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

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Inter-Agency Coordinated Appeals: October Update 2

Thematic Focus: Climate Finance 6

Pooled Funds 8

The 2024 Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) requires over $49 billion to assist 189.9 million of the people in need across 76 countries through 47 coordinated response plans.

More than $2 billion in GHO funding was reported during the month of October, bringing total funding to $18.51 billion. This is $200 million less than at the same time last year. Coverage of appeal requirements has reached 37 per cent.

New Appeals

On 1 October 2024, the UN and humanitarian partners launched a Flash Appeal in Beirut, with the Government, to address the rapidly escalating humanitarian needs in the country. The US$426 million appeal aims to support 1 million people in Lebanon with humanitarian assistance for the next three months.

On 21 August 2024, the UN in collaboration with the Government of Mozambique, launched a Drought Appeal to address the escalating humanitarian needs resulting from the El Niño-induced drought. This appeal seeks to mobilize US$89 million to assist approximately 1.8 million people facing food insecurity between October 2024 and March 2025. It outlines an inter-sectoral approach to delivering essential assistance in the hardest-hit areas, including food, nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), and protection services.

The Nepal Floods Response Plan was launched on 7 October 2024, to address the urgent needs arising from the severe floods and landslides that occurred between 27 and 28 September 2024. This plan seeks to mobilize US$17.5 million to provide immediate assistance to approximately 193,000 people affected by the disaster over the next three months.

The Joint Response Plan for Typhoon Yagi and Floods in Viet Nam was launched on 27 September 2024, to address the extensive damage caused by Typhoon Yagi, the most powerful storm to hit the country in 30 years. This plan seeks to mobilize US$68.9 million to provide humanitarian assistance and support early recovery efforts for the affected populations over the next nine months.