Highest number of humanitarian emergencies in 2023, says UN

GENEVA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations (UN) refugee agency UNHCR on Friday said it responded to a sharply rising number of new or deepening humanitarian crises in 2023, issuing 43 emergency declarations to scale up support in 29 countries, the highest number in the last 10 years.

According to "the Emergency Preparedness and Response in 2023" released by the UNHCR on Friday, the organization dispatched 7.