Wars, conflicts, violence and persecution will force 6.7 million people to flee their homes in the next two years, a Danish humanitarian organization warned today, quoted by Agence France-Presse.
"The devastating" Cuts in international aid by major powers such as the US, UK and Germany have deprived millions of vulnerable people of support that is crucial to their survival, the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has said.
"We live in an era of war and impunity, and civilians are paying the price," the organisation's secretary-general, Charlotte Slente, said in a statement.
According to the DRC, there are currently 122.6 million displaced people worldwide. The organisation estimates that a "striking peak" of 4.2 million forcibly displaced people is expected in 2025 - the highest level since 2021.
According to forecasts in 2026 There will be 2.5 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, the organization warns.
Nearly half of these people will flee their homes as a result of the civil wars in Sudan and Burma. The situation in Sudan alone, which is experiencing "the world's worst and most urgent humanitarian crisis", will account for almost a third of these new migrants, according to a report by the UN Refugee Agency, which notes that 12.6 million people are already displaced within the country and in neighboring countries.
"Hunger is being used as a weapon, pushing the country from one food crisis to the next," the Danish organization notes.
In Burma, the civil war is intensifying on several fronts, leading to the displacement of 3.5 million people. Nearly 20 million, or a third of the population, are already in need of humanitarian assistance. By the end of 2026, another 1.4 million forcibly displaced people are expected to appear in the country, the NGO warns.
As a result of armed conflicts, the consequences of war, climate change or socio-economic instability, the number of displaced people is also expected to increase in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria, Yemen and Venezuela, it predicts.
Of the 6.7 million people expected to be forcibly displaced by the end of 2026, about 70% will be internally displaced.
"Major donors are failing to meet their obligations, leaving millions of people to suffer. This is not just a crisis. "This is a moral failure," said Charlotte Slente.
According to Slente, the suspension of 83% of the programs of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which provides a significant portion of the world's humanitarian aid, is “a betrayal of the most vulnerable”.