2025 Proved Devastating for Poor Countries: Professor Dr. Hussain Qadri

Humanity Is Still in Search of Peace, Security, and Justice: President Minhaj-ul-Quran

President of Minhaj-ul-Quran International, Professor Dr. Hussain Mohi-ud-Din Qadri, has stated that the year 2025 has become part of those tragic chapters of human history in which people living in different regions of the world appear to be suffering the same pain, hunger, fear, and uncertainty about the future. He said that despite modern civilization, scientific advancement, and economic systems, humanity still seems to have failed in securing peace, justice, and guaranteed access to basic necessities of life.

Referring to global reports, Professor Dr. Hussain Mohi-ud-Din Qadri said that 2025 proved to be an exceptionally devastating year for poor and developing countries, where wars, hunger, climate change, and a severe decline in international aid dangerously intensified the humanitarian crisis.

He said that at present, 61 wars are ongoing across the world, a situation being described as the worst since the Second World War. He further stated that due to ongoing wars and armed conflicts globally, more than 240,000 people lost their lives worldwide in 2025, the majority of whom were civilians.

Professor Dr. Hussain Mohi-ud-Din Qadri emphasized that this crisis is not confined to mere statistics; rather, it is a long and painful story of human suffering, displacement, hunger, and shattered futures. In different parts of the world, millions of families are struggling between life and death. In some regions, children are dying of hunger, while in others, the elderly and the sick are breathing their last due to the absence of basic facilities. In war-torn areas, settlements have been destroyed, farmlands have been abandoned, and rays of hope are gradually fading.

He further stated that according to reports of international organizations, 60 million children suffered from severe malnutrition in 2025, while 11 million children faced a direct risk of death. The World Food Programme has warned that by 2026, 318 million people worldwide will be facing acute food insecurity, which is double the number recorded in 2019.