UN Unveils $160M Aid for Underfunded Humanitarian Crises, Including Eight in Africa
The funding includes $10 million for people with disabilities and lifts 2026 CERF allocations to $483 million, officials said.
- On Friday, the United Nations released $160 million in emergency funding for 12 underfunded humanitarian crises, including eight in Africa and four other global locations. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs announced the allocation on October 2.
- Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, stated the UN must reach 87 million people facing the year's most severe crises. The Central Emergency Response Fund provides rapid funding for life-saving humanitarian operations.
- The $150 million core allocation designates $18 million each for Yemen, Afghanistan, and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. An additional $10 million supports people with disabilities through partnership with the Global Disability Fund to strengthen local participation.
- Fletcher noted that money alone is insufficient to reach those in need. He identified Afghanistan, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, South Sudan, Sudan, and Yemen as contexts requiring leaders to exercise political will to open access.
- Since its 2005 creation, the CERF has distributed $10.2 billion to more than 117 countries and territories. This disbursement brings 2026 allocations to $483 million, moving toward the $1 billion annual funding target.
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Today, the United Nations announced the allocation of $160 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) "Serf" to finance vital assistance in 12 humanitarian crises around the world, with a severe funding shortfall.
The UN released $160 million from its emergency fund to deal with twelve humanitarian crises in the world, including Afghanistan, Cuba, Sudan, Palestine and Yemen, according to United Nations Secretary General Stéphane Dujarric’s spokesman on Friday. In his daily press conference, Dujarric pointed out [...] The entry The UN releases $160 million to deal with twelve humanitarian crises in the world was first published in HolaNews.
Funding aims to provide life-saving assistance across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Middle East
The Central Emergency Response Fund will be allocated to support nations in crisis such as Afghanistan, Cuba, Sudan, Palestine and Yemen.
The agency allocated $4 million to Cuba within a 160 million package for underserved crises in 12 countries.
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