Germany Sudan also tops aid organization's 2026 crisis list
For the third year in a row, Sudan is at the top of the list of countries where the humanitarian situation threatens to deteriorate further in the coming year. This is according to the "Emergency Watchlist" of the International Rescue Committee.
16.12.2025, 11:14
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In second place on the list, which the aid organization published on Tuesday, are the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, with South Sudan in third place.
No prospect of de-escalation in the biggest humanitarian crisis
The war in Sudan is stuck in a brutal stalemate - with no apparent prospect of de-escalation, according to the report on the crisis states. While sieges cut off entire cities from humanitarian aid, further escalations between the warring parties RSF and SAF could spread the violence to other regions within the country. Millions of people are at the mercy of extreme violence, hunger and disease.
The United Nations also describes the war in Sudan, which has been going on since April 2023, as the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world. Twelve million people have been displaced by the fighting and every second inhabitant is threatened by hunger. At the same time, the situation in Sudan receives far less international attention than the situation in the Gaza Strip, for example.
Demands also on the German government
"Never before have so many people been dependent on humanitarian aid through no fault of their own - and at the same time, the international systems that are supposed to guarantee their support are being dismantled due to conflicting political priorities," said Lena Görgen, the country representative of IRC Germany. "Donor states are withdrawing from financial and political responsibility, profit interests are fueling conflicts and violations of international law are increasingly going unpunished."
Germany's credibility and ability to act as a global player depends on how resolutely international norms are defended and humanitarian principles are protected, Görgen emphasized. Whether the international order is strengthened or continues to disintegrate also depends on the German government's decisive action as a humanitarian actor.
