Refugee Crises that are worth knowing about

Right now, there are more than 26 million refugees around the world (Amnesty International). According to Almeida, there are currently twelve urgent refugee crises around the world. Which is why we would like to bring awareness, by providing some insight into each crisis and ways you can help!

Syria:

https://www.unicefusa.org/mission/emergencies/child-refugees-and-migrants/syria-crisis

https://www.unhcr.org/syria-emergency.html

Venezuela:

https://www.globalgiving.org/venezuela-migration-crisis/

https://donate.unhcr.org/int/en/venezuela-emergency

Afghanistan:

https://www.savethechildren.org/us/where-we-work/afghanistan

https://www.rescue.org/article/how-you-can-welcome-afghans-your-community

South Sudan:

https://www.unhcr.org/south-sudan-emergency.html

https://www.rescue.org/country/south-sudan

Myanmar:

https://www.globalgiving.org/rohingya-refugee-relief/

https://www.savethechildren.org/us/what-we-do/emergency-response/rohingya-crisis

Democratic Republic of Congo:

https://www.rescue.org/country/democratic-republic-congo

https://www.unrefugees.org.uk/where-help-is-needed/democratic-republic-of-the-congo-emergency/

Central Sahel:

https://www.unhcr.org/sahel-emergency.html

https://www.wfp.org/emergencies/sahel-emergency

Somalia:

https://donate.unhcr.org/be/en-be/somalia-emergency

https://www.savethechildren.org/us/where-we-work/somalia

Central African Republic:

https://donate.unhcr.org/int/en/central-african-republic

https://www.rescue.org/country/central-african-republic

Iraq:

https://donate.unhcr.org/int/en/iraq-emergency

https://www.savethechildren.org/us/where-we-work/iraq

Burundi:

https://donate.unhcr.org/int/en/burundi-emergency

https://www.care.org/our-work/where-we-work/burundi/

Yemen:

https://donate.unhcr.org/int/en/yemen-emergency

https://www.rescue.org/country/yemen

Nothern Ethiopia:

https://donate.unhcr.org/int/en/ethiopia-emergency

https://help.rescue.org/donate/ethiopia

Please feel free to share this information with your friends and family, and to read more about Almeida’s article click here.

Almeida, Tatiana. “The Most Urgent Refugee Crises around the World.” World Vision, World Vision Canada , 6 Apr. 2022, https://www.worldvision.ca/stories/refugees/refugee-crises-around-the-world.

“The World's Refugees in Numbers.” Amnesty International, Amnesty International, 26 Apr. 2021, https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/refugees-asylum-seekers-and-migrants/global-refugee-crisis-statistics-and-facts/

Mlaba, Khanyi. “12 Underfunded Humanitarian Crises in 2022 You Need to Know About.” Global Citizen, Global Citizen, 16 Mar. 2022, https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/underfunded-humanitarian-crises-in-2022/.