Protracted conflicts continue to devastate the lives of many in the Central African Republic and South Sudan. Civilian casualties in Afghanistan are at an all-time high. Humanitarian workers are themselves increasingly the targets of attack. From Syria to the Sahel, UN humanitarian appeals remain substantially underfunded. More than 13 million Congolese require immediate assistance. Globally, more men, women, and children have fled from their homes than at any time since the Second World War, while safer parts of the world increasingly close their borders to them.