The Global Humanitarian Overview 2025 Launch from Kuwait: The UN and humanitarian partners launch $47 billion appeal for 2025 to support 190 million people worldwide

Humanitarian diplomacy more critical than ever today to protect and serve people in need” United Nations and humanitarian partners launch $47 billion appeal for 2025 to support 190 million people worldwide 

(Kuwait, 4 December 2024) An estimated 305 million people around the world will require humanitarian assistance in the coming year, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today, launching the Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) for 2025. The appeal launched simultaneously in three locations – Kuwait City, Geneva and Nairobi – seeks $47 billion to provide life-saving aid in 32 countries and nine refugee-hosting regions. The event in Kuwait focused on strengthening diplomatic engagement to enhance responses to humanitarian crises.

 “The Global Humanitarian Overview for 2025 shows the scale of the challenges and suffering facing the international community,” said His Excellency Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait. He added, “At the same time, it is an opportunity to advance international humanitarian action by strengthening cooperation between all parties involved in these noble efforts, including donor and recipient member states, and international and regional humanitarian organizations, to bring about real change on the ground and improve the mechanisms in place to deliver humanitarian and relief assistance to those in need.” 

Joyce Msuya, the Assistant-Secretary-General and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator said, “The world is gripped by one of the worst humanitarian crises of the modern era.” She added, “Humanitarian diplomacy has never been more critical. It mobilizes resources, amplifies the voices of the most vulnerable, and fosters dialogue to ensure aid reaches those in their darkest hour.”

Armed conflicts are intensifying in frequency and brutality, forcing nearly 123 million people to flee their homes. Climate-induced disasters are ravaging communities, devastating food systems and driving mass displacement. Meanwhile, older crises remain unresolved, with the average humanitarian appeal now spanning a decade.