The Global Humanitarian Overview 2022, published by OCHA, is being launched today in Geneva, Berlin, Brussels, London, Stockholm and Washington, D.C. Dr Michael Ryan, Executive Director of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme, joined the global launch event in Geneva.
The Global Humanitarian Overview is the world’s most comprehensive, authoritative and evidence-based overview of the current state and future trends in humanitarian action.
At the beginning of 2021, 235 million people needed humanitarian assistance globally. Looking towards 2022, it's going to be 274 million. If people in need lived in one country, it would be the fourth largest in the world.
The Global Humanitarian Overview 2022 lays out how we can support 183 million of the most vulnerable. The funding needed is U$41 billion, a 17 per cent increase compared to one year ago.
The overarching theme of this year’s launch events is climate change and humanitarian action, and the global launch event in Geneva will focus on Climate Change and Responding to a more Challenging Humanitarian Landscape.
