by Emily Thompson, Activist Post:
We live in a magnificent yet deeply horrible world. An intricate web of crises woven across various corners of the globe has transformed this year into an utterly dreadful chaos, leaving no glimmer of hope on the horizon.
Russia’s war in Ukraine has left a path of death and destruction across both countries and there are no signs the war will end soon. The economic and diplomatic fallout from this war has been devastating and it will take years to recover from the physical, psychological, and economic carnage the war is leaving in its wake.
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Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza is also ongoing. Two million Palestinian civilians have been forced to flee their homes and move from one tent encampment to another as Hamas and Israel fight each other. Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas and remove the terror group from power in Gaza after its members swept across the border on Oct. 7, killing approximately 1,200 people and kidnapping over 200, including men, women, and children.
Conflicts and upheaval in Myanmar, Haiti, and Afghanistan have left thousands of people dead or fleeing for their lives. In Africa across The Sahel, many thousands of people suffer daily, confronted with war, hunger, and general deprivation of any semblance of a normal life.
Mali, Sudan, South Sudan, Burkina Faso, Somalia, Niger, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo are all casualties of internal conflict and war.
In North Africa and the Middle East, Libya, Syria, and Yemen all face a questionable future as chaos reigns and lawlessness prevails.
The number of countries undergoing upheaval and the sheer amount of people suffering is eye watering and can easily turn optimists into pessimists. There truly seems to be no hope for those experiencing this devastation and misery.
For instance, according to Save the Children,
More than two years since the Taliban regained control in Afghanistan, conditions for children and their families remain catastrophic.
A perfect storm of climate disasters, a severe economic crisis and the collapse of essential services have led to one of the worst food crises ever recorded. Some 23 million people need humanitarian assistance this year. 1 in 3 people are facing extreme hunger and 41% of children under 5 are currently facing acute malnutrition.
