Sudan, Rahma and her family were internally displaced following intense violence in Khartoum. She now volunteers to cook for 152 families seeking shelter at the camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) at Zarroug school.

Sudan

Rahma and her family were internally displaced following intense violence in Khartoum. She now volunteers to cook for 152 families seeking shelter at the camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) at Zarroug school. OCHA/Ala Kheir

Global Humanitarian Overview 2024

Published on 8 December 2023
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The Global Humanitarian Overview is an annual assessment of global humanitarian needs and how to respond to them. This document provides an analysis of the drivers of needs and an overview of the resources required to support people targeted for assistance. It also provides an account of the humanitarian system’s collective achievements.

Introduction

Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar, Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths visits Shwe Zedi Monastery, urging expanded humanitarian access during his trip to the country.

Foreword by the Emergency Relief Coordinator

7 December 2023

Tegucigalpita, Honduras, Magda, is a 31-year-old mother of three, like millions of people who live in Honduras’ Dry Corridor, Magda’s family do not have regular access to water and often use informal sources for consumption, cooking and sanitation.

Abridged report

7 December 2023

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Displaced and homeless Haitians gather for medical treatment at an IOM mobile clinic in Place Clercine. UNICEF estimates that half of the 200,000 people displaced by gang violence in Haiti are children.

Global achievements

8 December 2023

Lahj, Yemen, Children carry water after filling containers from a water point made by the DRC.

Cost of inaction

7 December 2023

Section 1: Global Trends

Gaza Strip, OPT, Rubble is scattered throughout Al-Rimal neighbourhood following airstrikes.

New and resurging conflicts deepen humanitarian needs worldwide

Access,

Conflict,

Displacement

8 December 2023

Afghanistan, This area used to be wetlands and was a viable water source, but now it is dry and hardly sustainable. During the rainy season, grass will still sprout, enough for livestock to feed. However, throughout most of the year, livestock are struggling for water and food. Once thriving villages are now losing their livestock and livelihoods to the drought.

The spiraling climate crisis is intensifying needs and vulnerabilities

Anticipatory Action,

Climate Change,

Disasters

8 December 2023

Kelly, north-west Syria, Abdulkarim Baradee is a 33-year-old farmer. The rising prices of fuel, food and agricultural materials have made life hard for families already struggling with poverty in his village.

Economic hardship persists, increasingly becoming a primary driver of need

Economy,

Financing,

Food security

8 December 2023

North Kivu, DRC, A young boy cleans his water container with stagnant rainwater, Despite the risk from the cholera epidemic that plagues displacement sites. Clean water and sanitation is urgently needed in the face of this dire public health crisis.

Disease outbreaks and converging risks threaten weak and recovering health systems

Climate Change,

Disasters,

Disease

8 December 2023

Banamba, Mali, Students benefit from nutrient rich snacks, provided to a nutritional support group by UNICEF.

Worsening hunger crisis requires global response across all sectors

Climate Change,

Food security,

Hunger

8 December 2023

Bedaka, CAR, Georges has welcomed more than 20 displaced people into his home.

Forced displacement at record levels as a cause and consequence of increased need

Conflict,

Displacement,

Hunger

8 December 2023

Section 2: Delivering Better

Dosso, Niger, Discussions take place to identify priorities and activities with community members, WFP and multiple partners from NGOs governments and academia, as part of a training of trainers initiative.

As local as possible: progress in making localization in humanitarian action a reality

Coordination,

Localization,

Pooled Funds

8 December 2023

Far North Region, Cameroon, A psychosocial support session takes place with GBV survivors.

Collaboration and cohesion: towards better integration of accountability to affected people and protection from sexual exploitation and abuse

Accountability to Affected People,

Gender,

Women

8 December 2023

Myanmar, A woman with disability feeds her elderly mother at an IDP site in Kachin.

Towards more inclusive humanitarian action

Accountability to Affected People,

Cash,

Inter-agency

8 December 2023

Unión Wounaan, Colombia, The Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Joyce Msuya, joins a delegation visiting remote Unión Wounaan indigenous community to learn about their needs. The riverside community is one of many in the area that are suffering the consequences of an ongoing conflict between two rival armed groups. This conflict, coupled with the complex logistics required to reach Unión Wounaan and similar communities, have also contributed to…

Expanding the critical role of humanitarian diplomacy

Access,

Inter-agency,

Negotiation

8 December 2023

Section 3: Response Plans

Khan Younis city, Gaza, OPT, In a moment of respite, children play at one of the schools that has been turned into a shelter for displaced families.

Response Plans: Overview for 2024

8 December 2023

Bentiu, Unity State, South Sudan, Two women at the women-only ‘friendly space’ in IDP Site A. Some of the women living in this site have been the victims of sexual violence. The danger of sexual violence increases in confined living conditions and daily activities such as fetching water or taking a shower carry an elevated risk. With support from CERF, UNFPA, has set up a women-only space to provide safety and mutual support. Women also receive vocational training on income-generating activities.

Response Plans: Results from 2023

8 December 2023

Ayeyarwady, Myanmar, A smallholder farmer distributes paddy seeds before the monsoon season.

Asia

Asia and the Pacific

8 December 2023

Borodianka, Ukraine, Children study in the boiler room of their kindergarten. New generators have been provided by UNICEF to provide light and heat, enabling the kindergarten to stay open amid power outages and freezing temperatures.

Eastern Europe

Europe

8 December 2023

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, A newly displaced woman now lives on the steps of Gymnasium Vincent. Since mid-2023, scores of schools, churches, and sports halls have been transformed into emergency shelters to house the sudden influx of residents driven out of their homes by an epidemic of gang violence.

Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean

8 December 2023

Gaza, OPT, Nearly 12,000 children have been vaccinated at UNRWA health centres in Gaza since 4 November 2023.
This comes as UNRWA Chief Philippe Lazzarini warns of an imminent outbreak of waterborne disease & emergence of hepatitis and skin disease across Gaza.

Middle East and North Africa

Middle East and North Africa

8 December 2023

Vanuatu, Jerolein (1 yr) with her mother Nancy. Jerolein is finally getting the vaccines that she missed out on when COVID disrupted services last year 2022. The nearest clinic is 20 minutes by transport and costs 600vt for a return trip. Nancy sells produce at the market in town to earn cash that she can then use to pay for transport to access health services. Due to the cyclone however, they have lost most of their garden, it will take three months before they can start selling produce again.

Pacific Islands

Asia and the Pacific

8 December 2023

Unity State, South Sudan, People walk on the dykes constructed by humanitarian partners to stop Bentiu and Rubkona towns from flooding. Floodwater levels have remained high, exposing people to waterborne diseases and disrupting the provision of basic services.

Southern and East Africa

West and Central Africa

8 December 2023

Ouahigouya, North Region, Burkina Faso , Displaced and host populations explain how they live together, with understanding and compassion.

West and Central Africa

West and Central Africa

8 December 2023

Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Children play with each other in an Afghan refugee community on July 18, 2023 in, Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Regional Refugee Response Plans

Regional plan,

Displacement

8 December 2023

Tumbaco, Ecuador, Wilneydis helps her father Wilfredo to make a chair from reused tires in their backyard. They are originally from Venezuela and have been living in Tumbaco, Ecuador, for 10 months.

Their family is part of the Integral Protection Program (IPP) promoted by UNICEF. The IPP seeks to protect Venezuelan children and adolescents and their families in a situation of human mobility in Ecuador and is based on a comprehensive and multipurpose strategy that combines monetary transfers with…

Other plans

Other Plan

8 December 2023