Country-Based Pooled Funds

Students in a classroom renovated by the OCHA-managed Yemen Humanitarian Fund at Al Hussein School in Amran, Yemen. August 2022. Photo: OCHA/YPN-Ahmed Haleem.

Who we are

CBPFs are established when an emergency occurs or when an existing crisis deteriorates. They are managed by OCHA under the leadership of the Humanitarian Coordinators (HCs) or UN Resident Coordinators (RCs) and in close consultation with the humanitarian community.

Contributions are collected into single, unearmarked funds. These funds support high-priority projects being undertaken by those best placed to respond (including international and national NGOs and UN agencies) through an inclusive and transparent process that supports priorities set out in Humanitarian Response Plans. This ensures funding is available and prioritized locally by those closest to people in need.

The Country-Based Pooled Funds Global Guidelines set out the minimum global standards for effective and efficient management of CBPFs, and they ensure a coherent and harmonized approach to governance and operations.

Detailed CBPF contribution and allocation data

Find out more about our OCHA-managed humanitarian funds

Afghanistan

Painting of a refugee on a wall in Beirut

Lebanon

A woman with baby in her arms stands in front of an informal tent. Two men and a woman in blue vests and clothing face her.

Somalia

Removing debris as part of the Early Recovery and Livelihoods cluster

Türkiye

Women and children sit under an informal shelter covered by grass mats in what appears to a cooking area. A pot of rice is cooking on a firewood stove.

Central African Republic

A woman with a young boy tied to her back walks on an unpaved narrow path. A young boy and a man carrying water and bags walk behind her.

Myanmar

Two women stand in a open space with their backs to the camera. They have an arm around each other's back.

South Sudan

Ukraine

People with bags on the road. People with baggage are also standing on the wayside.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Falmata Goni and her baby at a stabilization centre managed by International Rescue Committee in Bama local government area, Borno State. 2 May 2023. The centre is supported by OCHA. Photo: OCHA/Adedeji Ademigbuji

Nigeria

A woman stands with a little girl in her arms facing the camera with two young boys standing next to her

Sudan

Displaced women are seen preparing dinner

West and Central Africa

A woman, Esha Mohammed, walks along the dry landscape

Ethiopia

A man wearing an OCHA vest and helmet is helping upload an ambulance stretcher with a person lying on it into an ambulance, which has its back doors open. Another ambulance can be seen parked alongside it.

Occupied Palestinian Territory

Syrian Arab Republic

A man in a white jacket with a stethoscope sits behind a desk - a woman with a baby in her arms and a young boy standing next to her sits across the desk.

Yemen

Publications

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Evaluation and Lessons Learned

Country-Based Pooled Funds 2023 in Review

Letter from the Emergency Relief Coordinator 2023 was an undeniably arduous year marked by unremitting global challenges. From Ukraine and Sudan, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), the...

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Evaluation and Lessons Learned

Country-Based Pooled Funds 2022 in Review

Executive summary Executive Summary and Highlights In 2022, the CBPFs allocated a record $1.2 billion, enabling partners to address the humanitarian needs of an estimated 47 million people caught up...

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Evaluation and Lessons Learned

Country-Based Pooled Funds 2021 in Review

Executive summary In 2021, the Country-Based Pooled Funds (CBPFs, the Funds) allocated US$1.01 billion to effective humanitarian action in 20 different crises around the world. This was enabled by...

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These are the CBPFs - Country-based Pooled Funds

The Country-based Pooled Funds (CBPFs) are essential instruments for supporting humanitarian action that saves lives, alleviates suffering and maintains human dignity. The Funds are based in several...

Resources

Introducing the Country-Based Pooled Funds

CBPFs Guidelines

Studies and Evaluations

How to donate

Governments, corporations and foundations wishing to contribute to a CBPF can contact ocha.donor.relations@un.org
Individuals can donate online via UN Crisis Relief