This article originally appeared on IRINnews.org , a news agency specialised in reporting humanitarian crises.

By IRIN Editors

From the Rohingya to South Sudan , hurricanes to famine , 2017 was full of disasters and crises. But 2018 is shaping up to be even worse. Heres why.

The UN has appealed for record levels of funding to help those whose lives have been torn apart, but the gap between the funding needs and the funding available continues to grow.

And what makes the outlook especially bad for 2018 is that the political will needed to resolve conflicts, welcome refugees, and address climate change also appears to be waning. What a difference a year, a new US president, and a German election make.

Heres our insider take on 10 crises that will shape the humanitarian agenda in 2018 (See 2017s list here ):

1. Syrias sieges and displacement