño is a natural weather pattern characterised by warm waters in the Pacific Ocean. The impacts of El Niño are immense and global - impacting some communities with flooding and others with drought.</p><div class="rplc-impact-card__icon-link-wrapper" data-rpl-state-type="show-card-side" data-rpl-state-values="rear"><div class="rpla-icon-only-link rpla-icon-only-link--flip rpla-icon-only-link--type-one" data-rpla-hover-target aria-label="flip" tabindex="0" title="flip"><span class="rpla-icon-only-link__icon-wrapper"><div class="rpla-icon rpla-icon--flip rpla-icon--fill-third-party-hover"><svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-miterlimit="1.414"><path d="M10.653 5.09v.864a4.255 4.255 0 0 0-.384-.447c-.256-.256-.64-.51-1.087-.703-.448-.192-.96-.256-1.47-.224a3.04 3.04 0 0 0-1.407.448c-.415.255-.735.543-.96.863-.223.32-.382.608-.446.8-.032.095-.064.19-.096.255-.032.064-.032.096-.032.096l.927.257s.03-.096.063-.224c.064-.16.16-.35.32-.575.32-.448.958-.863 1.693-.927.735-.063 1.44.257 1.822.64.128.128.256.256.32.384h-1.66l.67.96h2.302l.064-2.367-.64-.735v.64zm-.448 3.74c-.064.16-.16.353-.32.576-.32.448-.958.863-1.693.927-.735.064-1.44-.255-1.822-.64-.192-.19-.32-.383-.416-.51V9.15H7.68l-.67-.64H4.707l.064 2.335.767.703v-1.375l.19.192c.256.256.64.512 1.087.703.448.192.96.256 1.47.224.512-.032.99-.192 1.407-.447.415-.256.735-.544.96-.863.223-.32.382-.608.446-.8.032-.095.064-.19.096-.255.032-.064.032-.096.032-.096l-.927-.255s-.03.096-.095.256z" fill-rule="nonzero" /><path d="M1.927 13.114a.64.64 0 0 1-.64-.64v-8.95c0-.35.29-.638.64-.638h12.146c.35 0 .64.288.64.64v8.853l1.277-1.344v-7.51a1.923 1.923 0 0 0-1.917-1.918H1.927A1.923 1.923 0 0 0 .01 3.525v8.95c0 1.054.863 1.917 1.917 1.917h10.867l1.215-1.278H1.926z" fill-rule="nonzero" /></svg></div></span></div></div></div><div class="rplc-impact-card__rear"><p class="rplc-impact-card__rear-description">The upcoming El Niño event is projected to exacerbate humanitarian conditions in several of the countries featured on the IRC’s Emergency Watchlist.</p><div role="link" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-two rpla-link--subtype-no-hover-effect"></div><div class="rplc-impact-card__icon-link-wrapper" data-rpl-state-type="show-card-side" data-rpl-state-values="front"><div class="rpla-icon-only-link rpla-icon-only-link--subtype-inverse rpla-icon-only-link--flip rpla-icon-only-link--type-one" data-rpla-hover-target aria-label="flip" tabindex="0" title="flip"><span class="rpla-icon-only-link__icon-wrapper"><div class="rpla-icon rpla-icon--flip rpla-icon--fill-third-party-inverse"><svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-miterlimit="1.414"><path d="M10.653 5.09v.864a4.255 4.255 0 0 0-.384-.447c-.256-.256-.64-.51-1.087-.703-.448-.192-.96-.256-1.47-.224a3.04 3.04 0 0 0-1.407.448c-.415.255-.735.543-.96.863-.223.32-.382.608-.446.8-.032.095-.064.19-.096.255-.032.064-.032.096-.032.096l.927.257s.03-.096.063-.224c.064-.16.16-.35.32-.575.32-.448.958-.863 1.693-.927.735-.063 1.44.257 1.822.64.128.128.256.256.32.384h-1.66l.67.96h2.302l.064-2.367-.64-.735v.64zm-.448 3.74c-.064.16-.16.353-.32.576-.32.448-.958.863-1.693.927-.735.064-1.44-.255-1.822-.64-.192-.19-.32-.383-.416-.51V9.15H7.68l-.67-.64H4.707l.064 2.335.767.703v-1.375l.19.192c.256.256.64.512 1.087.703.448.192.96.256 1.47.224.512-.032.99-.192 1.407-.447.415-.256.735-.544.96-.863.223-.32.382-.608.446-.8.032-.095.064-.19.096-.255.032-.064.032-.096.032-.096l-.927-.255s-.03.096-.095.256z" fill-rule="nonzero" /><path d="M1.927 13.114a.64.64 0 0 1-.64-.64v-8.95c0-.35.29-.638.64-.638h12.146c.35 0 .64.288.64.64v8.853l1.277-1.344v-7.51a1.923 1.923 0 0 0-1.917-1.918H1.927A1.923 1.923 0 0 0 .01 3.525v8.95c0 1.054.863 1.917 1.917 1.917h10.867l1.215-1.278H1.926z" fill-rule="nonzero" /></svg></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></aside><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>How the IRC helps in the DRC</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h3><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>The IRC is <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="2dfef5b4-401d-41aa-8f06-a07ba2e86dd2" href="/eu/country/democratic-republic-congo" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Democratic Republic of Congo">providing emergency healthcare, shelter and supplies to thousands in eastern Congo</a>. We also promote peace-building and economic recovery. Initiatives include healthcare training, rehabilitating medical facilities, aiding sexual assault survivors, reproductive health services and empowering girls' education.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><h2 class="rpla-standalone-section-heading rpla-standalone-section-heading"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>9. Ethiopia</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h2><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Across <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="668c0458-1a5e-4cc7-aad5-2f955e5291f6" href="/eu/country/ethiopia" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a>, livelihoods have been decimated by three consecutive years of drought alongside multiple conflicts and, now, there is a risk of El Niño-induced flooding. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>The November 2022 ceasefire between the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) continues to hold in northern Ethiopia, but other conflicts, particularly in the central Oromia region and in Amhara in the northwest, are fueling humanitarian needs and raising the risk of a return to large-scale fighting. Persistent inflation is further deepening the crisis.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div id="44529" class="rplc-image-well-width rplc-image-well-width--caption-style-standard"><div class="rplc-image-well-width__content" data-rpl-state-target-contextual-menu><div class="rplc-image-well-width__image-wrapper"><img class="rpla-responsive-image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-12/20230724_Ethiopia_IVieira_Deder_GFFO_137-Edited-2.jpg?itok=8U_xtZSb" alt="A small child, wearing a yellow shirt, stands in front of an adult." srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-12/20230724_Ethiopia_IVieira_Deder_GFFO_137-Edited-2.jpg?itok=8U_xtZSb 640w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1280px_wide/public/2023-12/20230724_Ethiopia_IVieira_Deder_GFFO_137-Edited-2.jpg?itok=rSSL7liN 1280w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1920px_wide/public/2023-12/20230724_Ethiopia_IVieira_Deder_GFFO_137-Edited-2.jpg?itok=7JotXCZz 1920w," sizes="(min-width: 1208px) 1208px,(min-width: 321px) 100vw, 320px"></div><div class="rplc-image-well-width__caption-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption rplm-caption--style-default"><div class="rplm-caption__text-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption__text">3-year-old Kindessa walks with his parents near their home in Keyra IDP site in Deder, Ethiopia.</div><div class="rplm-caption__credit">Photo: Iuna Vieira for the IRC</div></div></div></div></div></div><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Predictions for 2024</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h3><ul class="rpla-unordered-list rpla-unordered-list--body"><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>El Niño flooding will likely threaten the livelihoods of communities already weakened by years of <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="8c1c219c-0d6f-4c77-b9e7-659a9840d73f" href="/eu/article/what-is-drought" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="What is drought? Causes, impact and how we can help">drought</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Inflation is set to remain high throughout 2024, placing basic goods out of reach for many Ethiopians.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Escalating violence and tensions with neighbouring countries could threaten a return to wider conflict.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading"><span><span><span><span><span>How the IRC helps in Ethiopia</span></span></span></span></span></h3><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>The IRC <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="668c0458-1a5e-4cc7-aad5-2f955e5291f6" href="/eu/country/ethiopia" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Ethiopia">delivers a multifaceted response in Ethiopia</a>, combining emergency relief with long-term resilience-building initiatives. Our programming encompasses emergency rapid response, <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="925a8d0a-1b5b-4d15-a643-52b8fb915930" href="/eu/article/can-wash-services-transform-health-and-well-being-vulnerable-communities" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Can WASH services transform health and well-being in vulnerable communities?">water, sanitation and hygiene</a>, health and nutrition, education, protection and economic recovery services.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><h2 class="rpla-standalone-section-heading rpla-standalone-section-heading"> <span><span><span><strong><span><span>8. Niger</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h2><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="5f31a29b-79a6-4593-a8dd-82a7bfebb6f0" href="/eu/country/niger" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Niger">Niger</a>’s July 2023 coup has triggered political tensions with neighbouring countries and led to the withdrawal of international security assistance. New sanctions and border closures have also severely limited the amount of nutritional aid and medical supplies entering the country. Public spending has decreased by </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/niger-cuts-2023-budget-by-40-post-coup-sanctions-bite-2023-10-07/" rel="noopener" target="_blank" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>40%</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, weakening key services.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div id="44530" class="rplc-image-well-width rplc-image-well-width--caption-style-standard"><div class="rplc-image-well-width__content" data-rpl-state-target-contextual-menu><div class="rplc-image-well-width__image-wrapper"><img class="rpla-responsive-image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-12/20210525_MamadouDiop_Diffa__79-Edit-2.jpg?itok=0Haq2zBT" alt="A woman in bright orange sits on the floor of a room. Besides her sits a bowl of assorted foods." srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-12/20210525_MamadouDiop_Diffa__79-Edit-2.jpg?itok=0Haq2zBT 640w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1280px_wide/public/2023-12/20210525_MamadouDiop_Diffa__79-Edit-2.jpg?itok=eY-Q4F3F 1280w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1920px_wide/public/2023-12/20210525_MamadouDiop_Diffa__79-Edit-2.jpg?itok=CecCNpCL 1920w," sizes="(min-width: 1208px) 1208px,(min-width: 321px) 100vw, 320px"></div><div class="rplc-image-well-width__caption-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption rplm-caption--style-default"><div class="rplm-caption__text-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption__text">Fandaou Karam, 45, was forced to flee her village in Niger after an attack by Boko Haram. Thanks to cash assistance from the IRC, today Fandaou has a small business and is able to support her two children.</div><div class="rplm-caption__credit">Photo: Mamadou Diop for the IRC</div></div></div></div></div></div><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Predictions for 2024</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h3><ul class="rpla-unordered-list rpla-unordered-list--body"><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Economic and financial sanctions will further disrupt already-strained public services. </span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Armed groups are poised to exploit the power vacuum caused by the withdrawal of foreign military assistance.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>7.3 million people are at risk of falling into acute food insecurity due to the impacts of <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="527152b1-0474-4f90-bf39-fd612b395984" href="/eu/topic/climate-change" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Climate change">climate change</a>, conflict and the economic effects of border closures. </span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading"><span><span><span><span><span>How the IRC helps in Niger</span></span></span></span></span></h3><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The IRC is one of the largest humanitarian organisations in Niger, <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="5f31a29b-79a6-4593-a8dd-82a7bfebb6f0" href="/eu/country/niger" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Niger">supporting over 270,000 people in 2023</a>. Our services include <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="ad6eeb1d-1488-4557-bb9b-7ca800ac4035" href="/eu/article/why-cash-assistance-critical-form-humanitarian-aid" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Why is cash assistance a critical form of humanitarian aid?">cash distribution</a>, seed distributions to farmers, support to health centres to protect children from <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="947f9e13-80ee-4063-a365-9fd8ba2309fc" href="/eu/article/what-malnutrition-and-how-can-we-stop-child-hunger" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="What is malnutrition and how can we stop child hunger?">malnutrition</a>, and to schools to improve children’s literacy. The IRC also builds and rehabilitates water supply infrastructure and provides protection programmes for women and children.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><h2 class="rpla-standalone-section-heading rpla-standalone-section-heading"><span><span><span><span><span>7. Somalia</span></span></span></span></span></h2><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>After facing five consecutive failed rainy seasons, <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="7057532a-3bb9-4ded-b03f-1b2fb3814c50" href="/eu/country/somalia" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Somalia">Somalia</a> is now experiencing widespread flooding. These repeated climate shocks have devastated agricultural lands, damaged critical infrastructure and driven humanitarian needs. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>The country enters 2024 with 4.3 million people facing crisis levels of food insecurity and a limited ability to restore food production. An ongoing government offensive against the armed group al-Shabaab risks driving civilian harm and displacement, further worsening conditions for 6.9 million in need of humanitarian aid. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div id="44531" class="rplc-image-well-width rplc-image-well-width--caption-style-standard"><div class="rplc-image-well-width__content" data-rpl-state-target-contextual-menu><div class="rplc-image-well-width__image-wrapper"><img class="rpla-responsive-image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-12/20230601_Somalia_MustafaSaeed_ArladiIDP086-LogoRemoved-2.jpg?itok=KccAfavB" alt="A man stands tall, in front of a number of makeshift shelters in Somalia." srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-12/20230601_Somalia_MustafaSaeed_ArladiIDP086-LogoRemoved-2.jpg?itok=KccAfavB 640w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1280px_wide/public/2023-12/20230601_Somalia_MustafaSaeed_ArladiIDP086-LogoRemoved-2.jpg?itok=NQE5Wzj5 1280w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1920px_wide/public/2023-12/20230601_Somalia_MustafaSaeed_ArladiIDP086-LogoRemoved-2.jpg?itok=r5aJ0HGC 1920w," sizes="(min-width: 1208px) 1208px,(min-width: 321px) 100vw, 320px"></div><div class="rplc-image-well-width__caption-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption rplm-caption--style-default"><div class="rplm-caption__text-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption__text">Community leader, Kulow, in the Arlaadi camp in Dhusamareb, Somalia. Many families migrated to Dhusamareb because of the drought that decimated their crops and livestock, while others sought to protect their children from the al-Shabaab militant group, which is known for recruiting child soldiers.</div><div class="rplm-caption__credit">Photo: Mustafa Saeed for the IRC</div></div></div></div></div></div><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading"><span><span><span><span><span>Predictions for 2024</span></span></span></span></span></h3><ul class="rpla-unordered-list rpla-unordered-list--body"><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Communities will continue to struggle to recover from the longest and most severe drought in four decades. Meanwhile, flooding could lead to further displacement and a higher risk of crop failures and water-borne disease.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>The ongoing government offensive against al-Shabaab is likely to cause further harm, while ongoing political tensions could spiral into violence. </span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>A lack of humanitarian funding and security risks will create barriers that prevent humanitarians from reaching Somalians in need. </span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading"><span><span><span><span><span>How the IRC helps in Somalia</span></span></span></span></span></h3><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>The IRC in Somalia is <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="7057532a-3bb9-4ded-b03f-1b2fb3814c50" href="/eu/country/somalia" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Somalia">scaling up our programmes to address drought and rising food insecurity</a>, including expanding to new areas to meet severe needs. We provide health, nutrition, <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="925a8d0a-1b5b-4d15-a643-52b8fb915930" href="/eu/article/can-wash-services-transform-health-and-well-being-vulnerable-communities" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Can WASH services transform health and well-being in vulnerable communities?">water and sanitation services</a>, women’s protection and empowerment, and <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="ad6eeb1d-1488-4557-bb9b-7ca800ac4035" href="/eu/article/why-cash-assistance-critical-form-humanitarian-aid" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Why is cash assistance a critical form of humanitarian aid?">cash assistance</a> to drought-affected populations across the country.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><aside class="rpll-aside-2 rpll-aside-2--position-right"><div class="rpll-aside-2__inner-wrapper"><div class="rplc-impact-card" data-rpl-state-target-contextual-menu><div class="rplc-impact-card__inner-wrapper"><div class="rplc-impact-card__heading-text-wrapper"><h3 class="rplc-impact-card__heading-title"></h3><p class="rplc-impact-card__heading-description"></p></div><div class="rplc-impact-card__scene"><div class="rplc-impact-card__card"><div class="rplc-impact-card__front"><p class="rplc-impact-card__front-figure">110 million</p><p class="rplc-impact-card__front-description">people have been forcibly displaced worldwide.</p><div class="rplc-impact-card__icon-link-wrapper" data-rpl-state-type="show-card-side" data-rpl-state-values="rear"><div class="rpla-icon-only-link rpla-icon-only-link--flip rpla-icon-only-link--type-one" data-rpla-hover-target aria-label="flip" tabindex="0" title="flip"><span class="rpla-icon-only-link__icon-wrapper"><div class="rpla-icon rpla-icon--flip rpla-icon--fill-third-party-hover"><svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-miterlimit="1.414"><path d="M10.653 5.09v.864a4.255 4.255 0 0 0-.384-.447c-.256-.256-.64-.51-1.087-.703-.448-.192-.96-.256-1.47-.224a3.04 3.04 0 0 0-1.407.448c-.415.255-.735.543-.96.863-.223.32-.382.608-.446.8-.032.095-.064.19-.096.255-.032.064-.032.096-.032.096l.927.257s.03-.096.063-.224c.064-.16.16-.35.32-.575.32-.448.958-.863 1.693-.927.735-.063 1.44.257 1.822.64.128.128.256.256.32.384h-1.66l.67.96h2.302l.064-2.367-.64-.735v.64zm-.448 3.74c-.064.16-.16.353-.32.576-.32.448-.958.863-1.693.927-.735.064-1.44-.255-1.822-.64-.192-.19-.32-.383-.416-.51V9.15H7.68l-.67-.64H4.707l.064 2.335.767.703v-1.375l.19.192c.256.256.64.512 1.087.703.448.192.96.256 1.47.224.512-.032.99-.192 1.407-.447.415-.256.735-.544.96-.863.223-.32.382-.608.446-.8.032-.095.064-.19.096-.255.032-.064.032-.096.032-.096l-.927-.255s-.03.096-.095.256z" fill-rule="nonzero" /><path d="M1.927 13.114a.64.64 0 0 1-.64-.64v-8.95c0-.35.29-.638.64-.638h12.146c.35 0 .64.288.64.64v8.853l1.277-1.344v-7.51a1.923 1.923 0 0 0-1.917-1.918H1.927A1.923 1.923 0 0 0 .01 3.525v8.95c0 1.054.863 1.917 1.917 1.917h10.867l1.215-1.278H1.926z" fill-rule="nonzero" /></svg></div></span></div></div></div><div class="rplc-impact-card__rear"><p class="rplc-impact-card__rear-description">75 percent of people who are forcibly displaced are from Watchlist countries.</p><div role="link" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-two rpla-link--subtype-no-hover-effect"></div><div class="rplc-impact-card__icon-link-wrapper" data-rpl-state-type="show-card-side" data-rpl-state-values="front"><div class="rpla-icon-only-link rpla-icon-only-link--subtype-inverse rpla-icon-only-link--flip rpla-icon-only-link--type-one" data-rpla-hover-target aria-label="flip" tabindex="0" title="flip"><span class="rpla-icon-only-link__icon-wrapper"><div class="rpla-icon rpla-icon--flip rpla-icon--fill-third-party-inverse"><svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-miterlimit="1.414"><path d="M10.653 5.09v.864a4.255 4.255 0 0 0-.384-.447c-.256-.256-.64-.51-1.087-.703-.448-.192-.96-.256-1.47-.224a3.04 3.04 0 0 0-1.407.448c-.415.255-.735.543-.96.863-.223.32-.382.608-.446.8-.032.095-.064.19-.096.255-.032.064-.032.096-.032.096l.927.257s.03-.096.063-.224c.064-.16.16-.35.32-.575.32-.448.958-.863 1.693-.927.735-.063 1.44.257 1.822.64.128.128.256.256.32.384h-1.66l.67.96h2.302l.064-2.367-.64-.735v.64zm-.448 3.74c-.064.16-.16.353-.32.576-.32.448-.958.863-1.693.927-.735.064-1.44-.255-1.822-.64-.192-.19-.32-.383-.416-.51V9.15H7.68l-.67-.64H4.707l.064 2.335.767.703v-1.375l.19.192c.256.256.64.512 1.087.703.448.192.96.256 1.47.224.512-.032.99-.192 1.407-.447.415-.256.735-.544.96-.863.223-.32.382-.608.446-.8.032-.095.064-.19.096-.255.032-.064.032-.096.032-.096l-.927-.255s-.03.096-.095.256z" fill-rule="nonzero" /><path d="M1.927 13.114a.64.64 0 0 1-.64-.64v-8.95c0-.35.29-.638.64-.638h12.146c.35 0 .64.288.64.64v8.853l1.277-1.344v-7.51a1.923 1.923 0 0 0-1.917-1.918H1.927A1.923 1.923 0 0 0 .01 3.525v8.95c0 1.054.863 1.917 1.917 1.917h10.867l1.215-1.278H1.926z" fill-rule="nonzero" /></svg></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></aside><h2 class="rpla-standalone-section-heading rpla-standalone-section-heading"><span><span><span><span><span>6. Mali</span></span></span></span></span></h2><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Security and economic crises have left 6.2 million people in need of humanitarian support in <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="041a8749-d15b-4131-87b1-0080968266ea" href="/eu/country/mali" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Mali">Mali</a>. The recent withdrawal of the U.N. peacekeeping force has raised safety concerns,  especially of renewed fighting between the government and Tuareg armed groups in northern Mali. Already, armed groups are besieging towns and cutting off humanitarian access while half of the country is living in poverty.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div id="44532" class="rplc-image-well-width rplc-image-well-width--caption-style-standard"><div class="rplc-image-well-width__content" data-rpl-state-target-contextual-menu><div class="rplc-image-well-width__image-wrapper"><img class="rpla-responsive-image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-12/20201016-Mali-UNOCHA-66-2.jpg?itok=GtqTQ6iu" alt="A woman walks through a dry landscape, barren except for a makeshift shelter in the background." srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-12/20201016-Mali-UNOCHA-66-2.jpg?itok=GtqTQ6iu 640w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1280px_wide/public/2023-12/20201016-Mali-UNOCHA-66-2.jpg?itok=stiKfcy0 1280w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1920px_wide/public/2023-12/20201016-Mali-UNOCHA-66-2.jpg?itok=EUrIi40H 1920w," sizes="(min-width: 1208px) 1208px,(min-width: 321px) 100vw, 320px"></div><div class="rplc-image-well-width__caption-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption rplm-caption--style-default"><div class="rplm-caption__text-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption__text">A woman near her tent in an informal displacement camp in Mali.</div><div class="rplm-caption__credit">Photo: UNOCHA/Michele Cattani</div></div></div></div></div></div><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading"><span><span><span><span><span>Predictions for 2024</span></span></span></span></span></h3><ul class="rpla-unordered-list rpla-unordered-list--body"><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Food insecurity is set to increase as more cities are besieged or blockaded, with </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/09/1140302" rel="noopener" target="_blank" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>200,000 children</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> already at risk of death if humanitarian support does not reach them.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>The departure of international peacekeepers and intensified violence will likely impede aid delivery and vital services, particularly in northern and central Mali.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Escalation in the conflict between the government, armed groups and Tuareg opposition groups in 2024 could severely increase harm to civilians.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading"><span><span><span><span><span>How the IRC helps in Mali</span></span></span></span></span></h3><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Since 2012, the IRC has <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="041a8749-d15b-4131-87b1-0080968266ea" href="/eu/country/mali" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Mali">provided critical assistance to more than 2 million Malians</a> displaced by conflict and facing severe food shortages in the areas of health, nutrition, economic recovery and development, education, water, sanitation and hygiene, and protection and governance. To help the country recover, the IRC is focusing our efforts on the Ménaka, Gao, Douentza, Mopti and Nara regions by providing emergency relief, supporting village savings and loan associations, and providing water, sanitation and hygiene services as well as health services.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><h2 class="rpla-standalone-section-heading rpla-standalone-section-heading"><strong> <span><span><span><span><span>5. Myanmar (Burma)</span></span></span></span></span></strong></h2><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>The conflict in </span></span></span></span></span></span><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="126ac346-28a9-4f00-8d48-550d498d8263" href="/eu/country/myanmar" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Myanmar (Burma)"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Myanmar</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a> <span><span><span><span><span><span>(Burma) has spread significantly since the military retook political power in 2021. In October 2023, three major armed groups resumed clashes with the government, putting state military forces under significant pressure and causing increased civilian harm. </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.unocha.org/myanmar" rel="noopener" target="_blank" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>18.6 million people</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in Myanmar are now in need of humanitarian assistance - nearly 19 times more than before the military takeover.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Over 335,000 people have had to flee their homes since the latest escalation began, leaving more than 2 million people displaced across the country. Security has rapidly deteriorated, with severe impacts on civilians and their access to basic services and humanitarian aid. Meanwhile, <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="527152b1-0474-4f90-bf39-fd612b395984" href="/eu/topic/climate-change" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Climate change">climate change</a> means that communities in Myanmar are exposed to more frequent natural hazards, particularly cyclones.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div id="44533" class="rplc-image-well-width rplc-image-well-width--caption-style-standard"><div class="rplc-image-well-width__content" data-rpl-state-target-contextual-menu><div class="rplc-image-well-width__image-wrapper"><img class="rpla-responsive-image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-12/20231005%20Myanmar%20SThandar%20Health%20%28555%29-Edited-3-2.jpg?itok=BYpMngh1" alt="A woman sits in a small house on stilts, smiling softly towards the camera." srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-12/20231005%20Myanmar%20SThandar%20Health%20%28555%29-Edited-3-2.jpg?itok=BYpMngh1 640w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1280px_wide/public/2023-12/20231005%20Myanmar%20SThandar%20Health%20%28555%29-Edited-3-2.jpg?itok=5g-qFz2z 1280w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1920px_wide/public/2023-12/20231005%20Myanmar%20SThandar%20Health%20%28555%29-Edited-3-2.jpg?itok=NvMKNkP4 1920w," sizes="(min-width: 1208px) 1208px,(min-width: 321px) 100vw, 320px"></div><div class="rplc-image-well-width__caption-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption rplm-caption--style-default"><div class="rplm-caption__text-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption__text">Razia, who is eight months pregnant, sits in her home in Thae Chaung camp in Myanmar in the aftermath of Cyclone Mocha. [Pseudonym used for privacy]</div><div class="rplm-caption__credit">Photo: Shin Thandar for the IRC</div></div></div></div></div></div><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Predictions for 2024 </span></span></strong></span></span></span></h3><ul class="rpla-unordered-list rpla-unordered-list--body"><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Civilians will pay the price as conflict intensifies and the military comes under increasing pressure.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Economic challenges, climate shocks and impaired public services will increase humanitarian needs.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Severe constraints on aid access will continue to prevent assistance from reaching vulnerable communities.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>How the IRC helps in Myanmar</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h3><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>The IRC has been <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="126ac346-28a9-4f00-8d48-550d498d8263" href="/eu/country/myanmar" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Myanmar (Burma)">working in Myanmar since 2008</a> to deliver health, protection, water, sanitation and hygiene services, as well as shelter programmes for displaced, crisis-affected and vulnerable communities. Our current programming in Myanmar has a strong humanitarian focus and aims to reach people affected by the national crisis and escalating conflict that has spread across the country.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><h2 class="rpla-standalone-section-heading rpla-standalone-section-heading"><span><span><span><span><span>4. Burkina Faso</span></span></span></span></span></h2><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="9ac182ce-8398-40e2-b60a-0e565b352755" href="/eu/country/burkina-faso" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a> is facing rapidly growing and spreading violence as </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>the Burkinabe military struggles to contain armed groups</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Roughly half of the country is now outside government control, with armed groups including Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) and Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) blockading cities and towns and preventing residents from accessing basic goods and services.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div id="44534" class="rplc-image-well-width rplc-image-well-width--caption-style-standard"><div class="rplc-image-well-width__content" data-rpl-state-target-contextual-menu><div class="rplc-image-well-width__image-wrapper"><img class="rpla-responsive-image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-12/pic.jpg?itok=pjbVBvDs" alt="A man sits on the floor of a home and stares in the distance while posing for a portrait." srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-12/pic.jpg?itok=pjbVBvDs 640w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1280px_wide/public/2023-12/pic.jpg?itok=i_ZfKar9 1280w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1920px_wide/public/2023-12/pic.jpg?itok=bavI2B8T 1920w," sizes="(min-width: 1208px) 1208px,(min-width: 321px) 100vw, 320px"></div><div class="rplc-image-well-width__caption-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption rplm-caption--style-default"><div class="rplm-caption__text-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption__text">Saouta Ousseni, 40, lives in Kaya displacement camp with 26 members of his family. Originally a farmer, Saouta fled home in 2021 when two of his family members were killed.</div><div class="rplm-caption__credit">Photo: UNOCHA/Michele Cattani</div></div></div></div></div></div><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Predictions for 2024</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h3><ul class="rpla-unordered-list rpla-unordered-list--body"><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>The increasing besiegement of towns by armed groups will drive humanitarian needs higher.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>People will be increasingly at risk amid growing violence between the government and armed groups.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Harvests in 2024 are likely to be weak following poor rains in 2023, compounding the impacts of conflict and further deepening food insecurity.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading"><span><span><span><span><span>How the IRC helps in Burkina Faso</span></span></span></span></span></h3><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>In Burkina Faso, the IRC<a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="9ac182ce-8398-40e2-b60a-0e565b352755" href="/eu/country/burkina-faso" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Burkina Faso"> implements lifesaving interventions and emergency assistance in health, nutrition, safety, education and economic recovery</a>. Our work in the country has a particular focus on working with local partners, mainly women-led organisations.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><h2 class="rpla-standalone-section-heading rpla-standalone-section-heading"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>3. South Sudan</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h2><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="b6b48805-d419-4c25-b508-5d20f855e097" href="/eu/country/south-sudan" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="South Sudan">South Sudan</a> has faced insecurity since its independence from Khartoum in 2011. Going into 2024, the war across the border in <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="f74aa9bf-a53f-4174-a29b-f47a69a438b7" href="/eu/country/sudan" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Sudan">Sudan</a> threatens to undermine South Sudan’s fragile economy and worsen political tensions. Meanwhile, an economic crisis and increased flooding have impacted families’ ability to put food on the table.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Currently, 9 million people in South Sudan are in need of humanitarian assistance. This amounts to 72% of the population.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div id="44535" class="rplc-image-well-width rplc-image-well-width--caption-style-standard"><div class="rplc-image-well-width__content" data-rpl-state-target-contextual-menu><div class="rplc-image-well-width__image-wrapper"><img class="rpla-responsive-image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-12/pic_0.jpg?itok=JQCHXNoH" alt="A man and woman poses for a photo outside their home in South Sudan. Behind the man, a boy sits on a chair." srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-12/pic_0.jpg?itok=JQCHXNoH 640w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1280px_wide/public/2023-12/pic_0.jpg?itok=c4q0nLOW 1280w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1920px_wide/public/2023-12/pic_0.jpg?itok=_GepSvpC 1920w," sizes="(min-width: 1208px) 1208px,(min-width: 321px) 100vw, 320px"></div><div class="rplc-image-well-width__caption-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption rplm-caption--style-default"><div class="rplm-caption__text-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption__text">Riak Thon, 39, and his wife stand in front of their home in Jamjang, South Sudan. Riak participated in an IRC program that engages men on how they interact with the women in their lives.</div><div class="rplm-caption__credit">Photo: Adrienne Suprenant for the IRC</div></div></div></div></div></div><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading"><span><span><span><span><span>Predictions for 2024</span></span></span></span></span></h3><ul class="rpla-unordered-list rpla-unordered-list--body"><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Tensions concerning South Sudan’s first presidential election, scheduled for December 2024, could threaten social and political cohesion. Already, violent clashes between armed groups have surged in the country’s north.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>A fifth consecutive year of flooding could impact food production and drive hundreds of thousands from their homes.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>The conflict in neighbouring Sudan, combined with an intense economic crisis, is set to exacerbate rates of extreme poverty and food insecurity across South Sudan.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading"><span><span><span><span><span>How the IRC helps in South Sudan</span></span></span></span></span></h3><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>With more than 900 full-time staff members, the IRC in South Sudan <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="b6b48805-d419-4c25-b508-5d20f855e097" href="/eu/country/south-sudan" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="South Sudan">provides critical primary and reproductive health, nutrition, environmental health, protection, and economic recovery and resilience services</a>. We partner with national and state authorities, as well as local organisations, to strengthen health systems and support displaced populations.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><h2 class="rpla-standalone-section-heading rpla-standalone-section-heading"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>2. Occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h2><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Gaza enters 2024 as the deadliest place for civilians in the world. <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="58f18790-7723-440c-9718-f87d150b8afd" href="/eu/article/crisis-gaza-what-happening-and-how-help" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Crisis in Gaza: What is happening?">Residents are enduring the brutal consequences</a> of the latest round of conflict between Israel and Hamas, which is being fought without sufficient regard for the international laws and norms built to protect civilians even in the most dire circumstances.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Israeli forces began airstrikes and ground operations after Hamas launched a deadly ground incursion and rocket barrage on southern Israel 7 October 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking over 200 hostages. Israeli operations have since caused severe destruction and widespread death and displacement throughout Gaza, particularly in the north, killing over </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/hostilities-gaza-strip-and-israel-flash-update-58" rel="noopener" target="_blank" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>18,000</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> people at the time of publication. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Diplomatic engagement brought about a temporary truce in late November 2023 and the release of some hostages, but fighting is likely to continue at least into early 2024. <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="58f18790-7723-440c-9718-f87d150b8afd" href="/eu/article/crisis-gaza-what-happening-and-how-help" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Crisis in Gaza: What is happening?">The oPt rises to its highest-ever position on the Emergency Watchlist</a> because the humanitarian emergency will persist long after the fighting eventually stops.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div id="44536" class="rplc-image-well-width rplc-image-well-width--caption-style-standard"><div class="rplc-image-well-width__content" data-rpl-state-target-contextual-menu><div class="rplc-image-well-width__image-wrapper"><img class="rpla-responsive-image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-12/pic_1.jpg?itok=etnrecBA" alt="A family embraces each other with looks of distress on their faces. In the foreground, a man holds a small child who looks on." srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-12/pic_1.jpg?itok=etnrecBA 640w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1280px_wide/public/2023-12/pic_1.jpg?itok=PzcBCGPh 1280w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1920px_wide/public/2023-12/pic_1.jpg?itok=PBB7gXIx 1920w," sizes="(min-width: 1208px) 1208px,(min-width: 321px) 100vw, 320px"></div><div class="rplc-image-well-width__caption-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption rplm-caption--style-default"><div class="rplm-caption__text-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption__text">A Palestinian family mourns the death of eight relatives who were killed in an airstrike on Gaza City.</div><div class="rplm-caption__credit">Photo: Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images</div></div></div></div></div></div><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading"><span><span><span><span><span>Predictions for 2024</span></span></span></span></span></h3><ul class="rpla-unordered-list rpla-unordered-list--body"><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Airstrikes and fighting within Gaza have had a direct and devastating impact on civilians that will continue to grow as hostilities persist into 2024, at least.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>The destruction of health, water, and sanitation infrastructure leaves Gaza’s health care system on the verge of collapse.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>People living in Gaza will struggle to recover and rebuild their lives long after the fighting ends.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Escalating violence in the occupied West Bank will drive humanitarian needs. The conflict in Gaza has also sparked tensions on Israel’s border with <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="e2a681fd-7c16-47f3-aa39-657b22aa6ea7" href="/eu/country/lebanon" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Lebanon">Lebanon</a>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>How the IRC helps in the occupied Palestinian territory</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h3><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>The IRC has a team on the ground in Egypt and we are working with partners to deliver supplies and provide bespoke and specialist health services, water and sanitation, child and women’s protection, and psycho-social interventions to the millions of people in desperate need of humanitarian assistance in Gaza. We will continue to look for opportunities to expand our response through local partners. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>The IRC’s response in oPt draws on our global experience and expertise in emergency response, as well as our longstanding presence in the region. In 2022, IRC teams across Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Yemen and Libya helped 6.3 million people. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><h2 class="rpla-standalone-section-heading rpla-standalone-section-heading"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>1.  Sudan</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h2><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>The ongoing war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces has propelled <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="f74aa9bf-a53f-4174-a29b-f47a69a438b7" href="/eu/country/sudan" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Sudan">Sudan</a> to the top of the 2024 Emergency Watchlist - and pushed the country to the brink of collapse. Less than a year of fighting has already more than doubled the number of people in need of humanitarian support. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>In Darfur, human rights groups have reported mass killings and forced displacement along ethnic lines. The crisis is expected to dramatically deteriorate through 2024, leaving millions with insufficient food and unable to access critical health and other services.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div id="44537" class="rplc-image-well-width rplc-image-well-width--caption-style-standard"><div class="rplc-image-well-width__content" data-rpl-state-target-contextual-menu><div class="rplc-image-well-width__image-wrapper"><img class="rpla-responsive-image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-12/pix.jpg?itok=Ym8mcdi7" alt="A mother and two daughters stare solemnly into the camera while posing for a portrait." srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-12/pix.jpg?itok=Ym8mcdi7 640w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1280px_wide/public/2023-12/pix.jpg?itok=1hvM6IVW 1280w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1920px_wide/public/2023-12/pix.jpg?itok=sPnpL9l9 1920w," sizes="(min-width: 1208px) 1208px,(min-width: 321px) 100vw, 320px"></div><div class="rplc-image-well-width__caption-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption rplm-caption--style-default"><div class="rplm-caption__text-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption__text">Aziza Ibrahim and her daughters are staying at a school that is operating as a shelter for people who have been displaced from Khartoum.</div><div class="rplm-caption__credit">Photo: UNOCHA/Ala Kheir</div></div></div></div></div></div><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading"><span><span><span><span><span>Predictions for 2024</span></span></span></span></span></h3><ul class="rpla-unordered-list rpla-unordered-list--body"><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>While fighting has been most intensely concentrated in Khartoum and Darfur, it is increasingly spreading to other parts of the country and drawing in a growing number of armed groups. There are limited prospects for an end to the conflict. </span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Outbreaks of measles and cholera may continue to plague Sudan as its crippled healthcare system remains unable to respond to the country’s growing health crisis.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Sudan’s economic crisis has no end in sight. </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/Issues/2023/10/10/world-economic-outlook-october-2023" rel="noopener" target="_blank" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Nearly half of Sudan’s population is unemployed</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, all while battling hyperinflation and shortages of essential goods. </span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Extreme levels of internal and external displacement will persist, driving impacts across the region. Already, 6.6 million people have been displaced within and outside Sudan due to the conflict.  </span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading"><span><span><span><span><span>How the IRC helps in Sudan</span></span></span></span></span></h3><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>The IRC has <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="f74aa9bf-a53f-4174-a29b-f47a69a438b7" href="/eu/country/sudan" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Sudan">adapted its programmes and scaled up its response to address increased humanitarian needs</a> in Sudan, refocusing on the emergency needs of internally displaced people. We also provide integrated protection services to women and children, including <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="30583ad5-f603-4496-891b-67039352b769" href="/eu/article/what-gender-based-violence-and-how-do-we-prevent-it" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="What is gender-based violence - and how do we prevent it?">gender-based violence</a> survivors. We have launched new responses including multipurpose <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="ad6eeb1d-1488-4557-bb9b-7ca800ac4035" href="/eu/article/why-cash-assistance-critical-form-humanitarian-aid" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Why is cash assistance a critical form of humanitarian aid?">cash assistance</a> and <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="925a8d0a-1b5b-4d15-a643-52b8fb915930" href="/eu/article/can-wash-services-transform-health-and-well-being-vulnerable-communities" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Can WASH services transform health and well-being in vulnerable communities?">water, sanitation and hygiene services</a>, and are aiming to expand our presence in new locations, such as Red Sea State and Darfur, to fill gaps in the humanitarian response.  </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><h2 class="rpla-standalone-section-heading 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