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In 2022, the number of people in humanitarian need hit record levels. And, while spread across 60+ countries, more than half of those in need resided in just ten countries. What鈥檚 more, two-thirds of the global humanitarian response came from just three donors.

Since 2010, researchers at听, a UK-based international organization 鈥渉arnessing the power of data and evidence to end poverty, reduce inequality, and increase resilience,鈥� have released an annual Global Humanitarian Assistance Report capturing the state of the world鈥檚 humanitarian needs. In the opening pages of its听, which covers the year 2022, it warns that the data 鈥減aints a picture of a humanitarian system overwhelmed.鈥�

On the hunger front, it reports that nearly听 faced 鈥渃risis level acute food insecurity鈥� in 2022鈥攎ore than double the number in 2019. The World Food Program now has offices in more than听, where they provide life-saving food to those in greatest need and try to strengthen food-producing capacity. On the displacement front, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees reported that over听 were forcibly displaced in 2022, which included a surge in refugee families forced in motion by Russia鈥檚 brutal invasion of Ukraine.听

A closer look at the data offers two essential points that policymakers and political leaders need to keep in mind as they look toward the future.

First, in 2022, 52% of individuals described as 鈥渋n need of humanitarian assistance鈥� were located in just听, and most of the need was due to protracted crises. Of the 10, 6鈥擸emen, Syria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, Venezuela, and North Korea鈥攈ave each had more than 10 million people in humanitarian need every year since 2019, with each crisis in large part driven by human-made conflict and regime tyranny.

Second, and just as striking, a significant portion of the world鈥檚 response to humanitarian need comes down to a small number of countries.听64%鈥攏early two-thirds鈥攐f all public humanitarian assistance came from听: the United States, Germany, and the European Union. In 2022, 97% of the public response came from the top 20 donors, and the US alone accounted for 39% of the financial contributions. As noted in previous Stubborn Things听posts, what is most remarkable (and shameful) is the list of countries that 诲辞苍鈥檛 make 2022鈥檚 top 20 donors鈥攏amely China and Russia.

In other words, while humanitarian need is found in nearly every corner of the world, and its causes can be beyond our control (devastating earthquakes in听 and听 as well as floods in听 and听 come to mind), a small number of human-driven crises are causing a large part of the world鈥檚 misery. Address those, and the level of need鈥攁nd suffering鈥攚ould be significantly lower.听

Furthermore, more nations need to lend a helping hand. It isn鈥檛 sustainable鈥攏or is it ethical鈥攆or just a handful of countries to carry this much of the burden. While the world鈥檚 top 20 public donors in 2022 should be recognized, even praised, for doing more, the world鈥檚 public pledges of support continue to听 of UN-coordinated humanitarian appeals.

As Development Initiative鈥檚 Global Humanitarian Assistance Report concludes, 鈥淚n 2022, the shortfall in humanitarian funding reached a record high.鈥澨�

In many ways, it comes down to supply and demand. World leaders should tackle the demand side by addressing the protracted crises named in the report. More nations should address the supply side by contributing humanitarian assistance for those in need.

This blog was created with the assistance of Caroline Moody and Katherine Schauer.听