2024 |
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People in need301 million
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People targeted181.1 million
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Appeals35
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Requirements (US$)$46.6 billion
In the context of UN-coordinated plans, the figure for people targeted is always a subset of the figure for the number of people in need, as it is the result of response analysis, taking into consideration humanitarian access, response capacity of partners, and responses planned/anticipated by humanitarian actors outside of the appeal.
The 2024 GHO launched in December 2023 required $46.6 billion to assist 181 million of the 301 million people in need of aid in 73 countries. The Middle East and North African region requires $13.9 billion, the largest total for any region in 2024 and accounting for 30 per cent of the Global Humanitarian Overview. East and Southern Africa requires $10.9 billion, while West and Central Africa calls for $8.3 billion. Asia and the Pacific will require $5.5 billion, Eastern Europe $4.1 billion, and Latin America and the Caribbean $3.6 billion.
This year’s GHO adopted a lightened Humanitarian Programme Cycle that further prioritised the number of people targeted to receive aid. In another step forward, nine countries are publishing online documents (or expanded content), and several have merged their Humanitarian Needs Overview and Humanitarian Response Plan into new “Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan” – HNRP – that provides a clear and compelling overview of humanitarian needs and the response strategy. The nine pilot countries are Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Mali, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Ukraine. Their documents can be accessed on Humanitarian Action. The pilots demonstrate the versatility of an online document, for example, being fully searchable, integrating interactive maps and charts – such as a severity of need by region for South Sudan – or providing online annexes to a shortened HNRP, as Somalia.
2023 |
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Requirements (US$)$56.7 billion
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Inter-Agency Appeals Funding (US$)$22.4 billion
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Appeals Coverage40%
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Total Humanitarian Funding (US$)$30.5 billion
Reporting on 2023 funding continues and it reached $22.4 billion, or 40 per cent of requirements, by the end of January 2024. Funding received aimed to assist 245 million people through 36 country plans and 9 regional plans. This was a seven per cent increase in the original number of people targeted for assistance at the beginning of 2023, and was largely driven by the crisis in Sudan, the conflict in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and natural disasters in Afghanistan, Libya, Malawi, Mozambique, Syria and Türkiye. Almost 128 million (62 per cent) of people targeted in the inter-agency plans benefited from at least one form of aid during the year. (Details on the number of people reached per plan are available here.)
Unfortunately, numerous plans did not receive adequate funding – many even less than last year – which prevented humanitarians from responding. Underfunding has affected all areas of humanitarian action in 2023, leading to cuts in food assistance, inadequate and undignified living conditions, and reduced access to health services. People in need faced a lack of access to vital protection services, fewer educational opportunities for children, and a heightened risk of disease due to under-resourcing of water, sanitation and hygiene.
2023 was the first year since 2010 – 2011 that humanitarian funding declined compared to the previous year. The gap between requirements and funding was also the highest ever at $33.6 billion, which is a 57 per cent increase over last year’s $21.3 billion funding gap. For more details on the funding gap for each plan, see tables on page 7.
Appeals funding gap
Of the 27 HRP countries, 23 experienced a decline in funding from 2022 to 2023. Of these 23, 18 had HRPs with increased requirements, compared to 2022. Thus, although requirements increased, funding actually decreased, making it more difficult for humanitarians to meet the growing needs in a timely manner. Five of the countries whose 2023 financial requirements decreased also experienced funding decreases that were notably disproportionate to the decreased financial ask. Donors and humanitarian partners are encouraged to report both 2023 and 2024 funding to the Financial Tracking Service (FTS). Complete and reliable data is key to underpin financial analyses and advocacy efforts for underfunded crises.
Ukraine HNRP & RRP
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Total Population37.4 million
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People in need16.9 million
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People targeted10.8 million
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RRP$1.08 billion
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HNRP$3.11 billion
Masha: “My grandfather and my grandmother remained in Yampil. My school is there, my friends and my house are there. I want the war to end and that’s it”
OCHA/UNHCR
The war that started in the east of the country in 2014 has now reached its 10-year mark, inflicting immeasurable suffering, causing numerous deaths and massive destruction, putting millions at risk of serious violations and generating grave humanitarian needs. Further, the full-scale invasion of the country in February 2022 sparked the largest refugee crisis in Europe since the Second World War.
In response to this situation, the Ukraine Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) and the Ukraine Situation Regional Response Plan (RRP) were launched in Geneva on 11 January (full recording available here). Together, the activities outlined in the two plans aim to assist 10.8 million people inside Ukraine (8.5 million) and in neighbouring countries (2.3 million). A joint HNRP / RRP summary document outlines the strategic objectives, response strategy, and detailed financial requirements for each plan. Last year’s plans were funded 69 per cent and 43 per cent, respectively.
“Remember #Ukraine? We do. People continue to face death and displacement as homes, hospitals and schools are destroyed. We are asking $3.1 billion in humanitarian funding for 2024.”
-Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
“$4.2 billion are needed in support of war-affected Ukrainians including six million refugees. Russian attacks continue to kill, destroy, displace. Help is needed for Ukrainians to stay resilient. Let us not forget!”
-Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Sudan HNRP & RRP
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Total Population51 million
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People in need27.5 million
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People targeted17.4 million
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Inside Sudan$2.7 billion
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In refugee-hosting countries$1.4 billion
Sahna: “I urge the international community to intervene so that this war should stop. Enough.”
OCHA/UNHCR
After years of protracted crisis, Sudan plunged into a conflict of alarming scale in mid-April 2023 with fierce fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces that expanded into nearly the whole country. The conflict has displaced millions of people to the extent it is now the largest displacement and protection crisis in the world. There seems to be no reprieve in sight for the Sudanese.
In response, the Sudan Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2024 and the Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan 2024 were launched in Geneva on 7 February 2024 (full recording available here). The activities outlined in the two plans aim to assist 24.8 million people inside Sudan and in neighbouring countries (2.7 million). The
outlines the strategic objectives, response strategy, and detailed financial requirements for each plan. Last year’s plans were funded 43.4 per cent and 38 per cent, respectively.
“We must not forget #Sudan. Almost 10 months of conflict have robbed the people of Sudan of nearly everything”
-Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
“@UN is launching its 2024 humanitarian appeals for Sudan and its refugees. We are asking for $4.1 billion. Last year only 40% was funded. We must do better than that”
-Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
2024 Appeal Plans
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