The methodology used for the 2025 Watchlist is described here to ensure transparency and reproducibility.

Four reasons why Niger is at risk of experiencing a worsening humanitarian crisis in 2024.

Four reasons why the International Rescue Committee’s Emergency Watchlist ranks South Sudan among the top 10 countries most at risk of experiencing a worsening humanitarian crisis in 2023.

Each year, the IRC’s Emergency Watchlist identifies and ranks the countries most at risk for experiencing a new or worsening humanitarian crisis.

Four reasons why Ecuador is at risk of experiencing a worsening humanitarian crisis in 2024.

Four reasons why Ethiopia is at risk of experiencing a worsening humanitarian crisis in 2024.

Five reasons why Somalia is at risk of experiencing a worsening humanitarian crisis in 2024.

Congo is now in its fourth decade of a major humanitarian crisis due to widespread violence, and now the latest volcanic eruption near Goma.

Five reasons why Burkina Faso ranks as one of the countries most at risk of experiencing a worsening humanitarian crisis in 2024.

Each year, the IRC lists the countries at greatest risk of worsening humanitarian crisis over the coming year.