{"id":53537,"date":"2025-12-09T08:08:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T08:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion"},"modified":"2025-12-09T08:57:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T08:57:42","slug":"global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion","title":{"rendered":"Global Humanitarian Crisis Worsens UN Seeks $23 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eritrea. <\/strong> <\/span>The humanitarian system is overstretched, underfunded and under attack, the United Nations humanitarian chief warned on Monday, as he launched an appeal for $23 billion for 2026.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThere is pain on every page,\u201d UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said as he unveiled the 2026 Global Humanitarian Overview, warning that \u201ca quarter of a billion people are in urgent need of humanitarian help\u201d while funding has fallen to its lowest level in a decade.<\/p>\n

Speaking at UN headquarters in New York, Fletcher said last year\u2019s appeal brought in just $12 billion, making it \u201ca heartbreaking report to share.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said 2025 saw hunger surge, with food budgets cut even as \u201cfamines hit parts of Sudan and Gaza.\u201d Health systems \u201cbroke apart,\u201d disease outbreaks rose, and millions lost access to food, medical care and protection. Programs for women and girls were slashed, hundreds of aid groups shut down, and \u201cover 380 aid workers were killed, the highest on record.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fletcher warned that the humanitarian system is fraying. \u201cWe are overstretched, underfunded and under attack,\u201d he said, adding that only 20 per cent of appeals were supported. \u201cWe drive the ambulance towards the fire on your behalf. But we are also now being asked to put the fire out. And there is not enough water in the tank. And we\u2019re being shot at.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite this, agencies \u201creached 98 million people\u201d last year. Fletcher said, \u201cI take heart from the conviction that so many leaders have, including the US president, that 2026 will be a year of peacemaking, a year that can create a once in a generation opportunity to do something extraordinary. So, let’s do something extraordinary. We have a plan.\u201d<\/p>\n

Response plans<\/b><\/p>\n

The UN\u2019s goal for 2026 is to save 87 million lives through 29 response plans covering 50 countries. Needs include $4 billion for three million people in the occupied Palestinian territories, $2.8 billion for 20 million people in Sudan, $2 billion for seven million Sudanese displaced across borders, and $1.4 billion to reach 4.9 million people affected by the crisis in Myanmar.<\/p>\n

Addressing the scale of the effort, Fletcher said: \u201cWhy 87 million, when so many more than this need our help? The plan sets out where we need to focus our collective energy first. It\u2019s therefore based on excruciating life and death choices.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the UN needs $23 billion to meet the most urgent needs in 2026. While global budgets are tight, Fletcher noted the world spent $2.7 trillion on defense last year. \u201cI\u2019m asking for just over one per cent of that,\u201d he said, adding the entire appeal could be funded if the top 10 percent of global earners (anyone making over $100,000) gave $0.20 a day.<\/p>\n

\u201cEighty-seven million lives. That\u2019s more than died in the Second World War,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, is the UN dead? Tell that to the relatives and the friends of the hundreds of our colleagues who died saving lives this year. Tell that to the 87 million lives that we will set out to save next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Find more news and analyses on Eritrea<\/span> on the Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eritrea. The humanitarian system is overstretched, underfunded and under attack, the United Nations humanitarian chief warned on Monday, as he launched an appeal for $23 billion for 2026. \u201cThere is pain on every page,\u201d UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said as he unveiled the 2026 Global Humanitarian Overview, warning that \u201ca quarter of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":53536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[233,911,755,212],"class_list":["post-53537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-eritrea","tag-humanitarian-aid","tag-sudan","tag-united-nations"],"yoast_head":"\nGlobal Humanitarian Crisis Worsens UN Seeks $23 Billion - Eritrea<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag"> Africa-Press - Eritrea. The humanitarian system is o ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Global Humanitarian Crisis Worsens UN Seeks $23 Billion\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"-article-header-tag"> Africa-Press - Eritrea. The humanitarian system is o ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Eritrea\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-09T08:08:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-09T08:57:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/sites\/27\/2025\/12\/sm_1765270255.418459.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"538\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Global Humanitarian Crisis Worsens UN Seeks $23 Billion\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-09T08:08:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-09T08:57:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion\"},\"wordCount\":507,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/sites\/27\/2025\/12\/sm_1765270255.418459.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Eritrea\",\"Humanitarian aid\",\"Sudan\",\"United Nations\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion\",\"name\":\"Global Humanitarian Crisis Worsens UN Seeks $23 Billion - Eritrea\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/sites\/27\/2025\/12\/sm_1765270255.418459.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-09T08:08:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-09T08:57:42+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"-article-header-tag\\\"> Africa-Press - Eritrea. The humanitarian system is o ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/sites\/27\/2025\/12\/sm_1765270255.418459.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/sites\/27\/2025\/12\/sm_1765270255.418459.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":538,\"caption\":\"Global Humanitarian Crisis Worsens UN Seeks $23 Billion\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Global Humanitarian Crisis Worsens UN Seeks $23 Billion\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/\",\"name\":\"Eritrea\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cfeditoren\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Global Humanitarian Crisis Worsens UN Seeks $23 Billion - Eritrea","description":"-article-header-tag\"> Africa-Press - Eritrea. The humanitarian system is o ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Global Humanitarian Crisis Worsens UN Seeks $23 Billion","og_description":"-article-header-tag\"> Africa-Press - Eritrea. The humanitarian system is o ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion","og_site_name":"Eritrea","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa","article_published_time":"2025-12-09T08:08:27+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-12-09T08:57:42+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":538,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/sites\/27\/2025\/12\/sm_1765270255.418459.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"Global Humanitarian Crisis Worsens UN Seeks $23 Billion","datePublished":"2025-12-09T08:08:27+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-09T08:57:42+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion"},"wordCount":507,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/sites\/27\/2025\/12\/sm_1765270255.418459.jpg","keywords":["Eritrea","Humanitarian aid","Sudan","United Nations"],"articleSection":["all news","policy"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion","name":"Global Humanitarian Crisis Worsens UN Seeks $23 Billion - Eritrea","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/sites\/27\/2025\/12\/sm_1765270255.418459.jpg","datePublished":"2025-12-09T08:08:27+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-09T08:57:42+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"-article-header-tag\"> Africa-Press - Eritrea. The humanitarian system is o ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/sites\/27\/2025\/12\/sm_1765270255.418459.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/sites\/27\/2025\/12\/sm_1765270255.418459.jpg","width":1024,"height":538,"caption":"Global Humanitarian Crisis Worsens UN Seeks $23 Billion"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/global-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-un-seeks-23-billion#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Global Humanitarian Crisis Worsens UN Seeks $23 Billion"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/","name":"Eritrea","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cfeditoren"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53537\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}