Sweden’s and Sida’s Partnership with the EU

Sweden invests in enhancing synergies across humanitarian, development and peace efforts, so called HDP nexus. The aim is to support an effective overall assistance in fragile and conflict affected contexts that contributes to preventing conflicts, strengthening resilience and reducing humanitarian needs. This brief gives an overview of how Sida works with HDP synergies in the 30 largest humanitarian crises, based on the Humanitarian Crises Analysis (HCAs) 2025 and identifies opportunities for maximizing aid impact in these contexts.

In 2024, humanitarian needs reached record levels, driven by the growing frequency and intensity of armed conflicts and climate change-induced extreme weather events. Around 300 million people worldwide required humanitarian assistance and protection, including over 117 million displaced from their homes. Despite rising needs, severe underfunding worsened. Sida’s humanitarian funding enabled partners to reach nearly 116 million people
with protection and life-saving assistance during the year. Sida allocated SEK 4.900 million to humanitarian efforts, corresponding to about 19 per cent of the total disbursement by Sida. Through an approach based on the Humanitarian Principles Sida allocated funding as per severity of acute needs in the world’s largest and most complex humanitarian emergencies, such as Afghanistan, DRC, Ethiopia, Sudan and Yemen. In 2024, Sida worked with 17 strategic partners to deliver humanitarian assistance in 42 countries.