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We’re kick-starting our 📢 “Humanitarian Beat” newsletter with a special focus on the launch of the 2025 Global Humanitarian Overview. Check it out to learn more about global trends in crises and needs in the coming year, as well as the humanitarian community’s plans for an effective and efficient response. ⬇️ #InvestInHumanity 🔔 Make sure to subscribe to our newsletter for weekly humanitarian updates. Stay tuned!

“In a world on fire, the most vulnerable – children, women, people with disabilities and the poor – are paying the heaviest price,” says Tom Fletcher CMG, UN Relief Chief. The 2025 Global Humanitarian Overview calls for $47 billion to aid 190 million people in urgent need. From conflict to climate shocks, the need for solidarity has never been greater. Full press release: https://bit.ly/49iQhx9 ⤵️

🗓 04 December 🕥 10:30 CET 📍 Geneva, Switzerland Get ready for the launch of the 2025 Global Humanitarian Overview. Tune in to find out how the United Nations and partners are working together to #InvestInHumanity and respond to the world’s humanitarian challenges. Watch ▶️ https://bit.ly/3D0R2yz

Follow the United Nations’s LIVE blog for real-time updates on the launch of the 2025 Global Humanitarian Overview. 🔗 Visit: https://bit.ly/41gdE8o #InvestInHumanity

🆕 Just in! Humanitarians are appealing for US$47 billion to assist nearly 190 million people facing urgent needs in 2025. Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/d9zetQay #InvestInHumanity

The ceasefire in #Lebanon offers hope, but the humanitarian crisis is far from over. "People still need water, sanitation facilities. They need basic services," stresses Edem Wosornu, OCHA Director of Operations and Advocacy. Humanitarians are providing aid, but more access and funding are needed to help people on the move. ⬇️ More in statement by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)'s Emergency Directors Group: https://bit.ly/4gehBPi

⏳ One day to go! Tomorrow, the United Nations and partners launch the 2025 Global Humanitarian Overview — An analysis of global crises and needs, and the humanitarian plans to address them. With humanitarian crises deepening, this is a critical moment to #InvestInHumanity, save lives and reduce suffering in the year ahead. Follow the events here ➡️ https://bit.ly/4eNL3u8

The death toll continues to rise in #Gaza, as the international community gathered in #Cairo today to garner urgently-needed support for the humanitarian crisis.   People are living in desperate conditions, with many on the brink of famine. Humanitarians are facing grave risks. Just this past weekend, four were tragically killed.   "The international community has moral and legal obligations to use all its influence to address and reverse the situation," urges Muhannad Hadi. Full statement: https://bit.ly/3Oz9ukm

2024 saw two main drivers of humanitarian need: ⚫️ Armed conflicts – one of the most brutal years for civilians caught in conflict. ⚫️ The climate crisis – mass displacement, destruction, and possibly the hottest year on record. Both are human-caused. Both are reversible. Despite the challenges, humanitarians delivered assistance where they could. Find out more 👉 https://lnkd.in/d9zetQay #InvestInHumanity