The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says it provided humanitarian assistance to 17.8 million people in 170 countries and territories in 2025, despite growing global crises and dwindling financial resources.

The figures are contained in the agency’s latest annual humanitarian report released on Wednesday.

According to the report, the organisation concentrated much of its emergency response in conflict and disaster-hit regions including Gaza, Haiti, Myanmar, Ukraine and the Sahel.

During the year, the agency helped 7.3 million people with emergency shelter, conducted 4.2 million primary healthcare consultations and provided 5.1 million people with access to water, sanitation and hygiene services.

Beyond delivering aid directly, the IOM said its data and analysis played a key role in shaping humanitarian operations. Its information contributed to 21 humanitarian response plans, enabling governments and relief agencies to better identify communities most in need.

The report stressed that effective coordination and evidence-based planning have become increasingly important as humanitarian funding continues to decline while demand for assistance rises.

“Conflicts, disasters, disease outbreaks and displacement drove needs to unprecedented levels, even as resources contracted dramatically,” IOM Deputy Director General for Operations Ugochi Daniels said.

“In spite of these challenges, IOM remained present where people needed us most,” she added.

Established in 1951, the IOM supports refugees, displaced people and migrants worldwide. It also works with governments to develop safe migration policies while promoting orderly and humane migration.