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February 3, 2026 Healthcare
The World Health Organization (WHO) today called on the global community to provide nearly $1 billion in emergency health support through 2026.
In 2025, WHO and its partners appealed for $1.5 billion in a similar appeal. Due to funding shortfalls, WHO was unable to provide assistance to everyone it had planned. However, the funds raised allowed for assistance to 30 million people. Around 5.3 million children were vaccinated, more than 8,000 health facilities received support, and 1,370 mobile clinics were deployed.
This year, WHO plans to provide assistance to people in 36 "hot spots" where the situation is considered an emergency.
“This appeal is a plea for support for people living in conflict, displacement and disaster – not just to provide services, but to give them confidence that the world has not turned its back on them,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
"This isn't charity. It's a strategic investment in health and safety," he added.
The 2026 appeal comes against a backdrop of protracted conflicts, extreme weather events and large-scale infectious disease outbreaks – while global humanitarian funding continues to decline.
Priorities for 2026
In 2026, WHO's priority areas for emergency response will be Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Myanmar, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, and Yemen. Assistance is also planned for those affected by cholera and monkeypox outbreaks.
As the leading agency coordinating global health care, WHO brings together more than 1,500 partners worldwide.
"Every humanitarian crisis is a health crisis. That's why Ireland is proud to support WHO's emergency response efforts through unearmarked, flexible, and predictable funding from the WHO Emergency Response Fund," said Ireland's Permanent Representative to the UN Office at Geneva, Noel White.
“In today’s most challenging emergencies, WHO remains an indispensable organization, protecting people’s health, ensuring respect for international humanitarian law, and ensuring that essential medical aid reaches places where many other organizations cannot,” added Marita Sørheim-Rensvik, Permanent Representative of Norway to the UN Office at Geneva.
Norway calls on all countries to support the work of the WHO so that it can continue to provide assistance to those who need it most.
Early investments enable WHO and its partners to respond quickly to crises and emergencies, reducing deaths and illnesses, containing outbreaks, and providing hospitals with essential medicines and equipment.
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