The DEC brings together 15 leading UK aid charities to raise funds quickly and efficiently at times of crisis overseas.

In these times of crisis, people in life-and-death situations need our help and our mission is to save, protect and rebuild lives through effective humanitarian response.

Latest press releases
 

His Majesty The King meets Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) charities at Buckingham Palace  

Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) charities support families on the move to northern Gaza, as UK donations continue to provide a “lifeline” 

Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) charities “hopeful” they can increase aid in Gaza following ceasefire, with generous UK donations already making a difference  

His Majesty The King thanks aid workers and voulnteers for the Disasters Emergency Committee's Middle East and Ukraine Humanitarian Appeals

Bilal Hasna, Maisie Richardson-Sellers and Shabaz Ali pay tribute to local aid workers in Gaza, as the DEC’s Middle East Humanitarian Appeal reaches £25 million milestone 

‘We must not look away’: actors Riz Ahmed, Joe Alwyn and Ruth Negga voice urgent call for more donations, as the DEC Middle East Humanitarian Appeal raises over £20 million
 
Hunger, disease and trauma as winter beckons: Charities deliver vital aid as Disasters Emergency Committee launches Middle East Humanitarian Appeal  

Michael Jermey Appointed as New Chair of the Disasters Emergency Committee, Effective March 2025
Key learnings from the DEC’s 5 year review highlight a shift for the organisation and humanitarian sector as a whole

DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal reaches 6.9 million people affected by conflict in two years

One year since earthquakes, DEC Turkey-Syria Appeal hits £158 million, reaching over a million people 

Fact File: One year on from the Turkey-Syria earthquakes, the full impact of the disaster and how UK donations are helping