At the frontline of delivering lifesaving aid in some of the most challenging contexts on Earth, local humanitarians in Gaza and Lebanon share what keeps them going despite the huge personal risks, and how your donations are helping amid the ongoing crisis.

In the last 60 years the DEC has raised £2.4 billion to respond to earthquakes and tsunamis, hunger and drought, the impacts of conflict and climate change and reached millions of people in humanitarian need.

The DEC Annual Report for the financial year 2025/26.

This year we raised over £40 million, launched the Myanmar Earthquake Appeal, and managed over 130 humanitarian aid programmes in multiple locations for four appeals.

When large-scale disasters hit countries without the capacity to respond, the DEC brings together 15 leading aid charities to raise funds quickly and efficiently.