SAVING LIVES AND REDUCING VULNERABILITY TO HUMANITARIAN CRISES

Since the beginning of 2018, more than 110,000 refugees and migrants have arrived in Bosnia and Herzegovina, adding additional strain to a country in which approximately 17.5% of the population lived in poverty.
Number of humanitarian projects: 5
Number of people in crisis helped: over 1,500

Over 700 homes in Kosova were destroyed by severe flooding across the country in February 2023, causing additional strain in a country in which 40% of the population lived below the poverty line.
Number of humanitarian projects: 6
Number of people in crisis helped: over 1,000

As of December 2023, there were approximately 1.1 million refugees in Poland, of which 956,000 had fled crisis-affected Ukraine.
Number of humanitarian projects: 1
Number of people in crisis helped: over 700

The February 2023 earthquakes in north Syria and southern Türkiye forced communities already reliant on humanitarian aid even deeper into poverty. Syria has experienced over 13 years of violence, and a significant spike in hostilities in the northwest this year uprooted even more families. Over 70% of the country’s population was in need of humanitarian aid in 2023.
Number of humanitarian projects: 32
Number of people in crisis helped: over 1,708,600

In February 2023, Türkiye was struck by multiple powerful earthquakes. Approximately 85,000 buildings were destroyed, more than 50,000 people were killed and over 100,000 were left injured. It is one of the deadliest disasters to ever hit Türkiye. We responded to 6 emergencies, helping 205,496 people.
Number of humanitarian projects: 6
Number of people in crisis helped: nearly 205,500

Lebanon is home to 1.5 million Syrian refugees, many of whom live in dire conditions. Life became even harder for some after fire ripped through refugee camps in the town of Arsal in October 2022, leaving more than 500 individuals homeless.
Number of humanitarian projects: 5
Number of people in crisis helped: over 73,700

2023 saw the most significant and unprecedented escalation in violence seen in decades as Israel inflicted relentless bombing and blockade upon the people of Gaza. The scale of the destruction was enormous, with 75% of the population of displaced and 29,000 people killed by the end of the year.
Number of humanitarian projects: 16
Number of people in crisis helped: around 711,323

Since the onset of the Syrian crisis in 2011, more than 1 million Syrians have fled into Jordan, of which 639,000 are registered refugees. Many face dire living conditions, with vulnerable Jordanians also struggling to get by.
Number of humanitarian projects: 18
Number of people in crisis helped: nearly 32,600

Yemen has endured more than 9 years of conflict, leaving an estimated 4.5 million people – 14% of the population – displaced. Nearly 80% of the population were living below the poverty line and 17.6 million people did not know where their next meal was coming from in 2023.
Number of humanitarian projects: 37
Number of people in crisis helped: over 3,268,444

One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Morocco struck Marrakech and surrounding areas in September 2023, impacting 300,000 people and killing more than 3,000.
Number of humanitarian projects: 7
Number of people in crisis helped: over 7,500

Powerful floods, caused after Storm Daniel destroyed 2 dams, swept away large swathes of eastern Libya in September 2023. The damage in the city of Derna was akin to being hit by a tsunami, with more than 5,200 deaths and 10,000 people reported missing.
Number of humanitarian projects: 3
Number of people in crisis helped: nearly 4,800

More than 7.4 million people have been forcibly displaced since violence erupted in April 2023. The grave situation brought Sudan to the brink of famine and left more than 25 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.
Number of humanitarian projects: 18
Number of people in crisis helped: nearly 521,600

The humanitarian crisis in South Sudan has been driven by years of conflict, food insecurity, mass displacement, the climate crisis, economic turmoil and more. An estimated 9.4 million people -76% of the population- needed humanitarian assistance and protection services this year.
Number of humanitarian projects: 7
Number of people in crisis helped: over 99,100

Ethiopia in 2023 continued to experience its most severe drought in 40 years following 5 consecutive failed rainy seasons, leaving more than 20 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.
Number of humanitarian projects: 15
Number of people in crisis helped: over 247,000

Ongoing conflict and political turbulence, combined with the effects of climate change, deepened suffering in poverty-stricken Mali. As around 68% of the population struggled to survive by subsistence farming, humanitarian needs continued to rise.
Number of humanitarian projects: 3
Number of people in crisis helped: 65,345

The combined effects of climate change and armed conflict have left a significant portion of Niger’s population in need of humanitarian aid; and around 3.2 million people experiencing high levels of food insecurity.
Number of humanitarian projects: 3
Number of people in crisis helped: over 9,500

More than 14 years of conflict has left the north-east regions of Nigeria facing a humanitarian crisis. Across Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states, over 7.9 million people face extreme poverty, and daily threats to their wellbeing.
Number of humanitarian projects: 1
Number of people in crisis helped: over 1,200

Across 2023, South Africa saw heavy climate-induced flooding that displaced thousands of families and caused millions of pounds of damage to essential infrastructure across the country.
Number of humanitarian projects: 2
Number of people in crisis helped: nearly 3,600

More than 470 people were killed in Malawi when Cyclone Freddy tore through the country in March 2023, displacing 500,000 people.
Number of humanitarian projects: 2
Number of people in crisis helped: nearly 12,400

The 5-year-long drought in the Horn of Africa has had a devastating effect on Somalia where approximately 8.3 million people were need of humanitarian assistance in 2023.
Number of humanitarian projects: 32
Number of people in crisis helped: over 242,800

By December 2023, drought, floods and conflict had left around 2.8 million people in Kenya unsure where their meal was coming from.
Number of humanitarian projects: 9
Number of people in crisis helped: over 52,500

One of the largest humanitarian crises in the world was made worse in 2023 when multiple earthquakes struck Herat Province in western Afghanistan, affecting 175,000 people, and killing more than 2,000.
Number of humanitarian projects: 21
Number of people in crisis helped: over 370,100

In 2023, Pakistan embarked on a long road toward recovery from what had been described as the ‘climate event of the century.’ More than 33 million people were affected after flooding devastated 4 provinces in October 2022. More than 8 million were displaced and millions fell into poverty after losing livestock, lands and jobs.
Number of humanitarian projects: 32
Number of people in crisis helped: over 679,000

In early November, 2 powerful earthquakes struck Nepal’s western Jajarkot district, killing more than 150 people. More than 250,000 people were left in need of humanitarian assistance. In the most affected area, more than half of the buildings were damaged by the earthquakes.
Number of humanitarian projects: 5
Number of people in crisis helped: over 35,300

Cyclone Hamoon battered Bangladesh in October 2023, causing widespread destruction, particularly to camps for displaced persons in Cox’s Bazar. More than 1.5 million people were affected by the disaster.
Number of humanitarian projects: 21
Number of people in crisis helped: nearly 220,900

The Philippines continued to suffer the legacy of Tropical Storm Paeng which, in 2022, caused landslides and flooding, displacing more than 215,000 people. More than 1 million people were affected by the storm.
Number of humanitarian projects: 2
Number of people in crisis helped: over 7,300

The worst economic crisis in Sri Lanka’s history has left the country on the verge of bankruptcy, causing substantial constraints on the availability of essential items such as gasoline, food and medicine. Many families struggled to make ends meet.
Number of humanitarian projects: 2
Number of people in crisis helped: over 9,400

In 2023, Myanmar witnessed a surge in armed conflicts and suffered the effects of Cyclone Mocha which impacted approximately 1.2 million people, intensifying humanitarian needs across the country.
Number of humanitarian projects: 6
Number of people in crisis helped: over 47,500