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Confirmed

305 million people currently need humanitarian aid

Omissions

• The 305 million figure refers to the estimated humanitarian needs for the year 2025, not a real-time snapshot at the moment of speaking in January 2026. The MEP could have specified that this was the 2025 estimate from OCHA's Global Humanitarian Overview published in December 2024.

Sources

• PrimaryUN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) - Global Humanitarian Overview 2025An estimated 305 million people around the world will require humanitarian assistance in the coming year (2025)
• SecondaryUN NewsA staggering 305 million people in need of lifesaving assistance next year