Global crises driving record UN aid appeal

Armed conflicts forcing millions to flee their homes have intensified over the last year and created an “unprecedented” refugee crisis that will require $16.4 billion to address next year, the UN has warned

Countries with UN Strategic Response Plans

NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO RECEIVE HUMANITARIAN AID IN 2015 (millions)

Included in UN Regional Response Plans

Sudan 4.4
Central African Rep. 2.4
Dem. Rep. of Congo 5.2
South Sudan 4.9
Iraq 5.0
Yemen 8.0
Myanmar 0.5
Afghanistan 3.8
Palestinian territories 1.6
Ukraine 0.9
Syria 18.2
Somalia 2.7

WORLD TOTAL 57.5m people in need of aid in 2015

FUNDING REQUIREMENTS FOR 2015 ($ billions)
Four crises –Syria, South Sudan,Iraq and Central African Republic –together account for over 70 percent of overall funding requirements

* Excludes funding for Sahel andDjibouti – to be finalised in 2015

Syria 7.2
Others 0.8
South Sudan: 2.5
Central African Rep. 0.9
Sudan: 1.0
Somalia: 0.8
Palestinian
territories: 0.7
Dem. Rep. of Congo 0.7
Yemen: 0.6
Iraq: 1.2
TOTAL FUNDING $16.4bn*


Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)