The United Nations’ annual humanitarian appeal of more than $22 billion — the largest amount the organization has ever requested — is aimed at addressing a slew of protracted and emergency crises, from Syria and Yemen to Nigeria and Sudan, raging across the world.
But the gigantic funding request for 2017, delivered last week, also serves as a reminder that traditional approaches of tracking global appeals and fundraising strategies are becoming outdated. That now has to change, experts say.
The U.N.’s Office of Humanitarian Affairs has requested $22.2 billion to reach the world’s most vulnerable 92.8 million people who need aid, an increase from the $22.1 billion they sought in 2016.