Global Humanitarian Overview 2024, May Update (Snapshot as of 31 May 2024)

Regional Focus: West and Central Africa

Inter-Agency Coordinated Appeals: May Update

PEOPLE IN NEED 308.5M

PEOPLE TARGETED 187.8M

APPEALS 39

REQUIREMENTS (US$) $ 48.65B

INTER-AGENCY APPEALS FUNDING (US$) $ 7.85B

APPEALS COVERAGE 16%

TOTAL HUMANITARIAN FUNDING(US$) $ 11.23B

The 2024 Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) requires $48.65 billion to assist 187.8 million people in need across 71 countries through 39 coordinated response plans.

The requirements for the GHO have increased since its launch in December 2023 – from $46.4 billion to $48.6 billion. This increase was due to higher requirements for the Syria Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), three Flash Appeals for the floods in Libya, droughts in Zambia and Zimbabwe, and a response plan for Burundi to respond to floods.

As of end May 2024, the reported GHO funding amounts to $7.85 billion or 20 per cent less than last year ($9.8 billion) at the same time. The gap between the financial requirements and the resources currently stands at $40.8 billion.

Appeals are funded at an average of 16.1 per cent, compared to 17 per cent at the end of May 2023. More than half of the plans are funded below the global average, with many significantly less. For more details on amount and coverage by plan, see charts on pages 4 and 5.

Total reported humanitarian funding has reached $11.23 billion, which is a decrease of 19 per cent compared to what was recorded last year at the same time ($13.8 billion).