Raising Awareness About Neglected Crises
Crises become neglected when we don’t hear about them on our news bulletins and donors and policy makers no longer make them a priority. These crises are often protracted with complex causes such as conflict, climate change and poor governance. We want to raise the profile of neglected crises, we want policies to be changed in their favour and we want donors to support those in need. We want the world to take notice.
In 2024, Integral Alliance launched a report, ‘Five Factors driving Neglected Crises’ written by Integral Members and informed by their experience. This year we have five new case studies to illustrate how each of the five factors is affecting neglected crises where Integral Members and their Partners are working.
The delivery of humanitarian aid is often limited by cultural, economic and political factors, as well as an imbalance in the way crises receive news coverage. Donors need to prioritise providing aid based on humanitarian need, not their own interests or bias, and the church is called to act through prayer and giving. Sustainable, locally-led action has the greatest capacity to provide long-term solutions for neglected crises and donors can support these solutions by investing in local initiatives and empowering local leaders.
Case studies
Five Factors Driving Neglected Crises
The report “Five Factors Driving Neglected Crises” was written by Members of the Integral Alliance in 2024. The world has changed since the report was written and the Integral Alliance has updated the Call to Action in response to those changes. Use these links to view the full 2024 Report. The report has been produced in English, Dutch, French, German and Slovak.
English: Five Factors Driving Neglected Crises
Dutch: Vijf Factoren die Verwaarloosde Crisissen Veroorzaken
French: Cinq Facteurs à L’origine des Crises Négligées
Watch
Watch this short film to understand more about what makes a crisis neglected and what can be done.
Work
Ten Neglected Crises where Integral Members and their Partners are working:
- Afghanistan
- Burkina Faso
- DRC
- Ethiopia
- Haiti
- Madagascar
- Mozambique
- South Sudan
- Sudan / Chad
- Yemen
Fatuma Abdullah Oromia walks past one of her many dead cows. The drought in Ethiopia, made worse by climate change, has killed most of her cattle. “I will lose the rest of my cows as well,” she says. “We are starving. There is no food for today.” ZOA helps communities in her area with water trucking. In addition, ZOA provides drought resistant seeds and trains people to grow these in a sustainable manner.
Julienne has just fled war for the second time in 2025. Originally from Bweremana, she was forced to leave her home during the recent fighting over the M23 occupation of Goma. Already displaced and widowed, she is raising her four children on her own. After surviving the bombing of Buhimba camp, she moved to Kagiga Primary School in Rusayo. Thanks to Tearfund, she and many other displaced people now have access to drinking water, a vital necessity in their uncertain daily lives.