In 2025, 305 million people in the world will need emergency assistance. This was warned by Tom Fletcher, the UN Extrainding Assistance Coordinator and the head of the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian issues (UKGV), at the presentation of the global humanitarian review for 2025.
He noted that the UN and its humanitarian partners appealed to collect assistance in the amount of $ 47 billion in 2025 to support 190 million people around the world.
The UN will provide vital assistance in 32 countries and 9 regions receiving refugees, Fletcher said.
Currently, the world is a “place of fire”, where the most vulnerable sections of the population – women, children and disabled people – pay the highest price, Fletcher emphasized.
A new level of global solidarity is needed to fully satisfy the needs of people who most need help, as well as bold political actions to protect international law, the UN CHGV coordinator emphasized.
Tom Fletcher added that the organization would like to assist the rest of 150 million in need of people, but with current financing this is impossible.
In the USGV report, they noted the deepening of conflicts in terms of frequency and the applied violence. A similar situation forced about 123 million people to leave their homes, the report says.
“The disasters caused by a change in the climate, devastate people, destroy food systems and lead to massive movement of the population,” they attracted attention to the UN VSL.
Contrary to the generosity of donors, the deficit of financing is maintained, only 43 percent of the required amount of $ 50 billion was satisfied in the period until November 2024, they attracted attention in the organization.
The report indicated the negative consequences of insufficient financing of assistance efforts. In 2024, there was a 80 percent reduction in Syria food aid, reduction of protection services in Myanmar and reducing assistance in the field of water supply and sanitation in Yemen, noted in the report.
“2024 was the most deadly year for humanitarian workers: more than 280 people died. Despite these problems, almost 116 million people provided assistance in 2024, providing vital food, housing, health and protection services and protection “,- added to the UN UN.