Joint Statement - Global Humanitarian Overview 2025

This statement is delivered on behalf of 106 NGOs, including humanitarian organisations with operations in countries covered by the Global Humanitarian Overview, like Mercy Corps.

 We are witnessing unspeakable human suffering due to the proliferation of conflicts lacking political solutions and the normalization of IHL violations. Indiscriminate attacks on civilians and humanitarian workers, the bombing of schools and hospitals, and the use of starvation and sexual violence as methods of warfare are devastating communities worldwide. Climate shocks, economic fragility, and protracted conflict are exacerbating humanitarian needs, leading to unprecedented levels of displacement and an escalating global hunger crisis.

Boundary-setting and narrower definitions of people in need are resulting in a highly prioritized 2025 GHO. With limited complementarity with development and other actors, it is unclear who will target those left behind. Despite exceptional prioritization efforts, humanitarian funding lags behind and ODA cuts impact both humanitarian action and development gains. 

We must turn the tide together in 2025. 

We urge donors to fully fund the 2025 GHO and to provide quality funding as early as possible in the year to enable flexible, timely, and principled humanitarian action. 

The catastrophic effects of IHL violations – including on children, women, and people living with disabilities – urgently require donors’ re-commitment to the traditionally underfunded sectors of gender and GBV, education and child protection in emergencies, and the stepping up of funding for hunger and forced displacement. 

We call for a substantial increase in the volume and quality of funding to local and national actors, including Women’s organizations, whose essential leadership in humanitarian response must be recognized. This should be rooted in accountability to - and meaningful participation of - affected people. 

All stakeholders must redouble efforts to prevent and resolve conflict, and we urge humanitarian, development, peace and climate actors to work together to make nexus programming a reality and foster resilience. This requires increased ODA directed to fragile settings. 

Nothing will reduce humanitarian needs unless civilians are protected. The 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions is also a year of unconscionable IHL violations. We urge parties to conflicts to abide by their obligations, and we call on governments to leverage their influence and ensure that the consistent application of IHL is a top priority. 

Signatories

Abs Development Organization for Woman and Child

ACT Alliance

Action Contre la Faim (ACF)

Action for Development

Adaptin

Africa Humanitarian Action

Al shorouk Foundation for Women and Child Development

Al-Anwar Development Foundation

Al-reyadah Development Foundation

Al-Wajdan Foundation for Development and Qualification

Aman Welfare Society

Amel Association International

Analysis and Strategic Study Organization (ASO) Arab Council Supporting Fair Trail and Human Rights (ACSFT)

Association for Protection of Refugee Women and Children (HAMI)

Association pour le développement rural intégral

ADRI en sigle ASBL

AWO International (Germany)

CARE International

Caritas Internationalis

Charter for Change

Child and Youth Protection Foundation, Al Dhale Governorate - Yemen

ChildFund Alliance

Christian Aid

COAST Foundation

Community and Family Services International (CFSI)

Community Healthcare Initiative (CHI)

Community World Service Asia

CONAFOHD RDC

Concern Worldwide

DanChurchAid

Danish Refugee Council

Democracy school

Dóchas

Education for All Coalition

Educo Philippiens

Estijabah Foundation for Humanitarian Aid and Relief

Ethiopia HINGO Group

Eve Diamond Foundation for Development Federation of Ethiopian Associations of Persons with

Disability (FEAPD)

Finn Church Aid

Finnish Refugee Council

Foundation for Rural Development (FRD)

Fundacja Alight

Future Makers Organisations Development

Global Mentoring Initiative

GOAL

Ground Truth Solutions

HelpAge International

Heya Foundation for Women Protection and Empowerment

HIMAYA DAEEM AATAA

Human Initiative

Humanity & Inclusion – Handicap International IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation

Imagine1day

Imprint of Life Foundation for Humanitarian Works

International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA)

INTERSOS

Jesuit Refugee Service

Jordan Paramedic Society

Keen and Care Initiative (KCI)

League for Mental Health in Slovakia

Les Scouts Tunisiens

Life at Best Development Initiative

LMMPO

Lutheran World Federation

Make Hope Development and Relief

Mercy Corps

Modern Social Association

Nahda Foundation for Development

National Foundation for Development and Humanitarian Response (NAHR)

New World Hope Organization (NWHO)

NGORC

Norwegian Church Aid

Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Pak Mission Society (PMS), Pakistan

Peace And Development Association

People in need

Philippine Inclusive NGO Network (PINGON)

Plan International

Refugee Consortium of Kenya (RCK)

Refugee Council of Australia

Relief International

Rescue Foundation for Development

Rumah Zakat

Save the Children

Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN)

Secours Islamique France

Social coexistence Foundation

Society for Human Rights & Prisoners Aid (SHARP)

Solidarités International

Sphere

Syrian NGO Alliance - SNA

Tamdeen Youth Foundation

Tamkeen Foundation for Development

Terre des hommes Foundation

The Lebanese Organization of Studies and Training

Trócaire

VOICE

WATAN Foundation

Welthungerhilfe/WHH

WeWorld - Member of ChildFund Alliance

Women's Refugee Commission

World Vision International

Yemen Humanity Foundation for Development

Yemen International Agency for Development

Yemen Media Guide for Development center

Youth of Peace of Development

Zamzam Foundation