by Emily Thompson, Activist Post:
Our world is crisis-ridden, and millions of people are suffering each day. Today, over 110 armed conflicts are taking place around the world. These conflicts, driven by regional wars, foreign interventions, attacks on civilians, and other factors, directly impact 14% of the world’s population.
As violence surrounds civilian areas, it leads to the destruction of critical
infrastructure, contamination of food and water supplies, and exacerbates extreme poverty, according to research conducted by grassroots action platform Global Citizen.
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Each of the following conflicts has resulted in a massive humanitarian crisis, leaving millions of people without access to basic needs due to violence and political instability. Many of these conflicts have led to the widespread displacement of millions of innocent civilians.
As a result of these current conflicts, according to Global Citizen, the world’s largest refugee crisis is currently underway, with an estimated 114 million people displaced worldwide due to conflict, persecution, and human rights violations.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been experiencing conflict for over a decade. Violent clashes have forced over 7 million civilians to relocate.
As the violence has increased, humanitarian organizations are warning of instances where large numbers of civilians are being killed.
With clashes across the country disrupting important transportation routes and destroying food and water sources, 25 million people face food insecurity as aid groups cannot reach civilians in need.
Syria
Syrians are living through one of the world’s longest humanitarian crises. Over 12 million Syrians have been forced to flee their homes, seeking refuge in neighboring countries and Europe, straining resources as aid agencies attempt to meet everyone’s basic needs.
The Syrian civil war has been ongoing since the eruption of the Arab spring, when protests led to a series of conflicts. The prolonged fighting has devastated cities, destroyed infrastructure, and crippled Syria’s economy, forcing a whopping half of the country’s pre-war population to move elsewhere. As a result, 90% of the population lives below the poverty line.
Yemen
For the past ten years, an intense civil war has rocked Yemen, leaving more than 21.6 million people requiring humanitarian assistance.
The Iran-supported Houthi rebel organization has destroyed Yemen’s infrastructure of hospitals, schools, and water systems, as well as severely disrupted the economy, leading almost 83% of the population to live in poverty. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns of a prolonged food crisis, where 17 million people are experiencing emergency levels of food insecurity, including a shocking 2.2 million malnourished children.
Houthi blockades within the country and throughout the Red Sea have disrupted some of the world’s most important shipping routes, disrupting the global supply chain.
Burkina Faso
The ongoing conflict in several large regions of Burkina Faso has placed more than two million civilians under siege.
Attacks by armed groups have led over 237,000 people to flee their homes in 2021, with the total number of refugees from Burkina Faso growing each year. This year alone, thousands have fled to neighboring Mali.
As the central government works to reclaim territory from non-state armed groups, more than 40% of the population lives below the national poverty line.
On top of these troubles, the year’s low rainfall, in addition to an intense heatwave in the Sahel region of Africa, caused poor harvests and killed livestock, further limiting the already-low food supply.
Sudan and South Sudan
