Events related to the humanitarian crisis

From11960 s to11990 s, the number of deaths caused by natural disasters in the world increased by nearly 10 times, and developing countries accounted for 90% of the total. This shows the extent of destruction caused by poverty, population pressure and environmental degradation. During the period from 1960 to 1980, the economic losses caused by global natural disasters tripled, and increased by 40% between 199 1 992, from about 44 billion dollars to 62 billion dollars.

After the end of the cold war, ethnic, religious and domestic conflicts broke out in large numbers, leading to a large number of humanitarian crises. From 65438 to 0994, conflicts and genocide occurred in Rwanda, and emergencies occurred in other places, especially in Africa, West Asia, the former Yugoslavia and some parts of the former Soviet Union.

From 20 10 to 20 1 10, the Horn of Africa suffered the worst drought in 60 years, which triggered the world's worst food crisis. In Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia,10 million people are threatened by famine, and humanitarian crises inevitably break out.

From 20 12 to 1 year, Yemen, located in southwest Asia, was plunged into a comprehensive humanitarian crisis due to natural disasters, rising food and oil prices and armed conflicts. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has expanded its assistance to the country and plans to provide 3.5 million Yemenis with food rations in 20 12.

In February 2003, the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and the Justice and Equity Movement (JEM), composed of black residents in Darfur, launched an armed struggle against the government on the grounds that the government failed to protect them from attacks by Arab militia. According to the figures released by the United Nations, the war in this region has caused more than 1 000 deaths, nearly one million people have been displaced, and a large number of refugees have fled to neighboring Chad to take refuge. Nearly 2 million people in Darfur are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The coming rainy season will further worsen the humanitarian situation there. The World Health Organization warned in Geneva on July 1 that tens of thousands of people may die of dysentery, malaria and cholera in July and August in Darfur, western Sudan. The United Nations has listed Darfur as the most serious humanitarian crisis in the world.