Africa
Sudan
Sudan’s humanitarian crisis: conflict, hunger, displacement, access constraints and the 2026 priorities of DG ECHO and Sida.
Leading sector requestsFood security and livelihoods · WASH · Health
Context and funding prioritiesCrises
Context, priority sectors and donor strategies for six major humanitarian crises.
Middle East
Occupied Palestinian territory
Gaza and West Bank humanitarian needs, access constraints, response plans and the documented priorities of DG ECHO and Sida.
Leading sector requestsFood security · Multi-purpose cash assistance · Health
Context and funding prioritiesMiddle East
Syria
Syria’s humanitarian needs, return and recovery challenges, protection risks and the 2026 response priorities of DG ECHO and Sida.
Leading sector requestsFood security and agricultural livelihoods · Education · WASH
Context and funding prioritiesMiddle East
Yemen
Yemen’s humanitarian needs, food and health response, operational constraints and DG ECHO and Sida priorities, with dated official sources.
Leading sector requestsFood Security and Agriculture · Health · Nutrition
Context and funding prioritiesEurope
Ukraine
Ukraine’s humanitarian needs, frontline and winter response, child protection and DG ECHO and Sida priorities, grounded in official documents.
Leading sector requestsShelter and Non-Food Items · Protection · Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Context and funding prioritiesAsia
Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s humanitarian needs, return pressures, restrictions on women and girls, and DG ECHO and Sida response priorities.
Leading sector requestsFood Security and Agriculture · Nutrition · Health
Context and funding prioritiesSelection and method
This initial selection covers the six largest country-level requirements at the launch of OCHA’s Global Humanitarian Overview 2026: the occupied Palestinian territory, Syria, Sudan, Yemen, Ukraine and Afghanistan. Regional refugee plans are excluded from the comparison to avoid mixing geographic scopes. Appeal size is a transparent starting point for coverage, not a ranking of human suffering, current funding received or all unmet need. Later revisions do not automatically change this initial selection. OCHA: Global Humanitarian Overview 2026: At a glance ↗
Sector tables rank the requirements in a named response-plan edition. Where published, the narrower prioritised request is shown alongside the full request. These are funding needs, not receipts or a universal ranking of donor awards. Donor comparisons use each institution’s own documents.
Last updated 4 November 2026. These are reviewed analyses; they do not have live monitoring or an automatic refresh schedule.
Analysis and source data