The number of people targeted through coordinated humanitarian appeals rose from 76 million in 31 countries in December 2014 to 78.9 million people in 37 countries in June 2015. This figure now stands at over 82 million.*
US$6.6 billion have been received within the coordinated appeal framework.
The total humanitarian funding received inside and outside coordinated appeals stands at $11.5 billion. It is worth noting that $23.2 billion is the total amount received inside and outside the appeals last year in 2014.
The main reason for revised requirements is the upsurge in violence in Yemen. This has prompted a revision of the country’s appeal from $747.5 million at the beginning of the year to $1.6 billion.
Requirements will be increase by the release of the Haiti plan, and by planned revision to the Libya response plan.The Syria crisis alone stands for 38 per cent of all requirements.
Together with the emergencies in Iraq, South Sudan and Yemen, they make up 60 per cent of appeal requirements. 56 per cent of funding received for UN coordinated appeals in 2015 has been directed towards these crises.Flash appeals for Nepal, Honduras and Vanuatu have generated contributions between 50 and 55 per cent of the amounts appealed for. Gambia, Djibouti, Senegal and the Burundi region have received the least funding, at between 2 and 12 per cent of requirements.