As 2025 draws to a close, record cuts in international aid are deepening some of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, leaving millions without the resources they desperately need.
According to a recent poll of relief agencies, Sudan ranks as the most neglected crisis this year, with about 30 million people in need of assistance amidst ongoing conflict and aid blockades.
The civil war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has forced over 14 million residents to leave their homes, killed tens of thousands, and left hospitals, schools and roads in ruins 😢.
UN reports have detailed mass killings at displacement camps and escalating violence in Darfur and Kordofan, including drone strikes and attacks on health centres.
Out of Sudan’s 52 million residents, more than 21 million struggle to secure food, 4.3 million have fled abroad, and around 10 million children have missed out on education. Cholera outbreaks and widespread child malnutrition are further straining a fragile health system.
Despite appeals for a $4.16 billion aid plan, funding remains well below requirements, leaving many without reliable access to food, clean water or medical care 💔.
Sudan’s crisis is mirrored in the Gaza Strip, where years of conflict have left humanitarian conditions dire. UN data shows nearly 10,000 children treated for acute malnutrition in October alone and hundreds of pregnant and breastfeeding women facing severe nutritional shortages.
As international support falls short, the gap between human suffering and available aid continues to widen. The global community must act now to prevent more lives from being lost.
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Global humanitarian crises deepen amid record aid cuts in 2025
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