![]() The IRC launched an emergency response to the war in February 2022, working with local partners in Ukraine, Poland and Moldova to reach the most vulnerable by providing essential items, cash assistance, improved access to health care, and safe spaces for women and children. 6.5 million Ukrainians have been displaced inside the country, while more than 7.8 million are refugees across Europe. Russian missile strikes could leave millions without water, electricity and heating in winter. Photo: Francesco Pistilli for IRC What to expect in 2023Ĭonflict is likely to continue into 2023, with Ukrainians facing increased risk of injury, illness and death. Ukraine is not higher on the Watchlist only because the huge scale of the international response helped to mitigate the impact of the war, at least somewhat, relative to other Watchlist countries. The conflict also continues to have ripple effects across the world. The war in Ukraine has sparked the world’s fastest, largest displacement crisis in decades, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), pushing the country into the Watchlist for the first time since 2017. Many still in the country are facing winter without access to food, water, health care, and other essential supplies. Ukraine: War creates world’s largest displacement crisis For more information and to see the full list of 20, read the 2023 Emergency Watchlist report or our Watchlist at a Glance summary. Here, we break down what you need to know about the 10 countries likely to face the worst humanitarian crises next year. If we can understand what is happening in these 20 countries-and what to do about it-then we may, finally, have a chance to start reducing the scale of human suffering. ![]() The countries on the 2023 Watchlist are home to just 13 percent of the global population, yet they account for 90 percent of people in humanitarian need and 81 percent of the people who have been forcibly displaced. The human and economic costs of these crises and disasters are not equally shared. The guardrails that once prevented such crises from spiraling out of control-including peace treaties, humanitarian aid, and accountability for violations of international law-have been weakened or dismantled. Heading into 2023, countries across the globe continue to struggle with decades-long conflicts, economic turmoil, and the devastating effects of climate change. Editor's note, February 16, 2023: The IRC's 2023 Emergency Watchlist was released before the February 6 earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria.
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