Underfunded emergencies

The Central Emergency Response Fund supports humanitarian response activities within underfunded emergencies. Twice a year the Emergency Relief Coordinator allocates CERF funds to selected priority countries based on needs, funding levels, risk and vulnerability.

In 2024’s first Underfunded Emergencies Round, CERF allocated US$100 million to boost poorly funded humanitarian crises.

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  Mobile clinics provide vital support after cyclones and help people prepare for future weather events
  Madagascar | 2023 | CERF “A year ago, getting health care would have been a luxury.”
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  New life after the storms
  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.”
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  Feeding communities after the devastating earthquake in southern Haiti
  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.
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  CERF strengthens health early warning systems
  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.