25/12/2025
Neglected emergencies: seven humanitarian crises you may have missed in 2025
Humanitarian crises in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo were named the most neglected emergencies of 2025 in a survey of aid agencies, with many highlighting the sheer scale of suffering compared with the international response. The conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which ?erupted ?out ?of a power struggle in April 2023, has created the world?s largest displacement crisis, with 12 million people fleeing their homes. Aid groups cited appalling human rights violations, including murder, child cruelty, rape and conscription. About seven million people Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are displaced and 27 million face hunger in the...
