Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2016 (pre-release)
Report Synopsis
[June 2016]
Welcome to a preview of key figures from our Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2016, released to coincide with the World Humanitarian Summit. The Summit will in part focus on how to improve the volumes and effectiveness of funding, and we hope these latest figures from our new data analysis will help set the context for changes in the financing landscape.
We find that total international humanitarian assistance last year reached a record $28bn, yet funding requested by the United Nations via coordinated appeals experienced an unprecedented shortfall of 45%. Our infographic above navigates through the findings and a slide pack of key charts is also available below to view and download.

Key findings:
:: Total international humanitarian assistance 2015: US$28bn
This is the third consecutive annual increase in overall spending, and an increase of 12% from the year before.

:: Government contributions total: US$21.8bn
International humanitarian assistance from government donors has increased by almost 11% – from US$19.6bn to US$21.8bn.

:: Private contributions total: US$6.2bn
Estimates of private donations show an increase of around 13% from US$5.5bn to US$6.2bn.

:: Shortfall in funding for UN-coordinated appeals: 45%
Although amount requested fell by US$0.6 billion from the previous year, the total given to them dropped by US$1.6 billion.

:: International humanitarian assistance as a proportion of total resources to crisis-affected countries: 5%
Analysis of the 20 countries that received the most international humanitarian assistance in 2014 shows that this resource flow makes up only a small proportion of the total funding playing a role in crisis.

:: People in extreme poverty who are vulnerable to crisis: 677 million
Efforts to end poverty remain closely related to crisis, with 76% of those in extreme poverty living in countries that are either environmentally vulnerable, politically fragile, or both.