In 2026, 239 million people worldwide will need humanitarian assistance.
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In 2026, 239 million people worldwide will need humanitarian assistance.
The global humanitarian system is expected to reach only 135 million of the 239 million people in need in 2026.
The United Nations hyper-prioritised humanitarian appeal for 2026 amounts to US$33 billion.
In 1997, 39 humanitarian workers were killed worldwide.
In the last three years, nearly 1,000 humanitarian workers died or were killed while carrying out their mission.
More than 13 million people in Sudan are displaced.
More than 33 million people in Sudan need urgent humanitarian aid.
The area burned by wildfires already exceeds 130,000 hectares during the current European heat wave.
Heat stress threatens more than 130 million workers in Europe.
The Ebola outbreak centred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has already caused 500 deaths.
In just three weeks, 15 drone attacks have hit the Sudanese city of El-Obeid, along with summary executions, kidnappings, torture and sexual violence.
The humanitarian response for Sudan requires USD 2.9 billion and would address the needs of 20 million people.
Hundreds of people have been killed since the beginning of the ceasefire.
More than one million people have been displaced.
Last year only 35% of the humanitarian aid appeal was funded
More than 1,000 humanitarian workers have been killed
Intellectual property contributes approximately 7,000 million euros to GDP and generates more than 81 million jobs.
305 million people currently need humanitarian aid