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The top 10 crises the world can't ignore in 2022
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Rank for women's equality: 168 of 170 countries 1
Yemen drops from the top of the IRC's Watchlist for the first time in three years not because of an improvement in the humanitarian situation but because crises in other countries are worsening even more rapidly. 1With humanitarian access heavily restricted in many areas, Yemenis will face increased needs in 2022. 1
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