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  • Publication | 2023
Council Conclusions on addressing the humanitarian funding gap
Global Food and Nutrition Security

Highlights:

More than 350 million people around the world are in need of lifesaving humanitarian assistance – which is more than a 20% increase compared to 2022 and more than a 40% increase compared to 2021. Over 100 million people have been forcibly displaced and 43 million people in 51 countries are on the brink of starvation. The Council notes that, globally, recent humanitarian appeals only secured half of the required funding and expresses deep concern over the growing gap between estimated needs and funding, including in forgotten crises.

The Council underlines the urgent need to address the increasing gap between humanitarian needs and resources through increased efforts along three interrelated and mutually reinforcing strands: increasing and broadening the resource base for humanitarian action, enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of the humanitarian system, and reducing humanitarian needs.