Since the outbreak of the Arab Spring in 2011, the Arab region has witnessed a sharp rise in crises that have had complicated political, social, and economic implications, in addition to very serious and complex humanitarian consequences. This was compounded by the rise of counter-revolution, the spread of violence and armed conflicts, proxy wars, and the escalation of terrorism in the Arab region, starting with Iraq, Yemen, Libya, and Syria. As a consequence, there has been a vast rise in humanitarian needs and an increase in the number of refugees and displaced people. Over the past two years the Coronavirus pandemic has further worsened the humanitarian situation, raising many concerns about humanitarian access to civilians in conflict-affected areas due to the economic and public health restrictions imposed on a global level, which has been a shock to the already troubled humanitarian aid system. With the world and region having not yet recovered from these crises, the Russian invasion of Ukraine amplified the "financial fatigue" of the global humanitarian system and triggered a shift in international donor responses, with funds primarily allocated to the Ukrainian conflict and humanitarian crisis and a resultant reduction in allocated funds to respond to the crises in the Arab region, especially in the Gaza Strip and northern Syria...
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