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Global Humanitarian Overview

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Global Humanitarian Overview
LanguageArabic, English, French, Spanish
SubjectsHumanitarian Aid
Published2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
PublisherUnited Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Global Humanitarian Overview is an annual report published by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

It documents how many people have unmet humanitarian needs and the funding that is needed by humanitarian agencies to meet them.

Over the years the annual editions have identified rising needs, insufficient spending, and patterns of violence towards humanitarian healthcare staff.

Publication

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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs logo

Global Humanitarian Overview is published by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.[1]

It has been published annually since 2015, and is available in Arabic, English, French, and Spanish.[2]

Format

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Global Humanitarian Overview documents global trends in humanitarian aid including conflict, climate events, disease, food insecurity, and compliance with international humanitarian law.[3] The report tracks patterns of humanitarian needs, aid spending and the gap between them.[4][5]

Notable highlights from selected editions

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Global Humanitarian Overview 2015

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In 2015 the inaugural edition, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that humanitarian needs had risen by 500% in the past ten years and that by June 2015, only 26% of the needs were funded by the world's governments.[4]

The agency needed $16 billion of funding to support 57.5 people in emergencies in 22 countries.[4]

Global Humanitarian Overview 2017

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In 2017 the report documented the closure of eleven healthcare facilities in Sudan due to a funding shortfall.[5] Areas with high needs also included Libya, South Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, with the total funding needed to meet all needs being $22 billion.[5]

Global Humanitarian Overview 2018

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In 2018 the report documented 158 major violent incidents affected humanitarian workers in 22 countries, including 72 abductions and 139 homicides.[6]

Main article: Attacks on humanitarian workers

The report documented the needs of 134 million people in 42 countries and a 40% gap between the cost of meeting their needs and the funding provided.[7]

Global Humanitarian Overview 2019

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The 2019 recorded a record level of attacks on healthcare workers and predicted dire circumstances for people living in poverty as a consequence of the climate emergency and armed conflict.[3] It reported that compliance with international humanitarian law was falling, putting healthcare workers in dangervand reducing their ability to meet health needs.[3] It reported a need for humanitarian workers must collaborate with international development workers to increase community resilience to volatile situations.[8]

Main article: Humanitarian-Development Nexus

Global Humanitarian Overview 2020

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In 2020 the report documented the highest number of people in need in decades, with the number of people with humanitarian needs reaching 168 million.[9] The report called for $28.8 billion of funding.[9]

Global Humanitarian Overview 2021

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$35 billion of needs were identified,[10] significantly exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. One in 33 people globally had unmet humanitarian needs, up from one in 45 in 2020.[11]

Global Humanitarian Overview 2022

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A record level of $41 billion worth of needs were identified, with 183 million people in need of life-saving assistance.[10] Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Yemen were identified as the countries with the highest needs.[10] Climate change, conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic were identified as the key causes of unmet needs.[12]

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References

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  1. ^ Salomons, Dirk. "Charity or Charade? The tragedy of humanitarianism." Journal of International Affairs 70, no. 2 (2017): 39-57.
  2. ^ "Global Humanitarian Overview 2022 | Global Humanitarian Overview". gho.unocha.org. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  3. ^ a b c McVeigh, Karen (2019-12-05). "Record rise in attacks on healthcare workers leaves 'millions at risk' – UN". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  4. ^ a b c Banning-Lover, Rachel (2015-06-17). "UN's aid appeal up 500% in a decade as multiple crises become the 'new norm'". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  5. ^ a b c Salih, Zeinab Mohammed (2017-01-10). "Lack of money forces closure of 11 UN health clinics in Sudan". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  6. ^ "313 Humanitarian Aid Workers Attacked in 2017 | World Humanitarian Day". Missions Box. 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  7. ^ "A Grand Bargain to foster local leadership in humanitarian sector in Myanmar". Mizzima Myanmar News and Insight. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  8. ^ APTE, JANHAVI. "QUESTIONS FOR HUMANITARIAN ACTION IN 2019."
  9. ^ a b Welsh, Teresa (5 Dec 2019). "2020 to see 'highest figure in decades' in need of humanitarian assistance". Devex.
  10. ^ a b c "UN launches record humanitarian appeal for 2022 as needs soar". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  11. ^ Langlois, Etienne V.; Dey, Teesta; Shah, Mehr Gul (2021-08-28). "More than honour, humanitarian health-care workers need life-saving protection". The Lancet. 398 (10302): 729–730. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01892-4. ISSN 0140-6736. PMC 8598681. PMID 34418360.
  12. ^ "5 Key Takeaways From The UN's Global Humanitarian Overview". unfoundation.org. 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
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