With an Ebola epidemic raging and millions caught in a forgotten “catastrophe” of conflict and hunger, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was the most neglected crisis of 2018, according to an annual Thomson Reuters Foundation poll of aid agencies. Six of 21 agencies polled named Congo as the most neglected crisis, including WFP, Norwegian Refugee Council, Oxfam, ActionAid, International Rescue Committee, and Christian Aid. Action Against Hunger said millions caught up in the “almost invisible” crisis – affecting Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon – faced poverty, hunger, sexual violence and child kidnapping. “Given its scale, it’s incredible how neglected the situation in Venezuela is,” said CARE humanitarian expert Tom Newby. “The world needs to wake up to this crisis.”Afghanistan was ranked the most neglected crisis by Islamic Relief Worldwide, and South Sudan by Save the Children.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 20, 2018 08:29 UTC