Shocking warning: One in 23 people will need humanitarian aid next year

At the press conference held in Geneva on 30 November, the United Nations (UN) predicted that the number of people in need of humanitarian aid will increase by approximately 25 percent in 2023 due to reasons such as the war in Ukraine and the worldwide food crisis.

Martin Griffiths, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Coordinator, said the number of people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance due to "extreme events" in 2022 will increase by 65 million to 339 million next year.  According to Griffiths, the amount of money required to provide these aids will increase by about 25 percent compared to this year and reach $51.5 billion.

While the war in Ukraine displaced millions of people, it deepened the ongoing food crisis in many countries, especially in Somalia, Afghanistan and Yemen. Excessive rainfall in countries such as Pakistan due to global climate change has also added to these problems.

Shocking warning: One in 23 people will need humanitarian aid next year

Stating that similar climate events will continue, Griffiths stated that in total, it is necessary to deliver aid to the same number of people living in the USA, which has the largest population after China and India: The generosity of the few member states whose numbers should increase continues. The deficit is due to needs, not funding. Needs are increasing because we have been hit by the war in Ukraine, by Covid and climate events. I'm afraid 2023 will be the year all this accelerates. That's why we say: Let 2023 be the year of solidarity, just as 2022 was the year of suffering. 

The UN official noted that humanitarian aid activities are carried out in 68 countries, but more than $ 1 billion is needed for 10 countries: Afghanistan ($ 4.6 billion), Syria ($ 4.4 billion), Yemen ($ 4.3 billion), Ukraine ( 3.9 billion dollars), Ethiopia (3.5 billion dollars), Democratic Republic of the Congo (2.3 billion dollars), Somalia (2.3 billion dollars), South Sudan (1.7 billion dollars), Sudan (1, 7 billion dollars) and Nigeria (1.2 billion dollars).