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HEADLINE United Nations
Nations Unies

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN APPEAL HITS RECORD $22.5 BILLION,
AIMING TO REACH 91 MILLION PEOPLE WITH ASSISTANCE IN 2018

The UN-coordinated response plans for 2018 are based on the world’s most comprehensive,
authoritative and evidence-based assessment of humanitarian needs

(Geneva, 1 December 2017) – Some 136 million people across the world need humanitarian aid
and protection due to protracted conflicts, natural disasters, epidemics and displacement. In
response to people’s most urgent needs, UN-coordinated humanitarian response plans launched
today in Geneva aim to reach 91 million of the most vulnerable people with food, shelter, health
care, emergency education, protection and other basic assistance in 2018.

This will require a record US$22.5 billion in funding, slightly more than the $22.2 billion appeal
launched for 2017.

“Humanitarians can only respond to the growing needs with the generous support of our donors.
Investing in coordinated response plans is a sound choice. It delivers tangible and measurable
results, and has a proven track record of success,” said Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General
for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, launching the Global Humanitarian
Overview 2018.

In 2017, humanitarian agencies reached tens of millions of people in need, saving millions of
lives, and donors provided record levels of funding to Humanitarian Response Plans - nearly $13
billion by the end of November 2017. Together, aid groups and humanitarian donors helped
stave off famines in South Sudan, Somalia, north-east Nigeria and Yemen and stepped up to
provide rapid assistance to refugees fleeing from violence in Myanmar.

“With this unprecedented level of humanitarian need, we at Save the Children have a lot to do.
As NGOs we are working hard to find quicker and more effective ways to use every dollar
donated well,” said Helle Thorning-Schmidt, CEO of Save the Children International. “But we
also need governments and institutions to take a longer term approach by tackling the cause of
these crises as well as the symptoms. By brokering peace agreements, investing in education,
helping communities build resilience to climate shocks, and speaking up when people are
persecuted. Without this, we will continue to see a record level of suffering.”

For 2018, needs will remain at exceptionally high levels in Nigeria, South Sudan, the Syria
region and Yemen, which is likely to remain the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

For further information, please contact:
Jens Laerke, OCHA Geneva, laerke@un.org , Tel: +41 (0)22 917 11 42, Cell: +41 79 472 9750
Russell Geekie, OCHA New York, geekie@un.org, Tel: +1 212 963 8340, Cell: +1 917 331 0393
OCHA press releases are available at www.unocha.org or www.reliefweb.int

The mission of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to mobilize and coordinate effective and
principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors

In some countries needs will fall, but still remain significant, including Afghanistan, Ethiopia,
Iraq, Mali, and Ukraine. But at the same time, needs are rising substantially in Burundi,
Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Libya and Somalia.

The Global Humanitarian Overview 2018 document is available through
unocha.org/globalhumanitarianoverview

Note to correspondents

The humanitarian appeal 2018 is based on Humanitarian Response Plans in Afghanistan,
Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Ethiopia, Haiti, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory,
Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and Yemen. The overall financial request also
include people covered in neighbouring countries in the Syria Regional Refugee & Resilience
Response Plan.

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