CERF

Timor-Leste | 2024 | CERF
“There was no rain, the soil became dry, and the crops couldn’t bear fruit because there wasn’t enough water.”

Bangladesh | 2024 | CERF
“On the day the water rose, we received some money…. which allowed us to buy food using a makeshift raft. This cash assistance was a relief for us,”

Zimbabwe | 2024 | CERF

“We are in the process of setting up our community garden, where we can grow carrots, tomatoes, beans, and maize for the benefit of our young ones.”

Colombia | 2024 | CERF Colombia, Nariño. The people of Sanquianga are severely affected by conflict. Families have to flee their homes because of violent clashes, or find it difficult to access health care, or maintain a reliable means of supporting themselves. And it takes over a day, travelling by river from the town of […]

Niger | 2024 | CERF A pilot project in south-west Niger has shown that acting before people experienced a drought’s impact enabled them to preserve land, save livestock and avoid negative coping strategies. Niger is now increasingly prone to droughts, with climate change causing its temperatures to rise 1.5 times faster than anywhere else in […]

Sudan and Yemen| 2023 | CERF and CBPF

“There is nothing that makes me prouder than to see a young child strongly recover from malnutrition.”

Afghanistan | 2023 | CERF
Of the 80 million people facing acute food insecurity in Afghanistan, about 80 per cent live in rural areas.

Sudan | 2023 | CERF and CBPF

“The need for swift agricultural support in Sudan is paramount.”

Sudan | 2024 | CERF and CBPF
“I want the fighting to stop, I want to play.”

Chad and Sudan | 2023 | CERF and CBPF
“We have games in this place,” she says. “Every morning from 8 to 11 we come here.”

oPt | 2024 | CERF and CBPF
“We eat less so the kids can eat at least one meal a day.”

Colombia | 2023 | CERF
“We want to thank the United Nations for believing in us midwives.”

Lebanon | 2023 | CERF
“The vaccine will ensure this illness never threatens my son’s life again.”

oPt | 2023 | CBPF and CERF
“It is terrifying. I hug and shield her with my body, fearing for her safety from breaking  glass and collapsing buildings.” 

Syria and Türkiye| 2023|CBPF and CERF
“For the cost of two tents – which have to be replaced every six months – we’d like to provide a dignified shelter, providing more privacy, more durability and lasting much longer.”

Colombia | 2023 | CERF
“What happens is that with indigenous women it is very difficult to talk about the topic.”

Somalia |2023| CERF
“For us to get clean and safe drinking water, it often meant long, arduous hours of walking to the nearest water source, which is an unsafe journey. This is a task I did not look forward to.”

DRC | 2023 | CERF
“Things are good at the site – people are living in harmony. But we are just waiting for the war to finish so we can go home.”

Syria | 2023 | CERF
“Being landowners, we knew we could not just sit down and do nothing. We had to keep investing in our land.”

Somalia | 2023 | CERF
The longest and most severe drought seen in Somalia in at least 40 years has affected millions and driven displacement across the country.

Ethiopia, Mozambique | 2023 | CERF
“I am not like the other parents here. I have two children with disabilities.”

Peru | 2023 | CERF
“I am pleased to see that organizations like the United Nations Population Fund are fully committed to the realities we face as women every day. Through workshops and psychological and legal assistance, they provide invaluable support on our journey.”

Philippines | 2023 | CERF
“During Super-typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan), other provinces helped us. In return, our provincial health officer and governor wanted to give back, which was why they sent us.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CERF
“I was born during the war, far from my native country. And now, at the end of my life, I face war again, in my homeland.”

DRC | 2022 and 2023 | CERF and CBPF
“If we had been in our village, I would not have  suffered this, and I would not have become a mother so early.”

Malawi | 2023 | CERF
“Some men take advantage of displacement, hunger and poverty to sexually assault women.

Ethiopia | 2022- 2023 | CERF
“We want to engage men and boys and change their attitudes towards these practices.”

Colombia | 2022-2023 | CERF
“Walking together – not one behind another but side by side – we can help our region move forward.”

Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe | 2015-2016 | CERF
“I now sleep on a full stomach and wake with the assurance that there is still food to keep me going.”

Somalia | 2015-2016 | CERF
“I was so worried that I would have a miscarriage due to the effects of the drought,” said Rukiyo, adding, “We had so little to eat. I became very weak and could barely walk.”

Honduras | 2023 | CERF

The roof of the building had completely lifted off, “revealing an unhealthy state due to its age and the presence of pigeon droppings, posing a health risk to staff already suffering from respiratory diseases,” said Dr. Sámbula.

DRC | 2023 | CERF
“When I arrived I had no water,” says Mani, at the school’s water point.

“It is difficult to live without water.”

Nepal | 2023 | CERF
“With the money, I’ll buy some rice and food for my family.”

Somalia | 2023 | CERF
“If the situation is not addressed the future of Somali children is jeopardized as stunting in children is associated with an increased risk of mortality, [and] reduced cognitive development.”

Ethiopia and Somalia | 2022| CERF and CBPFs
“When it became hard to get by, I left my baby at home to earn a living.”

Syria | 2022 | CERF
“There were days when we had nothing to eat but bread. The girls’ poor diet probably led to this,” said Zahira.

Ethiopia | 2023 | CERF
“Life is not easy,” says Ugosa “, but with the support of the social workers and other women I met here, I  have found some solace.”

Yemen | 2023 | CERF
“The urgency and severity of health needs of internally displaced populations have pushed the operational capacities of our health facilities to their absolute limit…gaps in support affect the services we provide to a large extent.”

Yemen | 2022 | CBPF
“Just one health worker who disseminates correct information about the vaccines and the importance of immunizing children can make a great impact and improve the services provided at their health facility.”

Ukraine | 2022 | CERF
“We strive to provide emotional, physical, legal protection and comfort for each survivor. Our mobile teams are premised in local communities, where the need for services is the highest.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CERF
As 2023 begins, some 17.6 million people need humanitarian assistance.

Ukraine | 2023 | CERF
“The money from UNICEF helped us to survive a few months,” adds Venera.

Honduras | 2022 | CERF
“We had four floods in one month, water as high as two and a half metres. It took us six weeks to clean up just to provide consultations, we had no working equipment or supplies.”

Central African Republic | 2022 | CERF
In June 2022, CERF allocated $15 million for the response to the crisis in the Central African Republic. The funding aimed to scale up emergency assistance for 200,000 with a multi-sectoral approach combining food assistance and other sectors, including protection.

Kyrgyzstan | 2023 | CERF
“I made a living raising sheep in my village until my house and everything we had, including the sheep burnt. We had to relocate to Bujum village and are now living in a two-room apartment of our relatives,” he said.

Haiti | 2021 | CERF
“I would get my food every day in the morning to share with my children,” said Yolande, who moved with her family into a temporary shelter.

Syria | 2022 | CERF
“Nearly 30 per cent of public health facilities in Syria remain non-functional,” warned Dr. Iman Shankiti, acting WHO Representative in Syria.

Niger | 2021 | CERF
“The 2021 crop year was catastrophic in our region, since production was almost nil.”

Syria | 2022 | CERF
“I knew that with the voucher, I would be more capable of managing my family’s nutrition needs compared to receiving purely in-kind assistance.”

Lebanon | 2022 | CERF
“It is a heavy weight lifted off my shoulders knowing that I am at ease with my family,” Sana said.

Burkina Faso | 2022 | CERF
“The counsellor listened to me, [it] really allowed me to let off steam.”

Central African Republic | 2022 | CBPF
“The child had been sick for a while, but I didn’t know what she had and worried a lot,” Jonvienne says.

South Sudan | 2021 | CERF
“Our village was submerged with water but now it has been recovered. We thought as a community the water will not disappear, but IOM stood with us that’s why the water has been pumped back to where it came from.”

Haiti | 2021 | CERF
Natacha recalls delivering a baby in front of the hospital gate, using her phone’s light to see through the darkness.

Ethiopia | 2022 | CERF
“Our house was burnt to the ground and our livestock looted.  I lost everything in the blink of an eye.”

Afghanistan | 2022 | CERF
“It was 1:00 AM when we felt the earthquake. It was not a simple earthquake. We felt [like] someone was bombarding the house from the sky.”

Lebanon | 2022 | CBPF
“Education is the most important thing in the world. It’s true that I am not working in my field, but my education has helped me a lot in my life. I can do advanced calculations to manage my small business. I can handle all of my family’s paperwork.”

Guinea | 2021 | CERF
A man gets his temperature checked as part of community activities to mitigate Ebola.

Colombia|2021|CERF
“For me, this humanitarian aid has been a support. Women are going through very difficult times in Barbacoas due to the pandemic. These grants are a helping hand for us as well as for our families,”

Lebanon | 2019 | CBPF
The fuel shortage, a result of the ongoing socioeconomic and political crises, is jeopardizing the availability of health care and drinking water for nearly everyone in Lebanon.

South Sudan | 2021 | CBPF
“I was able to plant twice,” she said, “and I obtained a good harvest in my first field and am hoping for the same with my second.”

Ethiopia | 2021 | CBPF
“Before harvesting, the cash assistance provided during the lean season was essential,” said Erasho. Afterwards, added her husband, “The [good] harvest should [allow us] to establish seed and food stocks to sustain our food security for the coming months.”

Niger | 2021 | CERF
The Central Sahel region faces one of the world’s fastest-growing humanitarian emergencies.

Haiti | 2021 | CERF

Afghanistan | 2021 | CERF
“We haven’t been able to take care of them properly because we can’t afford it.”

Bangladesh | 2021 | CERF
“I am so happy to see these arrangements for us. After the pandemic, we were scattered about, and we don’t have any income. I don’t even have a proper place to live at the moment, and the place where I am staying could go underwater any minute.”

Ethiopia | 2021 | CBPF
“I was in the middle of teaching my class when we heard gunshots and explosions. I had to calm myself down and make sure all my students were safe.”

Haiti | 2021 | CBPF