The Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2026 shows an unprecedented contraction in humanitarian funding, resulting in millions of people in crisis without assistance and backsliding on promised reforms.
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Summary
A summary of the Global Humanitarian Assistance (GHA) 2026 key humanitarian financial findings.
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Chapter 1The changing donor landscape
With the funding landscape changing so rapidly in 2025, the collective power of different donor blocs has also changed.
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Infographic: Top donors 2026
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Chapter 2Crisis context amidst the cuts
The humanitarian coordination system is going through its own process of prioritisation, redefining who is targeted for assistance and what falls within the scope of the humanitarian sphere.
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Infographic: Crises contexts
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Chapter 3Humanitarian reform and delivery
In 2025, the initial signs from the funding cuts indicated that reform priorities were on pause as the sector focused on the reset and prioritisation exercises.
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Commentary: What next for humanitarian reform?
The fundamental barrier to progress remains the lack of political will. The high-level political intervention seen at the World Humanitarian Summit was the driving force for reform momentum but is now nowhere to be seen.
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Infographic: Key humanitarian trends
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Methodology and definitions
An explanation of the report's research methodology and humanitarian terminology.
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Acknowledgments
Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2026 would not be possible without all those who contributed.
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Acronyms and abbreviations
List of shortened names used in the report.
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Survey
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