Humanitarian assistance in 2014
It is still difficult to gauge the impact of international humanitarian assistance. Compounding this challenge, information about national capacities and funding outside of traditional channels is not regularly captured or reported. Assistance is often measured in terms of funding, but this is not an accurate proxy for humanitarian need. Over the last year, there has been increased support for programming based on common risk analysis and more evidence-based decision-making, with platforms such as the Humanitarian Data Exchange facilitating openness and data sharing.
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Funding Capacity
26,309 jobs advertised
International humanitarian funding $24.5 billion
4,480 global number of operational aid agencies
4,094 organizations
hiring through ReliefWeb
Top three advertised job categories Number of jobs Program/Project management 9,345 Monitoring and Evaluation 4,435 Media/Communications 2,446
OECD-DAC Donors
190 aid worker security
$16.8 billion
incidents in 2014
(represents 10.8% of ODA)
329 aid workers affected by security incidents in 2014
Non-DAC Donors $1.9 billion
International
on ReliefWeb
Private Donors $5.8 billion
667 humanitarian organizations participating in inter-agency appeals
Requirements for consolidated appeals $18 billion Funding for consolidated appeals $10.8 billion Per cent covered 60% Unmet requirements $7.2 billion
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