Global Humanitarian Overview 2022
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All 2022 data is as estimated in November 2021. For current data, please visit https://hum-insight.info/
In 2022, 274 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection.
This number is a significant increase from 235 million people a year ago, which was already the highest figure in decades. The United Nations and partner organizations aim to assist 183 million people most in need across 63 countries, which will require $41 billion.
Inter-Agency Coordinated Appeals: Overview for 2022
Global Humanitarian Overview 2022
The Global Humanitarian Overview is the world’s most comprehensive, authoritative and evidence-based assessment of humanitarian needs. It aims to fight hunger, killer diseases, gender-based violence and displacement, through plans that prioritize those who need help the most.
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Foreword from the ERC
Humanitarian needs are at an all-time high, humanitarian workers face attack, access is not guaranteed and funding remains well below needs. Now is the moment to double down.
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At a Glance
COVID-19 shows no signs of abating, fuelled by variants and a lack of vaccines. Hard-won development gains in employment, food security, and health care have been reversed.
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Global Achievements
Humanitarians responded within an ever-changing landscape in 2021. Over 107 million people caught up in thirty seven crises have been reached with humanitarian assistance.
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In 2022, humanitarian action will need to adapt to new and challenging realities. The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a heavy toll in developing countries, civilians continue to be the most affected by conflict and extreme poverty is rising. Climate change effects are devastating, forced displacement is at record levels and 161 million people face acute food insecurity.
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Humanitarian Action Must Adapt to Climate Change
The effects of the climate crisis are happening now, impairing human rights, creating new humanitarian needs and exacerbating and protracting those that already exist.
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Hunger is on the Rise and Urgent Action is Needed
Last year’s warnings of unprecedented levels of global food insecurity have been confirmed. An estimated 161 million people in 42 countries face acute food insecurity.
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Conflict Remains a Major Driver of Humanitarian Need
Despite calls for global ceasefires due to COVID-19, political conflicts continue to hit civilian populations the hardest and further exacerbate the needs of the most vulnerable.
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Variants and Slow Vaccine Rollout are Fueling COVID-19
COVID-19 and its effects are taking a heavy toll on countries already struggling to cope with poverty, conflict, climatic shocks and other disease outbreaks.
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Forced Displacement is at Record Levels
Worldwide, 82.4 million people are forcibly displaced. This is the highest number ever, making up more than 1 per cent of the global population.
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Health Services Have Been Severely Impacted
COVID-19 severely impacts the operational readiness of health systems worldwide, dealing a considerable blow to operating budgets and stock levels.
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COVID-19 Continues to Disrupt the Global Economy
The global economy has experienced massive disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hard-won development gains have been reversed and extreme poverty is rising.
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School Closures Have Severely Disrupted Education
COVID-19 continues to disrupt global education, affecting children from poorer families disproportionately. School closures persist and remote learning shows limitations.
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Humanitarian Crises Worsen Gender Inequalities
Women and girls living in humanitarian contexts continue to be among those most affected by gender inequalities. Gender parity has worsened due to COVID-19 and other crises.
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Private Sector Mobilizing Resources for Emergencies
The private sector continues to prove its capacity to quickly mobilize resources on the ground and strengthen emergency preparedness and recovery.
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The United Nations and partner organizations aim to assist 183 million people most in need across 63 countries. This section presents an overview of results from 2021, needs for 2022, regional overviews, as well as country-specific and regional response plans.
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Inter-Agency Coordinated Appeals: Results from 2021
Funding shortages plagued humanitarian agencies throughout the year, especially as scale-up was required for several high-profile emergencies.
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Inter-Agency Coordinated Appeals: Overview for 2022
The United Nations and partner organizations aim to assist 183 million people most in need across 63 countries, which will require $41 billion.
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The Consequences of Underfunding
Humanitarian funding is the cornerstone of a feasible humanitarian response - without sufficient funds not all needs will be met.
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Asia and the Pacific
Humanitarian needs and vulnerabilities in the region are increasing due to the impacts of climate change, protracted crises and the health and economic shocks of COVID-19.
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Eastern Europe
Humanitarian needs arising from conflict in eastern Ukraine remain critical. Restrictions on movement across the contact line widen the rift between the now-divided population.
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Middle East and North Africa
Years of conflict continue to have crippling humanitarian consequences, exacerbated by the effects of COVID-19, macro-economic decline and the climate crisis.
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Latin America and Caribbean
The world’s most economically unequal region is also the second-most disaster-prone. Recovery from the pandemic has been challenging and needs continue to increase.
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Southern and East Africa
Violence continues to force people to flee their homes. Grave violations against civilians persist and region is experiencing a major food insecurity crisis.
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West and Central Africa
In 2022, 61 million people will require assistance due to acute and prolonged crises across the region. Violence and climate shocks are driving a dramatic food crisis.
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Regional Refugee Appeals
The regional humanitarian response focuses on the immediate needs of refugees and host communities, longer-term solutions and addressing the root causes of crises.
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Other Appeals
Under the leadership of humanitarian partners, three other appeals have the aim of responding to the needs of populations at country and regional levels.
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Humanitarian response, and the systems behind it, are constantly evolving to ensure coordinated and principled assistance quickly reaches those who need help the most. Increasingly, processes that include work with local actors, anticipatory action and improved data analysis and protection help the system to deliver better.
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Pooled Funds and Humanitarian Emergencies
CERF and CBPFs remain key instruments that ensure coordinated and humanitarian assistance quickly reaches people caught up in crises.
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Ensuring Funding and Capacity for AAP and PSEA
Accountability to affected people and protection from sexual exploitation and abuse must remain firmly embedded in every humanitarian response.
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Delivering Better for Women and Girls
Women and girls have greater representation in humanitarian prioritization and response, but more women are needed in leadership roles.
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Protection at the Centre of Humanitarian Response
Human rights must be at the heart of all UN action, including in times of crises and it provides momentum to deepen and advance the centrality of protection in practice.
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Local Actors Play a Key Role in Humanitarian Action
In 2021, local actors were at the forefront of the response to COVID-19, particularly in sustaining humanitarian operations. Steady progress has been made in localization.
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Anticipatory Action: Fast, Effective and Dignified
An estimated half of all today’s crises are somewhat predictable. Acting early mitigates the shock impact and reduces humanitarian needs, helping to enhance resilience.
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Joint Intersectoral Analysis Framework
Humanitarian systems can respond more appropriately if they understand and acknowledge the multiple ways in which people and communities experience shocks.
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Reviewing the HRPs Costing Methodology
A review of the HRPs costing methodology is expected to contribute to strengthening sound and transparent monetary forecasting procedures in the long term.
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Disaster Response During a Pandemic: Central America
Hurricanes Eta and Iota battered Guatemala and Honduras in November 2021. Despite the pandemic, local humanitarian organizations played a pivotal role in saving lives.
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High-Level Task Force on Preventing Famine
The worst food crises are taking place simultaneously and on multiple fronts. A UN task force advocates for famine prevention resources and improved access to people in need.
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Operationalizing the Nexus Through Durable Solutions
Protracted humanitarian crisis can last for many years. Humanitarian actors must contribute to sustainable national and local systems and to durable solutions for displaced people.
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Towards Enhanced Data Responsibility
Data responsibility is a critical issue for the humanitarian system to address. The management of personal and non-personal data must be safe, ethical and effective.
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