Africa: IRC Emergency Watchlist 2025: “A World out of Balance”, Sudan, occupied Palestinian territory and Myanmar top of Humanitarian Crisis Ranking- Urgent Action Possible and Needed

New York —

• Over 82% of those in global humanitarian need live in 20 countries at greatest risk of humanitarian deterioration in 2025.
• Sudan is now the biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded, accounting for 10% of people in humanitarian need globally, despite being home to just 1% of the global population, as Syria re-enters top 5 countries of concern for first time in several years
• Four imbalances explain the global deterioration: hard power overwhelming diplomacy, civilians bearing the…