The International Rescue Committee lists 20 countries, 11 of them in Africa, that are at greatest risk of new or worsening crises next year
Ethiopian refugees wait in lines for a meal at the Um Rakuba refugee camp in the Tigray region, on the Sudan-Ethiopia border. Picture: REUTERS/BAZ RATNER
The Al-Shabaab militant group impedes humanitarian access, and an escalation of fighting between it and government forces in late 2022 suggests conflict may continue to intensify in 2023, the IRC said. Speaking generally, Miliband said many rich countries were too focused on themselves and this was not right either morally or strategically.
“In the US, Ukraine is not being used as an excuse to step back from tackling global issues. It’s being used by the administration as a reason to get involved in East Africa.”
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