United Nation (UN) allocates $100 million from Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)

Posted 29 Feb 2024

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Allocated fund will support underfunded aid operations in seven countries in Africa, the Middle East and the Latin America.
Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) was established by the UN General Assembly in 2005 as the UN global emergency response fund.
- Enables humanitarian actors to deliver life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable people, when and where needed the most.
- Emergency Relief Coordinator manages CERF on behalf of the UN Secretary-General.
- Releases resources for underfunded emergencies twice a year.
- It also serves as a strategic instrument for addressing critical funding gaps in underfunded humanitarian emergencies.
Critical funding gaps for humanitarian emergency projects is widening, for instance UN-coordinated appeals have met only 60% of their funding requirements over the past decade (2010-20) (OXFAM, 2023).

Reasons behind funding gap:
- Increased global conflicts: E.g. Syrian Conflict
- Rise in climate induced natural disasters: Drought in Horn of Africa
- Poly-crisis phenomenon: At a sub-national, national and systemic level risks are compounding exacerbating the frequency and severity of crisis.
- Other: Donor fatigue, geopolitical dynamics, etc.

Measures Required:
- Improving funding through localised and flexible funding mechanisms.
- Deepening and broadening the funding base by developing new funding tools.
- Coordination between climate and humanitarian finance.

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