2018 Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) is now launched. Overall, 136M people who will need lifesaving humanitarian aid in 2018 is more than 5% higher than the 2017 GHO. In 2018, $22.5B will e required to target 91M people in 26 countries. Link to 2018 GHO https://t.co/2kdDpRtBh3— Mark Lowcock (@UNReliefChief) December 1, 2017
DW: UN asks for record $22.5 billion for humanitarian aid in 2018
The United Nations has appealed for $22.5 billion to provide humanitarian aid to more than 90 million people next year. Armed conflicts and natural disasters have driven up the estimated aid total to a record level.
The UN launched its annual aid drive on Friday asking donors around the world for a record-high amount of $22.5 billion (€18.9 billion) to pay for humanitarian aid in 2018.
UN agencies and other humanitarian organizations said the sum would help a targeted 90 million people that the world body considers "the most vulnerable."
Nearly 136 million people are predicted to need aid in 26 countries in 2018, rising over 5 percent from last year's estimate.
"More people than ever before will need our assistance," UN humanitarian affairs chief Mark Lowcock said in a statement.
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WNU Editor: Bottom line .... nearly 136 million people are predicted to need aid in 26 countries in 2018.
