Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2023
2023
This report published by Development Initiatives provides an annual assessment of the global humanitarian financing landscape. The 2023 edition outlines the significant challenges facing the humanitarian system, documenting the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, climate change, and global conflict – and the resulting increase in humanitarian need worldwide. The report provides an overview of humanitarian financing and details how funding has flatlined while demand for humanitarian assistance remains historically high. In 2022, an estimated 406.6 million people needed humanitarian assistance, and the number of long-term, complex crises increased. The report highlights sources of humanitarian assistance and progress in improving the humanitarian system– focusing on local action. The report also presents findings on how additional resources, such as climate finance, could be utilized to address humanitarian crises in countries worldwide.
Chapters include:
- Chapter 1: Key Trends in Humanitarian Need and Funding: 2022
- Chapter 2: Characteristics of Crisis: Need and Funding
- Chapter 3: A Better Humanitarian System: Locally Led Action
- Chapter 4: Beyond Humanitarian Funding: Addressing Cycles of Crises
- Chapter 5: Methodology and Definitions
Supplementary resources include an executive summary, downloadable datasets, and interactive charts that explore key data from the report.
Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2023
Source:
Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2023. Development Initiatives 2023. https://devinit.org/resources/global-humanitarian-assistance-report-2023.