Dóchas is one of nearly 90 organisations to sign on to a collective NGO statement, released following today’s launch of the 2026 Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO).
In the overview, the UN and partners are seeking $23 billion to provide lifesaving support next year to 87 million people worldwide affected by war, climate disasters, earthquakes, epidemics and crop failures.
We’re joining partners in reiterating the imperative for decisive action:
In the overview, the UN and partners are seeking $23 billion to provide lifesaving support next year to 87 million people worldwide affected by war, climate disasters, earthquakes, epidemics and crop failures.
We’re joining partners in reiterating the imperative for decisive action:
- Commit to accelerating true systemic reform that is more people-centred, efficient, agile, lean, plural, inclusive of and accountable to crisis-affected groups, including those often marginalised.
- Re-evaluate roles, embrace complementarity over competition, and reconsider which actors are best placed to respond.
- Prioritise localisation and equitable partnerships, quality and timely funding, risk-sharing, gender-responsive approaches, along with meaningful local leadership and participation in coordination and decision-making processes.
- Defend humanitarian norms and values, improve compliance and oversight, as well as operationalise and strengthen the humanitarian-development-peace nexus.
- End violations, safeguard civilians, respect human rights, and uphold all obligations under international law.