Sudan, DR Congo top world's most neglected crises: Norway aid group

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · Jun 04, 2026 · 504 words · By AFP

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Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Colombia top the list of the world's most neglected displacement crises, a prominent Norwegian aid group said on Thursday (June 4, 2026), noting that nationalism and rearmament campaigns grabbed attention in wealthy…

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Sudan, which since 2023 has been ravaged by a bloody conflict between two rival generals competing for power, has more than nine million internally displaced people, the Norwegian Refugee Council said in a statement.

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A further four million Sudanese have fled to neighbouring countries and nearly 19.5 million people there are also suffering from hunger, the NRC said.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The list of neglected crises also includes Yemen, Afghanistan, Honduras, Ecuador, Cameroon, Nigeria and Mozambique.”

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The list of other neglected crises is only mentioned in the EuroNews cross-reference and not corroborated by other provided sources.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The list of neglected crises also includes Yemen, Afghanistan, Honduras, Ecuador, Cameroon, Nigeria and Mozambique.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/04/sudan-and-dr-c…

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Claim 2: “Sudan, which since 2023 has been ravaged by a bloody conflict between two rival generals competing for power, has more than nine million internally displaced people”

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Multiple sources confirm the conflict began in April 2023 between rival military factions. While the claim says 'more than nine million' internally displaced, current evidence shows figures as high as 14 million total displaced, with specific internal displacement figures (7.26M in Nov 2025) trending upward toward the claimed amount by 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since April 2023, there has been a civil war in Sudan between the two main factions of the country's military government. The conflict involves the internationally recognized government of Sudan contr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–prese…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Sudan to the north, Ethiopia to the east, Kenya to the southeast, Uganda to the south,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan

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Claim 3: “Colombia for its part has been marred for over 60 years by an internal conflict involving guerrilla groups, paramilitaries, drug traffickers and security forces”

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The claim is only found in the EuroNews cross-reference provided; no other independent source in the evidence set confirms the specific '60 years' phrasing or the list of actors, although it is a generally known historical fact.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Colombia for its part has been marred for over 60 years by an internal conflict involving guerrilla groups, paramilitaries, drug traffickers and security forces
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/04/sudan-and-dr-c…

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Claim 4: “In 2025, only 27.4% of the funding needed for DR Congo has been secured”

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While the evidence confirms the general context of 2025 and the DRC's crisis, no specific source in the provided evidence mentions the exact figure of '27.4%' for funding secured in 2025.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, and formerly named Zaire, is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is the second-la…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Con…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Article 2 of the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo divides the country into the capital city of Kinshasa and 25 named provinces. It also gives the capital the status of a province. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Democratic_Re…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Demographic features of the population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo include ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Democratic…

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Claim 5: “nearly 19.5 million people there are also suffering from hunger”

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Multiple independent sources, including the World Food Programme and news reports from May 2026, confirm that nearly 19.5 million people in Sudan are facing acute hunger.

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Claim 6: “Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Colombia top the list of the world's most neglected displacement crises, a prominent Norwegian aid group said on Thursday (June 4, 2026)”

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Multiple web search results from June 4, 2026, confirm that the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) identified Sudan, DR Congo, and Colombia as top neglected displacement crises.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South Sudanese refugees are persons originating from the African country of South Sudan, but seeking refuge outside the borders of their native country. South Sudan became an independent state in 2011…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugees_of_South_Sudan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing refugee crisis began in Sudan in mid-April 2023 after the outbreak of the Sudanese civil war. As of November 2025, the conflict has forced more than 11.7 million people from their homes, in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_refugee_crisis

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Claim 7: “The NGO's list is based on three criteria: lack of humanitarian funding, lack of media coverage, and lack of political will within the international community.”

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The three criteria (funding, media coverage, and political will) are explicitly confirmed by the NRC's own documentation and multiple news reports.

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web search NEUTRAL — The annual list of neglected displacement crises is based on three criteria: lack of humanitarian funding, lack of media attention, and a lack of international political and diplomatic initiatives.
https://www.nrc.no/countries/nrc-representation-offices/nrc-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The neglected displacement crises list for 2024 analyses 34 displacement crises based on three criteria: lack of funding, lack of media attention, and lack of effective international political and dip…
https://allafrica.com/stories/202506090371.html

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web search NEUTRAL — The NGO's list is based on three criteria: lack of humanitarian funding, lack of media coverage and lack of political will within the international community.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/04/sudan-and-dr-c…

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Claim 8: “The Democratic Republic of Congo... appears on NRC's list for the 10th year in a row.”

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Multiple sources confirm that the Democratic Republic of Congo has appeared on the NRC's neglected displacement crises list for ten consecutive years.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has one of the largest populations of internally displaced persons in the world. As of February 2025, over 6.9 million people have been forced to leave their…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internally_displaced_persons_i…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Raphia vinifera, the West African piassava palm, bamboo palm or West African bass fibre is a palm tree species in the genus Raphia. It is native to Benin, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, Central African…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Refugees of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are people originating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), a country with more than 114 million inhabitants, who seek refuge outside …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugees_of_the_Democratic_Rep…

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Claim 9: “leaving more than 21 million people in need, according to the NRC.”

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Two independent web search results explicitly state that more than 21 million people in the DRC are in urgent need of assistance.

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web search NEUTRAL — Further information: Congo River and Kongo people. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is named after the Congo River, which flows through the country.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Con…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is again at the center of a humanitarian catastrophe.Over 21 million people are in urgent need of assistance, and the violence threatens to destabilize the entir…
https://rightsandrefuge.com/articles/mothers-in-the-crossfir…

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web search NEUTRAL — More than 21 million people in Congo — about one-fifth of the population — need aid. But humanitarian workers warn that the actions of the new Trump administration could plunge the country deeper into…
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/world/africa/rwanda-congo…

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Claim 10: “Several African countries— Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Mali and Nigeria— have featured on NRC's list six or more times”

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Claim 11: “A further four million Sudanese have fled to neighbouring countries”

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The claim of four million refugees is corroborated by EuroNews and web search results indicating approximately 4.5 million fled to neighboring countries.

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web search NEUTRAL — As of November 2025, the conflict has forced more than 11.7 million people from their homes, including about 7.26 million displaced within Sudan and a further ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_refugee_crisis

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... Number of displaced by Sudan war surpasses 3 million - IOM The number of people uprooted by a conflict between military factions in Sudan that ...
https://www.facebook.com/InfoMigrants/posts/-some-14-million…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 14, 2026 ... Almost a third - 4.5 million - fled to neighboring countries such as Chad, the Central African Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya and South Sudan; ...
https://www.oxfamamerica.org/press/record-number-of-people-d…

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