Global Humanitarian Overview 2023, August Update (Snapshot as of 31 August 2023)
PEOPLE IN NEED 363M
PEOPLE TARGETED 248M
APPEALS REQUIREMENTS (US$) $ 55.2B
INTER-AGENCY APPEALS FUNDING (US$) $ 15.8B
APPEALS COVERAGE 29 %
TOTAL HUMANITARIAN FUNDING (US$) $ 21.4B
Requirements for the Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) currently stand at $55.2 billion to assist 248 million of the 363 million people in need. Donors have provided $15.8 billion as of end-August for plans in the GHO, which represents 29 per cent of the total funding required this year. This amount is less than what was recorded at the end of August in 2022 due to several factors, including some donors’ ongoing budgetary debates, delays in reporting over the summer, and fewer supplemental budgets from top donors this year. Coverage of the plans varies widely. Twenty-two out of the 43 inter-agency response plans (51 per cent) are currently funded below the global average of 29 per cent.
An additional $5.6 billion of humanitarian funding has been channelled outside the GHO, bringing total humanitarian funding to $21.4 billion.
The gap between financial requirements and resources currently stands at $39 billion, the highest ever recorded at this time of the year.