2016 CERF FUNDING NEEDS
 As of end-December 2016, the Central Emergency Response Fund has allocated $439 million to address the most urgent humanitarian needs in 47 countries. In December, $18.4 million was allocated for immediate life-saving assistance to displaced families and host population in Mosul, Iraq. In addition, $3.5 million was approved to support 31,000 people facing forced eviction from temporary shelters following Hurricane Matthew in Haiti. Most recently, $3.1 million was allocated to Bangladesh to provide immediate aid to 22,000 people who fled conflict in Myanmar.
In 2016 thus far, CERF received an income of $426.3 million, which is 95 per cent of the annual target of $450 million. Despite increases from some donors, the shortfall is largely due to exchange rate loss.
At the CERF High-Level Conference on 13 December, thirty-three donors pledged approximately $273 million for 2017, which is about 60% of CERF's funding target. A few top donors who could not pledge due to internal budgetary processes will do so in early 2017.
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2016 CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED IN DECEMBER
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Top 10 CERF Donors in 2016
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CERF High-Level Pledging Event Reaches 60% of Annual Target for Funding in 2017
CERF hosted its High-Level pledging conference for 2017. Thirty-three donors pledged almost US$273 million to the Fund to support urgent aid whenever and wherever crises hit. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon opened the conference. “I am proud to have served as UN Secretary-General during much of CERF’s successful first decade,” he said.
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Watch Minister of State at DFID, Mr Rory Stewart address the audience at the HLC here >>
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CERF Allocated $100 million through 1st round of Underfunded Emergency Window
In January, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon released US$100 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to assist 4.5 million people in nine silent and severely underfunded emergencies. The funds enabled lifesaving help for people forced from their homes in Central and Eastern Africa, those affected by conflict and food insecurity in Libya and Mali, and the most vulnerable and at risk of malnutrition in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
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$1 Billion CERF
In May, following the Secretary-General’s proposal of a $1billion CERF, several member states including Canada, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden signed an op-ed in support of this target.
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Watch Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden, Ms Isabella Loevin, express support of $1billion CERF here >>
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High-Level Leaders’ Roundtable on Humanitarian Financing at the World Humanitarian Summit.
Also in May, CERF led the High-Level Leaders’ Roundtable on Humanitarian Financing at the World Humanitarian Summit. The Summit was a special moment for CERF as several leaders announced their support for the UN Secretary-General’s proposal for a US$1 billion fund. The roundtable addressed Core Responsibility Five of the Agenda for Humanity and called on leaders to guarantee the minimum resources necessary to preserve life and dignity for people affected by conflict and disasters.
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CERF Allocated $15 million to Iraq
In June, CERF allocated US$15 million to provide urgent life-saving assistance for 85,000 people affected by the recent fighting in Fallujah, Iraq.
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2016 RESULTS FROM PARTNERS
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UNICEF: Access to water for refugees and the host population in the Sahel Belt of Chad
Thanks to CERF, UNICEF provides support and strengthens basic water, sanitation and hygiene services, increasing access to water and sanitation in the refugee camps and host villages in Eastern Chad.
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IOM: First humanitarian repatriation flight from Southern Libya
IOM organized its first humanitarian repatriation charter flight from southern Libya on 6 September, flying 171 stranded Nigerien migrants (including 76 women and 39 children) back to Niger. The repatriation was funded by CERF and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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FAO: Responding to the El-Niño in Zimbabwe
With funding from CERF, FAO is supporting 8,000 families affected by El Niño induced drought. Southern Africa is currently in the grip of an intense drought driven by one of the strongest El Niño events recorded in the past 50 years.
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UNFPA: Health care for women in a city at war - CERF support to Syria Regional Crisis
Om Rad received care at the clinic, which relied on CERF funding disbursed through UNFPA to provide life-saving medical services to women and children. “I’m so touched that I was able to get services at this clinic in these challenging times,” she said. “At least I can receive health care services now whenever I need. I wish this brutal war would come to an end.”
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In December, CERF allocated $30 million to 7 countries.
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NEW INFOGRAPHIC AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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Do you have a question for CERF? Contact the Resource Mobilization and Communication team
| NAME |
TITLE |
PHONE |
EMAIL |
| Ms. Lisa Doughten |
Chief of CERF |
212-963-8205
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doughten@un.org |
| RESOURCE MOBILIZATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SECTION (RMCS) |
| Ms. Babita Bisht |
Chief of Resource Mobilization & Communications Section |
917-225-1520
917-367-5673 |
bisht1@un.org |
| Mr. Mads Frandsen |
Humanitarian Affairs Officer |
917-367-2817
347-468-6057 |
frandsen@un.org |
| Mr. Mose An |
Humanitarian Affairs Officer |
212-963-9246
347-218-2591 |
an@un.org |
| Ms. Claudia Hargarten |
Public Information Officer |
917-207-3925 |
hargarten@un.org |
| Ms. Lara Palmisano |
Public Information |
212-9631472 |
palmisano1@un.org |
| Ms. Marie Deblonde-Vallet |
Team Assistant |
212-963-9535 |
deblonde@un.org |
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CERF is one of the fastest and most effective ways to support rapid humanitarian response for people affected by natural disasters and armed conflicts. The Fund, which is managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), receives voluntary contributions year round from United Nations Member States and Observers, regional governments, private sector, foundations and individuals. This money is set aside for immediate use at the onset of emergencies, in rapidly deteriorating situations and in protracted crises that fail to attract sufficient resources.
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