We only launch an appeal when we know we can help, and we have three criteria to help ensure that we launch the right appeals at the right time.

The DEC is part of a global alliance of humanitarian coalitions which is called the Emergency Appeals Alliance (EAA).

Find out more about the member charities that make up the DEC.

Aid workers say the situation in the world's most fragile state is the worst it has been for the whole of the war.