148.2 million
people were affected by natural disasters or displaced by conflict
It was the most dangerous year on record for humanitarian workers, with
Of more than 440,000 tweets posted after Super Typhoon Haiyan,
251 security
related to needs and donations.
incidents affecting
44 per cent
461 aid workers.
China had the
The 2013 Syria Humanitarian Response Plan
largest number of people affected by natural disasters (27.5 million).
was 209 times bigger than the average appeal.
Ten key facts about 2013
Somalia was
The total cost of damages due to natural disasters was
the most viewed emergency in ReliefWeb.
$118 billion.
The Syria response plans received the largest amount of overall funding: 38 per cent of appeal funding ($3.1 billion). This amount was larger than the combined funding received by DRC, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan.
On average, 45 per cent of humanitarian projects had a gender component.
$22.2 billion
were provided in international humanitarian funding.