Foreword by the Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator I launch this Global Humanitarian Overview for 2025—my...
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AppealGlobal Humanitarian Overview 2025 [EN/AR/FR/ES]
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InfographicGlobal Humanitarian Overview 2024, Mid-Year Update (Snapshot as of 31 May 2024)
At-a-glance In the first six months of 2024, humanitarian needs in multiple countries intensified, while new crises hit others, causing global humanitarian requirements to grow from US$46.4 billion...
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OtherOCHA Annual Report 2023
FOREWORD 2023 was another gruelling year for millions of people – and one that stretched the humanitarian system to its limits. It began with devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. In Syria,...
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AppealGlobal Humanitarian Overview 2024 [EN/AR/FR/ES]
PEOPLE IN NEED 299.4 M PEOPLE TARGETED 180.5 M REQUIREMENTS (US$) $ 46.4 B APPEALS 35 In 2024, nearly 300 million people around the world will need humanitarian assistance and protection, due to...
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OtherOCHA Annual Report 2022
FOREWORD 2022 was yet another relentlessly arduous year for many people across the world. The invasion of Ukraine sparked a crisis in Europe, contributed to record levels of global displacement, and...
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OtherOCHA's Strategic Plan 2023-2026: Transforming Humanitarian Coordination
Introduction The international humanitarian system1 faces an exponential rise in humanitarian needs. Between 2011 and 2020, the number of people targeted for assistance rose by 59 million before...
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AppealGlobal Humanitarian Overview 2023 [EN/AR/ES/FR]
At a Glance PEOPLE IN NEED: 339 M PEOPLE TARGETED: 230 M REQUIREMENTS (US$): 51.5 B APPEALS: 38 Section 1: Global trends After 20 years, forced displacement shows no sign of slowing. More than 1 per...
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OtherOCHA Annual Report 2021
FOREWORD From the continuing wars in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Syria and Yemen to the hunger crisis in Madagascar and South Sudan, and the cyclone and earthquake in Haiti, 2021 was a year of...
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AppealGlobal Humanitarian Overview 2022
This number is a significant increase from 235 million people a year ago. The UN and partner organizations aim to assist 183 million people across 63 countries, which will require $41 billion.
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OtherOCHA Annual Report 2020
OCHA launches Annual Report for 2020 Launched today, OCHA's Annual Report for 2020 highlights how the organization helped to mobilize US$3.8 billion for response efforts, including the Global...
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Manual and GuidelineOslo Guidelines: Guidelines on The Use of Foreign Military and Civil Defence Assets In Disaster Relief - Revision 1.1 November 2007 [EN/ZH]
The “Oslo Guidelines” were originally prepared over a period of two years beginning in 1992. They were the result of a collaborative effort that culminated in an international conference in Oslo,...
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Manual and GuidelineCivil-Military Guidelines & Reference for Complex Emergencies [EN/ZH]
CIVIL-MILITARY GUIDELINES & REFERENCE FOR COMPLEX EMERGENCIES' is the first collection of core humanitarian instruments developed by the United Nations (UN) and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee...