Global Humanitarian Overview 2024

In 2024, humanitarian partners are appealing for US$46.4 billion to assist 180.5 million people facing life-threatening and urgent needs.

This Global Humanitarian Overview 20224 is launched on behalf of more than 1,900 humanitarian partners, the majority (1,189) of which are local/national non-governmental organizations. • It covers 72 countries - 26 countries directly impacted by crises, and 46 countries that neighbour them and have received refugees. The Global Humanitarian Overview 2024 is being launched at a time when new and resurging conflicts, the climate crisis and economic factors are taking a tremendous toll on communities around the world. • One in 73 people worldwide is now displaced. This figure has doubled in the past 10 years. • Nearly one child in every five worldwide is living in, or has fled from, conflict zones. • 258 million people face acute hunger. • Disease outbreaks are causing preventable deaths.

The Global Humanitarian Overview is a comprehensive assessment of global humanitarian needs, and it provides a snapshot of current and future trends in humanitarian action for large-scale resource mobilization.

The five largest country appeals reflect the number of people in need and the depth of their need. The appeal for Syria requests $4.4 billion, Ukraine $3.1 billion, Afghanistan $3 billion, Ethiopia $2.9 billion and Yemen $2.8 billion. The top five regional appeals, covering the crisis-affected countries’ neighbours, are the Syria Regional Appeal at $5.5 billion, the Venezuela Joint Refugee and Migrant Plan at $1.6 billion, the South Sudan Regional Appeal at $1.5 billion, the Sudan Regional Appeal at $1.3 billion and the Ukraine Regional Appeal at $1 billion.

The full report, interactive content and updated operational data are available in full through HumanitarianAction.info.