Yearly Contribution to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) 2023

• People most in need are provided with timely assistance. 
• Accountability to affected populations and critical protection and gender based violence interventions are reinforced.
• Anticipatory action pilot projects are scaled up through the dedication of 10% of the CERF funds to anticipatory action.

Erwartete Resultate:  

• Assistance to new emergencies and to existing emergencies that have deteriorated significantly is provided.
• Support for critical needs in underfunded and often protracted crises is delivered. 

Resultate von früheren Phasen:  

• In 2022, the CERF’s speed was instrumental in enabling response to time-critical humanitarian needs, with the most urgent requests processed in as little as two days.
• The role of the CERF in fighting hunger was also prominent throughout 2022. Nearly 30 per cent of the total funding released from the CERF went to countries affected by food crises.
• The CERF reinforced its commitment to boost operations in underfunded crises where unmet humanitarian needs remain alarmingly high. During the year, the CERF disbursed a recordhigh level of funding for underfunded emergencies. Through two disbursement rounds, the CERF allocated USD 250 million for critically underfunded humanitarian operations in 23 countries in Africa, Asia, the Americas and the Middle East, targeting nearly 10 million people.

Phase 18 01.01.2023 - 31.12.2023   (Completed)