Live updates: UN humanitarians highlight global needs for 2025
2024-12-04 12:00
Geneva – UN humanitarians on Tuesday highlighted the urgent need for $51.5 billion to provide life-saving assistance to 230 million people in need across the globe in 2025.
In launching the 2025 Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO), UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said that the world is facing “unprecedented” humanitarian needs, with more than 339 million people expected to require assistance next year.
“The scale of suffering is staggering,” Griffiths said. “We are seeing the largest number of people in need since the Second World War.”
The GHO is the UN’s annual assessment of global humanitarian needs and provides a roadmap for humanitarian action in the coming year. It is based on data from UN agencies, NGOs, and other partners.
The 2025 GHO identifies eight countries as facing the most severe humanitarian crises: Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen. These countries are home to more than half of the people in need of humanitarian assistance worldwide.
The GHO also highlights the growing impact of climate change on humanitarian needs. In 2023, more than 100 million people were displaced by climate-related disasters, and this number is expected to increase in the coming years.
“Climate change is a humanitarian crisis,” Griffiths said. “It is making people more vulnerable to disasters, food insecurity, and disease.”
The 2025 GHO calls for a massive increase in humanitarian funding. The $51.5 billion requested is more than double the amount that was provided in 2023.
“We need to act now to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe,” Griffiths said. “We cannot afford to wait until it is too late.”
The GHO will be presented to the UN General Assembly on December 14. The Assembly is expected to adopt a resolution endorsing the GHO and calling for increased humanitarian funding.
Here are some additional details from the 2025 GHO:
- The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance has increased by more than 50 million since 2023.
- The main drivers of humanitarian needs are conflict, climate change, and economic crisis.
- The most vulnerable people are women, children, and people with disabilities.
- The GHO calls for a focus on providing life-saving assistance, protecting civilians, and building resilience to future crises.
The 2025 GHO is a sobering reminder of the immense humanitarian needs around the world. It is a call to action for governments, donors, and humanitarian organizations to do more to help the most vulnerable people.
Live updates: UN humanitarians highlight global needs for 2025
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