How to build an innovative humanitarian aid strategy: spotlight on current and forgotten crises

Reference A9-0321/2023Committee DEVEForeign affairs

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The Left36

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S&D141

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Greens/EFA71

570

The European Parliament adopted by 432 votes to 33, with 98 abstentions, a resolution on how to build an innovative humanitarian aid strategy: spotlight on current and forgotten crises.The gap between global humanitarian needs and the resources allocated to meet them continues to widen. In 2022, the funding gap was USD 23 billion, with only 55 % of global needs covered. The EU, together with its Member States and the United States account for the vast majority of global funding for humanitarian aid.The Commission allocates at least 15 % of its initial annual humanitarian budget to forgotten crises meaning humanitarian crises that receive limited attention and media coverage, are often overshadowed by other emergencies or ongoing conflicts…