El Niño is firmly established and is forecast to reach very strong intensity in the coming months, with major shifts in rainfall and temperature patterns increasing the risk of drought, flooding, extreme heat, and other climate hazards. WMO indicates a nearly 100% likelihood that El Niño will...
Sudan faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, with 30.4 million people—over half the population—requiring assistance in 2025. Among them are 16 million children, representing the nation’s future. The people in need comprises 14.3 million non-hosting residents (47 per cent), 8.9 million...
Humanitarian Access refers to a two-pronged concept, comprising: Humanitarian actors' ability to reach populations in need Affected populations' access to assistance and services Rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access is a fundamental prerequisite to effective humanitarian action, especially in...
To explore the full interactive report, please head to the GHO Section on Humanitarian Action. The Global Humanitarian Overview is the world’s most comprehensive, authoritative, and evidence-based assessment of humanitarian need. It provides a global snapshot of the current and future trends in...
Over the last decade, harmful information has been amplified by the expansion of digital connectivity, increasing dependency on mobile phones, messaging apps and social media, and most recently by the rise of generative AI. Those involved are not only state and non-state actors, but also...
The intersection of environmental concerns and humanitarian action has never been more critical. With 80% of today’s humanitarian crises being influenced by environmental factors, this thematic page on Environment and Emergencies aims to bridge the gap between these interconnected domains. This...
Version française ci-dessous The conflict between non-state armed actors, most prominently the 23 March Movement (M23), and the Congolese Government’s Armed Force (FARDC) has been ongoing relentlessly over the last months, killing more than 7,000 people in 2025 alone and leading to a record level...
The Pooled Funds StoryHub is no longer being updated. New stories about the impact of OCHA Humanitarian Funds will now be published on UNOCHA.org here https://www.unocha.org/pooled-fund-impact-stories
Global Cash Advisory Group (gCAG): Quality Cash Coordination Diagnostic & Accountability Tool This tool in Activity Info supports CWGs to plan, assess and report on their activities, and track quality metrics. It consolidates and automatically generates stock-taking reports for CWG needs and other...
Background The Global Cash Advisory Group (gCAG) was formed following the IASC Principal’s endorsement of a model for predictable cash coordination developed by the Grand Bargain Cash Coordination Caucus. The gCAG was established in June 2022 as an entity associated with the IASC, reporting to the...
The Flagship Initiative was launched in 2023 to reimagine a sustainable and ethical humanitarian system, one ready to face the new reality of increasingly complex challenges. The movement aims to deliver solutions and build resilience by ensuring the priorities of crisis-affected communities drive...
The presence of Artificial intelligence (AI) is growing in the humanitarian field. It is used for data analysis, to help develop sustainable solutions in climate action and is utilized in the development of chatbots for vulnerable populations. While AI can make an positive impact in humanitarian...
Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination (UN-CMCoord) is the essential dialogue and interaction between civilian and military actors in humanitarian emergencies that is necessary to protect and promote humanitarian principles, avoid competition, minimize inconsistency, and when appropriate, pursue...
Recent data predict a massive increase in humanitarian needs in a near future related to climate change. This is due to the fact that countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change are also those that have been impacted by decades of endemic humanitarian crises. Disaster events such as...
En esta sección se puede encontrar todo el contenido que ReliefWeb publica sobre la región de América Latina y el Caribe. El contenido incluye informes, mapas, vacantes, capacitación y desastres. La mayoría del contenido es publicado en español, pero también existen documentos en francés e inglés...
Clusters (and the four areas of responsibilities within protection) bring together UN and non-UN partners around 15 technical areas of humanitarian action, with the aim of coordinating preparedness and response activities. The cluster approach was established on 12 September 2005 and first applied...
Cash transfer programming refers to all programmes where cash (or vouchers for goods or services) is provided directly to affected people to meet one or several basic humanitarian needs. Evidence indicates that cash is almost universally preferred by beneficiaries, and that it can be an effective...
In challenging times and despite rising needs, the humanitarian system continues to save and transform lives. Strong leadership by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinators plays a crucial part in this. Humanitarian leaders must act quickly and impartially while keeping a focus on...
Introduction The Data Responsibility Working Group (DRWG) is a global coordination body working to advance data responsibility across the humanitarian system. It brings together a diverse group of stakeholders including United Nations (UN) entities, other International Organizations (IOs),...
In October 2021, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) endorsed its biennium Strategic Priorities (SP) for 2022-2023, reflecting the collective commitment to deliver humanitarian assistance and protection. Overall the Principals committed to prioritize and work together to ensure that: (a)...
One in four of the world’s school-age children - more than 500 million - lives in countries affected by humanitarian crises such as conflicts, natural disasters and disease outbreaks. About 75 million children are either already missing out on their education, receiving poor quality schooling or at...
Understanding how crises affect women and men, girls and boys of different ages and disparities is critical to effective humanitarian preparedness and response. Women, girls, boys and men have distinct needs, priorities, responsibilities, limitations and protection needs. They are exposed to...
This topic includes reports and resources on a wide range of issues related to humanitarian financing such as accountability and transparency, partnerships, funding mechanisms and relevant policy discussions.
This page brings together the most relevant information on aid worker safety and security from ReliefWeb's extensive collection of humanitarian content. The two main columns show substantive reports such as safety manuals and guidelines, statistical reports on security incidents involving aid...
This page includes humanitarian content on issues related to health, such as emergency medical services, equipment and supplies, reproductive health, nutrition, psychosocial support, health education, mobile medical clinics, and disease control.
