A year in pictures and numbers: People in Need Annual Report 2023

Let me begin by thanking each of you. Without you, the hundreds of thousands of donors, companies and institutions, governments and intergovernmental agencies, we would not be able to carry out our mission. I appreciate your tremendous support and the work of our colleagues, volunteers, associates, and partners in the Czech Republic and in the dozens of countries where we operate. I appreciate this all the more these days because we live in a time that presents one interconnected crisis after another.

Global stability, the established rules-based order, and the international community's ability to function are more fragile than we could have imagined. Solutions based on force, suppressing human rights and fundamental freedoms, or cults of personality do not respect security, human lives and rights, or maintaining trust in the international order and in the future. We are in a period of crisis, as demonstrated by the numbers of refugees and internally displaced people, the scale and growth of conflicts, authoritarianism, and the use of dominance and force instead of diplomacy and negotiation.

The need for our humanitarian work in crisis areas, cooperative efforts on development work and climate change, and our efforts to defend human rights and freedoms and strengthen civil society is growing in response to the state of affairs in 'today's world. Our work focuses on supporting the weakest in society and embracing an inclusive approach to education. This includes nurturing critical thinking, emphasising active and informed citizenship, and promoting a responsible approach to environmental issues. We are sure that our efforts, in addition to helping, supporting and strengthening those with whom we work, are an answer to the volatility and crises we currently find ourselves confronted with. Please read our annual report for 2023, where we have tried our best to show faithfully and clearly where, how, and why we do the work we do.

Thank you again for your time, your trust, and support,

Šimon Pánek CEO of People in Need