In 2024, nearly 300 million people will require humanitarian assistance.

In recent years, the world has become increasingly hostile to children and their rights. Large-scale drivers of needs – climate disruption, armed conflict and economic shocks – are accelerating at a time when the most vulnerable enjoy fewer protections.

Unfortunately, 2024 will likely see a continuation of these trends, as global humanitarian needs persist at alarming levels, against the backdrop of significantly curtailed operational space, stagnant humanitarian funding, deteriorating rights norms, and a response sector overwhelmed by the scale, frequency, and complexity of crises. More than 83% of people in need live in countries that have had an ongoing emergency response for at least five consecutive years.

Almost 1 child in every 5 around the world is living in or fleeing from conflict zones.

Today, Save the Children launched the Humanitarian Plan 2024. This is an annual report published at the beginning of each year to outline Save the Children’s priorities in support of children’s rights in humanitarian contexts all over the World. It shows both the key challenges that children will face nowadays and highlights our planned humanitarian programme and advocacy response in the year ahead.

“We will aim to assist approximately 27.4 million people, including 15.9 million children, across 46 countries in response to what is undeniably the most significant threat to children’s rights in recent memory,” says Inger Ashing, Chief Executive Officer, Save the Children International.

Find the full Humanitarian Plan 2024 here.