The United Nations (UN) and its partners have launched their global humanitarian appeal, known as the Global Humanitarian Overview 2026, calling urgently for worldwide solidarity to address the life-threatening crises stemming from wars, climate disasters, earthquakes, epidemics, and crop failures across the globe, reports ITREALMS.
The immediate priority for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to save 87 million lives with an immediate funding need of US$23 billion. The overarching aim for 2026 is to raise a total of US$33 billion to support 135 million people across 23 country operations and six plans dedicated to refugees and migrants.
