Together with $125 million released earlier, CERF has now allocated $225 million to support crisis response in 20 countries this year – the highest annual amount in the fund’s history.
Press releases and statements
The UN Under-Secretary-General, Martin Griffith takes questions from the press in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, after the devastating earthquake in February 2023.
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News and Press ReleaseUN emergency fund hit record annual pay-out to under-funded crises
CAR
News and Press ReleaseLe Fonds central d'intervention d'urgence alloue 5 millions de dollars américains aux ONG pour une intensification rapide de la réponse à la COVID-19 en République centrafricaine
Bangui, 24 juillet 2020 - Le Fonds central d'intervention d'urgence (CERF) a alloué 5 millions de dollars américains aux ONG International Rescue Committee (IRC), International Medical Corps (IMC),...
Mali
News and Press ReleaseMali : 330 millions de dollars sont encore nécessaires pour la réponse humanitaire intégrant les besoins liés à la pandémie de COVID-19
Communiqué de presse Bamako, 24 juillet 2020 - Au Mali, l’avènement de la COVID-19 a conduit à une révision du Plan de Réponse Humanitaire (PRH). De nouveaux besoins humanitaires liés à cette...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseThe Central Emergency Response Fund allocates US$ 5 million to NGOs to scale up direly needed COVID-19 response in the Central African Republic
While the response to COVID-19 in Bangui and western regions has been scaling up, the rest of the country is lacking in capacity for treating patients and maintaining adequate WASH facilities.
Philippines
News and Press ReleaseCOVID-19: UN and humanitarian partners lending a hand to the most vulnerable Filipinos - Op-ed by Gustavo Gonzalez, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Philippines
The COVID-19 pandemic is set to trigger the deepest global recession since World War II and could push up to 100 million to the point of extreme poverty. Recent estimates suggest up to 6,000 children...
Nigeria
News and Press ReleaseMr Edward Kallon, the Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Statement on the Killing of Aid Workers in Borno State
Abuja, 22 July 2020 I am utterly shocked and horrified by the gruesome killing of some of our colleagues and partners by non-state armed groups in Borno State. My most heartfelt condolences go to...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseStatement of the Humanitarian Coordinator in the Republic of Congo about the Publication of the Final Report of the Operational Review of Exposure to Corrupt Practices in the Delivery Mechanisms of Humanitarian Aid in the DRC
At the end of 2018, allegations of fraud and corruption in the delivery of humanitarian assistance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were reported. These allegations prompted the Humanitarian...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseDeclaration du Coordonnateur humanitaire en République démocratique du Congo sur la publication du rapport final de la Revue opérationnelle de l'exposition aux pratiques de corruption dans les mécanismes de mise en œuvre de l'aide humanitaire en RDC
Kinshasa, 20 juillet 2020 Fin 2018, des allégations de fraude et de corruption dans les opérations d'aide humanitaire en République Démocratique du Congo ont été signalées, nous poussant à examiner...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSudan: US$ 283 million needed to support people affected by COVID-19 [EN/AR]
The United Nations and humanitarian partners, in support of the Transitional Government of Sudan, launched today an addendum to the 2020 Humanitarian Response Plan to respond to increasing...
World
News and Press ReleaseL'ONU lance un appel de 10,3 milliards de dollars et met en garde contre le coût de l'inaction
Le Secrétaire général adjoint aux affaires humanitaires et Coordonnateur des secours d’urgence de l’ONU, Mark Lowcock a appelé les pays du G20 à agir dès à présent ou risquer de faire face à une...