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The recent COVID-19 pandemic, a global health crisis, is among the worst disasters in 2020.

8 of the worst disasters in 2020

World Vision’s responding to 50 emergencies across 43 countries, assisting approximately 17.3 million people in crises. Read about eight of the worst natural disasters and humanitarian tragedies in 2020.

Disaster Relief

Conflict and drought in Mali have created a humanitarian crisis. “I still feel afraid,” says 30-year-old Mariama Bari, a mother of six who fled her home because of armed conflict in Central Mali.

From the Field

Mali conflict explained: Facts, FAQs, and how to help

Once an emerging force for democracy in West Africa, Mali has struggled to maintain stability since a 2012 coup. Conflict continues, and increasingly severe droughts and the coronavirus have added to the country’s challenges. Children and families need food security, healthcare, and protection.

Disaster Relief
Mali

God is with people suffering from disaster — refugees, earthquake survivors, families facing famine. Join us in prayer for refugees, prayer for disaster survivors, and prayer for all who find themselves “strangers,” as Jesus calls them in Matthew 25:35.

Prayers

Matthew 25: Prayer for refugees, disaster survivors

God is with people suffering from disaster — refugees, families facing famine, survivors of earthquakes, hurricanes, and tsunamis. Join us in prayer for all who find themselves “strangers,” as Jesus calls them in Matthew 25:35.

Refugees
South SudanCentral African RepublicDemocratic Republic of the CongoIraqLebanonSyriaThailandUnited States

A camp for internally displaced people in northwest Syria offers a bleak and cold existence for Samer*, 5. Aid workers are working around the clock to provide emergency support, but with tens of thousands of people arriving every day, supplies are low and the humanitarian response is overwhelmed. *Name changed to protect identity.

From the Field

Syrian refugee crisis: Facts, FAQs, and how to help

Now in its 10th year, the Syrian refugee crisis is the largest refugee and displacement crisis of our time. Because of the Syrian civil war, 5.6 million people have fled Syria as refugees, putting a strain on the region’s ability to cope, and another 6.2 million people are displaced within Syria.

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Syrian refugees in Lebanon informal tented settlement. Aysha, 29, a Syrian refugee in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, sits inside the tent where her family lives since fleeing from Syria. Her children include (left to right) Islam, 2 ½; on her lap, Ahdy, 1; and Catherine, 5.

Prayers

Hope in hard places: Prayer for Syria

Syrians desperately hope for peace, and children shouldn’t grow up in a war zone. Pray for Syria, whose people are enduring their 10th year of civil war.

Refugees
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The Syrian refugee crisis is the largest refugee and displacement crisis, affecting 17.6 million people. Let’s break this topic down — in photos and videos.

From the Field

What you need to know about the Syrian refugee crisis in photos and video

The Syrian refugee crisis is the largest refugee and displacement crisis, affecting 17.6 million people. Let’s break this topic down — in photos and videos.

Refugees
IraqJordanLebanonSyria

From the Field

Yemen war: Facts, FAQs, and how to help

Learn about what is now the world’s largest humanitarian crisis — the Yemen civil war. Conflict has affected 24 million people, 80% of the country’s population, and nearly half of them are children. It’s destroyed lives, livelihoods, homes, and infrastructure, leaving this Middle Eastern country in poverty and despair.

Disaster Relief
Yemen

From monster storms to civil wars and droughts, here are six of the worst disasters of 2019 that have affected millions of people around the world.

From the Field

6 of the worst disasters in 2019

From monster storms to civil wars and droughts, here are six of the worst disasters in 2019 that have affected millions of people around the world.

Disaster Relief
Democratic Republic of the CongoBangladeshMozambiqueMyanmarSyriaZimbabwe

The Iraq conflict has created an extreme humanitarian crisis, where about 2.3 million people remain displaced and more than 8 million people need assistance.

From the Field

Iraq conflict: Facts, FAQs, and how to help

Why are millions of people displaced in Iraq? Conflict has created an extreme humanitarian crisis. Learn what World Vision is doing to help the children and families affected.