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, BTA reported.
"Devastating" cuts in international aid by major countries such as the United States, Britain and Germany have deprived millions of vulnerable people of support that is crucial to their survival, the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) stressed. "We live in an era of war and impunity, and civilians are paying the price", said the organization's secretary-general, Charlotte Slente, in a statement.
According to the DSB, the number of displaced people worldwide currently stands at 122.6 million. According to the organization's calculations, a "striking peak" of 4.2 million forcibly displaced people is expected in 2025 - the highest level since 2021.
According to forecasts, there will be 2.5 million forcibly displaced people worldwide in 2026, the organization warns.
Nearly half of these people will leave their homes as a result of 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 refugees, according to a report by the DSB, 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 The country is expected to see another 1.4 million forcibly displaced people, 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, 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 part of the world's humanitarian aid, is “a betrayal of the most vulnerable".