Gaza runs danger of becoming ‘forgotten crisis’, humanitarian support still critical: Singapore Red Cross

Mr William said one of the challenges in the humanitarian sector is how much attention people spend on certain conflicts, before the next one comes around.

“The broader conflict in the Middle East, involving Iran, the US and Israel, has drawn a lot of attention away from other crises around the world,” he said, adding that this is because the current war is affecting other countries.

“So that automatically leads to resources being moved away from other crises.

“That is a major challenge for the humanitarian world, because the humanitarian challenges on the ground may be as bad, if not worse, than the crisis that is happening elsewhere. But unfortunately, the resources begin to dry up.”

The “eyes of the world” are no longer on the earlier crisis and it may not draw as much attention as it used to, he added.