The year in review – 2014
Humanitarian assistance in 2014 In 2014, overall needs and requirements increased, putting even more strain on responders. Notwithstanding current crises, 2014 was a record year on many fronts: funding requirements ($18 billion), overall contributions ($24.5 billion), people targeted (76 million) and a 40 per cent funding gap. The size of the humanitarian community continued to expand: the number of jobs advertised through ReliefWeb and the number of hiring organizations increased by over 3,000 each. There was, however, a slight decrease in the number of organizations participating in inter-agency appeals. On a positive note, the number of incidents affecting aid workers decreased, potentially due to investments in security management.
Affected people
141 million affected people by natural disasters
59.5 million people forcibly displaced by violence and conflict
76 million
people targeted by inter-agency appeals
Sources: Aid Worker Security Database, ALNAP, CRED EM-DAT, FTS, OCHA, ReliefWeb, UNHCR
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