The Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) is the world’s most comprehensive, authoritative and evidence-based assessment of humanitarian need. It provides a global snapshot of the current and future trends in humanitarian action for large-scale resource mobilization efforts, and explores opportunities to more effectively deliver humanitarian assistance.
Introduction
The Global Humanitarian Overview is the world’s most comprehensive, authoritative and evidence-based assessment of humanitarian needs. It aims to fight hunger, killer diseases, gender-based violence and displacement, through plans that prioritize those who need help the most.
Part one: Global Trends
In 2022, humanitarian action will need to adapt to new and challenging realities. The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a heavy toll in developing countries, civilians continue to be the most affected by conflict and extreme poverty is rising. Climate change effects are devastating, forced displacement is at record levels and 161 million people face acute food insecurity.
Part two: Inter-Agency Coordinated Appeals
The United Nations and partner organizations aim to assist 183 million people most in need across 63 countries. This section presents an overview of results from 2021, needs for 2022, regional overviews, as well as country-specific and regional response plans.
Part three: Delivering Better
Humanitarian response, and the systems behind it, are constantly evolving to ensure coordinated and principled assistance quickly reaches those who need help the most. Increasingly, processes that include work with local actors, anticipatory action and improved data analysis and protection help the system to deliver better.
