MReport Available2072200606-UF-BFA-1400016Burkina FasoBFA2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster06-UF-BFA-14000_Burkina Faso_Jun2016_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0FAO;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2000000.00002006-09-15T00:00:002006-09-18T00:00:002000000.00002006-09-15T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available64200606-UF-BDI-69317BurundiBDI2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related06-UF-BDI-693_Burundi_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNHCR;WHO2083330.00002006-06-28T00:00:002006-07-14T00:00:002083330.00002006-06-28T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available65200606-UF-BDI-70017BurundiBDI2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies06-UF-BDI-700_Burundi_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNHCR;WHO1986517.00002006-09-08T00:00:002006-10-05T00:00:001986517.00002006-09-08T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available94200606-UF-CAF-104720Central African RepublicCAF2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related06-UF-CAF-1047_CAR_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO999786.00002006-06-15T00:00:002006-06-21T00:00:00999786.00002006-06-15T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available96200606-UF-CAF-107020Central African RepublicCAF2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related06-UF-CAF-1070_CAR_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2002729.00002006-09-08T00:00:002006-10-18T00:00:002002729.00002006-09-08T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available119200606-UF-TCD-174521ChadTCD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related06-UF-TCD-1745_Chad_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP6268442.00002006-06-23T00:00:002006-06-23T00:00:006268442.00002006-06-23T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available171200606-UF-COG-321326Republic of CongoCOG2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies06-UF-COG-3213_Congo_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO1000000.00002006-06-28T00:00:002006-07-19T00:00:001000000.00002006-06-28T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available172200606-UF-COG-323926Republic of CongoCOG2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies06-UF-COG-3239_Congo_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;UNDP;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO1000000.00002006-09-06T00:00:002006-09-21T00:00:001000000.00002006-09-06T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available187200606-UF-COD-366527Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies06-UF-COD-3665_DR Congo_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;UNDP;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO17000000.00002006-07-07T00:00:002006-07-14T00:00:0017000000.00002006-07-07T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available188200606-UF-COD-369927Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related06-UF-COD-3699_DR Congo_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNDP;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO21000000.00002006-09-11T00:00:002006-10-02T00:00:0021000000.00002006-09-11T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available212200606-UF-CIV-410328Cote d'IvoireCIV2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related06-UF-CIV-4103_Cote d Ivoire_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0UNHCR1000000.00002006-06-21T00:00:002006-06-21T00:00:001000000.00002006-06-21T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available214200606-UF-CIV-410728Cote d'IvoireCIV2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related06-UF-CIV-4107_Cote d Ivoire_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO3000000.00002006-09-08T00:00:002006-09-08T00:00:003000000.00002006-09-08T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available257200606-UF-ERI-490933EritreaERI2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies06-UF-ERI-4909_Eritrea_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO1998565.00002006-06-06T00:00:002006-09-06T00:00:001998565.00002006-06-06T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available271200606-UF-ETH-508634EthiopiaETH2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related06-UF-ETH-5086_Ethiopia_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0UNHCR;WFP1000000.00002006-06-28T00:00:002006-06-28T00:00:002014-07-09T00:00:001000000.00002006-06-28T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available315200606-UF-GIN-567139GuineaGIN2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies06-UF-GIN-5671_Guinea_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0FAO;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO997550.00002006-07-25T00:00:002006-08-08T00:00:002015-01-02T00:00:00997550.00002006-07-25T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available316200606-UF-GIN-567839GuineaGIN2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related06-UF-GIN-5678_Guinea_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO999999.00002006-09-06T00:00:002006-09-06T00:00:00999999.00002006-09-06T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available341200606-UF-HTI-579141HaitiHTI2Underfunded Emergencies5StormNatural Disaster06-UF-HTI-5791_Haiti_Jun2016_Application3Biological (human disease outbreak and other health emergency)1Natural Disaster6Latin America and the Caribbean7Caribbean2Americas0IOM;UNOPS;WHO1000000.00002006-06-06T00:00:002006-06-06T00:00:002015-03-16T00:00:001000000.00002006-06-06T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available883200606-UF-KEN-1280548KenyaKEN2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies06-UF-KEN-12805_Kenya_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0UNHCR;WFP1000000.00002006-06-28T00:00:002006-06-28T00:00:002022-09-06T00:00:001000000.00002006-06-28T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available1009200606-UF-LBR-1294354LiberiaLBR2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies06-UF-LBR-12943_Liberia_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WHO3983681.00002006-08-14T00:00:002006-09-28T00:00:003983681.00002006-08-14T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available452200606-UF-MLI-711457MaliMLI2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies06-UF-MLI-7114_Mali_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0UNICEF;WFP1985598.00002006-09-06T00:00:002006-09-06T00:00:001985598.00002006-09-06T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available465200606-UF-MRT-732458MauritaniaMRT2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies06-UF-MRT-7324_Mauritania_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0FAO;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2075604.00002006-09-08T00:00:002006-09-08T00:00:002016-10-14T00:00:002075604.00002006-09-08T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available785200606-UF-ZMB-1250386ZambiaZMB2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related06-UF-ZMB-12503_Zambia_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0UNHCR500000.00002006-08-10T00:00:002006-08-10T00:00:002021-02-22T00:00:00500000.00002006-08-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available788200606-UF-ZWE-1251087ZimbabweZWE2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies06-UF-ZWE-12510_Zimbabwe_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0IOM;UNICEF;WHO999973.00002006-06-28T00:00:002006-06-28T00:00:002021-05-25T00:00:00999973.00002006-06-28T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available789200606-UF-ZWE-1251587ZimbabweZWE2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies06-UF-ZWE-12515_Zimbabwe_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0IOM;UNICEF;WFP;WHO999990.00002006-09-11T00:00:002006-09-11T00:00:002021-04-08T00:00:00999990.00002006-09-11T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available493200607-UF-MMR-7749165MyanmarMMR2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies07-UF-MMR-7749_Myanmar_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple13South-Eastern Asia14South-Eastern Asia3Asia0UNDP354977.00002007-03-13T00:00:002007-03-13T00:00:002017-01-20T00:00:00354977.00002007-03-13T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available494200707-UF-MMR-7752165MyanmarMMR2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies07-UF-MMR-7752_Myanmar_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple13South-Eastern Asia14South-Eastern Asia3Asia0UNHCR;WFP;WHO1448335.00002007-09-21T00:00:002007-09-21T00:00:002017-01-27T00:00:001448335.00002007-09-21T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available790200707-UF-ZWE-1252087ZimbabweZWE2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies07-UF-ZWE-12520_Zimbabwe_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0IOM;UNICEF2000000.00002007-02-23T00:00:002007-03-01T00:00:002021-08-10T00:00:002000000.00002007-02-23T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available791200707-UF-ZWE-1252587ZimbabweZWE2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies07-UF-ZWE-12525_Zimbabwe_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNICEF;WHO1999076.00002007-09-07T00:00:002007-11-27T00:00:002021-05-04T00:00:001999076.00002007-09-07T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available664200707-UF-SOM-1063274SomaliaSOM2Underfunded Emergencies22Human RightsUnspecified Emergency07-UF-SOM-10632_Somalia_Jun2016_Application5Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0UNDP1000000.00002007-02-23T00:00:002007-02-23T00:00:002019-08-31T00:00:001000000.00002007-02-23T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available580200707-UF-PSE-938669occupied Palestinian territoryPSE2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies07-UF-PSE-9386_oPt_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia0UNICEF;UNIFEM;UNRWA;WHO3659510.00002007-08-28T00:00:002007-08-29T00:00:002018-08-31T00:00:003659510.00002007-08-28T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available614200707-UF-SDN-1005376Republic of the SudanSDN2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies07-UF-SDN-10053_Sudan_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple3Northern Africa3Northern Africa1Africa0UNICEF;WFP;WHO6000000.00002007-02-27T00:00:002007-04-19T00:00:002019-02-28T00:00:006000000.00002007-02-27T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available466200707-UF-MRT-732958MauritaniaMRT2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies07-UF-MRT-7329_Mauritania_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0FAO;UNICEF;WFP854731.00002007-09-12T00:00:002007-12-03T00:00:002016-10-13T00:00:00854731.00002007-09-12T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available1011200707-UF-LBR-1296154LiberiaLBR2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies07-UF-LBR-12961_Liberia_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0UNFPA;UNICEF;WHO1461597.00002007-09-12T00:00:002007-10-10T00:00:001461597.00002007-09-12T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available417200707-UF-PRK-655549Democratic People's Republic of KoreaPRK2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies07-UF-PRK-6555_DPR Korea_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple9Eastern Asia12Eastern Asia3Asia0FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP4998577.00002007-03-20T00:00:002007-03-20T00:00:002016-03-29T00:00:004998577.00002007-03-20T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available513200707-UF-NAM-816163NamibiaNAM2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related07-UF-NAM-8161_Namibia_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made4Southern Africa5Southern Africa1Africa0UNHCR;WFP999999.00002007-03-01T00:00:002007-03-05T00:00:002017-08-31T00:00:00999999.00002007-03-01T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available527200707-UF-NER-839466NigerNER2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies07-UF-NER-8394_Niger_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0UNICEF;WFP2000023.00002007-09-28T00:00:002007-09-28T00:00:002000023.00002007-09-28T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available342200707-UF-HTI-579541HaitiHTI2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies07-UF-HTI-5795_Haiti_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple6Latin America and the Caribbean7Caribbean2Americas0IOM;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2000545.00002007-03-21T00:00:002007-05-16T00:00:002015-04-05T00:00:002000545.00002007-03-21T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available346200707-UF-HTI-580341HaitiHTI2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies07-UF-HTI-5803_Haiti_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple6Latin America and the Caribbean7Caribbean2Americas0UNICEF;WFP;WHO1276060.00002007-09-28T00:00:002007-10-01T00:00:002015-04-05T00:00:001276060.00002007-09-28T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available398200707-UF-KEN-631048KenyaKEN2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies07-UF-KEN-6310_Kenya_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO3002501.00002007-09-17T00:00:002007-10-23T00:00:003002501.00002007-09-17T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available274200707-UF-ETH-511434EthiopiaETH2Underfunded Emergencies12Unspecified Health EmergencyDisease Outbreak07-UF-ETH-5114_Ethiopia_Jun2016_Application2Biological (human disease outbreak and other health emergency)1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0UNDP;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO5999353.00002007-03-20T00:00:002007-06-08T00:00:005999353.00002007-03-20T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available277200707-UF-ETH-513234EthiopiaETH2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies07-UF-ETH-5132_Ethiopia_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0UNDSS;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2998763.00002007-09-19T00:00:002007-10-25T00:00:002014-07-17T00:00:002998763.00002007-09-19T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available258200707-UF-ERI-492133EritreaERI2Underfunded Emergencies12Unspecified Health EmergencyDisease Outbreak07-UF-ERI-4921_Eritrea_Jun2016_Application2Biological (human disease outbreak and other health emergency)1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0UNDP;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO2000000.00002007-03-08T00:00:002007-03-21T00:00:002000000.00002007-03-08T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available259200707-UF-ERI-493733EritreaERI2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies07-UF-ERI-4937_Eritrea_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0UNDP;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO1000909.00002007-09-19T00:00:002007-09-28T00:00:001000909.00002007-09-19T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available216200707-UF-CIV-412628Cote d'IvoireCIV2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related07-UF-CIV-4126_Cote d Ivoire_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0IOM;UNDP;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP4499303.00002007-02-13T00:00:002007-03-20T00:00:004499303.00002007-02-13T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available217200707-UF-CIV-414228Cote d'IvoireCIV2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies07-UF-CIV-4142_Cote d Ivoire_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNDP;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2318107.00002007-09-21T00:00:002007-10-25T00:00:002318107.00002007-09-21T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available189200707-UF-COD-372327Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related07-UF-COD-3723_DR Congo_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO36587128.00002007-02-23T00:00:002007-05-15T00:00:0036587128.00002007-02-23T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available191200707-UF-COD-375427Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related07-UF-COD-3754_DR Congo_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO10919450.00002007-09-11T00:00:002007-11-09T00:00:0010919450.00002007-09-11T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available175200707-UF-COG-327526Republic of CongoCOG2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related07-UF-COG-3275_Congo_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;WHO1099971.00002007-09-05T00:00:002007-10-03T00:00:001099971.00002007-09-05T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available124200707-UF-TCD-181821ChadTCD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related07-UF-TCD-1818_Chad_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;UNDSS;UNICEF979050.00002007-09-06T00:00:002007-09-06T00:00:00979050.00002007-09-06T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available98200707-UF-CAF-111520Central African RepublicCAF2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related07-UF-CAF-1115_CAR_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO4478703.00002007-03-02T00:00:002007-03-26T00:00:004478703.00002007-03-02T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available100200707-UF-CAF-118520Central African RepublicCAF2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related07-UF-CAF-1185_CAR_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2300019.00002007-09-10T00:00:002007-10-03T00:00:002300019.00002007-09-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available66200707-UF-BDI-71217BurundiBDI2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies07-UF-BDI-712_Burundi_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNICEF;WFP8500000.00002007-02-23T00:00:002007-02-23T00:00:008500000.00002007-02-23T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available58200707-UF-BFA-59416Burkina FasoBFA2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster07-UF-BFA-594_Burkina Faso_Jun2016_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0FAO;UNICEF;WFP877908.00002007-08-31T00:00:002007-09-14T00:00:00877908.00002007-08-31T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available32200707-UF-AGO-27010AngolaAGO2Underfunded Emergencies6FloodNatural Disaster07-UF-AGO-270_Angola_Jun2016_Application3Biological (human disease outbreak and other health emergency)1Natural Disaster2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO4499828.00002007-03-08T00:00:002007-03-19T00:00:004499828.00002007-03-08T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available35200707-UF-BGD-29412BangladeshBGD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related07-UF-BGD-294_Bangladesh_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia0UNHCR1000000.00002007-03-05T00:00:002007-03-05T00:00:001000000.00002007-03-05T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available8200808-UF-AFG-398AfghanistanAFG2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related08-UF-AFG-39_Afghanistan_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia0FAO;IOM;UNHCR;WHO4175162.00002008-03-13T00:00:002008-03-13T00:00:004175162.00002008-03-13T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available10200808-UF-AFG-548AfghanistanAFG2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster08-UF-AFG-54_Afghanistan_Jun2016_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia0IOM;UNICEF;WHO4598922.00002008-09-12T00:00:002008-09-12T00:00:004598922.00002008-09-12T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available55200808-UF-BFA-57516Burkina FasoBFA2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster08-UF-BFA-575_Burkina Faso_Jun2016_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0FAO;UNICEF;WFP3399999.00002008-02-29T00:00:002008-02-29T00:00:003399999.00002008-02-29T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available68200808-UF-BDI-72217BurundiBDI2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related08-UF-BDI-722_Burundi_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO3587934.00002008-09-24T00:00:002008-10-09T00:00:003587934.00002008-09-24T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available127200808-UF-TCD-185221ChadTCD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related08-UF-TCD-1852_Chad_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO6766433.00002008-10-09T00:00:002008-11-10T00:00:006766433.00002008-10-09T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available176200808-UF-COG-330826Republic of CongoCOG2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related08-UF-COG-3308_Congo_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2011654.00002008-03-26T00:00:002008-04-04T00:00:002011654.00002008-03-26T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available193200808-UF-COD-377727Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related08-UF-COD-3777_DR Congo_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO38106996.00002008-03-19T00:00:002008-05-29T00:00:0038106996.00002008-03-19T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available219200808-UF-CIV-416228Cote d'IvoireCIV2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related08-UF-CIV-4162_Cote d Ivoire_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP7002959.00002008-03-20T00:00:002008-05-16T00:00:007002959.00002008-03-20T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available279200808-UF-ETH-515434EthiopiaETH2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies08-UF-ETH-5154_Ethiopia_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO9651153.00002008-03-20T00:00:002008-04-22T00:00:002014-08-13T00:00:009651153.00002008-03-20T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available80200808-UF-CMR-89518CameroonCMR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related08-UF-CMR-895_Cameroon_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP2000006.00002008-02-27T00:00:002008-02-27T00:00:002000006.00002008-02-27T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available377200808-UF-IRQ-607045IraqIRQ2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related08-UF-IRQ-6070_Iraq_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia0IOM;UNHCR5000001.00002008-09-04T00:00:002008-09-04T00:00:002015-09-09T00:00:005000001.00002008-09-04T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available882200808-UF-KEN-1279448KenyaKEN2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related08-UF-KEN-12794_Kenya_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO6406348.00002008-03-10T00:00:002008-04-15T00:00:002022-08-19T00:00:006406348.00002008-03-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available528200808-UF-NER-839966NigerNER2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies08-UF-NER-8399_Niger_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO6499999.00002008-02-29T00:00:002008-02-29T00:00:002017-08-09T00:00:006499999.00002008-02-29T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available518200808-UF-NPL-821864NepalNPL2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies08-UF-NPL-8218_Nepal_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia0FAO;UN Habitat;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO5997698.00002008-03-18T00:00:002008-03-20T00:00:002017-08-31T00:00:005997698.00002008-03-18T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available557200808-UF-PAK-874768PakistanPAK2Underfunded Emergencies6FloodNatural Disaster08-UF-PAK-8747_Pakistan_Jun2016_Application3Biological (human disease outbreak and other health emergency)1Natural Disaster10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia0FAO;IOM;UN Habitat;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO6808525.00002008-02-29T00:00:002008-03-19T00:00:002018-01-17T00:00:006808525.00002008-02-29T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available419200808-UF-PRK-658149Democratic People's Republic of KoreaPRK2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies08-UF-PRK-6581_DPR Korea_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple9Eastern Asia12Eastern Asia3Asia0FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WHO1999884.00002008-09-17T00:00:002008-10-14T00:00:002016-03-18T00:00:001999884.00002008-09-17T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available454200808-UF-MLI-712257MaliMLI2Underfunded Emergencies12Unspecified Health EmergencyDisease Outbreak08-UF-MLI-7122_Mali_Jun2016_Application2Biological (human disease outbreak and other health emergency)1Natural Disaster5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0UNICEF;WFP3198972.00002008-02-29T00:00:002008-02-29T00:00:002016-08-13T00:00:003198972.00002008-02-29T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available696200808-UF-LKA-1101875Sri LankaLKA2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies08-UF-LKA-11018_Sri Lanka_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia0FAO;IOM;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO3995382.00002008-09-10T00:00:002008-10-27T00:00:002020-02-29T00:00:003995382.00002008-09-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available794200808-UF-ZWE-1254387ZimbabweZWE2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies08-UF-ZWE-12543_Zimbabwe_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO4245670.00002008-03-07T00:00:002008-05-21T00:00:002021-04-12T00:00:004245670.00002008-03-07T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available795200808-UF-ZWE-1256287ZimbabweZWE2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies08-UF-ZWE-12562_Zimbabwe_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0UNICEF247987.00002008-03-26T00:00:002008-03-26T00:00:002021-04-26T00:00:00247987.00002008-03-26T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available495200808-UF-MMR-7759165MyanmarMMR2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies08-UF-MMR-7759_Myanmar_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple13South-Eastern Asia14South-Eastern Asia3Asia0UNFPA;UNHCR;WHO2019979.00002008-03-14T00:00:002008-03-14T00:00:002017-02-22T00:00:002019979.00002008-03-14T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available715200808-UF-SYR-1131078Syrian Arab RepublicSYR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related08-UF-SYR-11310_Syria_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia0UNFPA;WHO624741.00002008-09-24T00:00:002008-10-21T00:00:002020-03-20T00:00:00624741.00002008-09-24T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available498200909-UF-MMR-7792165MyanmarMMR2Underfunded Emergencies12Unspecified Health EmergencyDisease Outbreak09-UF-MMR-7792_Myanmar_Jun2016_Application2Biological (human disease outbreak and other health emergency)1Natural Disaster13South-Eastern Asia14South-Eastern Asia3Asia0FAO;UNDP;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP2998439.00002009-04-08T00:00:002009-04-27T00:00:002017-03-15T00:00:002998439.00002009-04-08T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available798200909-UF-ZWE-1258387ZimbabweZWE2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies09-UF-ZWE-12583_Zimbabwe_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO9982000.00002009-04-08T00:00:002009-05-05T00:00:002021-06-17T00:00:009982000.00002009-04-08T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available800200909-UF-ZWE-1260587ZimbabweZWE2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies09-UF-ZWE-12605_Zimbabwe_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO8926729.00002009-10-07T00:00:002009-10-20T00:00:008926729.00002009-10-07T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available671200909-UF-SOM-1066774SomaliaSOM2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies09-UF-SOM-10667_Somalia_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNICEF;UNOPS;WFP9999999.00002009-03-30T00:00:002009-05-05T00:00:002019-08-22T00:00:009999999.00002009-03-30T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available769200909-UF-YEM-1210185YemenYEM2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies09-UF-YEM-12101_Yemen_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia0IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO4705281.00002009-04-30T00:00:002009-05-12T00:00:002021-01-21T00:00:004705281.00002009-04-30T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available423200909-UF-PRK-662749Democratic People's Republic of KoreaPRK2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies09-UF-PRK-6627_DPR Korea_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple9Eastern Asia12Eastern Asia3Asia0FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO9999909.00002009-04-07T00:00:002009-04-15T00:00:002016-05-04T00:00:009999909.00002009-04-07T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available424200909-UF-PRK-663849Democratic People's Republic of KoreaPRK2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies09-UF-PRK-6638_DPR Korea_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple9Eastern Asia12Eastern Asia3Asia0FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO8996794.00002009-09-23T00:00:002009-09-29T00:00:002016-06-01T00:00:008996794.00002009-09-23T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available533200909-UF-NER-842766NigerNER2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related09-UF-NER-8427_Niger_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0FAO;UNICEF;WFP;WHO3976342.00002009-03-30T00:00:002009-05-05T00:00:003976342.00002009-03-30T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available404200909-UF-KEN-638548KenyaKEN2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster09-UF-KEN-6385_Kenya_Jun2016_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNICEF;WFP;WHO8038330.00002009-09-16T00:00:002009-09-17T00:00:002016-01-16T00:00:008038330.00002009-09-16T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available354200909-UF-HTI-583941HaitiHTI2Underfunded Emergencies6FloodNatural Disaster09-UF-HTI-5839_Haiti_Jun2016_Application3Biological (human disease outbreak and other health emergency)1Natural Disaster6Latin America and the Caribbean7Caribbean2Americas0IOM;UNDP;UNFPA;UNICEF;UNIFEM;WFP4995766.00002009-04-21T00:00:002009-04-30T00:00:004995766.00002009-04-21T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available324200909-UF-GIN-571339GuineaGIN2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies09-UF-GIN-5713_Guinea_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0FAO;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO1171585.00002009-09-16T00:00:002009-09-16T00:00:001171585.00002009-09-16T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available281200909-UF-ETH-518534EthiopiaETH2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies09-UF-ETH-5185_Ethiopia_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP9666134.00002009-04-27T00:00:002009-05-21T00:00:002014-08-30T00:00:009666134.00002009-04-27T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available282200909-UF-ETH-519834EthiopiaETH2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies09-UF-ETH-5198_Ethiopia_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO5979264.00002009-10-05T00:00:002009-10-08T00:00:005979264.00002009-10-05T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available262200909-UF-ERI-495333EritreaERI2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies09-UF-ERI-4953_Eritrea_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0UNDP;UNHCR;UNICEF1999999.00002009-04-09T00:00:002009-04-20T00:00:001999999.00002009-04-09T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available263200909-UF-ERI-496033EritreaERI2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies09-UF-ERI-4960_Eritrea_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0UNDP;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO1521259.00002009-09-18T00:00:002009-09-18T00:00:001521259.00002009-09-18T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available224200909-UF-CIV-420428Cote d'IvoireCIV2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related09-UF-CIV-4204_Cote d Ivoire_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP2000003.00002009-03-30T00:00:002009-05-05T00:00:002000003.00002009-03-30T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available239200909-UF-DJI-455930DjiboutiDJI2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies09-UF-DJI-4559_Djibouti_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO1996905.00002009-04-17T00:00:002009-04-20T00:00:001996905.00002009-04-17T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available240200909-UF-DJI-457230DjiboutiDJI2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies09-UF-DJI-4572_Djibouti_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO1000015.00002009-10-08T00:00:002009-10-08T00:00:001000015.00002009-10-08T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available198200909-UF-COD-383427Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related09-UF-COD-3834_DR Congo_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO10461001.00002009-09-24T00:00:002009-10-06T00:00:0010461001.00002009-09-24T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available158200909-UF-COL-282924ColombiaCOL2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related09-UF-COL-2829_Colombia_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made6Latin America and the Caribbean9South America2Americas0FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO4999979.00002009-05-01T00:00:002009-05-11T00:00:004999979.00002009-05-01T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available129200909-UF-TCD-194521ChadTCD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related09-UF-TCD-1945_Chad_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO5464388.00002009-09-16T00:00:002009-09-17T00:00:005464388.00002009-09-16T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available69200909-UF-BDI-73517BurundiBDI2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies09-UF-BDI-735_Burundi_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO3956773.00002009-04-20T00:00:002009-05-11T00:00:003956773.00002009-04-20T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available2074200909-UF-BFA-1401916Burkina FasoBFA2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster09-UF-BFA-14019_Burkina Faso_Jun2016_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0FAO;UNICEF;WFP;WHO1997535.00002009-03-30T00:00:002009-03-30T00:00:001997535.00002009-03-30T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available104200909-UF-CAF-126920Central African RepublicCAF2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related09-UF-CAF-1269_CAR_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2787790.00002009-09-29T00:00:002009-10-21T00:00:002787790.00002009-09-29T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available23200909-UF-DZA-1759AlgeriaDZA2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related09-UF-DZA-175_Algeria_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made3Northern Africa3Northern Africa1Africa0UNHCR;UNICEF1536000.00002009-09-25T00:00:002009-09-30T00:00:001536000.00002009-09-25T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available15201010-UF-AFG-778AfghanistanAFG2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster10-UF-AFG-77_Afghanistan_Jun2016_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia0FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WHO11019952.00002010-03-25T00:00:002010-03-31T00:00:0011019952.00002010-03-25T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available107201010-UF-CAF-137320Central African RepublicCAF2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related10-UF-CAF-1373_CAR_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0OHCHR;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO2997013.00002010-09-17T00:00:002010-10-14T00:00:002997013.00002010-09-17T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available131201010-UF-TCD-205121ChadTCD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related10-UF-TCD-2051_Chad_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;UNAIDS;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO7063642.00002010-03-04T00:00:002010-03-17T00:00:007063642.00002010-03-04T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available134201010-UF-TCD-215721ChadTCD2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies10-UF-TCD-2157_Chad_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;UNAIDS;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO8001389.00002010-09-02T00:00:002010-09-08T00:00:008001389.00002010-09-02T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available161201010-UF-COL-287524ColombiaCOL2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related10-UF-COL-2875_Colombia_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made6Latin America and the Caribbean9South America2Americas0FAO;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2966719.00002010-03-25T00:00:002010-04-01T00:00:002966719.00002010-03-25T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available178201010-UF-COG-341226Republic of CongoCOG2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related10-UF-COG-3412_Congo_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;UNESCO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2883496.00002010-09-30T00:00:002010-10-08T00:00:002883496.00002010-09-30T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available199201010-UF-COD-385127Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related10-UF-COD-3851_DR Congo_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO15922571.00002010-03-11T00:00:002010-03-29T00:00:0015922571.00002010-03-11T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available201201010-UF-COD-391027Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related10-UF-COD-3910_DR Congo_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO8113082.00002010-09-16T00:00:002010-09-22T00:00:008113082.00002010-09-16T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available242201010-UF-DJI-459930DjiboutiDJI2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster10-UF-DJI-4599_Djibouti_Jun2016_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2999757.00002010-06-30T00:00:002010-09-02T00:00:002999757.00002010-06-30T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available264201010-UF-ERI-496933EritreaERI2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies10-UF-ERI-4969_Eritrea_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO2995242.00002010-03-17T00:00:002010-03-29T00:00:002995242.00002010-03-17T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available265201010-UF-ERI-498033EritreaERI2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies10-UF-ERI-4980_Eritrea_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO2976856.00002010-09-14T00:00:002010-09-14T00:00:002976856.00002010-09-14T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available283201010-UF-ETH-521234EthiopiaETH2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies10-UF-ETH-5212_Ethiopia_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO16690193.00002010-03-12T00:00:002010-04-05T00:00:0016690193.00002010-03-12T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available326201010-UF-GIN-572239GuineaGIN2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies10-UF-GIN-5722_Guinea_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO1971425.00002010-02-22T00:00:002010-03-05T00:00:001971425.00002010-02-22T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available406201010-UF-KEN-640548KenyaKEN2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies10-UF-KEN-6405_Kenya_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO9981466.00002010-03-08T00:00:002010-03-24T00:00:002016-02-05T00:00:009981466.00002010-03-08T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available537201010-UF-NER-844466NigerNER2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster10-UF-NER-8444_Niger_Jun2016_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0FAO;UNICEF;WFP5999924.00002010-01-29T00:00:002010-01-29T00:00:002017-10-13T00:00:005999924.00002010-01-29T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available520201010-UF-NPL-824764NepalNPL2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies10-UF-NPL-8247_Nepal_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia0UN Habitat;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2000031.00002010-09-15T00:00:002010-09-17T00:00:002017-07-05T00:00:002000031.00002010-09-15T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available602201010-UF-PHL-965871PhilippinesPHL2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related10-UF-PHL-9658_Philippines_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made13South-Eastern Asia14South-Eastern Asia3Asia0FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2997112.00002010-03-12T00:00:002010-04-01T00:00:002018-10-11T00:00:002997112.00002010-03-12T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available425201010-UF-PRK-664949Democratic People's Republic of KoreaPRK2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies10-UF-PRK-6649_DPR Korea_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple9Eastern Asia12Eastern Asia3Asia0FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO7990534.00002010-03-03T00:00:002010-03-09T00:00:002016-08-31T00:00:007990534.00002010-03-03T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available426201010-UF-PRK-666049Democratic People's Republic of KoreaPRK2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies10-UF-PRK-6660_DPR Korea_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple9Eastern Asia12Eastern Asia3Asia0FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO5449985.00002010-09-14T00:00:002010-09-30T00:00:002016-08-31T00:00:005449985.00002010-09-14T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available773201010-UF-YEM-1214085YemenYEM2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies10-UF-YEM-12140_Yemen_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia0IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO6996528.00002010-03-02T00:00:002010-03-09T00:00:002021-05-19T00:00:006996528.00002010-03-02T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available776201010-UF-YEM-1218585YemenYEM2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related10-UF-YEM-12185_Yemen_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia0FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO7166658.00002010-09-14T00:00:002010-10-01T00:00:002021-05-20T00:00:007166658.00002010-09-14T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available499201010-UF-MMR-7808165MyanmarMMR2Underfunded Emergencies12Unspecified Health EmergencyDisease Outbreak10-UF-MMR-7808_Myanmar_Jun2016_Application2Biological (human disease outbreak and other health emergency)1Natural Disaster13South-Eastern Asia14South-Eastern Asia3Asia0FAO;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP3987182.00002010-03-02T00:00:002010-03-22T00:00:003987182.00002010-03-02T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available502201111-UF-MMR-7922165MyanmarMMR2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related11-UF-MMR-7922_Myanmar_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made13South-Eastern Asia14South-Eastern Asia3Asia0FAO;IOM;UN Habitat;UNDP;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP2993060.00002011-03-09T00:00:002011-03-11T00:00:002017-03-30T00:00:002993060.00002011-03-09T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available503201111-UF-MMR-7957165MyanmarMMR2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related11-UF-MMR-7957_Myanmar_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made13South-Eastern Asia14South-Eastern Asia3Asia0FAO;UNDP;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO1990385.00002011-09-15T00:00:002011-09-30T00:00:002017-04-18T00:00:001990385.00002011-09-15T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available803201111-UF-ZWE-1263787ZimbabweZWE2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies11-UF-ZWE-12637_Zimbabwe_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP4995491.00002011-03-11T00:00:002011-03-22T00:00:002021-06-28T00:00:004995491.00002011-03-11T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available806201111-UF-ZWE-1268387ZimbabweZWE2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related11-UF-ZWE-12683_Zimbabwe_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO6021312.00002011-09-02T00:00:002011-10-04T00:00:002021-08-11T00:00:006021312.00002011-09-02T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available683201111-UF-SSD-1086491South SudanSSD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related11-UF-SSD-10864_South Sudan_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF11457364.00002011-08-29T00:00:002011-09-01T00:00:0011457364.00002011-08-29T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available587201111-UF-PSE-941869occupied Palestinian territoryPSE2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related11-UF-PSE-9418_oPt_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia0FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;UNRWA;WFP3972686.00002011-02-22T00:00:002011-03-03T00:00:002018-06-20T00:00:003972686.00002011-02-22T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available675201111-UF-SOM-1071174SomaliaSOM2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related11-UF-SOM-10711_Somalia_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO14989087.00002011-03-14T00:00:002011-04-06T00:00:002019-10-03T00:00:0014989087.00002011-03-14T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available704201111-UF-LKA-1117575Sri LankaLKA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related11-UF-LKA-11175_Sri Lanka_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia0FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNOPS;WFP;WHO4980047.00002011-03-03T00:00:002011-03-09T00:00:002020-01-30T00:00:004980047.00002011-03-03T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available705201111-UF-LKA-1121975Sri LankaLKA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related11-UF-LKA-11219_Sri Lanka_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia0FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNOPS;WFP;WHO4961348.00002011-08-29T00:00:002011-09-13T00:00:002020-02-13T00:00:004961348.00002011-08-29T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available372201111-UF-IRN-6051160Islamic Republic of IranIRN2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related11-UF-IRN-6051_Iran_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia0UNHCR;WFP2992466.00002011-03-02T00:00:002011-03-14T00:00:002992466.00002011-03-02T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available427201111-UF-PRK-668349Democratic People's Republic of KoreaPRK2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies11-UF-PRK-6683_DPR Korea_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple9Eastern Asia12Eastern Asia3Asia0FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO4999783.00002011-03-03T00:00:002011-03-17T00:00:002016-08-31T00:00:004999783.00002011-03-03T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available1026201111-UF-MDG-1313855MadagascarMDG2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster11-UF-MDG-13138_Madagascar_Jun2016_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO3994126.00002011-02-09T00:00:002011-02-09T00:00:002024-07-22T00:00:003994126.00002011-02-09T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available604201111-UF-PHL-970671PhilippinesPHL2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related11-UF-PHL-9706_Philippines_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made13South-Eastern Asia14South-Eastern Asia3Asia0FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO3450334.00002011-08-29T00:00:002011-09-30T00:00:002018-10-11T00:00:003450334.00002011-08-29T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available568201111-UF-PAK-897868PakistanPAK2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related11-UF-PAK-8978_Pakistan_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia0FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO9746993.00002011-09-06T00:00:002011-09-20T00:00:009746993.00002011-09-06T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available521201111-UF-NPL-828164NepalNPL2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related11-UF-NPL-8281_Nepal_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia0UNHCR;WFP1999994.00002011-09-08T00:00:002011-09-08T00:00:002017-07-13T00:00:001999994.00002011-09-08T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available541201111-UF-NER-849766NigerNER2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related11-UF-NER-8497_Niger_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0FAO;UNICEF;WFP;WHO5988195.00002011-09-27T00:00:002011-10-04T00:00:002017-11-14T00:00:005988195.00002011-09-27T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available408201111-UF-KEN-642448KenyaKEN2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related11-UF-KEN-6424_Kenya_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNHCR;WFP;WHO5993848.00002011-03-14T00:00:002011-03-30T00:00:002016-01-27T00:00:005993848.00002011-03-14T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available284201111-UF-ETH-524234EthiopiaETH2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related11-UF-ETH-5242_Ethiopia_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO10998225.00002011-03-17T00:00:002011-03-25T00:00:002014-09-03T00:00:0010998225.00002011-03-17T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available287201111-UF-ETH-531634EthiopiaETH2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster11-UF-ETH-5316_Ethiopia_Jun2016_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO10977438.00002011-09-23T00:00:002011-09-30T00:00:002014-10-02T00:00:0010977438.00002011-09-23T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available244201111-UF-DJI-462430DjiboutiDJI2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster11-UF-DJI-4624_Djibouti_Jun2016_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2998322.00002011-02-15T00:00:002011-02-17T00:00:002998322.00002011-02-15T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available163201111-UF-COL-295224ColombiaCOL2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related11-UF-COL-2952_Colombia_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made6Latin America and the Caribbean9South America2Americas0FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2939401.00002011-03-28T00:00:002011-03-30T00:00:002939401.00002011-03-28T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available164201111-UF-COL-298724ColombiaCOL2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related11-UF-COL-2987_Colombia_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made6Latin America and the Caribbean9South America2Americas0FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO2987990.00002011-09-28T00:00:002011-10-04T00:00:002987990.00002011-09-28T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available136201111-UF-TCD-223721ChadTCD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related11-UF-TCD-2237_Chad_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;UNAIDS;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO8039204.00002011-03-15T00:00:002011-04-01T00:00:008039204.00002011-03-15T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available108201111-UF-CAF-142520Central African RepublicCAF2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related11-UF-CAF-1425_CAR_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO4999120.00002011-03-02T00:00:002011-03-15T00:00:004999120.00002011-03-02T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available70201111-UF-BDI-75017BurundiBDI2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related11-UF-BDI-750_Burundi_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO3999812.00002011-03-14T00:00:002011-03-25T00:00:003999812.00002011-03-14T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available75201213-UF-BDI-79317BurundiBDI2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related13-UF-BDI-793_Burundi_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP2970162.00002013-01-16T00:00:002013-01-21T00:00:002970162.00002013-01-16T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available109201212-UF-CAF-148720Central African RepublicCAF2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related12-UF-CAF-1487_CAR_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO5997499.00002012-03-07T00:00:002012-04-02T00:00:005997499.00002012-03-07T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available20201212-UF-AFG-978AfghanistanAFG2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related12-UF-AFG-97_Afghanistan_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia0FAO;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO9995396.00002012-09-12T00:00:002012-09-26T00:00:009995396.00002012-09-12T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available143201212-UF-TCD-242121ChadTCD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related12-UF-TCD-2421_Chad_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;UNAIDS;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO7931609.00002012-03-12T00:00:002012-03-30T00:00:007931609.00002012-03-12T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available165201212-UF-COL-302424ColombiaCOL2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related12-UF-COL-3024_Colombia_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made6Latin America and the Caribbean9South America2Americas0FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2990259.00002012-09-25T00:00:002012-10-01T00:00:002990259.00002012-09-25T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available182201212-UF-COG-351926Republic of CongoCOG2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related12-UF-COG-3519_Congo_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO3920678.00002012-03-26T00:00:002012-04-05T00:00:003920678.00002012-03-26T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available246201212-UF-DJI-467730DjiboutiDJI2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster12-UF-DJI-4677_Djibouti_Jun2016_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO4019325.00002012-03-12T00:00:002012-04-03T00:00:004019325.00002012-03-12T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available228201212-UF-CIV-435528Cote d'IvoireCIV2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related12-UF-CIV-4355_Cote d Ivoire_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO7958195.00002012-03-23T00:00:002012-04-04T00:00:007958195.00002012-03-23T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available206201212-UF-COD-401727Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related12-UF-COD-4017_DR Congo_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO11770546.00002012-09-19T00:00:002012-09-28T00:00:0011770546.00002012-09-19T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available290201212-UF-ETH-537734EthiopiaETH2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster12-UF-ETH-5377_Ethiopia_Jun2016_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO9912447.00002012-08-14T00:00:002012-09-25T00:00:002014-10-18T00:00:009912447.00002012-08-14T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available266201212-UF-ERI-501133EritreaERI2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster12-UF-ERI-5011_Eritrea_Jun2016_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0UNAIDS;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO3998941.00002012-03-08T00:00:002012-03-26T00:00:003998941.00002012-03-08T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available85201212-UF-CMR-95818CameroonCMR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related12-UF-CMR-958_Cameroon_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP1997430.00002012-08-31T00:00:002012-09-05T00:00:001997430.00002012-08-31T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available357201212-UF-HTI-589741HaitiHTI2Underfunded Emergencies1EarthquakeNatural Disaster12-UF-HTI-5897_Haiti_Jun2016_Application3Geophysical1Natural Disaster6Latin America and the Caribbean7Caribbean2Americas0IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO7949515.00002012-03-13T00:00:002012-03-21T00:00:007949515.00002012-03-13T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available522201212-UF-NPL-829064NepalNPL2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster12-UF-NPL-8290_Nepal_Jun2016_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia0FAO;UN Habitat;UNICEF;WFP;WHO4997385.00002012-03-27T00:00:002012-04-03T00:00:002017-07-18T00:00:004997385.00002012-03-27T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available569201212-UF-PAK-903068PakistanPAK2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related12-UF-PAK-9030_Pakistan_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia0FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO14845730.00002012-03-15T00:00:002012-03-26T00:00:0014845730.00002012-03-15T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available606201212-UF-PHL-978671PhilippinesPHL2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related12-UF-PHL-9786_Philippines_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made13South-Eastern Asia14South-Eastern Asia3Asia0FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO3955432.00002012-03-06T00:00:002012-03-16T00:00:002018-11-08T00:00:003955432.00002012-03-06T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available1028201212-UF-MDG-1317055MadagascarMDG2Underfunded Emergencies5StormNatural Disaster12-UF-MDG-13170_Madagascar_Jun2016_Application3Biological (human disease outbreak and other health emergency)1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNDP;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO1999893.00002012-09-05T00:00:002012-09-19T00:00:002024-04-22T00:00:001999893.00002012-09-05T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available430201212-UF-PRK-675249Democratic People's Republic of KoreaPRK2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies12-UF-PRK-6752_DPR Korea_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple9Eastern Asia12Eastern Asia3Asia0FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO10965527.00002012-02-24T00:00:002012-02-29T00:00:002016-08-31T00:00:0010965527.00002012-02-24T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available722201212-UF-SYR-1140178Syrian Arab RepublicSYR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related12-UF-SYR-11401_Syria_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia8Syria crisis 2011-0UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNRWA6983629.00002012-03-01T00:00:002012-03-28T00:00:002020-05-03T00:00:006983629.00002012-03-01T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available706201212-UF-LKA-1126575Sri LankaLKA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related12-UF-LKA-11265_Sri Lanka_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia0UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP1994899.00002012-08-21T00:00:002012-09-04T00:00:002020-03-03T00:00:001994899.00002012-08-21T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available635201212-UF-SDN-1028876Republic of the SudanSDN2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related12-UF-SDN-10288_Sudan_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made3Northern Africa3Northern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO13994482.00002012-09-12T00:00:002012-09-26T00:00:002019-04-18T00:00:0013994482.00002012-09-12T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available684201212-UF-SSD-1088091South SudanSSD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related12-UF-SSD-10880_South Sudan_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO20016635.00002012-02-24T00:00:002012-02-27T00:00:0020016635.00002012-02-24T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available509201313-UF-MMR-8127165MyanmarMMR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related13-UF-MMR-8127_Myanmar_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made13South-Eastern Asia14South-Eastern Asia3Asia0FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2999832.00002013-09-20T00:00:002013-09-27T00:00:002017-08-31T00:00:002999832.00002013-09-20T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available637201313-UF-SDN-1034076Republic of the SudanSDN2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related13-UF-SDN-10340_Sudan_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made3Northern Africa3Northern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO16922090.00002013-03-07T00:00:002013-03-28T00:00:002019-04-25T00:00:0016922090.00002013-03-07T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available782201313-UF-YEM-1238885YemenYEM2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related13-UF-YEM-12388_Yemen_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia0FAO;IOM;OHCHR;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO16800822.00002013-03-08T00:00:002013-03-28T00:00:002021-03-22T00:00:0016800822.00002013-03-08T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available678201313-UF-SOM-1080474SomaliaSOM2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related13-UF-SOM-10804_Somalia_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO19787197.00002013-09-17T00:00:002013-10-08T00:00:002019-10-15T00:00:0019787197.00002013-09-17T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available758201313-UF-UGA-1198083UgandaUGA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related13-UF-UGA-11980_Uganda_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO3999807.00002013-03-05T00:00:002013-03-15T00:00:002020-10-10T00:00:003999807.00002013-03-05T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available432201313-UF-PRK-679649Democratic People's Republic of KoreaPRK2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies13-UF-PRK-6796_DPR Korea_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple9Eastern Asia12Eastern Asia3Asia0FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO7001300.00002013-02-15T00:00:002013-03-13T00:00:002016-08-31T00:00:007001300.00002013-02-15T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available433201313-UF-PRK-681849Democratic People's Republic of KoreaPRK2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies13-UF-PRK-6818_DPR Korea_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple9Eastern Asia12Eastern Asia3Asia0FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO5995379.00002013-08-16T00:00:002013-08-26T00:00:002016-08-31T00:00:005995379.00002013-08-16T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available1030201313-UF-MDG-1321255MadagascarMDG2Underfunded Emergencies5StormNatural Disaster13-UF-MDG-13212_Madagascar_Jun2016_Application3Biological (human disease outbreak and other health emergency)1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNFPA;WFP;WHO3003483.00002013-09-19T00:00:002013-09-25T00:00:002024-07-15T00:00:003003483.00002013-09-19T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available1015201313-UF-LBR-1302254LiberiaLBR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related13-UF-LBR-13022_Liberia_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0FAO;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2991937.00002013-02-26T00:00:002013-03-06T00:00:002024-01-29T00:00:002991937.00002013-02-26T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available476201313-UF-MRT-753958MauritaniaMRT2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies13-UF-MRT-7539_Mauritania_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNDP;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO4008632.00002013-09-17T00:00:002013-10-02T00:00:002017-02-28T00:00:004008632.00002013-09-17T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available608201313-UF-PHL-988471PhilippinesPHL2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related13-UF-PHL-9884_Philippines_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made13South-Eastern Asia14South-Eastern Asia3Asia0IOM;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2998998.00002013-09-19T00:00:002013-10-02T00:00:002018-11-24T00:00:002998998.00002013-09-19T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available573201313-UF-PAK-930268PakistanPAK2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related13-UF-PAK-9302_Pakistan_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia0IOM;UN Habitat;UNESCO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO10001780.00002013-09-04T00:00:002013-10-02T00:00:002018-08-31T00:00:0010001780.00002013-09-04T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available546201313-UF-NER-860666NigerNER2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies13-UF-NER-8606_Niger_Jun2016_Application6Internal strife3Multiple5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO7891736.00002013-09-27T00:00:002013-10-16T00:00:002017-12-13T00:00:007891736.00002013-09-27T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available359201313-UF-HTI-596441HaitiHTI2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related13-UF-HTI-5964_Haiti_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made6Latin America and the Caribbean7Caribbean2Americas0FAO;IOM;UNICEF;UNOPS;WFP;WHO5985036.00002013-03-08T00:00:002013-03-20T00:00:005985036.00002013-03-08T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available360201313-UF-HTI-599941HaitiHTI2Underfunded Emergencies9CholeraDisease Outbreak13-UF-HTI-5999_Haiti_Jun2016_Application2Biological (human disease outbreak and other health emergency)1Natural Disaster6Latin America and the Caribbean7Caribbean2Americas16Haiti cholera 2010-20190IOM;UNICEF;WHO1495064.00002013-09-05T00:00:002013-09-13T00:00:001495064.00002013-09-05T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available268201313-UF-ERI-504333EritreaERI2Underfunded Emergencies34Unspecified EmergencyUnspecified Emergency13-UF-ERI-5043_Eritrea_Jun2016_Application5Conflict-related01Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO3055305.00002013-02-28T00:00:002013-03-13T00:00:002014-07-30T00:00:003055305.00002013-02-28T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available291201313-UF-ETH-540234EthiopiaETH2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related13-UF-ETH-5402_Ethiopia_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO17000030.00002013-02-28T00:00:002013-03-28T00:00:002014-09-23T00:00:0017000030.00002013-02-28T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available247201313-UF-DJI-470830DjiboutiDJI2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster13-UF-DJI-4708_Djibouti_Jun2016_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNAIDS;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO3312737.00002013-02-26T00:00:002013-03-28T00:00:002014-05-07T00:00:003312737.00002013-02-26T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available248201313-UF-DJI-474730DjiboutiDJI2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster13-UF-DJI-4747_Djibouti_Jun2016_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNDP;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2994281.00002013-09-27T00:00:002013-10-11T00:00:002014-05-18T00:00:002994281.00002013-09-27T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available167201313-UF-COL-309824ColombiaCOL2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related13-UF-COL-3098_Colombia_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made6Latin America and the Caribbean9South America2Americas0FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO3493954.00002013-09-19T00:00:002013-10-08T00:00:003493954.00002013-09-19T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available147201313-UF-TCD-258821ChadTCD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related13-UF-TCD-2588_Chad_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa0FAO;IOM;UNAIDS;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO8205856.00002013-09-25T00:00:002013-10-25T00:00:008205856.00002013-09-25T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available21201313-UF-AFG-1278AfghanistanAFG2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related13-UF-AFG-127_Afghanistan_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia0UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO16574042.00002013-02-28T00:00:002013-03-27T00:00:0016574042.00002013-02-28T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available24201313-UF-DZA-1859AlgeriaDZA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related13-UF-DZA-185_Algeria_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made3Northern Africa3Northern Africa1Africa0UNDP;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP2984040.00002013-03-19T00:00:002013-03-20T00:00:002984040.00002013-03-19T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.MReport Available40201313-UF-BGD-35612BangladeshBGD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related13-UF-BGD-356_Bangladesh_Jun2016_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia0IOM;UNHCR;WFP2000642.00002013-09-10T00:00:002013-09-10T00:00:002000642.00002013-09-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted259201414-UFE-MMR-8136165MyanmarMMR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedUF 2014 Rd 1_Myanmar1Conflict-related2Man-made13South-Eastern Asia14South-Eastern Asia3Asia427000Ongoing and unresolved conflict and inter-communal violence has impacted nine of the fourteen territories in Myanmar, leaving an estimated 834,000 people in need of humanitarian assistance. Of this population in need, the 2014 Myanmar Humanitarian Strategy plans to assist 427,000 people, including 314,000 people in Rakhine State and 113,000 people in Kachin State. The remaining 407,000 people, including some 400,000 conflict-affected people in the southeast and 7,000 people in Meikhtila, Mandalay Region, are outside of the scope of the 2014 strategy. Of the 427,000 people targeted for humanitarian assistance under the 2014 plan, some 191,000 are IDPs living in camps (110,000 in Rakhine State and 81,000 in Kachin State). The IDPs in camps are almost entirely dependent on humanitarian assistance to meet their basic needs. Certain groups face additional vulnerabilities, such as women who are exposed to increased levels of violence, and children who have lost significant educational days. In most of the IDP locations in Rakhine, movement constraints have resulted in an almost complete inability of displaced people to restore their previous livelihoods activities. The Underfuned Working Group ranked Myanmar high on its list of recommended countries due to persistent needs in Kachin and Rakhine States with a main focus on protection. Myanmar received $3 million from CERF UF in 2013 and the ERC approved an underfunded emergency allocation of $5.5 million for the highest priority life-saving needs as identified in the new Strategic Response Plan Upon notification that Myanmar had been selected to receive the underfunded grant, the Humanitarian Coordinator launched a consultative prioritization process which included an analysis of (1) the sector funding priorities, (2) the funding requirements of the 2014 Myanmar Humanitarian Strategy, (3) the sector allocation of 2013 donor funding contributions, and (4) likely changes to 2014 donor funding trends. Myanmar underfunded submission and review process: Total envelope: USD 5.5 million (round I allocation: USD 95.5 million for 11 countries) Grant package received: 21 February 2014 Total # of projects submitted: 13Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.FAO;OHCHR;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO5532908.00002800002014-03-04T00:00:002014-04-08T00:00:005532908.00002014-03-04T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted317201414-UFE-NGA-1110567NigeriaNGA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related14-UFE-NGA-11105_Nigeria_Sep2014_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa12Boko Haram crisis 2014-7051715Nigeria continues to be affected by the Boko Haram (BH) insurgency, which escalated in 2012. Three states in the northeast - Borno, Yobe and Adamawa - are the worst affected with more than 646,000 people displaced. Insurgents continue to raid villages and towns, killing, abducting and displacing people in camps and with host communities across six northeast states. The 2014 Nigeria SRP (revised) requirement of $93 million is 12% funded. This UFE CERF application targets 693,000 people including IDPs living in camps, IDPs in the host communities and vulnerable host families. The CERF request is focused to life-saving Protection, WASH and health needs of IDPs in camps and host communities in Borno and Yobe states. Nigeria underfunded submission Total envelope: $3.5 million (round II allocation: $75 million for 11 countries) Grant package received: 1 September 2014 Total # of projects submitted: 8Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO3546645.00006930482014-10-16T00:00:002014-10-20T00:00:003546645.00002014-10-16T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted264201414-UFE-PAK-829168PakistanPAK2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple EmergenciesUF 2014 Rd 1_Pakistan6Internal strife3Multiple10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia966426Since July 2008, Pakistan’s north-western areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) have experienced major population displacements as a result of insecurity, insurgency, and military operations against non-State Armed Groups (NSAG). Patterns of displacement and return movements have coexisted, sometimes even within the same District/Agency and depending on the evolution of the security situation in the areas. As of 6 December 2013, there were nearly 1 milliopn registered persons displaced as a result of insecurity in KP/FATA. Of the currently displaced registered populations, 5 per cent reside in three camps, the majority of which originate from the FATA Agencies of Bajaur, Khyber, Kurram and Orakzai. Ninety-five per centof displaced populations live in host communities, mainly in Peshawar District, DI Khan, and Kohat. The FATA Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) estimates 1.4 million persons have returned to FATA since the early stages of the complex emergency in 2009 including over 100,000 in 2013. Return Intention Surveys for Tirah Valley, Parachinar-Kurram and South Waziristan Agency indicated the overwhelming majority of IDPs (92-96 per cent) wish to return. At the same time, IDPs highlight concerns and information needs on the security situation to enable them return, in addition to humanitarian support required to assist a sustainable return (food, assistance to repair or rebuild homes, access to education, health, and WASH infrastructure and services, and critical livelihood support). The UFWG ranked Pakistan very high on its list of recommended countries. Ongoing insecurity in the north-western part of the country continues to cause new displacements and impede the return of thousands of IDPs who remain in camps or host communities. UN agencies reported only 30% funding when the food component is excluded. The country team received $10 million from UF in 2013. The ERC approved an underfunded emergency allocation of $9.5 for the highest priority life-saving needs of the most vulnerable people, including host communities, as collaboratively identified by the Humanitarian Country Team. Pakistan underfunded submission and review process Total envelope: USD 9.5 million (round I allocation: USD 95.5 million for 11 countries) Grant package received: 28 Feb 2014 Total # of projects submitted: 14Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.FAO;IOM;UN Habitat;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO9470276.00009664262014-03-21T00:00:002014-04-08T00:00:009470276.00002014-03-21T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted304201414-UFE-SEN-1094173SenegalSEN2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster14-UFE-SEN-10941_Senegal_Aug2014_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa2600000The Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) 2013 for Senegal estimated that 2.6 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of this number, 2.25 million are food insecure. The Strategic Response Plan (SRP) for Senegal in 2013, as part of the Regional Response Plan for the Sahel, targetted 1.06 million most vunerable people. The SRP aimed to provide an integrated response to humanitarian needs and support to resilience of the population affected by food and nutrition insecurity. The original SRP indicated a requirement of US$119 million, and was later revised to US$64 million at mid-year review (MYR). At the time of the CERF UFE application, the SRP was only 20.4% funded, equivalent to 38% of the amount requested at the SRP MYR. Given this context, on 7 July 2014, the ERC informed Mme. Bintou Djibo, Resident Coordinator for Senegal, that Senegal was selected to receive US$4.5 million from the CERF UFE Round II allocations. On 25 August 2015, the CERF received the UFE application package from Mr Andrea Ori, RC a.i. The application was developed in line with the prioritization strategy submitted to the CERF secretariat and is focused on the two top priorities of the SRP "Response to the consequences of the food crisis through food assistance and support activities for agriculture" and "Response to the consequences of the crisis through nutritional screening, referral and management of acute malnutrition" through the financing of the activities under Strategic Objective 3" Providing people in emergencies in a coordinated and integrated assistance they need to survive "which in itself ensures compliance with the criteria of CERF saving lives. The CERF application targets a total of 227,501 people in five regions (Matam, Tambacounda, Louga, Kédougou and St. Louis, and 14 departments (Louga, Kébemer, Linguere, Matam, Ranérou, Kanel, Goudiry, Bakel, Tambacounda, Goudiri, Koupentoum, Saraya, Salemata, Podor). These regions and departments are among most affected in terms of food insecurity and malnutrition levels.Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.FAO;UNICEF;WFP4500298.00002275012014-09-18T00:00:002014-09-22T00:00:004500298.00002014-09-18T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted316201414-UFE-SOM-1111374SomaliaSOM2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies14-UFE-SOM-11113_Somalia_Sep2014_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa2857000The drivers of the crisis in Somalia are conflict, climatic variability, lack of basic social services and political instability. Some 857,000 people, most of them displaced, are in need of urgent life-saving assistance while a further two million people are struggling to meet their own minimal food requirements and are in need of livelihood assistance to withstand shocks. To date, the 2014 Somalia CAP remains hugely underfunded, with only 31% received of the $933 million requested. Most clusters including critical lifesaving clusters have received less than 30% of their requirements. This UFE CERF application targets 750,000 people including IDPs, riverine, pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in 16 regions: Galgaduud, Hiran, Bakool, Bay, Gedo, Middle Shabelle, Lower Shabelle, Banadir, Middle Juba and Lower Juba regions of south central; Bari, Nugaal and Mudug of North East, Togdheer of North West and Sool and Sanaag. The projects will focus on geographical areas and populations hit by a combination of successive poor rain fall, the military offensive and clan conflict and where life-saving services are either limited or facing closure. Somalia underfunded submission Total envelope: $20 million (round II allocation: $75 million for 11 countries) Grant package received: 1 September 2014 Total # of projects submitted: 14Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO19993757.00007496942014-09-26T00:00:002014-10-09T00:00:0019993757.00002014-09-26T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted270201414-UFE-SDN-840376Republic of the SudanSDN2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies2014 UF Rd 1_Sudan 6Internal strife3Multiple3Northern Africa3Northern Africa1Africa5000000The humanitarian situation in Sudan is multi-faceted and long standing. The crisis in Darfur is entering its eleventh year. A protracted humanitarian emergency, the Darfur crisis was exacerbated in 2013 by renewed fighting and the largest displacement recorded since 2004. According to the Sudan 2014 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) the number of people recognized as needing humanitarian assistance in Sudan increased by 1.7 million people as compared to the number identified in the 2013 Humanitarian Work Plan (HWP). The major reasons for this increase, in addition to the heightened level of conflict in Darfur, is the widening impact of conflict South Kordofan, and Blue Nile as well and extensive flooding (particularly in Al Gezira, Khartoum and Nile states). The widespread flooding affected some 435,000 people throughout the country depriving them of homes, livelihoods and exposing them to disease and vulnerability. According to the Sudan’s Strategic Response Plan (SRP), the total number of people recognized as needing humanitarian assistance is 6.1 million. This means more than 17% of Sudan’s populations have been identified as requiring some form of humanitarian assistance. Most of these groups are IDPs, Non-displaced food insecure, Non-displaced severely affected, Flood affected, and IDPs and refugee returns. The majority of these vulnerable groups are located in Darfur States, South Korofan State, Blue Nile State, Khartoum State and Kassala State. Sudan 2013 CAP was funded 54%, which falls 4% below the average funding level across all 2013 CAPs. The number of people in need projected for 2014 is expected to increase from 4.4 million to 6.1 million. While Sudan was the largest recipient of CERF funding in 2013, of which $17 million was through the UF window, concentrated donor support is needed given it is a protracted crisis and has rising needs. The ERC approved an underfunded emergency allocation of $20 million to support the multi-sector response to the nutrition emergency. Sudan underfunded submission and review process: Total envelope: USD 20 million (round I allocation: USD 95.5 million for 11 countries) Grant package received: 5 March 2014 Total # of projects submitted: 24Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNOPS;WFP;WHO19986850.000038258962014-04-04T00:00:002014-04-15T00:00:0019986850.00002014-04-04T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted266201414-UFE-UGA-830683UgandaUGA2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies2014 UF Rd 1_Uganda6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa1543909Overall submission description (humanitarian context & prioritization) The Uganda humanitarian context includes substantial refugee populations across the country and food security needs in the Karamoja sub-region. Uganda has been experiencing multiple inflows of refugees since 2012, mainly from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). As of 31 December 2013, 246,480 refugees and asylum seekers were registered in Uganda, mainly from the DRC (164,361), South Sudan (26,524), Somalia (18,534), Rwanda (14,613), Burundi (11,364), Eritrea (6,257), Sudan (1,629), Kenya (1,535) and Ethiopia (1,450). With the sudden influx from South Sudan starting from 16 December 2013, the current refugee population has now exceeded 315,000 refugees as of end of January. Those who arrived in the last 5 years are now 85% of the refugee population in Uganda and are in need of humanitarian assistance. The refugees are received in 4 transit centres (TC) along the border and are transported via 4 way stations to 9 refugee settlements around the country where they receive longer term protection and assistance. Human welfare, living conditions and quality of life of the people in Karamoja have declined considerably due to a combination of factors, which include harsh weather, insecurity, marginalization, illiteracy, poor health and infrastructure, etc. Food security and development levels are very low in the region and strongly influenced by the prevailing insecurity experienced in the region, due to intertribal and other conflicts. Poor climatic conditions in parts of the region, characterized by extended drought and sparse rains further aggravate the food security situation. High prevalence of ‘poor food consumption’ with rates between 20% and 29%; and GAM of 12.5% and SAM of 3% were reported in June 2012. A joint assessment by Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, FAO and WFP in August 2013 confirmed a long dry spell resulted poor crop performance extending the lean season in 2013 into 2014. Between 495,000 and 600,000 people are estimated to require some form of humanitarian assistance at the peak of the lean season in mid-2014. The UNCT launched a local appeal covering the Congolese refugee emergency in 2013 for USD $92.6 million and was 49% funded. There still remains a major gap between the initially identified needs and what was covered. In 2014, the UNCT needs for the refugee programme is USD $198.8 million including the most recent South Sudan inflows. For Karamoja, the WFP, FAO and UNICEF response to food security in 2014 requires USD $23.8 million, of which only 29% is resourced. The country team received $4 million in CERF UF in the first round of 2013; and $7 million through CERF Rapid Response in February 2014 to support the response to South Sudanese refugees. Uganda underfunded submission and review process Total envelope: USD 4 million (round I allocation: USD 95.5 million for 11 countries) Grant package received: 3 March 2014 Total # of projects submitted: 8Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO4019310.000016471692014-03-17T00:00:002014-04-10T00:00:004019310.00002014-03-17T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted263201414-UFE-YEM-820685YemenYEM2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple EmergenciesUF 2014 Rd 1_Yemen6Internal strife3Multiple14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia14700000NOTE: On 21 February 2014, Mr. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Resident Coordinator/ Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, submitted the CERF underfunded application. On 5 March 2014 Mr. Johannes Van Der Klaauw, UNHCR Representative in Yemen, was designated as Humanitarian Coordinator. Overall submission description (humanitarian context and prioritization) An estimated 14.7 million people – 58 per cent of the population of Yemen – are affected by the humanitarian crisis Yemen and require some form of humanitarian assistance. Lack of development, poor governance, environmental stress, demographic pressure and continued political instability, including conflict, contribute to vulnerability. This includes extreme poverty – 54 per cent of Yemenis live in poverty, underpinned by limited livelihoods opportunities that cause food insecurity for more than 10 million people, of which 4.5 million are severely food insecure (WFP, 2013). Malnutrition affects many Yemenis throughout their lives, with nearly all half of Yemeni children being chronically malnourished. An estimated 1,058,000 Yemeni girls and boys under five years of age are suffering from acute malnutrition, of whom 279,000 (26.5 per cent) are suffering from severe acute malnutrition. Rates of malnutrition are particularly high in the westerns parts of the country (Unicef, Ministry of Health 2013). The mortality rate for children under the age of five is estimated to be 60 per live births, by far the highest in the Middle-East, twice that of Iraq and three times that of Egypt. Likewise, the lack of access to health care, early pregnancies and inadequate birth spacing means that the maternal mortality rate is the highest of any Arab country at 200 per 100,000 live births (WHO, 2013). Yemen had one of the largest appeals in 2013 with $700 million in requirements, of which 50per cent was funded. While the CERF provided a $17 million UF allocation in the first round of 2013, the lack of funding resulted in a 2014 first round allocation of $14 million for the most urgent life-saving humanitarian needs with emphasis on non-food assistance and protection. The 2014 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan requires $692 million and, as of 18 March had 2per cent funding, the majority of which come from the previous year’s carry over. Yemen underfunded submission and review process Total envelope: USD 14 million (round I allocation: USD 95.5 million for 11 countries) Grant package received: 21 February 2014 Total # of projects submitted: 14Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.FAO;IOM;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO13897833.0000102458142014-03-24T00:00:002014-04-17T00:00:0013897833.00002014-03-24T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted305201414-UFE-BFA-1095516Burkina FasoBFA2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster14-UFE-BFA-10955_Burkina Faso_Aug2014_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa4462758Background: Burkina Faso is affected by chronic food insecurity and malnutrition, affecting over one million people each year, and hosts over 32,350 Malian refugees. The humanitarian Strategic Response Plan (SRP) requirement is USD $ 109,281,921. At the time of the CERF UFE application, the SRP was only 19 per cent funded. On 7 July 2014, Burkina Faso was selected to receive $4 million from the 18th round of the CERF’s Underfunded window. The submission focuses on food assistance, agriculture in emergencies, and health and multi sector response to refugees. This UFE CERF application targets a total of 4.462.758 people in five regions (Sahel, Centre, Hauts Bassins, Sud-Ouest, Nord, Est et Centre-Ouest), and 24 health districts (Dori, Djibo, Gorom-gorom, Sebba, Batié, Dano, Gaoua, Diébougou, Ouahigouya, Gourcy, Séguénéga, Yako, Titao, Fada, Mani, Bogandé, Gayéri, Pama, Diapaga, Sapouy, Léo, Réo, koudougou et Nanoro). These regions and districts represent those hosting Malian refugees and those most affected by malnutrition and food insecurity, Burkina Faso underfunded submission Total envelope: USD 4 million (round I allocation: USD 75 million for 11 countries) Grant package received: 25 August 2014 Total # of projects submitted: 5Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.FAO;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO3929038.0000323502014-09-23T00:00:002014-10-20T00:00:003929038.00002014-09-23T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted306201414-UFE-CMR-1095918CameroonCMR2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies14-UFE-CMR-10959_Cameroon_Aug2014_Application6Internal strife3Multiple2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa12Boko Haram crisis 2014-330000The humanitarian situation in Cameroon is affected by drought, disease outbreaks, and an influx of Nigerian refugees. The SRP requirement is US$ 117 million. At the time of the CERF UFE application, the SRP was only 10% funded. This UFE CERF application targets a total of 315,000 people in the Far North and North regions. These areas are among most affected in terms of food insecurity, malnutrition levels, disease outbreaks and the effects of a refugee influx. Cameroon underfunded submission Total envelope: USD 4.5 million (round II allocation: USD 75 million for 11 countries) Grant package received: 25 August 2014 Total # of projects submitted: 8Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.FAO;UN Women;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO4508705.0000500002014-09-24T00:00:002014-10-14T00:00:004508705.00002014-09-24T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted258201414-UFE-TCD-812921ChadTCD2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple EmergenciesUF 2014 Rd 1_Chad6Internal strife3Multiple2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa2870000Chad is a landlocked country, sharing borders with Libya, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Nigeria and Niger. The country is still suffering from the effects from past internal conflicts, while the security situation in border areas remains highly volatile, in particular at the frontiers with Darfur and CAR. In 2013, Chad has been at the junction of four major crises - Sudan, Central African Republic, Nigeria and Libya - which have intensified its exposure to population movements. The environmental impact of these movements is significant in a delicate arid ecosystem, in which successive drought and floods add further stress, also creating the conditions for higher vulnerability to endemic diseases and epidemics. About 1.3 million people in the 11 Sahelian districts are still facing food insecurity (236,026 suffering from severe food insecurity). Given the above context, the ERC approved a total of US$10 million for Chad in the 2014 CERF under-funded 1st round allocation. The 2014 SRP for Chad amounts to US$527,350,382 and this CERF allocation will contribute to meeting the most urgent gaps in the SRP. Mr Thomas Gurtner, Humanitarian Coordinator for Chad, submitted the CERF application on 15 February 2014. The HCT decided to focus the under-funded submission on the following priorities: 1. Continue responding to the lifesaving needs of returnees and refugees (all but recent returnees/refugees from CAR to which CERF supported through a rapid response grant in February 2014) present in the East and South of Chad 2. Provide emergency protection support to vulnerable populations in East and South Chad (more than 50% are women and children); 3. Continue supporting the response to malnutrition in the Sahel belt and other areas registering critical levels of acute malnutrition, particularly the area of Tissi Six key sectors have been identified requiring priority humanitarian interventions and allocation of CERF grant by sector was agreed: WASH (US$ 3,000,000), Food Security - focusing on Agriculture and Livelihoods (US$ 2,000,000), Multi Sector Refugees (US$ 2,000,000), Health (US$ 1,000,000), Nutrition (US$ 1,000,000), and Protection (US$ 1,000,000)Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO10030941.000013000002014-03-20T00:00:002014-04-10T00:00:0010030941.00002014-03-20T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted273201414-UFE-COL-849824ColombiaCOL2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related2014 UF Rd 1_Colombia1Conflict-related2Man-made6Latin America and the Caribbean9South America2Americas1827253Overall submission description (humanitarian context and prioritization) Despite an on-going peace process between the Government and FARC-EP, during 2013 Colombia continued to face the consequences of armed confrontation and violence caused by many actors: FARC-EP and ELN guerrillas, Post Demobilization Armed Groups (PDAGs) and other armed groups. According to the Unified Victim’s Registry (RUV in Spanish), as of January 2014 the total number of IDPs in Colombia between 1985 and December 2013 was officially reported at 5,368,138 IDPs. Nearly 115,000 of these victims were displaced in 2013. According to OCHA estimates, 270,059 people were recorded as affected in 31 confinement situations. According to the official mine-action programme (PAICMA), in 2013 there were at least 359 APM-UXO victims, an average of 30 each month. In several departments, mine contamination in rural areas was directly related to confinement and displacement events. Humanitarian demining began in September 2013 and continued to be critical in order to advance land-restitution processes: the Government estimates that 30 per cent of territories to be restituted may suffer from mine contamination. Colombia remains highly vulnerable to natural disasters. In 2013, disasters affected at least 590,000 people, nearly half of whom were in Chocó, Putumayo, Cauca and Valle del Cauca. During this rounds country selection for CERF underfunded, the UN agencies ranked Colombia among the highest priority countries as they reported only 37% funding, if the food component was excluded, in 2013. Colombia received $3.5 million from CERF UF in 2013. As of January 2014 the HCT humanitarian funding request was $177 million, of which OCHA Colombia reports is 16% funded. Colombia underfunded submission and review process Total envelope: USD 4.5 million (round I allocation: USD 95.5 million for 11 countries) Grant package received: 11 March 2014 Total # of projects submitted: 11Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.FAO;IOM;UNDP;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO4505909.0000597112014-04-07T00:00:002014-04-17T00:00:004505909.00002014-04-07T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted267201414-UFE-DJI-832530DjiboutiDJI2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies2014 UF Rd 1_Djibouti6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa575914NOTE: On 1 March 2014, Hodan Haj Mohammad ended her four year tenure as UN Resident Coordinator for Djibouti; and Dr. Rayana Bou-Haka, Resident Coordinator a.i. for Djibouti, submitted the CERF underfunded application. On 11 March 2014, Mr. Robert Watkins, UNDP Representative in Djibouti, was designated the new Resident Coordinator a.i. Overall submission description (humanitarian context & prioritization) Djibouti is a small disaster-prone country with a population of 864,617 of which over 40 percent live in extreme poverty including host communities, refugees and migrants. Cyclical and recurrent drought, limited access to basic social services, lack of economic opportunities and migration flows are the direct causes of the current humanitarian situation. Recurrent droughts generate a drastic lowering of water flow rates and a deterioration of water quality due for human use; also resulting in the loss of livestock, a main productive asset in the country. The population suffers from acute diarrhoea, acute respiratory infections and is highly exposed to malaria epidemics. Rising food prices, aggravated food insecurity, limited access to preventive and curative health services and lack of knowledge of good dietary practices cause high prevalence rate of global acute malnutrition, severe acute malnutrition and of chronic malnutrition. Despite continuing needs, CAP funding levels for Djibouti have continuously dropped over the past three years: 58% in 2011, 47% in 2012 and 36% in 2013. Considering these funding gaps, the country team received two CERF underfunded allocations for $6.3 million in 2013 and the ERC approved a 2014 allocation of $4 million for the most urgent life-saving humanitarian needs with emphasis on non-food assistance. The HCT believes that this CERF grant could not only have an immediate impact in terms of lives saved but that it could in turn be leveraged to support the mobilization of the international community towards implementing humanitarian crisis exit strategies and resilience efforts as part of the Strategic Response Plan for 2014-2015 being developed. Uganda underfunded submission and review process Total envelope: USD 4 million (round I allocation: USD 95.5 million for 11 countries) Grant package received: 1 March 2014 Total # of projects submitted: 12Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.FAO;IOM;UNAIDS;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO3997510.00003540192014-03-26T00:00:002014-04-09T00:00:003997510.00002014-03-26T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted314201414-UFE-ERI-1105533EritreaERI2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies14-UFE-ERI-11055_Eritrea_Aug2014_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa1200000The humanitarian situation in Eritrea is affected by drought, rising food prices, locust infestation, poor harvests and Somali refugees. The humanitarian requirement is US$37 million. At the time of the CERF UFE application, the response plan was only 7% funded. This UFE CERF application targets a total of 250,000 people in the Southern Red Sea (SRS), Northern Red Sea (NRS), Debub, Gash Barka, Anseba and Maekel. These areas are among most affected in terms of food insecurity, malnutrition levels, water, sanitation and hygiene related diseases. Eritrea underfunded submission Total envelope: US$2.5 million (round I allocation: USD 75 million for 11 countries) Grant package received: 29 August 2014 Total # of projects submitted: 6Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.FAO;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO2489251.00002484662014-09-24T00:00:002014-10-16T00:00:002489251.00002014-09-24T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted313201414-UFE-ETH-1105134EthiopiaETH2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies14-UFE-ETH-11051_Ethiopia_Aug2014_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa3348404The humanitarian situation in Ethiopia is affected by drought, food and nutrition insecurity, internal displacement and an influx of South Sudanese refugees. Ethiopia is Africa’s largest refugee host country. The total humanitarian requirements for Ethiopia are $487 million inclusive of needs identified in the 2014 Humanitarian Requirements Document (HRD) and additional requirements for refugees and internally displaced people, not captured in the HRD. At the time of the CERF UFE application, the Ethiopia requirements were 52% funded. This UFE CERF application targets two million people in Afar, Amhara, Beneshangul-Gumuz, Gambella, Oromia, SNNP, Somali and Tigray regions. Response to the drought situation, for neglected displacements and critical common services were agreed to be the overarching themes for this CERF UFE allocation. Ethiopia underfunded submission Total envelope: $12 million (round II allocation: $75 million for 11 countries) Grant package received: 29 August 2014 Total # of projects submitted: 13Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.FAO;IOM;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO11593620.000021203432014-09-29T00:00:002014-10-16T00:00:0011593620.00002014-09-29T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted307201414-UFE-GMB-1097835GambiaGMB2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies14-UFE-GMB-10978_Gambia_Aug2014_Application6Internal strife3Multiple5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa7Sahel drought 2012245850The humanitarian situation in the Gambia is affected by drought, poor harvests and disease outbreaks. The SRP requirement is US$26 million. At the time of the CERF UFE application, the SRP was only 2% funded. This UFE CERF application targets a total of 140,000 people in the Lower River Region (LRR); Central River Region (CRR); Upper River Region (URR) and North Bank Region (NBR). These areas are among most affected in terms of food insecurity, malnutrition levels, and limited access to health services and safe water. Gambia underfunded submission Total envelope: US$2.5 million (round II allocation: USD 75 million for 11 countries) Grant package received: 25 August 2014 Total # of projects submitted: 5Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.FAO;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2474424.00001392402014-09-24T00:00:002014-10-16T00:00:002474424.00002014-09-24T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted253201414-UFE-HTI-798441HaitiHTI2Underfunded Emergencies9CholeraDisease OutbreakUF 2014 Rd 1_Haiti2Biological (human disease outbreak and other health emergency)1Natural Disaster6Latin America and the Caribbean7Caribbean2Americas16Haiti cholera 2010-2019151446Overall submission description (humanitarian context & prioritization) As a result of previous shocks and a context of extreme fragility, an estimated three million Haitians continue to be affected by the results of both chronic and acute needs. They face displacement, food insecurity and malnutrition. Of these, an estimated 817,000 people in 35 priority communes of 140 in the country remain in need of immediate humanitarian assistance. The cholera epidemic remains of grave concern. Despite a significant decrease in the overall number of cholera-related deaths during 2013, Haiti still hosts half of the world’s suspected cholera cases. More than 58,500 suspected cholera cases and 601 deaths were reported from January to December 2013 bringing the total number of people affected since the outbreak of the epidemic in October 2010 to 697,392 suspected cholera cases, with 8,546 reported deaths. While a progressive increase to a weekly average of over 1,000 new suspected cases was reported since April 2013 throughout the rainy and hurricane season, the number of cases started to decline again in the third week of December with the start of the dry season. The Haiti 2013 appeal was funded 44% and the cholera chapter remained the least funded priority of the year. New financial resources are needed to maintain the cholera response and treatment mechanisms established last year and pursue on-going activities. The first 4 months of the year are critical to help in the analysis of areas of cholera persistence (during the dry season) as well as to establish the necessary response mechanisms in preparation for the surge in the number of suspected cases expected during the rainy and hurricane seasons. Investigating every single suspected cholera case during the dry season gives an opportunity to cut the transmission. Between 2011 and 2013, CERF has allocated $15.7 million for cholera treatment in Haiti. Haiti underfunded submission and review process Total envelope: USD 6 million (round I allocation: USD 95.5 million for 11 countries) Grant package received: 14 February 2014 Total # of projects submitted: 6Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.IOM;UNICEF;UNOPS;WHO6205232.00001514462014-03-19T00:00:002014-03-24T00:00:006205232.00002014-03-19T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted312201414-UFE-KEN-1104848KenyaKEN2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies14-UFE-KEN-11048_Kenya_Aug2014_Application6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa1500000The humanitarian situation in Kenya is affected by drought, inter-communal conflict, rising food prices, poor harvests and displacement. The humanitarian requirement is US$565 million. At the time of the CERF UFE application, the response plan was only 38% funded. This UFE CERF application targets a total of 1.5 million people in Wajir, Mandera, Lamu, Marsabit, Turkana, Baringo, Tana River, Samburu, Garissa, West Pokot, and Isiolo. These areas are among most affected in terms of food insecurity, malnutrition levels, and water, sanitation and hygiene related diseases. Kenya underfunded submission Total envelope: US$10 million (round II allocation: USD 75 million for 11 countries) Grant package received: 29 August 2014 Total # of projects submitted: 8Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.IOM;UNICEF;WFP;WHO10005413.000015457402014-09-30T00:00:002014-10-14T00:00:0010005413.00002014-09-30T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted257201414-UFE-PRK-813349Democratic People's Republic of KoreaPRK2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple EmergenciesUF 2014 Rd 1_DPRK6Internal strife3Multiple9Eastern Asia12Eastern Asia3Asia18400000The DPRK continues to suffer from chronic food insecurity and underdevelopment, and the consequences of frequent natural disasters. Although the overall humanitarian situation has improved slightly over the last 12 months, the structural causes of people’s vulnerability persist. External assistance is needed and continues to play a vital role to address the needs of millions whose food security, nutritional status, access to clean and safe water and general health would otherwise be seriously compromised. Out of the total population of 24.6 million, around 16 million people remain chronically food insecure and highly vulnerable to production gaps. Furthermore, the country is facing a multiplicity of health challenges, particularly in the areas of maternal, child and reproductive health, compounded by a deteriorating health care infrastructure and a lack of medicines. The high malnutrition rates mentioned above only makes this issue worse, having a number of negative consequences on overall health and resistance to infections. International assistance has declined due to the worsening political situation since late 2012. Political developments in 2013 have meant both an increase in the enforcement of existing sanctions and the imposition of new ones. The severe under-funded situation has forced UN agencies to reprioritize and suspend some programme activities affecting the most vulnerable people, whose health, nutritional, WASH and food security status depend largely on international humanitarian assistance. The ERC agreed to an underfunded emergency allocation to DPR Korea because resource mobilization for vital humanitarian programming continues to be hindered by the political situation. Some US$6 million was allocated to UN agencies in the 2013 second underfunded emergencies round ($15 million total in 2013).Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO6497013.000049788812014-03-10T00:00:002014-03-31T00:00:006497013.00002014-03-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted269201414-UFE-MLI-836657MaliMLI2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies2014 UF Rd 1_Mali6Internal strife3Multiple5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0Overall submission description (humanitarian context and prioritization) Mali is affected by a humanitarian crisis on a scale of unprecedented complexity. The conflict affecting the 3 northern regions of Mali since 2012 has escalated in January 2013, when Konna, a town about 70 km from Mopti, was taken by armed groups. By February 2014, Mali has 199,500 Internally Displaced Persons and 170,000 Malian refugees (in Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Niger). This caseload has exerted tremendous pressure on the health, education, water and sanitation infrastructure in the affected areas as well as on the host communities. In addition, Mali has suffered from a very bad 2013 crop year in the northern regions. Today more than 3.1 million of the 16 million inhabitants of Mali are food insecure. The affected people include IDPs, host families and returnees as well as households that have suffered poor harvests in the northern regions and Mopti (Gao, Kidal, Tombouctou, circles the Mopti Region formerly employed and the Bandiagara which had a very poor harvest). The nutritional situation is also alarming: nearly 4 out of 10 children under 5 years in the South suffer from chronic malnutrition (stunting), while one in four children is malnourished in the south. Micronutrient deficiencies are very large. According to the report of Given the complexity of the Mali crisis and the under-funded situation, the ERC announced an under-funded allocation of US$11.5 million for Mali on 6 January 2014. The HCT submitted a prioritization strategy on has decided to focus the CERF UFE request on the following three priorities: • Objective 1: To respond to the consequences of the food and nutrition crisis • Objective 2 : to ensure multisectoral assistance to displaced and vulnerable (Health , Education, WASH , Nutrition , Shelter) • Objective 3: To strengthen the activities of protection of the most vulnerable populations. Within the framework of the 2014 Strategic Response Plan 2014 (SRP) for Mali amounting to US$568.4 milllion, Mr David Gressly, HC for Mali, submitted a prioritization strategy for the allocation on 3 February. The HC highlighted the under-funded situation in Mali and the alarming need for food security assistance in addition to other priorities needed for the displaced population. On 28 February, CERF received the full application for the Mali. On 6 March, CERF responded with detailed comments on the package. On 26 March, OCHA sent the revised submission on behalf of the HC. Mali underfunded submission and review process Total envelope: USD 11.5 million (round I allocation: USD 95.5 million for 11 countries) Grant package received: 28 February 2014 Total # of projects submitted: 16Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO11443364.000002014-04-02T00:00:002014-04-16T00:00:0011443364.00002014-04-02T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted309201414-UFE-MRT-1101658MauritaniaMRT2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies14-UFE-MRT-11016_Mauritania_Aug2014_Application6Internal strife3Multiple5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa138686The Mauritania country team developed two strategic objectives for this the second CERF allocation round for underfunded emergencies in 2014: (1) to provide assistance to more than 40,000 people affected by food insecurity and malnutrition, and (2) to provide protection and assistance to more than 50,000 Malian refugees. The application was restricted to three areas: Hodh el Chargui, Hodh el Gharbi, and Gorgol. In line with the strategic objectives, UN agencies developed three joint projects: to improve food security, to reduce malnutrition, and to protect and assist refugees.Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.FAO;IOM;OHCHR;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO3464476.0000930562014-10-20T00:00:002014-10-21T00:00:003464476.00002014-10-20T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted308201414-UFE-NER-1098766NigerNER2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies14-UFE-NER-10987_Niger_Aug2014_Application6Internal strife3Multiple5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa7Sahel drought 20125300000Niger faces numerous challenges affecting the humanitarian situation in the country. Niger is confronted with cyclical food and nutrition crises. The food insecurity situation remains alarming in Niger as the country is entering the lean season. More than 5.1 million people are vulnerable to food insecurity mainly due to a grain deficit of 372 955 tonnes in the crop year. Malnutrition is endemic and in any given year the prevalence of global acute malnutrition remains above the warning threshold of 10% . This situation is aggravated by recurrent food crises facing the country and whose consequences have exacerbated the impoverishment of the population and affecting all sectors. Given the recurrent nutritional crisis in Niger the number of children, pregnant and lactating women in need of humanitarian assistance in 2014 could increase over previous years due to increased household vulnerability after several consecutive years of food crises. The last three years have been marked by epidemics of cholera. Malaria cases continue on an upward trend, especially during the rainy season , while during the dry an epidemic of measles or meningitis is likely. In total 1.5 million people could be affected by malaria , meningitis , measles and cholera. The areas at most risk are those of the regions along the Niger River in the west , the Maggia Valley , in Central, Goulbi border health districts with Nigeria and bed of Lake Chad in the far east. Over the last 3 – 4 years the country has also been dealing with large population movements because of security crises in neighboring countries (Libya, Nigeria and Mali). Over 50,000 Malian refugees and 70,000 refugees and returnees from Nigeria are living in the country. In addition, many migrants continued to be returned/deported from Libya and Algeria (from January to June 2014, 1,721 expelled migrants (957 Niger nationals/764 Third country nationals) were registered by IOM. Organizations are committed to providing a minimum package of interventions in the affected areas , by implementing coordinated and complementary action between stakeholders, on the basis of humanitarian priorities . This approach, based on the concept of "common convergence " will be developed over three years in 35 pilot municipalities of Niger by 2016 to increase the impact of actions on the economic well - being and social protection communities assisted. As of 24 August, Niger SRP funding status was at 44% - three percent less than at the same time in 2013. All sectors are actually partially funded except for Protection which remains completely unfunded. This request for underfunded CERF allocation in Niger is the outcome of a joint prioritization process by the humanitarian country team. The HCT prioritized food and nutrition as the main priority projects followed by Health and WASH and also included Protection and Education. Logistics was also prioritized to allow for reliable access for humanitarian workers. A total of US 8,000,000 was allocated for these sectors.Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.FAO;IOM;UNICEF;WFP;WHO7962500.00008029762014-09-29T00:00:002014-10-13T00:00:007962500.00002014-09-29T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available354201515-UF-PRK-1359849Democratic People's Republic of KoreaPRK2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple Emergencies15-UF-PRK-13598_DPR Korea_Feb2015_Application6Internal strife3Multiple9Eastern Asia12Eastern Asia3Asia18000000The humanitarian situation in DPRK is affected by food and nutritional security across the country. The causes of under-nutrition are related to food inadequacy and a serious lack of food diversity to meet nutritional requirements for healthy growth. The DPRK humanitarian requirement in 2015 amounts to US$ 111 million. At the time of the CERF UFE application, the UN agencies were 15% funded. CERF funding will be utilized to target specific geographical areas with inter-sectorial interventions in order to reduce excess mortality and morbidity among 393,574 beneficiaries, primarily women and children. The aims of the submission are to address the immediate causes of, and to prevent and treat, under-nutrition through provision of life-saving therapeutic food, micronutrient supplementation and life-saving health interventions for pregnant and lactating women and their vulnerable new-borns in the most vulnerable 47 counties in the four most malnourished provinces of Kangwon, North and South Hamgyong and Ryanggang; and to improve the production of protein-rich food in key cereal production areas of North and South Pyongan, North and South Hwanghae Provinces to boost the supply of nutritious food for cooperative farmers and for beneficiaries in four northern provinces by distribution to state shops and public institutions. DPRK Underfunded submission Total envelope: $2 million (round I allocation: $100 million for 12 countries) Grant package received: 16 February 2015 Total # of projects submitted: 4In 2015, DPRK continued to be an underfunded humanitarian situation with widespread chronic food insecurity. Out of a total population of 25 million, 18 million people were chronically food insecure and lacked nutritional diversity. A further 6 million people did not have access to essential health services and 7 million people could not access clean water and proper sanitation. Pregnant and lactating women and children under age 5 (2.4 million people) were especially vulnerable to undernutrition and the lack of basic health services.Given the critical humanitarian needs and lack of sufficient donor funding, CERF provided $2 million from its Underfunded Emergencies Window to UN humanitarian programmes in DPRK in March 2015 to sustain the delivery of life-saving assistance. This allowed UN agencies and partners to provide treatment for 6,000 severely malnourished children under age 5; fortified cereal for 234,617 children under age 5; micronutrient powder for 20,000 children aged between 6 and 23 months; multi-micronutrient tablets for 20,000 pregnant and lactating women; and soybean seeds and plastic sheets for 80,000 vulnerable households (156,000 people) to boost their agricultural production.FAO;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2000285.00003935742015-03-09T00:00:002015-03-13T00:00:002016-03-30T00:00:002000285.00002015-03-09T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available358201515-UF-LBN-1368052LebanonLBN2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related15-UF-LBN-13680_Lebanon_Feb2015_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia8Syria crisis 2011-1225000The humanitarian situation in Lebanon is affected by an influx of Syrian refugees (and Palestinian Refugees from Syria [PRS]). The impacts of the influx include increased vulnerability, food insecurity, decreased access to health care and water/sanitation services among others for both refugees, PRS and vulnerable Lebanese. Most of these occur in norther areas along the Lebanese/Syrian border which are facing huge strains on the Government's response capacity. The number of people in need is estimated at 1.16 million (including 45,000 PRS and 20,000 Lebanese returnees) for 2015. The Lebanon portion of the Syria RRP requirement is US$ 2.14 billion. At the time of the CERF UFE application, the SRP was 47% funded. This UFE CERF application targets approximately 336,350 people in the Akkar, Bekaa, Beirut, Mt Lebanon and Tripoli. These areas are among the most affected in terms of the effects of the refugee influx who require health care (primary health care, secondary care, reproductive health), WASH (water supply and repairs in informal settlements) and food security. Lebanon Underfunded submission Total envelope: $18 million (Round I allocation: $100 million for 12 countries) Grant package received: 16 February 2015 Total # of projects submitted: 6According to estimates by the Government of Lebanon, at the end of 2015, the country hosted 1.5 million Syrian refugees. Moreover, 42,000 Palestine refugees from Syria joined a pre-existing population of more than 270,000 Palestine refugees in Lebanon. With more than 30 per cent of the country’s population being refugees, nearly half of those most affected by the crisis were children and adolescents. The refugee influx placed huge pressure on the local economy, infrastructure and public services, causing severe humanitarian needs among refugees and host communities. Many refugees arrived with health conditions that required immediate attention. Others had developed health problems during displacement related to trauma and dire living conditions. Many children had not been able to access a public education system.In view of critical and widespread humanitarian needs and erratic international donor funding, CERF allocated $18 million to Lebanon from its Underfunded Emergencies Window to sustain life-saving operations in 2015. This critical funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide improved access to health services benefiting 75,290 Syrian refugees and 44,000 Palestine refugees; access to an improved water supply and appropriate sanitation and hygiene services for 143,953 people; strengthened national systems providing reproductive health and SGBV services benefiting 37,673 people; and food assistance through vouchers for 89,162 children under age 5 and 27,209 vulnerable host-community members.UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNRWA;WFP18004139.00002968542015-03-17T00:00:002015-04-02T00:00:002016-06-29T00:00:0018004139.00002015-03-17T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available362201515-UF-IRQ-1382845IraqIRQ2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related15-UF-IRQ-13828_Iraq_Mar2015_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia8Syria crisis 2011-235000The humanitarian situation in Iraq is affected by an influx of Syrian refugees. The impacts of the influx include increased vulnerability, food insecurity, decreased access to health care and water/sanitation services among others. Most of these occur in areas along the Iraqi/Syrian border which contains 90% of incoming refugees. The number of Syrian refugees in need is estimated at 235,000 million. The Iraq portion of the Syria RRP requirement is US$ 474 million. At the time of the CERF UFE application, the SRP was 35% funded. This UFE CERF application targets approximately 100,000 people in the Kurdistan regions of Dahuk, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah Governorates. These areas are among the most affected in terms of the effects of the refugee influx and refugees require food assistance, health supplies and services, protection services and WASH response. Iraq Underfunded submission Total envelope: $8 million (Round I allocation: $100 million for 12 countries) Grant package received: 3 March 2015 Total # of projects submitted: 10At the beginning of 2015, more than 233,000 Syrian refugees resided in the northern Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Intensified fighting in the northern Syrian town of Kobane at the end of 2014 triggered some 50,000 additional refugee arrivals to Iraq. The new influx put huge pressure on already overstretched humanitarian assistance as camp facilities and services were required to expand. Many of the new arrivals were women and children, some of whom had previously been displaced inside Syria or were refugees in Turkey. There was a critical need to strengthen protection and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) services, which struggled to address the large-scale needs. Public water and sanitation services were unable to meet the needs of growing refugee and host populations, leading to the failure of the water supply, sewage and wastewater treatment. Moreover, while 2.4 million conflict-affected people in Iraq required food assistance, the public food distribution system was disrupted due to fighting and insecurity.In view of large funding gaps and widespread, critical humanitarian needs, CERF allocated $8 million from its Underfunded Emergencies Window in March 2015 to sustain the implementation of life-saving programmes. This funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide food assistance for 78,710 Syrian refugees through vouchers; the mitigation of SGBV risks and quality services for SGBV survivors benefiting 19,419 people; psychosocial support and specialized child-protection services for 7,692 children; improved reproductive health services benefiting 99,588 people; drinking water for 69,964 Syrian refugees; the maintenance of sanitation facilities benefiting 35,471 people; and supplementary feeding for productive animals to provide Syrian refugees with life-sustaining food production benefiting 31,200 people.FAO;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP7988899.00002613452015-03-23T00:00:002015-04-02T00:00:002016-03-30T00:00:007988899.00002015-03-23T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available355201515-UF-JOR-1360247JordanJOR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related15-UF-JOR-13602_Jordan_Feb2015_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia8Syria crisis 2011-1415000The humanitarian situation in Jordan is affected by an influx of Syrian refugees. The Jordan portion of the Syria RRP requirement is US$ 1 billion. At the time of the CERF UFE application, the SRP was 60% funded. Despite its higher funding levels, Jordan is extraordinarily recommended for a UFE allocation to support a comprehensive, regional response to the Syria crisis. The country plays an important role in the region by setting a standard for the protection and assistance of refugees. This UFE CERF application targets approximately 70,000 people in the Amman, Irbid, Mafraq and Zarqa Governorates. These areas are among the most affected in terms of the effects of the refugee influx who require basic needs and food supplies. Jordan Underfunded submission Total envelope: $9 million (Round I allocation: $100 million for 12 countries) Grant package received: 16 February 2015 Total # of projects submitted: 6With the conflict in Syria entering its fifth year in 2015, Jordan was hosting 646,700 registered refugees (though estimates were putting the actual number of Syrians in Jordan at 1.4 million). The majority of refugees lived outside the camps in some of the country’s poorest areas. As Syrian refugees in Jordan have not been allowed to work, thus relying heavily on humanitarian assistance, they were increasingly unable to meet their basic needs. In addition, Palestinian refugees from Syria were extremely marginalized and subjected to the Government’s policy of non-admission, which placed them at constant risk of refoulement. Shrinking protection space and resources, including reductions in WFP food assistance and restrictions on access to health care for refugees living outside camps, resulted in a sharp increase in negative coping mechanisms. According to the Vulnerability Assessment Framework, 27 per cent of all registered refugees (138,000 people) were living in abject poverty.Due to critical needs and large funding shortfalls for humanitarian action, CERF allocated $9 million from its Underfunded Emergencies Window to sustain the implementation of life-saving operations. This funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide for food assistance through vouchers for 123,370 refugees and cash assistance for 20,638 refugees; cash assistance for 15,441 refugee children; and life-saving income generating activities for 250 vulnerable host-community members through a cash-for-work project. CERF support also provided livelihoods activities for 1,500 Syrian refugees and 1,500 host-community members, which improved their food and nutrition security and reduced tensions between the two groups.FAO;UNDP;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNRWA;WFP9000346.0000680672015-02-25T00:00:002015-04-02T00:00:002016-03-30T00:00:009000346.00002015-02-25T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available393201515-UF-ETH-1622034EthiopiaETH2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster15-UF-ETH-16220_Ethiopia_Aug2015_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa13El Nino 2015-20163620000Each year Ethiopia addresses humanitarian emergencies arising from chronic food insecurity; however the failure of the recent belg harvest and the developing El Niño weather patterns indicate a particularly challenging period ahead. The situation is more pronounced in the north-eastern Afar, Amhara and Tigray, central and eastern Oromia and the south-eastern pastoralist areas of the country. The 2015 Humanitarian Requirements Document (HRD) targets some 2.9 million beneficiaries for relief food assistance; an estimated 2.4 million people for nutrition interventions and an additional 1.4 million people in drought and flood-prone areas for WASH support. A further 5.8 million people are targeted for health response. These figures will be adjusted based on the findings of the latest seasonal assessment findings, of which the preliminary results indicate a deteriorated overall food security situation and increase in beneficiary numbers and requirements. As it stands, the HRD is 52 per cent funded, with US$203 million contributions. Considering the HRD funding status and limited funding prospects, the $10 million CERF allocation prioritized the most pressing emergency needs to address drought conditions in north-eastern and southern Ethiopia, with life-saving interventions focusing on nutrition and related supportive sectors including WASH, agriculture and health, as well as response to “underserved” refugee populations in Afar and Addis Ababa. This CERF application would support aid agencies that are working to respond to immediate life-saving needs of a targeted 982,754 people: providing lifesaving nutrition interventions (therapeutic and targeted supplementary support) to 295,333 people in Afar, Amhara, Oromia and SNNPR; delivery of primary health services to 86,400 marginalized communities (Afar and Somali); access to water to 283,000 at risk population in Afar, Oromia, SNNP and Somali regions; protection and restoration of livelihoods of 56,127 vulnerable households (280,653) in Afar and SNNP regions; and for provision of life-saving health care services to 37,386 Eritrean and urban refugees (30,530 Eritrean-Afar refugees and 6,856 urban based vulnerable refugees). Ethiopia Underfunded Emergencies submission Total envelope: $10 million (Round II allocation: $70 million for 8 countries) Application first received: 19 August 2015 Number of projects submitted: 6Ethiopia has made significant strides in socioeconomic development, recording a double-digit GDP growth rate for more than a decade, which has helped reduce poverty in urban and rural settings. According to the 2014 Human Development Index, the share of the population below the poverty line fell from 38.7 per cent in 2005 to 26 per cent in 2013. However, the poorest third of the population has yet to fully benefit from this growth. More than 80 per cent of the Ethiopian population continues to depend on rainfed, subsistence agriculture and is extremely vulnerable to weather shocks. According to the 2015 Humanitarian Requirements Document, 2.9 million people needed relief food assistance, 2.4 million people needed nutrition interventions and 1.4 million people needed water and sanitation support. With more than 700,000 refugees, Ethiopia hosted the second-largest number of refugees in Africa and the fifth largest in the world.Despite the continuation of widespread humanitarian needs in Ethiopia, the 2015 humanitarian requirements were critically underfunded in all sectors. Consequently, CERF allocated $10 million from its Underfunded Emergencies Window to sustain the implementation of life-saving interventions in Ethiopia in 2015. This funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide treatment for 146,000 children with severe acute malnutrition; targeted supplementary feeding for 205,333 children under age 5, pregnant women and lactating mothers; curative and preventive health and nutrition services for 86,400 people; improved access to safe drinking water for 295,402 people; livelihoods support through vaccinations and treatment for livestock benefiting 327,025 drought-affected people; and multisector lifesaving assistance for 50,186 refugees (including through multipurpose cash to 6,856 urban refugees).FAO;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP10015968.000002015-09-10T00:00:002015-09-11T00:00:002016-09-28T00:00:0010015968.00002015-09-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available395201515-UF-ERI-1626333EritreaERI2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster15-UF-ERI-16263_Eritrea_Aug2015_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa680497Eritrea is at risk of drought due to a late rainy season and already faces low soil moisture, the consequences of a locust infestation earlier this year, and outbreaks of communicable diseases. Many people are affected by food insecurity and malnutrition. Some 70% of this CERF application under the second round for underfunded emergencies in 2015 will help to address critical humanitarian and basic needs related to food security, health, and nutrition, as well as multi-sector response for 2,800 refugees, largely in the drought-prone areas of the Northern and Southern Red Sea regions. The remaining 30% of funds will be used to respond to disease outbreaks and emergency reproductive health needs in the Red Sea regions, as well as Anseba, Debub, and Gash Barka. The application seeks $3 million to assist some 550,000 people.The late onset of rains at the beginning of 2015 in Eritrea delayed farmland preparation, which negatively affected the planting of long-cycle crops. The resulting poor agricultural production combined with disease outbreaks caused a deterioration of the humanitarian situation in 2015, affecting an estimated 1.25 million people.Humanitarian needs were increasing, but international donor funding to Eritrea was erratic and key humanitarian programmes were underfunded. As a result, CERF provided $3 million to Eritrea in 2015 to cover critical funding gaps in life-saving operations. This funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide supplementary feeding for 30,000 children under age 5, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers; agricultural inputs for 21,342 vulnerable people whose livelihoods were affected by locusts, allowing for the restoration of agricultural production; nutritional interventions to improve safe child-delivery services benefiting 1,607 women who gave birth at health facilities; improved access to safe water and cash grants for 2,787 Somali refugees; and vaccination campaigns and primary healthcare support benefiting 545,233 people.FAO;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO2993896.00006804972015-09-03T00:00:002015-09-16T00:00:002016-02-29T00:00:002016-10-30T00:00:002993896.00002015-09-03T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available353201515-UF-DJI-1359330DjiboutiDJI2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster15-UF-DJI-13593_Djibouti_Feb2015_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa300000The humanitarian situation in Djibouti is affected by extreme erosion of the overall resilience capacity of the most vulnerable people combined with insufficient, inadequate or inexistent protection mechanisms which force rural communities, refugees and vulnerable migrants to adopt negative coping mechanisms that endanger their lives and their livelihoods. The 2015 SRP Djibouti requirement is estimated at $67 million. At the time of the CERF UFE application, the SRP was 2% funded. This CERF request will help implement immediate and urgent life-saving activities in Food Security, Nutrition, WASH to the benefit of 77,483 most vulnerable people in Obock/Migration Route and in the Refugee camps. Girls, adolescent girls and women represent 50% of the overall target population. Activities planned with the CERF allocation complement each other to provide immediate and vital responses to the most critical needs while contributing to re-build resilience of the targeted people. Djibouti Underfunded submission Total envelope: $3 million (round I allocation: $100 million for 12 countries) Grant package received: 16 February 2015 Total # of projects submitted: 7A decade of recurrent severe droughts has exhausted the overall resilience capacity of Djibouti’s most vulnerable people. Those under the greatest risk are migrants (mainly from Ethiopia), refugees (mainly from Somalia) and the local population living below the poverty line. Protection mechanisms for these people are almost non-existent in the absence of an effective social safety net system. One of the most direct consequences of this chronic crisis is the continuous rural exodus and migration to urban areas. This resulted in a significant expansion of the suburban area of the capital city, which now hosts more than 25 per cent of the country’s overall population. The majority of these people live below the poverty line.In view of limited international funding in 2015 and the severity of the humanitarian needs, Djibouti was prioritized for receiving support from the Underfunded Emergencies Window. CERF allocated $3 million to sustain key life-saving interventions in the country. This vital assistance allowed UN agencies and partners to provide food for 32,385 people; treatment for 2,331 children under age 5 and pregnant/lactating women with severe acute malnutrition; supplementary food for 11,901 children under age 5 and pregnant/lactating women; emergency health interventions for 6,310 people; and rehabilitated water points, new latrines and hygiene kits benefiting 23,601 people.FAO;IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP3000059.00001545452015-03-06T00:00:002015-03-12T00:00:002016-04-07T00:00:003000059.00002015-03-06T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available357201515-UF-COD-1365227Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related15-UF-COD-13652_DR Congo_Feb2015_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa7000000The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has long been affected by multiple acute crises. Multiple crises related to violence and armed conflict account for the vast majority of needs – approximately 67%. An estimated 7 million people are in need of some form of humanitarian assistance. The Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) requirement is US$ 692,000,000. At the time of the CERF UFE application, the HRP was only 9% funded ($50,455,755). DRC Underfunded submission: Total envelope: $9 million (round I allocation: $100 million for 12 countries) Grant package received: 24 February 2015 Total # of projects submitted: 4DRC has long been affected by multiple crises, particularly conflicts, food insecurity, structural deficiencies and epidemics. An estimated 7 million people needed humanitarian assistance in 2015. Multiple crises related to violence and armed conflicts accounted for the vast majority of needs (approximately 67 per cent). The recurrence of these crises caused the forced displacement of some 2.7 million people throughout the country, 770,000 of whom fled their homes in 2014. The scale and intensity of humanitarian needs remained high, but the 2015 humanitarian requirements were covered only at 9 per cent in the first quarter of the year.In view of critical funding shortfalls, CERF allocated $8 million to sustain the implementation of critical life-saving projects. This funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide profiling and protection monitoring services covering 504,041 people; access to education and psychosocial support in a safe, peaceful and protective environment for 70,434 conflict-affected children; medical, psychosocial and transitory care for 2,544 children formerly associated with armed forces and groups; reunification with families of 1,629 displaced children; and the improved awareness of explosive remnants of war among 900,000 people through risk-education sessions and via wider education campaigns.UNHCR;UNICEF;UNOPS8047670.000014374052015-03-20T00:00:002015-04-07T00:00:002016-03-30T00:00:008047670.00002015-03-20T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available360201515-UF-COL-1372724ColombiaCOL2Underfunded Emergencies22Human RightsUnspecified Emergency15-UF-COL-13727_Colombia_Feb2015_Application5Conflict-related2Man-made6Latin America and the Caribbean9South America2Americas4800000The humanitarian situation in Colombia is affected by armed conflict between the government and guerrilla groups as well as violence generated by paramilitary successor groups which has led to insecurity and internal displacement. Impacts include forced displacement, mobility restrictions, SGBV, APM/UXO and forced recruitment among others. Most of these occur in remote and difficult-to-access territories with weak or no state response capacity. The number of people in need is estimated at 4.8 million for 2015. The Colombia 2015 humanitarian requirement is estimated to be US$ 136,100,000. Based on the agency reports, Colombia's humanitarian funding was both below the non-SRP average of countries recommended by the CERF UFWG. This CERF request will help implement immediate and urgent life-saving activities for approximately 48,730 people in the Arauca Choco, Cauca, Putumayo and Valle del Cauca Departments. These areas are among the most affected in terms of the effects of armed conflict and require food assistance, health supplies/services, protection services and access to water and WASH assistance. Colombia Underfunded submission Total envelope: $3 million (Round I allocation: $100 million for 12 countries) Grant package received: 20 February 2015 Total # of projects submitted: 8The de-escalation measures implemented by the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) as part of the peace talks resulted in decreased violence, and they had a positive impact on some humanitarian indicators. Nevertheless, large-scale displacement and critical humanitarian needs continued. In 2015, 115,124 people were forcibly displaced as a result of the conflict and armed violence. Indigenous and Afro-Colombian people, women and children were particularly affected.Due to the continuation of large-scale humanitarian needs and low donor funding levels, CERF allocated $3 million from its Underfunded Emergencies Window to Colombia in 2015 for life-saving response. This critical funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide assistance to the most vulnerable people heavily affected by conflict. This included emergency nutritional services for 8,006 children and pregnant/lactating women and general food aid for 5,669 people; critical health services for 11,398 people; comprehensive protection assistance for 22,393 people, including 8,655 children; agricultural inputs benefiting 4,200 people; and the improvement of access to water and sanitation for an estimated 11,840 people.FAO;UNDP;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO2994382.0000487302015-03-13T00:00:002015-04-02T00:00:002016-03-30T00:00:002994382.00002015-03-13T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available396201515-UF-TCD-1630421ChadTCD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related15-UF-TCD-16304_Chad_Aug2015_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa390290The humanitarian situation in Eastern Chad is affected by people who have fled fighting in Darfur and many have remained for several years. The impacts of the displacement include increased food insecurity, malnutrition, plus decreased access to health care and water/sanitation services. The number of Darfur refugees in need in Chad is estimated at 400,000. The Chad HRP requirement is US$ 572 million. At the time of the CERF UFE application, the HRP was 27% funded. This UFE CERF application targets approximately 315,000 people in the Wadi-Fira Region (including Iridimi, Touloum, Am Nabak, Mile et Kounougou camps), Sila and Ennedi-Est. These areas are among the most affected by displacement and refugees and host communities require food assistance, nutrition supplies, health supplies and services and WASH response. Chad Underfunded submission Total envelope: $6 million (Round II allocation: $70 million for 8 countries) Grant package received: 24 August 2015 Total # of projects submitted: 9The conflict in Darfur had displaced thousands of people in successive waves, generating a persistent humanitarian crisis in eastern Chad. The region hosted 315,000 Sudanese refugees in 2015, but their presence resulted in social tensions linked to an increasing demand for local resources and basic social services. Since 2013, funding to Chad had been declining, and humanitarian assistance for refugees and host communicates had been drastically reduced. This resulted in a further deterioration of the humanitarian situation in eastern Chad, which was already the country’s most vulnerable region. At mid-2015, Chad’s humanitarian requirements were funded at only 27 per cent.In view of low donor funding and critical humanitarian needs, Chad was prioritized for funding through the Underfunded Emergencies Window, and CERF allocated $6 million to Chad in July 2015 to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide access to safe water for 114,752 people; treatment for 2,841 children under age 5 with severe acute malnutrition and 16,563 with moderate acute malnutrition; food for 177,935 people (including through cash assistance to 12,000 people); agricultural inputs for 5,400 people; and access to basic health services for 224,338 people.FAO;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO5998567.00005560502015-09-15T00:00:002015-09-29T00:00:002016-10-10T00:00:005998567.00002015-09-15T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available350201515-UF-BDI-1358317BurundiBDI2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related15-UF-BDI-13583_Burundi_Feb2015_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa207000Burundi remains confronted with many humanitarian challenges, despite its decade-long post-conflict environment. For example, the country has an estimated 78,000 internally displaced people and with persisting instability in the region, Burundi is also host to some 50,000 refugees, mostly from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. 34,000 Burundian former refugees, who returned from Tanzania in the last quarter of 2012, are going through a slow reintegration processes, especially given land tenure issues in the country. Moreover, according to a rapid profiling conducted by IOM, in collaboration with the Burundian Red Cross, around 45,000 expelled Burundian people arrived in Burundi from Tanzania from August 2013 to the end of June 2014. These expelled migrants are vulnerable and require humanitarian assistance for their survival. This is a submission for the underfunded window of CERF. The funding situation for humanitarian response remains poor. In total, USD 24,297,166 is required for the humanitarian response in the various sectors. USD 4,838,605 has already been received through various funding channels so far, including CERF in September 2013. However, more 80 per cent of the required funding is still lacking. While there are many humanitarian challenges in Burundi that require funding, with only US 2. 5 million CERF underfunded grant available, the humanitarian country team have agreed to prioritize and target the 45,000 expelled Burundian migrants from Tanzania. This strategy was developed by the HCT to ensure maximum impact with CERF funds. The submission further prioritizes these sectior and projects: Food Security (WFP, FAO), Nutrition (WFP), Protection (IOM, UNICEF) and WASH (UNICEF) in the two provinces where the expellees are concentrated. Burundi Underfunded submission Total envelope: $2.5 million (round I allocation: $100 million for 12 countries) Grant package received: 16 February 2015 Total # of projects submitted: 6Despite its decade-long post-conflict environment, Burundi continued to be confronted with many humanitarian challenges in 2015. The country had an estimated 78,000 IDPs, and it was host to some 50,000 refugees, mostly from DRC, due to persisting instability in the region. According to the profiling conducted by IOM and the Burundian Red Cross, about 45,000 expelled Burundians returned from Tanzania between August 2013 and June 2014. Given the sudden nature of their return, this population relied mostly on humanitarian assistance for survival. The deteriorating food security situation in the area where most expellees resided further exacerbated the situation, resulting in a high potential for the already dire humanitarian conditions to worsen.Basic humanitarian assistance for the returnees was already under way in 2015, but critical humanitarian gaps limited humanitarian actors’ ability to respond to needs. As a result, CERF allocated $2.5 million through its Underfunded Emergencies Window to sustain the delivery of life-saving assistance. This funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide food for 27,000 people; nutrition interventions for 4,422 children and pregnant/lactating women; agricultural inputs for 5,000 families (25,000 people) to improve their agricultural production; improved access to safe drinking water for 31,500 people; psychosocial support and the reinforcement of community-based protection services benefiting 4,339 people; and the protection of extremely vulnerable children detained in prisons, leading to the release of 79 children.FAO;IOM;UNICEF;WFP2495246.0000450002015-02-27T00:00:002015-03-04T00:00:002016-04-30T00:00:002495246.00002015-02-27T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available398201515-UF-BGD-1633012BangladeshBGD2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related15-UF-BGD-16330_Bangladesh_Aug2015_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia990000For more than three decades, Bangladesh has hosted between 300,000-500,000 Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution, many of them having no legal rights. Approximately 33,000 Rohingyas are officially registered with the Government of Bangladesh as refugees. Both communities live in poor conditions, receive very limited aid, and are subject to arrest, extortion, and detention. Without urgent funding to address shortfalls, thousands are at risk of disease, abuse, hunger and death, thereby erasing any gains made through emergency relief and development assistance. This will also further exacerbate the impact of the recent floods. Funding from the CERF Underfunded Emergencies window will provide life-saving assistance to 150,000-180,000 people, including vulnerable documented and undocumented Rohingyas and people from the host community. UN agencies and their partners will provide protection and emergency health services, access to safe drinking water with improved sanitation, and nutrition services to address acute malnutrition. The UN Country Team requires about $31 million for humanitarian action in Bangladesh in 2015, and the CERF allocation from the underfunded emergencies window will amount to about $3 million for 8 projects, if approved. Bangladesh Underfunded Emergencies application Total envelope: $3 million (Round II allocation: $70 million for 8 countries) Grant package received: 25 August 2015 Total # of projects submitted: 8The Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh, one of the country’s most vulnerable regions, hosted approximately 33,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in two refugee camps. There were also an estimated 300,000 to 500,000 Rohingya living outside the official camps in makeshift settlements or host communities. This population did not have a legal status and lived mostly in dire conditions. Protection for Rohingya refugees in the makeshift settlements and host communities, particularly for children and women, was an urgent humanitarian priority. Their undocumented status exposed them to a greater risk of violence, abuse and exploitation, including trafficking and unsafe migration. The prevalence of acute malnutrition in both refugee camps was very high (12.5 per cent). According to WFP, only 51 per cent of households in the official camps had an acceptable Food Consumption Score.Due to low international donor funding and critical humanitarian needs, CERF provided $3 million from its Underfunded Emergencies Window to Bangladesh to sustain life-saving humanitarian activities. This funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide protection and psychosocial support for 16,334 children; a life-skills based education programme for 2,435 adolescents; treatment at inpatient facilities for 707 children with severe malnutrition; micronutrient powder for 3,977 malnourished children; access to improved water and sanitation services for 89,446 people; high-quality sexual and reproductive health and HIV information and services for 24,850 people; and improved access to health services for 183,934 people.IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP2992959.00002835832015-09-15T00:00:002015-09-18T00:00:002016-09-28T00:00:002992959.00002015-09-15T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available397201515-UF-AFG-163178AfghanistanAFG2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-related15-UF-AFG-16317_Afghanistan_Aug2015_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia3800000The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is affected by conflict-induced displacement in the North and Northeast. The impacts of the displacement include increased food insecurity, malnutrition, shelter needs plus increased multi-sectoral needs in camps. The number of refugees, returnees, internally displaced populations (IDPs) and host communities in need is estimated at 3.8 million. The Afghanistan HRP requirement is US$ 416.6 million. At the time of the CERF UFE application, the HRP was 29% funded. This UFE CERF application targets approximately 336.000 people in the Badghis, Baghlan, Baghlan, Bamyan, Daikundi, Farah ,Faryab, Ghor, Helmand, Kabul, Kandahar, Khost, Kunduz, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Paktika, Paktya, Takhar, Zabul. These areas are among the most affected by displacement and IDPs, refugees, returnees and people in host communities require food assistance, health supplies, shelter and multi-sectoral responses. Afghanistan Underfunded submission Total envelope: $8 million (Round II allocation: $70 million for 8 countries) Grant package received: 24 August 2015 Total # of projects submitted: 5The 2015 Humanitarian Needs Overview for Afghanistan identified approximately 7.4 million people who needed humanitarian assistance due to conflicts, large-scale displacement, poverty and natural disasters. The humanitarian response in the first half of 2015 was shaped by the intensification of armed conflict resulting in 4,921 civilian casualties and a surge in displacement. Women faced additional concerns, such as rising incidents of rape, poor access to services, lack of female healthcare personnel and psychosocial stress. The ongoing conflict and displacement often interrupted school attendance, leading to an increase in child labour and other protection concerns.In response to increased humanitarian needs and severe funding shortages, CERF provided $8 million to Afghanistan in 2015 from its Underfunded Emergencies Window. This urgently needed funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide food for 157,165 Pakistani refugees; improved access to emergency medical care for 117,720 vulnerable people; comprehensive multisectoral assistance for 26,046 returning refugees (including through cash to 7,530 returnees); and emergency relief items for 14,016 IDPs.IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO7983646.00003927422015-09-16T00:00:002015-09-30T00:00:002017-02-03T00:00:007983646.00002015-09-16T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available352201515-UF-EGY-1358496EgyptEGY2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related15-UF-EGY-13584_Egypt_Feb2015_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made3Northern Africa3Northern Africa1Africa8Syria crisis 2011-136254The humanitarian situation in Egypt is affected by an influx of Syrian refugees. The Egypt portion of the 2015 Syria RRP requirement is US$ 189.5 million. At the time of the CERF UFE application, the SRP was only 2% funded. This UFE CERF application targets a total of 16,710 Syrian refugees in Greater Cairo, Alexandria, Damietta, Dakahiliya and Marsa Matrouh. Refugees in Egypt are exhausting their resources and becoming more vulnerable to negative coping mechanisms. With this CERF funding, WFP, UNHCR and WHO aim to implement food assistance and health care programs targeting the most vulnerable refugees. Egypt Underfunded submission Total envelope: $3.5 million (round I allocation: $100 million for 12 countries) Grant package received: 16 February 2015 Total # of projects submitted: 3Several years of violent conflict in Syria resulted in a large influx of Syrian refugees to neighbouring countries. As of December 2015, there were 117,658 Syrian refugees registered in Egypt. However, the Egyptian Government’s estimates suggested that the real number of Syrian refugees residing in the country was between 250,000 and 300,000 people. Refugees faced challenges including residency issues, limited access to livelihoods, poor physical safety, particularly for women and children, and limited access to emergency health care.As the humanitarian response to the needs of Syrian refugees in Egypt was severely underfunded, CERF allocated $3.5 million to sustain the implementation of life-saving projects. This funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide food assistance through vouchers for 23,590 people for six months, and emergency health care for 447 people, including intensive care, case management, ambulatory care and surgical interventions.UNHCR;WFP;WHO3500065.0000167102015-03-03T00:00:002015-03-06T00:00:002016-03-30T00:00:003500065.00002015-03-03T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available356201515-UF-SYR-1360578Syrian Arab RepublicSYR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related15-UF-SYR-13605_Syria_Feb2015_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia8Syria crisis 2011-12200000The humanitarian situation in Syria continues to deteriorate at an alarming pace, with fierce fighting prompting increasing level of civilian casualties, massive internal displacement, increased violations of IHL and HRL, and mounting refuge flows. The 2015 SRP Syria requirement is $2.9 billion. At the time of the CERF UFE application, the SRP was xxxxxxxx% funded. This CERF request seeks to enhance the capacity of humanitarian actors working inside Syria to respond to immediate life saving needs of an estimated 6.3 million people, prioritizing the most vulnerable including, displaced people, children, female-headed households, the elderly, people with disability and those with chronic diseases, in key locations across Syria. CERF funds will help to address humanitarian needs emerging from the severe winter conditions in Syria of more than 139,505 people; provide life saving health activities to 1.9 million people; deliver emergency assistance in food to 2,.5 million vulnerable conflict-affected people, as well as to provide lifesaving emergency assistance in food, shelter and winter items to 54,391 Palestine refugees. To address the critical gaps in the humanitarian situation, WHO, UNHCR, IOM, UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP, FAO, and UNRWA are submitting 15 project proposals to support activities in emergency winter response, WASH, Food Security and Agriculture Shelter and Non-Food Items. Syria Underfunded submission Total envelope: $30 million (round I allocation: $100 million for 12 countries) Grant package received: 17 February 2015 Total # of projects submitted: 15The humanitarian situation in Syria continued to deteriorate throughout 2014. Fierce fighting caused increasing levels of civilian casualties, large-scale internal displacement, increased violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, and mounting refugee flows. As of 27 October 2014, the UN estimated that the number of people who needed humanitarian assistance in Syria had grown to 12.2 million, including more than 5.7 million children and more than 7.6 million IDPs. According to UN estimates, 4.8 million people in need were located in hard-to-reach areas.Due to the scale and intensity of humanitarian needs and in view of critical funding gaps, CERF allocated $29.9 million to the Syrian Arab Republic in 2015 to sustain the implementation of critical life-saving programmes. This funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide health kits containing essential health-care supplies for 840,000 people; strengthened life-saving medical interventions benefiting 530,061 people; sustained life-saving trauma care for 369,500 patients; free access to primary health care and emergency life-saving medical and surgical services for 296,000 displaced people; reproductive health services for 97,100 women; an improved water supply to five hospitals benefiting 60,000 patients daily; hygiene and dignity kits for 37,417 newly displaced people; improved and maintained water resources serving 1,811,000 people; core relief items for 96,630 newly displaced people; appropriate gender- and age-specific winter clothing for 37,746 vulnerable displaced children; winterization items and kits for 43,909 vulnerable people; strengthened agricultural production for 94,552 families (661,864 people); and a response to the food, shelter and non-food item needs of 54,391 Palestine refugees through cash assistance. CERF funding also allowed for the procurement of 6,508 metric tons of mixed food commodities used to complement food rations purchased through other funding sources. This food provided 471,000 family food rations, which were distributed to more than 2.3 million vulnerable people.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNRWA;WFP;WHO29926021.000064180332015-03-13T00:00:002015-03-26T00:00:002016-04-14T00:00:0029926021.00002015-03-13T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available359201515-UF-RWA-1370272RwandaRWA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related15-UF-RWA-13702_Rwanda_Feb2015_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa84500While overall the security situation in Rwanda remains calm, the situation in Eastern DRC remains volatile. Renewed fighting in Eastern DRC in April 2012 led to the most recent influx of 35,000 refugees who crossed into Rwanda until mid-2013. This influx increased the number of persons needing humanitarian assistance by approximately 40%, more than doubling the refugee population which today stands at over 74,500. As a result of this crisis, an additional two refugee camps were constructed, bringing the total number of refugee camps to five. As such, humanitarian agencies are constantly on alert to ensure preparedness in case of another refugee influx. In addition to refugees, Rwanda is also receiving thousands of Rwandan returnees each year, coming home after years—in some cases even decades—living in countries of asylum. In order to ensure protection and reintegration, returnees are initially received in transit centers near the border for registration before they are assisted to return to their places of origin, to rebuild their lives in Rwanda. Although it is very difficult to predict the number of returnees, for planning purposes 5,000 returnees are expected to pass through transit centers in 2015. This intervention is focused primarily on the two new refugee camps—Kigeme and Mugombwa, home to 25,500 refugees. These two new camps face severe gaps in sanitation, hygiene and health facilities, especially reproductive, maternal and neonatal health. It also addresses Gihembe camp—one of the older camps in Rwanda, which is home to 15,000 refugees. Gihembe has faced critical shortages of water in recent years. The entire camp population is targeted for food security and nutrition interventions, given that they have the highest rates of acute and chronic malnutrition among the refugee population in the country, and given that this sector is facing critical funding shortages which could lead to ration cuts for refugees in these three camps, who are entirely dependent upon food aid. Additionally, basic health and WASH services in new transit centers—which are expected to host 5,000 returnees as well as any newly arriving refugees who may enter—are urgently needed to ensure that basic standards are met. The response will also support provision of emergency food rations to 5,000 forcibly returned Rwandans. 5,000 returnees living in drought affected aeras are extremely vulnerable to critical food shortages which will persist until the next harvest. With UN agencies facing shortfalls in funding, an underfunded allocation has been made of US 2.5 million. The HCT has prioritized and therefore included in this submission the following projects in these sectors WASH (IOM, UNHCR, UNICEF), Food Security (WFP, FAO), SGBV (UN Women) and Reproductive Health (UNFPA). Rwanda Underfunded submission Total envelope: $2.5 million (round I allocation: $100 million for 12 countries) Grant package received: 19 February 2015 Total # of projects submitted: 6Rwanda has hosted refugees from DRC since 1996. However, renewed fighting in eastern DRC in 2015 led to an influx of 35,000 refugees who crossed into Rwanda. This more than doubled the Congolese refugee population, which in 2015 stood at more than 74,500. Congolese refugees in Rwanda are almost entirely camp based and dependent on humanitarian assistance for survival. Rwanda also receives thousands of returnees each year coming back from countries of asylum. In 2015 alone, 5,053 returnees were registered. These population movements presented significant humanitarian challenges in 2015, as resulting needs largely surpassed available financial resources.In view of low donor funding and critical gaps in humanitarian response, CERF allocated $2.5 million from its Underfunded Emergencies Window to Rwanda in 2015 to sustain the implementation of life-saving projects. This funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide access to SGBV prevention-and-response services for 21,550 people; food assistance for 46,090 people through cash transfers; access to sanitation facilities for 27,236 people; access to reproductive, maternal and neonatal health services for 27,551 people; a sufficient quantity of safe water for 15,000 people living in Gihembe refugee camp; and critical health and water services for 7,028 people in Rusizi transit centre.IOM;UN Women;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP2498220.00001167002015-03-10T00:00:002015-03-17T00:00:002016-06-29T00:00:002498220.00002015-03-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available394201515-UF-SDN-1623276Republic of the SudanSDN2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related15-UF-SDN-16232_Sudan_Aug2015_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made3Northern Africa3Northern Africa1Africa448146The humanitarian situation in Sudan is affected by protracted conflict-affected IDPs whose needs have been neglected over time. Despite years of assistance humanitarian needs are acute and in some cases are expanding. The impacts of the displacement include increased vulnerability, education needs, food insecurity, malnutrition, plus decreased access to health care and water/sanitation services among others. The number of Darfur IDPs in need is estimated at 4.5 million. The Sudan HRP requirement is US$ 1.04 billion. At the time of the CERF UFE application, the HRP was 31% funded. This UFE CERF application targets approximately 448,146 people in the North Darfur including El Fasher (including Zam Zam IDP camp), Kabkabiya, Mellit, Tawilla, and Dar Elsalam (including Shangal Tobaya). These areas are among the most affected by displacement and IDPs require food assistance, health and nutrition supplies and services, emergency education, NFIs, protection services and WASH responses. Sudan Underfunded submission Total envelope: $15 million (Round II allocation: $70 million for 8 countries) Grant package received: 20 August 2015 Total # of projects submitted: 17In line with the Humanitarian Response Plan for the Republic of the Sudan, the humanitarian community’s priority in 2015 remained ensuring that displaced people received the immediate life-saving assistance and humanitarian protection crucial for their survival. Darfur continued to be one of the most affected areas. Out of the 4.4 million people who needed humanitarian assistance in Darfur, some 2.5 million people were displaced. A total of $1.04 billion was required to meet the needs of the most vulnerable people in Sudan, of which only 31 per cent was funded by mid-2015.Due to low donor funding levels and vast humanitarian needs, CERF made its third allocation to the Republic of the Sudan in 2015. It provided $15 million from its Underfunded Emergencies Window to sustain the implementation of life-saving humanitarian programmes in Darfur. This funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide basic relief items for 71,090 people; food aid through vouchers for 211,911 people; agricultural inputs for 84,600 people; access to primary health-care services for 194,591 people; the treatment of 15,211 severely malnourished children; counselling on infant and young children feeding for 56,412 mothers; access to a safe water supply for 241,887 people; hygiene promotion and sensitization activities benefiting more than 400,000 people; psychosocial support for 46,551 children; mine-risk education for 65,456 people; the general protection of 15,000 people; improved access to protection and health services benefiting 11,950 survivors of GBV; and access to education for 7,200 children.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO15116739.000012052242015-09-10T00:00:002015-09-30T00:00:002016-10-13T00:00:0015116739.00002015-09-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available401201515-UF-SOM-1643374SomaliaSOM2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural Disaster15-UF-SOM-16433_Somalia_Sep2015_Application3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa3000000In Somalia, about 3 million people are in need of lifesaving and livelihoods assistance, of whom 731,000 are unable to meet their basic food requirements. Insecurity, erratic Gu rains, and floods have worsened food security. About 203,000 children are acutely malnourished and 38,000 are at risk of death. A further 2.3 million people are on the verge of slipping into acute food insecurity. Over 1.1 million internally displaced people live in over-crowded settlements and have limited access to protection and basic services. They make up 76 per cent of the people in acute food insecurity. Forced evictions of displaced people and further displacements due to a military offensive are on the increase. The Somalia HRP funding requirement is $863 million. At the time of this CERF application, the HRP was 35% funded. This CERF application for underfunded emergencies targets approximately 685,000 people, mostly in South-Central Somalia. The targeted areas are the most affected by fighting, displacement, and food insecurity.The humanitarian crisis in Somalia remained severe throughout 2015. More than 3 million people needed life-saving assistance, including more than 2 million people who were on the verge of slipping into acute food insecurity. Insecurity, erratic rains and floods negatively affected the food security situation. Early warning from assessments conducted by the Famine Early Warning System projected a likely increase in the number of food insecure people in Somalia by the end of 2015. At the same time, the humanitarian response capacity was hampered by low funding levels. By midyear, the 2015 Humanitarian Response Plan was funded at only 26 per cent of its requirements. Subsequently, 1.5 million people were left without primary health-care services due to the closure of many health facilities, and 400,000 vulnerable people were in danger of not receiving food assistance.In view of widespread critical humanitarian needs and low funding levels, Somalia was selected as a recipient of funding from the Underfunded Emergencies Window. CERF allocated $20 million to sustain life-saving assistance in the country. This funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide improved access to emergency health services for 175,430 people; sustained access to safe water for 168,242 people; protection services benefiting 67,729 people, including medical, legal, material and psychosocial support for 21,523 survivors of GBV; agricultural inputs for 462,184 people supporting their food production; nutrition services for 57,099 children under age 5, pregnant women and lactating mothers; food for 37,387 people (including through cash transfers to 13,387 people); emergency shelter and core relief items for 27,000 displaced people; and access to a safe learning environment for 12,523 children affected by emergencies.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO19989234.000002015-09-25T00:00:002015-10-12T00:00:002016-02-29T00:00:002016-10-30T00:00:0019989234.00002015-09-25T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available351201515-UF-TUR-13581177TürkiyeTUR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related15-UF-TUR-13581_Turkey_Feb2015_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia8Syria crisis 2011-200000The humanitarian situation in Turkey is affected by an influx of Syrian refugees. The Turkey portion of the Syria RRP requirement is US$ 497 million. At the time of the CERF UFE application, the SRP was only 31% funded. This UFE CERF application targets a total of 200,000 people in the Sanliurfa Province. This area is among the most affected in terms of the effects of the refugee influx and requires basic needs and food supplies. Turkey Underfunded submission Total envelope: $9 million (Round I allocation: $100 million for 12 countries) Grant package received: 16 February 2015 Total # of projects submitted: 6By the end of 2015, there were 2.5 million Syrian refugees in Turkey, some 950,000 of whom were registered in 2015 alone. Turkey continued to be the world’s largest refugee host. Despite significant investments made by the Government of Turkey and efforts by the international community, national services were overwhelmed and the resources available were far from sufficient. In September 2014, Turkey witnessed an intensified influx of Syrian refugees (following the ISIS offensive in the northern Syrian town of Kobane), which far exceeded the capacity of transit centres. As a result, a majority of arriving refugees sought shelter with host communities or struggled on their own.Humanitarian operations in Turkey received an increased level of contributions in 2015, but the gap between growing needs and available resources was alarming. Consequently, CERF allocated $9 million to Turkey for life-saving refugee assistance through its Underfunded Emergencies Window. This funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide protection services for 21,820 children; food for 53,849 people through vouchers; access to health services for 85,000 people; and medical equipment and supplies for sexual and reproductive health services and GBV prevention and response benefiting 100,000 people.IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO8999844.00001942902015-02-24T00:00:002015-04-01T00:00:002016-03-30T00:00:008999844.00002015-02-24T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available400201515-UF-MMR-16415165MyanmarMMR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-related15-UF-MMR-16415_Myanmar_Sep2015_Application1Conflict-related2Man-made13South-Eastern Asia14South-Eastern Asia3Asia536400The humanitarian situation in Myanmar is affected by Inter-communal violence in Rakhine State, and unresolved conflict in Kachin and northen Shan states. The impacts of the conflict has been displacement and increased food insecurity, malnutrition, protection and shelter needs and poor access to clean water and sanitation. 416,600 people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in Rakhine State (9.4 percent of the States’ total population of around 3.3 million people) and 119,800 people in Kachin and northen Shan states. The Myanmar HRP requirement is US$ 265 million. At the time of the CERF UFE application, the HRP was 19% funded. This UFE CERF application targets approximately 271,568 people in Rakhine State, Kachin State, and Shan State (Northern townships). These areas are among the most affected by displacement and IDPs and people in host communities require food assistance, health supplies, protection services, shelter and WASH responses. Myanmar Underfunded submission Total envelope: $5 million (Round II allocation: $70 million for 8 countries) Grant package received: 8 September 2015 Total # of projects submitted: 12In 2015, significant humanitarian needs continued in Myanmar. Intercommunal violence in Rakhine State and unresolved conflict in Kachin and Shan States affected an estimated 536,400 people. Of these people, some 202,569 were internally displaced and dependent on humanitarian assistance to meet their basic needs. The protracted displacement also had an adverse effect on already strained host communities and scarce resources.Due to critically low donor funding to Myanmar in 2015 and the continuation of large-scale humanitarian needs, CERF provided an additional $5.4 million from its Underfunded Emergencies Window to sustain ongoing life-saving operations. This funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide strengthened child protection mechanisms benefiting 69,470 children exposed to violence; a water supply, latrines and hygiene materials for 31,744 displaced people; therapeutic care for 4,608 severely malnourished children under age 5; nutritious food for 2,027 malnourished children; general food assistance for 127,312 people; agricultural inputs for 21,607 people, allowing for the improvement of agricultural production; case management of GBV survivors and GBV-related health services benefiting 6,459 people; access to life-saving reproductive health services benefiting 9,893 people; and 365 new temporary shelters for 1,825 displaced people.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO5367651.00002715682015-09-22T00:00:002015-10-01T00:00:002016-02-29T00:00:002016-10-30T00:00:005367651.00002015-09-22T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available478201616-UF-RWA-2183472RwandaRWA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedRwanda UFE Application, Aug 2016 (DRC and Burundi refugees)1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa14Burundi political crisis 2015-2020163686Almost 164,000 refugees live in Rwanda, including more than 132,000 from Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in six camps. The camps are managed by UNHCR and the Rwandan Government, and the refugees living here are dependent on international humanitarian aid. While Rwanda has been hosting Congolese refugees for two decades, Burundians mostly started arriving in April 2015 fleeing election-related violence. Aid agencies in Rwanda will use CERF funding to scale up life-saving protection and assistance for the 132,000 refugees living in camps, including drinking water and sanitation to prevent disease outbreaks, health care including vaccination and reproductive health, food aid and shelter. This is in line with the regional refugee response plan for Burundi and UNHCR's operations plan for Congolese refugees.In mid-2016, there were 169,244 refugees and asylum seekers in Rwanda, the majority of whom originated from Burundi and DRC. Refugees from DRC fled their country due to conflicts in two major waves, the first in the mid-1990s and the second in 2012/2013. Refugees from Burundi arrived in a sudden mass influx in 2015 due to election-related violence. Of the 169,244 refugees, 135,685 lived in six camps and the remaining refugees lived in urban areas, where they were mainly self-reliant. According to the results of joint assessments and nutrition surveys, the refugees living in camps relied almost entirely on humanitarian assistance for survival. Due to the chronic underfunding of the protracted Congolese refugee situation and the low level of funding for response to the refugee influx from Burundi, there were critical gaps in the provision of life-saving assistance to refugees in Rwanda in 2016. Of the $152 million required for 2016, only 25 per cent was funded by the end of August.In view of critically low funding levels and large-scale humanitarian needs, CERF allocated $5 million from its Underfunded Emergencies window in August 2016 to ensure the continuation of life-saving assistance to refugees in Rwanda. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide food to 132,249 people (including to 46,000 people through cash assistance); supplementary food to 10,559 pregnant and lactating women and 11,311 children under age 2; family shelters to 24,836 people; temporary shelter support to 1,843 families; improved sanitation to 53,858 people; improved disease surveillance and response benefiting 53,858 people; access to improved latrines to 3,520 people; vaccinations for 6,986 children and 1,557 pregnant women; and improved access to family planning methods, antenatal care services and youth-friendly services in Kigeme and Mahama camps.CERF led to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries thanks to its fast application process and helped respond to time-critical needs of the Burundian refugees. CERF improved resource mobilization from other sources as it helped raise the visibility and interest for the refugee response, but also from agencies’ core funds. CERF improved coordination among the humanitarian community, especially at sector level, through the required process of prioritization.UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO4998778.00001321901322492016-09-14T00:00:002016-09-20T00:00:002017-02-28T00:00:002017-10-06T00:00:004998778.00002016-09-14T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available429201616-UF-SDN-1849076Republic of the SudanSDN2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedSudan UFE Application, Jan 2016 (South Sudanese refugees)1Conflict-related2Man-made3Northern Africa3Northern Africa1Africa10South Sudan crisis 2013-199608The political conflict that erupted in South Sudan on 15 December 2013 displaced thousands of civilians in South Sudan and continues to cause an outflow of refugees into neighbouring countries, including Sudan. Sudan continued to face a steady influx of South Sudanese refugees throughout 2015. By the end of December 2015, nearly 195,000 South Sudanese had sought safety in Sudan, fleeing violence and insecurity in their home country. With some 109,000 new arrivals recorded between January and December 2015, Sudan was the country that received the largest influx of South Sudanese refugees in the region. With CERF funding, aid agencies will respond to the most pressing needs of South Sudanese refugees in Sudan, which includes the development of new sites with basic services to ease overcrowding and raise provision of life-saving services to emergency thresholds within the existing sites in the areas of health, education, nutrition, and protection. The establishment of the sites will require basic semi-permanent infrastructure, backfilling, construction of drainage and an internal road to facilitate access within. Solar lighting will be installed to enhance protection. Once completed, refugees will be transported to the new sites from those identified as being the most overcrowded. The existing services in current sites will be expanded to ensure there are no breaks in service provision in health, nutrition and protection, as well as additional support to the education sector that struggles to provide appropriate services to the high number of children in the sites.In 2016, Sudan continued to receive a large influx of South Sudanese refugees. Between the onset of the conflict in South Sudan on 15 December 2013 and the end of 2015, nearly 195,000 South Sudanese refugees sought safety in Sudan. The arrival of another 90,000 refugees was expected in 2016 (the actual number turned out to be 131,000). Nearly 60 per cent of South Sudanese refugees in Sudan were hosted in seven sites in White Nile state and among host communities. The sites were overcrowded, and four of them hosted double the number of refugees than their capacity. At the beginning of 2016, over 10,000 refugee families were residing in communal areas while waiting for shelter. There was an urgent need to establish new sites, as there was no further land available in the existing camps. However, humanitarian response activities for South Sudanese refugees in Sudan were critically underfunded, with only 28 per cent of 2015 funding requirements covered.In response, CERF allocated $7 million from its Underfunded Emergencies window to ensure the continuation of lifesaving assistance for South Sudanese refugees in Sudan in 2016. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to register 10,191 newly arrived refugees, and to provide transport for 10,000 refugees to new sites; protection for 360 unaccompanied children; psychosocial support to 9,097 children; access to safe learning spaces to 12,243 children; educational materials to 17,403 children; access to women-friendly spaces to 1,800 women; access to safe water to 12,500 people; access to adequate sanitation to 10,000 people; hygiene kits to 4,185 women; hygiene and sanitation messages to 18,500 people; supplementary feeding to 24,246 children and pregnant and lactating women; malnutrition screenings for 11,694 children; treatment to 1,265 severely malnourished and 4,819 moderately malnourished children; counselling on infant and young-child feeding to 9,638 caregivers; treatment to 10,370 children for common childhood diseases; and measles vaccinations for 43,281 children.CERF partially lead to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries. While funds were allocated and disbursed quickly by CERF and could support the nutrition response, a delay in the selection of the refugee site lead to delays in some other response activities. CERF helped respond to time-critical needs, for example, by supporting partners to mitigate major outbreaks of Acute Watery Diarrhea during the rainy season and screening children for acute malnutrition. Thanks to CERF, agencies were able to demonstrate sufficient presence and engagement on the ground to enhance the credibility of other funding appeals. While CERF promoted strong coordination among the agencies involved in the CERF process, challenges remained in the coordination between actors that were not operating with CERF funding.UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO6991425.000068000894292016-03-03T00:00:002016-03-11T00:00:002016-08-31T00:00:002017-03-31T00:00:006991425.00002016-03-03T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available425201616-UF-TZA-1847080United Republic of TanzaniaTZA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedTanzania UFE Application, Feb 2016 (Burundi crisis)1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa14Burundi political crisis 2015-2020170000The civil unrest in Burundi has led to an outflow of over 230,000 refugees since April 2015 with more than 124,000 refugees arriving in Tanzania. The current average is about 1,500 arrivals per week. The goal of UN agencies’ projects for CERF is to ensure continuation of the provision of basic humanitarian response, establish water supply in new camp locations, continue food distribution, distribute fuel efficient stoves, strengthen SGBV prevention and consular capacity, and ensure safe transport and settlement of refugees in camps. UN agencies are targeting 120,000 beneficiaries in four refugee sites.Since the civil unrest began in Burundi in April 2015, more than 240,0001 people had fled to Tanzania, making it the largest host of Burundian refugees in the region. Prior to the influx, Tanzania had one refugee camp (Nyarugusu), which was established in 1996 and hosted 60,000 primarily Congolese refugees. Due to the large numbers of refugee arrivals from Burundi in 2015 and 2016, Nyarugusu camp quickly exceeded its maximum capacity. This had negative consequences on living conditions, dignity and the protection of refugees in the camp. It also resulted in tensions between the pre-influx refugee population and the new arrivals from Burundi. Two former refugee camps were reopened (Mtendeli and Nduta) to decongest Nyarugusu camp and host new arrivals. By the end of 2016, each camp hosted 85,000 and 55,000 refugees respectively, which also exceeded their capacities. Insufficient space and shelters, lack of basic relief items, and poor water and sanitation conditions resulted in life-threatening situations and great psychological distress in all three camps.The humanitarian needs of the Burundian refugees in Tanzania in 2016 were critical, but response programmes were largely underfunded, which undermined humanitarian actors’ ability to deliver life-saving assistance. Consequently, CERF allocated $11 million from its Underfunded Emergencies window to ensure the continuation of lifesaving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide food to 201,962 people; a maintained and increased supply of potable water to 204,102 people; sanitary materials to 54,865 people; 11,190 community latrines and bathing cubicles; tents to 1,000 families; shelter materials benefiting 10,000 families; core relief items to 8,000 people; emergency protection, including SGBV services, to 16,368 women and girls; safe transport to 30,000 people; treatment to 1,723 malnourished children under age 5; and chlorine-based water tablets benefiting 514,285 people.CERF led to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries as it enabled UN agencies to expand their interventions to respond to the newly arriving refugees. CERF also helped respond to time-critical needs at a time when the refugee situation received less and less donor attention. CERF partially improved resource mobilization from other sources. WFP was able to use the CERF contribution to request forward loans from WFP headquarters and start food procurement early. For UNHCR, CERF funding complemented the identified requirements, but did not assist with further fundraising. CERF improved coordination among the humanitarian community as agencies and implementing partners worked together in the prioritization process, developed joint projects and jointly prepared the CERF report. CERF funding helped agencies to be more predictable in their funding of implementing partners, which also improved coordination.IOM;UN Women;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO10994664.00001700002461022016-03-05T00:00:002016-03-30T00:00:002016-08-31T00:00:002017-03-31T00:00:0010994664.00002016-03-05T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available426201616-UF-UGA-1847483UgandaUGA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedUganda UFE Application, Jan2016 (DRC and South Sudanese refugees)1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa10South Sudan crisis 2013-666856Uganda is host to over half a million refugees, with the largest groups coming from South Sudan, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In 2015 alone, Uganda received over 112,000 new refugees. Current risk analyses suggest these influxes will continue in 2016, further emphasizing the emergency nature of the refugee response in Uganda. Worst-case scenario planning in 2016 accounts for an influx greater than half of the existing refugee population in Uganda. Inter-agency response plans (RRPs) and contingency plans have been put in place to receive as many as 300,000 new refugees in 2016 in these worst-case situations. Refugees from South Sudan and DRC constitute the most underfunded and most severe humanitarian emergency in Uganda, and the CERF grant has been prioritized to focus on life-saving initiatives for these at-risk populations. The refugee management policy in Uganda is characterised by a non-camp, settlement approach. Refugees are not settled in camps but in village-like settings where they receive small plots for agricultural cultivation, enjoying the right to work and freedom of movement granted under the Ugandan Government’s 2006 Refugee Act and 2010 Refugee Regulations. Within this refugee management context, the CERF allocation will be prioritised for the immediate life-saving needs of its South Sudanese and Congolese refugee populations in the following sectors: 1) Protection (including registration of new arrivals/child protection/SGBV); 2) Food Security; 3) Shelter, Site Preparation, and NFIs; 4) Health & Nutrition; 5) WASH, and 6) Emergency Agricultural Livelihoods.At the beginning of 2016, Uganda hosted over half a million refugees, including 214,000 from DRC and over 200,000 from South Sudan. In 2015 alone, Uganda received over 112,000 new refugees and the situation became the most severe humanitarian emergency in the country. Conservative analysis of risks at the beginning of the year suggested that a similar number would arrive in 2016. However, the worst-case scenario planning foresaw the influx of 300,000 refugees by the end of the year. Ongoing humanitarian operations in Uganda were critically underfunded (with only 37 per cent of their 2015 requirements covered), but the funding requirements were highly likely to increase in 2016.In view of the situation, CERF allocated $18 million to Uganda from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the provision of life-saving assistance to South Sudanese and Congolese refugees in 2016. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide livelihoods support benefiting 49,750 people; food aid through cash transfers to 55,263 people; access to safe water and appropriate sanitation to 22,101 people; access to emergency protection, including SGBV response services to 18,100 women and girls; SGBV sensitization for 9,428 people; reproductive health services to 30,304 women; registration, protection, core relief items and access to transit and reception facilities for 75,000 people; the registration of 6,561 unaccompanied children; psychosocial support to 31,627 children; vitamin A and deworming tablets to 83,340 children; polio vaccinations for 81,676 children and measles vaccinations for 85,217 children; and strengthened access to health care benefiting 517,299 people.CERF led to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries and helped respond to time-critical needs such as food, protection, and water and sanitation at a time when the Refugee Response Plan was severely underfunded. CERF improved resource mobilization by enabling agencies to be operational on the ground, which gave them credibility vis-à-vis other donors. CERF also improved coordination among the humanitarian community. For example, CERF-funding to FAO enabled the agency to play a key role in the establishment of a new sector working group for livelihoods. In addition, CERF funds helped enhance coordination between humanitarian and development partners as the UNCT under the leadership of the RC ensured that the CERF allocation was aligned with Uganda’s unique refugee and host community model.FAO;IOM;UN Women;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees18000027.00005128568945042016-03-03T00:00:002016-03-17T00:00:002016-08-31T00:00:002017-03-31T00:00:0018000027.00002016-03-03T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available433201616-UF-LBY-1849797LibyaLBY2Underfunded Emergencies22Human RightsUnspecified EmergencyLibya UFE Application, Jan 2016 (Conflict)5Conflict-related2Man-made3Northern Africa3Northern Africa1Africa2440000There are an estimated 435,000 IDPs in Libya, the vast majority of which have been displaced since the escalation of conflict since mid-2014. The level of displacement has increased almost seven-fold since April 2014, with displacement patterns revealing both cross-regional displacement (populations fleeing from one side of the country to another) and localized displacement, with populations fleeing within their own provinces, particularly in the northwest. An estimated 269,000 IDPs are located in the country’s western region, which includes 120,000 IDPs who fled fighting in the Warshefana suburb southwest of Tripoli in August 2014 and Tobruk, Ajdabiya and Al Bayda. The goal of UN agencies’ projects for CERF is to improve access to health services and essential medicines; respond to protection needs of affected populations; provide household food availability and protecting people from malnutrition risks; provide minimum shelter assistance and essential NFIs; provide safe drinking water and basic sanitation services; improve access to essential services; and providing direct support and protection to meet the humanitarian needs of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. UN agencies are targeting 350,000 people in Benghazi, Tripoli, Sabha, Al Jabel Al Gharbi.In 2016, there were 435,000 IDPs in Libya, most of whom fled their homes due to the escalation of conflict in mid2014. The level of displacement had increased almost sevenfold as compared with before the conflict, both in terms of cross-regional displacement (populations fleeing from one side of the country to another) and localized displacement, with populations fleeing within their own provinces, particularly in the north-west. In addition, there were an estimated 150,000 migrants and 100,000 refugees/ asylum seekers in Libya in 2016. Most originated from countries in the Middle East, North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa that have been impacted by war, weak economies and political oppression. Many people came to Libya to find employment and stability, but they found themselves caught up in further instability and violence. They faced dire living conditions and were victims of abuse, discrimination, forced labour, sexual exploitation, SGBV, and arbitrary arrests and detention. They were targeted by smugglers and human trafficking networks, with thousands embarking on highrisk journeys across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. The continued political, governance and economic crisis further weakened public service provision, while displacement, armed conflict and widespread violence added pressure and increased humanitarian needs in the country in 2016.Given the low donor funding levels to Libya (the 2015 Humanitarian Response Plan was funded at 39 per cent) and the increased humanitarian needs, CERF allocated $12 million from its Underfunded Emergencies window in 2016. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide food to 183,109 people; improved critical health services benefiting 54,750 people; improved access to health care to 1,065,464 people; emergency obstetric care kits to 12,120 women; sustainable access to water sources to 125,000 people; access to gender-appropriate sanitation facilities to 31,466 people; hygiene items to 40,472 people; protection and emergency services to 4,590 survivors of SGBV; protection activities benefiting 33,734 children; protection from explosive remnants of war benefiting 213,260 people; cash grants to 1,512 families (8,074 people); winterization kits to 7,763 families (33,815 people); core relief items to 13,480 people; protection activities benefiting 2,009 migrants; and psychosocial support to 2,253 people.CERF partially lead to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries. Delays were experienced due to late changes in implementing partners, difficulties related to money transfers to Libya, remote management challenges, and the fluid security situation. Nevertheless, CERF helped respond to time-critical needs, for example by providing important hygiene items that had become inaccessible for vulnerable populations and by ensuring the running of hospitals in the face of long and recurring electricity cuts through solar panel installation. CERF partially improved resource mobilization. Although additional funds were received, CERF remained one of the main sources of funding and essential needs continued to be underfunded. CERF improved coordination as the required prioritization process improved information sharing and reduced overlap.IOM;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNOPS;WFP;WHO11989024.000035000014935842016-03-16T00:00:002016-03-31T00:00:002016-08-31T00:00:002017-03-31T00:00:0011989024.00002016-03-16T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available475201616-UF-YEM-2182885YemenYEM2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedYemen UFE Application, Aug 2016 (Conflict and Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia21200000Already mired in a humanitarian crisis when violence escalated in mid-March 2015, Yemen has 21.2 million people in need of some form of humanitarian assistance. This includes 14.4 million people unable to meet their food needs, 19.4 million who lack clean water and sanitation and 14.1 million without adequate healthcare. The 9th Task Force on Population Movement (TFPM) report showed in May 2016 that around 800,000 individuals, conflict and disaster driven IDPs returned to their villages of origin requiring different livelihood and rehabilitation support. Close to 83 per cent of IDPs in Yemen are sheltered in hosted settings (where IDPs are hosted by families, friends or others, usually without paying rent) and in rented accommodation. About 51% of the population is suffering from food insecurity and malnutrition, in line with Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or Emergency (IPC Phase 4). The Health Resources & Availability Mapping System (HeRAMS) preliminary result showed that only 46 % of health facilities are fully functioning. The goal of UN agencies’ projects for CERF is to deliver an integrated package of assistance to IDPs, host communities and returnees including health and nutrition services, provision of shelter kits and NFIs, rehabilitation of water resources and provision of protection services. UN agencies are targeting 940,000 people in Ibb, Amanat Al Asimah and Lahj Governorates.In mid-2016, 21.2 million people needed humanitarian assistance in Yemen, including 14.4 million people unable to meet their food needs; 19.3 million people who required humanitarian assistance to ensure access to safe drinking water and sanitation; and 14.1 million people who needed access to basic health care. The conflict resulted in the destruction and damage of infrastructure, economic decline and the collapse of public services. More than 2.3 million people were internally displaced and 170,000 fled the country. Yemen’s economy was in a state of near collapse, leading to sharp price increases of basic commodities, limited imports of food, fuel and medicines, a depreciation of the Yemeni rial and near exhaustion of central bank reserves. The Yemen Humanitarian Country Team developed the 2016 Humanitarian Response Plan based on the most urgent needs of the most vulnerable population. The plan aimed to assist 13.6 million of the most vulnerable people (65 per cent of those in need) with a range of essential life-saving and protection programmes. However, by mid-2016 only 25 per cent of funding requirements were covered and only 4.5 million people were reached with humanitarian assistance.In view of the widespread critical humanitarian needs and low funding levels, CERF provided $13 million to Yemen from its Underfunded Emergencies window to support the implementation of top priority projects. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide treatment to 34,043 severely malnourished children; supplementary food to 24,400 moderately malnourished children and 27,365 pregnant and lactating women; micronutrient supplementation to 75,068 children and 31,248 pregnant and lactating women; access to safe water to 219,661 people; basic hygiene kits to 35,274 people; hygiene promotion messages to 48,267 people; water trucking to 1,020 people; solid-waste-management services to 70,000 people; protection to 4,439 children; protection information to 2,134 caregivers; safe delivery services to 1,693 pregnant women; antenatal care services to 6,391 pregnant women; reproductive health services to 10,214 people; emergency services to 2,746 gender-based violence survivors; shelter assistance to 29,248 people; and improved access to health care to 567,240 people.CERF provided the first funding to initiate the cholera response, enabling fast assistance to beneficiaries. CERF helped respond to time-critical needs and, thereby, helped to reduce the number of cholera cases. In addition, CERF improved resource mobilization from other sources by allowing the Health and Water and Sanitation Clusters to prepare an integrated plan that helped to convince other donors to allocate additional funding or allow reprogramming of their funds. CERF also improved coordination, by providing an opportunity for the establishment of good coordination mechanisms with humanitarian partners and government authorities.IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons12988837.000093828210635562016-08-25T00:00:002016-09-02T00:00:002017-02-28T00:00:002017-10-05T00:00:0012988837.00002016-08-25T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available430201616-UF-BDI-1846717BurundiBDI2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedBurundi UFE Application, Jan 2016 (Political Crisis)1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa14Burundi political crisis 2015-20201100000Humanitarian agencies are scaling up efforts to reinforce protection and ensure access to basic services to people in need, in a highly vulnerable context. Violence and fear emanating from the political crisis are on the increase. At least 439 people have been killed and nearly 265,000 displaced people since April 2015, and access to essential services has deteriorated. Continued heavy rains are causing localized floods and landslides, leaving at least 52 people dead and 5,068 households displaced, whose houses have been damaged or destroyed between November 2015 and January 2016. These two drivers are exacerbating an already dire situation of many vulnerable Burundians. With this CERF grant and through multi-sector interventions in Burundi’s six most affected provinces, humanitarian agencies aim to help avert acute vulnerabilities caused by the political crisis in the country since April 2015, as well as localized flooding.The political crisis that began in April 2015 increasingly affected Burundi’s population in 2016. As per the 2016 Humanitarian Response Plan, an estimated 1.1 million people required protection and humanitarian assistance. The worsening socioeconomic conditions, reduced access to basic services, insecurity and natural disasters resulted in the deterioration of the humanitarian situation. The escalation of violence also led to large population displacements. At the beginning of 2016, there were 25,081 IDPs in Burundi and 239,754 Burundian refugees in neighbouring countries.Widespread humanitarian needs continued in 2016, but recorded international donor funding to Burundi covered only 22 per cent of 2015 requirements. Consequently, CERF allocated $13 million to Burundi in March 2016 from its Underfunded Emergencies window. This funding allowed for the continuation of life-saving projects, and it enabled UN agencies and partners to provide food to 129,860 people; treatment to 19,727 malnourished children; supplementary feeding to 13,292 women and children; medical services to 118,146 people; emergency care to 396 violence-injured patients; access to safe water to 28,654 people; agricultural inputs to 20,040 families; protection services to 10,000 people; shelter kits and relief items to 6,407 people; hygiene kits to 9,150 families; dignity kits to 5,859 women; and the documentation of 4,515 human rights violations.CERF led to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries, being one of the very few funding sources available and enabling agencies to start activities upon approval of projects, even before funds were disbursed. CERF helped respond to time-critical needs. For example, emergency reproductive health interventions contributed to alleviating the suffering and death of mothers and newborns as well as the consequences of gender-based violence. CERF helped some agencies to mobilize additional funds. In the case of OHCHR, CERF highlighted the relevance of protection activities, which prompted other donors, including the Peacebuilding Support Office and the European Union, to provide additional funding for protection work. By enabling the deployment of additional personnel with humanitarian expertise in a development-focused context, CERF helped to strengthen sector coordination and data collection and analysis.FAO;IOM;OHCHR;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO12985955.00004420006587692016-03-16T00:00:002016-03-31T00:00:002016-08-31T00:00:002017-07-17T00:00:0012985955.00002016-03-16T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available483201616-UF-TCD-2192221ChadTCD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedChad UFE Application, Aug 2016 (CAR displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa9CAR crisis 2013-755876Across Chad, 3.9 million people are affected by emergencies, including 3.8 million who are food insecure, 728,000 children under 5 who suffer from acute malnutrition and 400,000 refugees. Since December 2013, the escalation of the political and humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic has forced thousands of people to flee to neighbouring countries. Today, 73,000 Central African refugees, 83,000 Chadian citizens who had lived in CAR but were forced to return and 600,000 people from host communities in south Chad are affected by this crisis and many require humanitarian assistance. With a CERF grant of $10 million for underfunded emergencies, aid agencies in Chad will provide humanitarian relief to 217,000 people in returnee sites, refugee camps and villages that people who have fled from CAR, including all 83,000 returness, all 73,000 refugees, and 70,000 people from host communities. Assistance will include food aid, agricultural livelihoods support, nutrition services, health care, water and sanitation, education, emergency shelter and basic household items. In addition, CERF will support the humanitarian aid service in Chad. All these activities are part of the Humanitarian Response Plan.By mid-2016, 3.9 million people were affected by humanitarian emergencies in Chad, including 3.77 million people who were food insecure, 728,000 children under age 5 suffering from acute malnutrition and 400,000 refugees displaced from neighbouring countries. According to the prioritization of needs carried out by the Chad Humanitarian Country Team, the emergency related to displacement from the Central African Republic (CAR) was the highest humanitarian priority. The escalation of the political and humanitarian crisis in CAR, which started in December 2013, forced thousands of people to flee the country. By mid-2016, 73,000 refugees from CAR and 83,000 Chadian citizens who had lived in CAR sought refuge in Chad, putting pressure on an already vulnerable population in the southern part of the country.Given the critical humanitarian needs and very low funding level (at mid-2016 only 14 per cent of that year’s funding requirements were covered), CERF allocated $10 million from its Underfunded Emergencies window to Chad for life-saving assistance to host communities and the population displaced from CAR. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide food to 41,299 people; food assistance through cash transfers to 76,639 people; agricultural inputs to 15,414 people; improved access to health services to 222,994 people; sustainable access to water to 35,600 people; hygiene-promotion messages to 49,206 people; treatment to 6,384 severely malnourished children; supplementary food to 16,183 moderately malnourished children; education spaces to 8,591 children; education and recreational materials to 47,060 children; hygiene kits to 3,036 girls; protection messages to 41,842 children; emergency shelters to 463 families; cash-forwork assistance to 500 people; and air services supporting humanitarian operations.CERF partially lead to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries. Strategic and operational changes arising during implementation made extensions of the food security, nutrition and shelter projects necessary. CERF helped respond to time-critical needs and improved resource mobilization, for example for UNICEF’s education, water and sanitation, and nutrition activities. CERF also improved coordination among the humanitarian community.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO10000551.00002167802518462016-08-26T00:00:002016-09-20T00:00:002017-02-28T00:00:002017-09-30T00:00:0010000551.00002016-08-26T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available479201616-UF-CAF-2188020Central African RepublicCAF2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedCAR UFE Application, Aug 2016 (Conflict and Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa9CAR crisis 2013-23000000The Central African Republic is in the midst of a protection crisis. As violence erupts across the country on a regular basis, people continue to need humanitarian aid while access for aid workers is often limited and funding has been low. Despite some improvements in early 2016, especially on the political process, civilians are targeted, villages are burnt and looted, and extortion, armed robbery, abduction and rape continue. Some 384,000 people have been displaced within the country and 473,000 have fled to neighbouring countries (as of end-June 2016). Half the population, 2.3 million people, need humanitarian aid. The Humanitarian Country Team has decided to use CERF funds for humanitarian assistance in four of the regions most affected by violence and displacement: Ouham, Ouham-Pendé, Ouaka and Nana Gribizi, in the north and northwest. Agencies will provide aid to 290,000 people, including 140,000 internally displaced people, 66,000 who have recently returned and 83,000 of the most vulnerable members of host communities. Assistance will include emergency shelter and camp management, protection including for 4,000 children affected by conflict and survivors of rape and other gender-based violence, health care, nutrition services, food aid, water and sanitation. This is in line with the country's Humanitarian Response Plan.The complex humanitarian and protection crisis that started in CAR in 2012 continued to intensify in 2016. Violence erupted on a regular basis in several parts of the country, while the crisis remained latent in many other parts, causing defiance and instability. Despite the achievement of key political milestones in 2016, civilians were increasingly attacked, villages were looted and burned, children were abducted, and women and girls were raped by the armed groups. An estimated 2.3 million people needed humanitarian assistance and more than 1.2 million people faced emergency levels of food insecurity (including an estimated 39,000 children under age 5 suffering from severe acute malnutrition). Moreover, there were 384,314 IDPs and 473,400 refugees registered in CAR as of July 2016. However, humanitarian action in 2016 was hampered by a critically low level of funding. As of 18 August, only 23 per cent of funding requirements for humanitarian action in CAR was secured. This funding level was insufficient to ensure the adequate protection of displaced populations and the provision of minimum assistance to people in need.Consequently, CERF allocated $9 million to CAR from its Underfunded Emergencies window to ensure the continuation of life-saving assistance. This funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide food to 26,039 people; therapeutic treatment to 7,244 severely malnourished children and 7,100 moderately malnourished children; access to health assistance to 324,118 people; access to a protection-referral mechanism to 150,112 displaced people; access to safe water to 176,000 people; hygiene kits to 16,000 people; agricultural inputs to 10,900 people; the reunification of 118 separated children with their families; child-friendly spaces to 6,122 children; the identification and separation of 400 children from armed groups; medical assistance to 484 gender-based violence survivors; dignity kits to 3,405 women; shelter kits to 200 families; and core relief items to 2,262 families.CERF led to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries and helped respond to time-critical needs, for example by providing food and shelter assistance and sustaining appropriate access to water and sanitation. While most of the funding was received prior to the CERF allocation, the advocacy efforts in support of the CERF request also supported mobilization of additional funding. CERF improved coordination among the humanitarian community by bringing humanitarian stakeholders around the table to jointly identify priority needs, determine gaps, avoid duplication and clarify areas and sectors for interventions.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO8999815.00004388283998522016-09-14T00:00:002016-09-20T00:00:002017-02-28T00:00:002018-01-30T00:00:008999815.00002016-09-14T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available480201616-UF-COD-2189927Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedDR Congo UFE Application, Aug 2016 (Conflict and South Sudanese refugees)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa10South Sudan crisis 2013-400000The Democratic Republic of the Congo remains one of the world’s most complex and most protracted humanitarian crises with 7.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance due to armed conflict in the east, food insecurity, the lack of basic social services across the country, localized natural disasters and disease outbreaks, including yellow fever. The Humanitarian Country Team has decided to prioritize $11 million in CERF funds for humanitarian assistance in two areas: Dungu in Haut Uélé for multi-sector assistance to 12,000 South Sudanese refugees and 8,000 people from host communities, and the route from South Irumu in Ituri to North Kivu for aid to more than 70,000 vulnerable people, including those that have been displaced, returnees and host communities. Aid agencies will provide food aid and agricultural assistance, nutrition services, emergency shelter, education and multi-sector assistance to refugees. This is in line with the Humanitarian Response Plan for DRC and the regional refugee response plan for South Sudan.In 2016, DRC remained one of the world’s most complex and protracted humanitarian crises, with 7.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance due to armed conflict in the east, food insecurity, limited basic social services, localized natural disasters and disease outbreaks. According to the 2016 Humanitarian Needs Overview, the humanitarian situation was the most severe in the eastern part of the country, where there were over 1.6 million IDPs. More than 50 armed groups were operating in DRC, most of which were also concentrated in the eastern part of the country. Since the beginning of 2016, the humanitarian situation had steadily deteriorated in two geographical areas: the South Irumu – Nord Kivu line, where a resurgence of armed groups caused numerous mass-scale displacements, and in Dungu territory, which had received an influx of nearly 12,000 refugees fleeing the conflict in South Sudan. Displaced populations were particularly vulnerable and their arrival further destabilized the already fragile situation of host communities.In view of the critical, large-scale humanitarian needs and only 22 per cent funding for the DRC Humanitarian Response Plan at mid-2016, CERF allocated $11 million from its Underfunded Emergencies window, which supported life-saving humanitarian operations in Dungu and the South Irumu – Nord Kivu line. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide food to 45,129 people; nutritional assistance to 5,397 malnourished children and 573 pregnant women; information on nutritional practices to 4,808 caregivers; relief items to 87,724 people; multisectoral cash assistance to 35,858 people; education materials to 27,696 children; childhood development kits to 1,001 children; agricultural inputs to 4,206 families, allowing for the improvement of agricultural production; agricultural kits and trainings to 2,000 families; cash-forwork programmes to 1,978 people; transitional shelters to 3,576 families; food to 14,981 refugees; sensitization on gender-based violence prevention to 19,966 people; medical care to 90 gender-based violence survivors; reproductive health services to 350 women; access to safe water to 26,660 people; emergency shelters to 12,216 people; treatment to 401 malnourished children; and registration for 11,966 refugees.CERF partially led to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries with some delays experienced due to the security situation and difficulties in identifying capable implementing partners on the ground. CERF helped respond to time-critical needs, for example providing agricultural support during the second planting season and enabling fast registration of refugees. CERF improved resource mobilization from other sources with USAID and ECHO providing funding following the CERF allocation. CERF also improved coordination, in particular between UNHCR, FAO and the national refugee commission, but also by involving the protection cluster in the response.FAO;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP10995505.000090353877242016-09-14T00:00:002016-09-19T00:00:002017-02-28T00:00:002017-10-16T00:00:0010995505.00002016-09-14T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available476201616-UF-ERI-2183233EritreaERI2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-relatedEritrea UFE Application, Aug 2016 (Gaps in Basic Services)1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa1200000The 2015 harvest was poor due to a lack of rains--partly caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon--resulting in a food deficit affecting mainly people in the arid coastal areas and some parts of the highlands. Food insecurity and malnutrition among children, pregnant women and mothers remain a concern. Malnutrition, diarrhoeal diseases and pneumonia are among the three leading casues of child deaths and illness. In remote parts, immunization coverage is low and access to health care limited. The country hosts more than 2,200 refugees at Umkulu refugee camp, who rely on assistance. Aid agencies in Eritrea will use CERF funding to provide assistance to more than 421,000 people in need, with health care and nutrition services for 419,000 affected people in three of the six regions, Northern Red Sea, Anseba and Gash-Barka, and multi-sector assistance for the 2,200 refugees.Recurrent drought and the residual effects of the border conflict with Ethiopia are underlying causes of vulnerability in Eritrea. Two thirds of the population rely on subsistence farming and pastoralism for livelihoods, rendering them vulnerable to climate variability. In a year of good agricultural production, Eritrea can produce an estimated maximum of 70 to 80 per cent of the annual cereal requirements. In a bad year, it can be as little as 20 to 30 per cent. El Niño, which disrupted rainfall patterns in 2015 and 2016, led to several consecutive poor harvests in Eritrea. However, the exact severity of the food shortfall could not be determined in the absence of recent assessment data. The latest official nutrition information from the Eritrea Population and Health Survey was conducted in 2010. The survey showed an increasing trend across all three child-nutritional status indicators (stunting, wasting and underweight).CERF allocated $2 million to Eritrea from its Underfunded Emergencies window to enable the continuation of life-saving programmes. This funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide supplementary food to 29,980 people; safe drinking water to 1,500 people; nutritional support to 1,342 pregnant and lactating mothers; treatment to 277 malnourished children; health-promotion messages to 150,000 people; and improved access to health services for 633,400 people.CERF led to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries at a time when little other funding was available and helped respond to time-critical needs, for example, by ensuring that supplementary feeding supplies, water and sanitation services were available in time during the lean season. CERF improved resource mobilization, allowing agencies to scale up response activities in other parts of the country. CERF also improved coordination among the humanitarian community with regular monitoring meetings held and reports shared.UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHO2002599.00004207696739892016-09-15T00:00:002016-09-15T00:00:002017-02-28T00:00:002017-09-30T00:00:002002599.00002016-09-15T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available431201616-UF-ETH-1846834EthiopiaETH2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedEthiopia UFE Application, Jan 2016 (South Sudanese refugees)1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa10South Sudan crisis 2013-316674Over 730,000 refugees of 19 different nationalities are currently hosted in Ethiopia, making it the largest refugee-hosting country in Africa. The South Sudanese represent the largest refugee community in Ethiopia. As of 15 January 2016, Ethiopia hosts 281,471 refugees from South Sudan, the vast majority of whom are hosted in six refugee camps in the Gambella region. Out of this, 226,638 arrived in Ethiopia as a result of the December 2013 events in South Sudan and its aftermath, and 55,059 had fled to Ethiopia prior to the current crisis. Of the new arrivals, about 33,000 are living with host communities. The goal of UN agencies’ CERF projects is to conduct registration of new arrivals, relocation from entry point to the camps, distribution of food items, provision of primary health care and nutrition services, improvement of WASH facilities, provision of core relief (non-food) items and soap, and shelter. UN agencies are targeting nearly 214,000 beneficiaries in Gambella and Benishangul Gumuz Regional States.Violence and insecurity in South Sudan, which started in December 2013, resulted in a steady influx of South Sudanese refugees to Ethiopia. By the beginning of 2016, Ethiopia hosted 281,471 South Sudanese refugees, the majority of whom were in six refugee camps in the Gambella region. Ethiopia opened its border, but South Sudanese refugees had limited or no access to productive assets and were entirely dependent on humanitarian assistance. The drastic increase in the number of refugees in the region put a lot of pressure on the Government’s capacity to provide basic social services in affected areas. Refugees and host communities suffered from limited access to health facilities, shortage of water and sanitation infrastructure, and a lack of schools. The level of global acute malnutrition in refugee camps ranged from 10 per cent in Okugo camp to 28 per cent in Tierkidi camp.The levels of vulnerability among South Sudanese refugees and host communities were alarming, but the response activities were critically underfunded. Consequently, CERF allocated $11 million from its Underfunded Emergencies window to Ethiopia to allow for the continuation of life-saving interventions to 338,823 people. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene to 172,243 people; health services, NFIs and protection to 338,823 people; access to sanitation facilities to 3,280 people; food to 40,000 people; supplementary feeding to 9,500 women and children; nutritional screening and vitamin A supplementation to 105,857 children; treatment to 1,900 malnourished children; treatment against parasites to 72,580 children; the registration of 59,780 refugees, including screening for specific needs and vulnerabilities; and the relocation of 42,971 people.CERF led to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries and helped respond to time-critical needs such as the installation of a water supply system and procurement of food commodities. CERF improved resource mobilization from other sources by giving agencies more time for fundraising and kick starting the response at the same time. CERF improved coordination among the humanitarian community, helping to ensure complementary and avoid duplication.IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP10991119.00003166743387332016-03-10T00:00:002016-03-23T00:00:002016-08-31T00:00:002017-03-31T00:00:0010991119.00002016-03-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available427201616-UF-PRK-1846949Democratic People's Republic of KoreaPRK2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple EmergenciesDPRK UFE Application, Jan 2016 (Protracted Crisis)6Internal strife3Multiple9Eastern Asia12Eastern Asia3Asia12710800The goal of UN agencies’ projects for CERF is to reduce maternal and under-five child mortality and morbidity through critical and life-saving interventions in food security, nutrition and maternal and child health. UN agencies are targeting 2,077,249 beneficiaries, including 1.7 million under-five children, and 260,000 pregnant and lactating women in 11 provinces.Food insecurity and undernutrition are the biggest humanitarian challenges in DPRK. About 18 million people (70 per cent of the population) depend on Government food rations and are highly vulnerable to shortages in food production. As per the latest national nutrition survey, the average chronic malnutrition rate among children under age 5 is 27.9 per cent. About 25 per cent of pregnant and lactating women suffer from undernutrition, which predisposes them to complications during pregnancy and childbirth. An estimated 30 to 50 per cent of all under age 5 child mortality has undernutrition as the underlying cause. The problem is further exacerbated by inadequacies in the health system and the water and sanitation infrastructure. The health system is undermined by the lack of qualified personnel, essential medicines and basic equipment, and the hospitals and health facilities face chronic shortages of clean water and sanitation.At the beginning of 2016, humanitarian programmes in DPRK were severely underfunded. Humanitarian funding requirements increased as compared with the previous year, while the 2015 Humanitarian Needs and Priorities Plan was only 21 per cent funded. Consequently, CERF allocated $8 million to DPRK to enable the continuation of key life-saving projects. This funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide agricultural inputs benefiting 312,000 people; fortified food to 31,915 pregnant and lactating women and 89,932 children under age 5; nutritional treatment to 40,000 children; reproductive health medicines to 130,000 pregnant women; and access to improved health services to 551,000 people.CERF lead to fast delivery of life-saving assistance to beneficiaries which would otherwise have had to be interrupted or scaled back. For some agencies, the approval of a CERF project in itself was sufficient to initiate procurement even before funds had been disbursed, which additionally helped ensure fast delivery. CERF helped respond to time-critical needs, for example by providing life-saving medical equipment and essential medicines. The CERF allocation underlined the urgency or needs, which helped improve resource mobilization. In addition, CERF funding generally triggers additional support from the Government of DPRK who contribute up to 30 per cent of project resources in kind. By requiring a focused, wellaligned and effective proposal, CERF improved coordination among the humanitarian community.FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO8000692.0000207724920727732016-02-26T00:00:002016-03-05T00:00:002016-08-31T00:00:002017-03-31T00:00:008000692.00002016-02-26T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available428201616-UF-KEN-1849148KenyaKEN2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedKenya UFE Application, Jan 2016 (South Sudanese refugees)1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa10South Sudan crisis 2013-184550In addition to 45,000 South Sudan refugees already present, 48,000 South Sudan refugees have arrived in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya since December 2013 because of inter-ethnic clashes in South Sudan. Nine-thousand new arrivals are anticipated in 2016 of which 60 per cent are expected to be women and children. Kakuma hosts over 184,000 refugees (South Sudanese and others) and the influx has put a strain on aid services. The goal of UN agencies’ projects for CERF is to ensure that health care, nutrition, HIV/AIDS support, maternal and childcare, sanitation and food activities are provided to the refugees. UN agencies are targeting 102,000 beneficiaries in Kakuma refugee camp.In 2016, violence and insecurity in South Sudan continued to cause a large influx of South Sudanese refugees to Kakuma camp in Turkana County, Kenya. At the beginning of 2016, 184,550 people were living in the camp, 93,413 of whom were South Sudanese refugees. It was estimated that an additional 9,000 South Sudanese would arrive in 2016. The health and nutrition status of refugees arriving from South Sudan was poor and the majority of them required life-saving interventions from the onset. However, Kakuma camp had already largely exceeded its capacity, which led to congestion and put a lot of pressure on infrastructure and the provision of basic services. The results of the survey conducted in November 2015 indicated a deterioration in the camp’s nutrition situation, with a global acute malnutrition rate of 11.4 per cent, compared with 7.4 per cent in November 2014.Providing assistance to refugees in Kakuma camp was one of the key humanitarian priorities, but only 23 per cent of the 2015 funding requirements for South Sudanese refugees in Kenya had been received. Consequently, CERF allocated $4 million to enable the continuation of life-saving projects for refugees in Kakuma camp. This funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide food to 82,924 people; screenings and vaccinations for 5,122 newly arrived refugees; nutritional screenings for 2,143 children under age 5; treatment referrals for 256 malnourished children; nutrition education to 634 pregnant and lactating women; HIV/AIDS interventions benefiting 15,659 people; reproductive health services benefiting 5,102 people; and access to primary health-care services to 84,983 people.CERF led to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries and helped respond to time-critical needs. CERF improved resource mobilization from other sources, for example from USAID and Japan. UNHCR was also able to demonstrate to its regular donors that efforts were being made to secure additional funds for the Kakuma programme which supported fundraising efforts targeting both governmental and EU donors. CERF also improved coordination among the humanitarian community by promoting a consultative prioritization process and regular meetings among partners throughout the implementation period.UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO3998746.00001172392538202016-03-03T00:00:002016-03-16T00:00:002016-08-31T00:00:002017-04-10T00:00:003998746.00002016-03-03T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available432201616-UF-MLI-1852757MaliMLI2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedMali UFE Application, Jan 2016 (Conflict and Food Insecurity)1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa2500000People in Mali continue to suffer from the consequences of conflict, food insecurity and malnutrition. Some 2.5 million people are in need of assistance, 1.9 million are food insecure, 2.2 million need health services and 840,000 water and sanitation services. More than 700,000 children under age 5 suffer from acute malnutrition. As of October 2015, there were 62,000 IDPs and 139,000 Malian refugees in neighbouring countries. The strategy that the Humanitarian Country Team developed to implement this CERF grant of $16 million from the Fund’s window for underfunded emergencies focuses on the north of the country and has two main objectives: The first objective is to respond to the food security and nutrition crisis by preventing and treating malnutrition, providing food aid to 26,000 people during the lean season, and helping 90,000 people restart agricultural activities. The second objective is to respond to urgent needs in several key sectors in the north. This includes providing water and sanitation services to 45,000 people, shelter and non-food items to 8,000 people, improve access to education for 63,000 children and access to health care for 200,000 people, to conduct mine action and to strengthen protection monitoring and child protection. About $8 million will be used for each of the two objectives.In 2016, Mali continued to face a multidimensional crisis characterized by chronic food insecurity, malnutrition and population displacement. According to the needs assessments, 2.55 million people were food insecure at the end of 2015, of whom 315,000 were in severe food insecurity. More than 700,000 children under age 5 suffered from acute malnutrition and faced a mortality risk between 5 and 20 times higher than normal. The global acute malnutrition rate among children under age 5 was 12.4 per cent, while the rate of severe acute malnutrition was 2.8 per cent (both above WHO emergency thresholds). There were also close to 62,000 IDPs in Mali and 423,427 former Malian IDPs, who had recently returned.Mali received only 35 per cent of humanitarian funding requirements in 2015. The levels of risk and vulnerability were high, and similar funding trends continued at the beginning of 2016. To ensure the continuation of life-saving projects, CERF allocated $16 million to Mali in March 2016. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide agricultural inputs to 92,400 people; food assistance to 31,686 people; treatment to 13,950 severely malnourished children, 38,215 moderately malnourished children and 4,273 malnourished pregnant and lactating women; supplementary feeding to 11,578 women and children; improved access to health care to 93,920 people; shelter assistance to 2,400 people; core relief items to 560 families (2,632 people); sanitation and hygiene assistance benefiting 46,468 people; improved access to potable water to 34,900 people; education assistance to 95,605 children in conflict-affected areas; protection for 6,483 people; psychosocial support to 6,635 people; minerisk education to 72,993 people; and polio vaccinations for 242,846 children.CERF lead to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries, being the first funding received by several agencies, and partially helped respond to time-critical needs. But more interventions to address unmet needs are still required. Given that the Mali Humanitarian Response Plan had only mobilized 38 per cent of required funds after the CERF contribution, CERF partially improved resource mobilization from other sources. Nevertheless, CERF played an important role as a catalyst that allowed agencies to kick start activities and show results while waiting for addition funds. CERF improved coordination among the humanitarian community, in particular during the process of joint identification and prioritization of needs.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNOPS;WFP;WHO15999980.000032097512105602016-03-03T00:00:002016-03-23T00:00:002016-08-31T00:00:002017-03-31T00:00:0015999980.00002016-03-03T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available518201717-UF-MLI-2417957MaliMLI2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-relatedMali UF Application Feb 2017 (internal strife)1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa3700000The current crisis is a due to the consequences of the political and security crisis in Mali since 2012 and the poor implementation of the measures foreseen in the peace agreement. Despite the efforts of the government and humanitarian partners, humanitarian needs have increased in several areas. The number of people in need (resident, returned, displaced and repatriated) is estimated at 3.7 million in 2017. The humanitarian response needs are estimated at $293 million, of which only $900,000 were received. CERF funds of $7 million will target the 90,000 people in four regions affected by the crisis. The expected effect is to prevent the death of these people by providing them with free food assistance, water supplies, free health care services including reproductive health care, care for victims of gender-based violence, treatment of cases of malnutrition in children under 5 years of age, and agricultural recovery. The implementation period is 9 months. Mali Underfunded submission Total envelope: $7 million (Round I allocation: $100 million for 9 countries) Grant package received: 21 February 2017 Total # of projects submitted: 11In 2017 humanitarian need worsened in Mali. Years of conflict and instability following the 2012 military conflict and coup d’état, which displaced over 500,000 people, compounded existing poverty, vulnerability and food insecurity. Despite the presidential elections in 2013 and return to constitutional order, the situation remained unstable in the north and center of the country due to banditry and clashes between armed groups. The peace accord signed in 2015 reduced the confrontations, however insecurity and armed conflicts continued in Gao, Ménaka, Tombouctou and Kidal regions with severe impacts on civilians. At the beginning of 2017, there were still 36,690 internally displaced people in Mali and 134,817 Malian refugees in neighboring countries. Across the country, 3.7 million people were in need of urgent humanitarian assistance, an increase of 1.2 million people compared to 2016. About 3.5 million people were food insecure, including 485,600 people who were severely food insecure. Global acute malnutrition was at 10.2 per cent and severe acute malnutrition was at 2.1 per cent, exceeding the emergency threshold. Around 1.4 million people needed health support and 1.2 million people needed water and sanitation assistance. For 2017 humanitarian organizations aimed to assist 1.4 million people, an increase from 1 million in 2016; despite the fact that at the end of 2016, the country’s Humanitarian Response Plan was only 41 per cent funded.In view of low funding levels and increasing levels of severe humanitarian need, CERF allocated $6.9 million to Mali from its Underfunded Emergencies window at the beginning of 2017 to ensure the uninterrupted provision of key life-saving assistance to people in need. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide: food to 20,667 people; nutritional treatment to 9,942 severely malnourished children, 14,417 moderately malnourished children and 4,333 moderately malnourished pregnant and lactating women; agricultural inputs to 90,000 people; medical assistance to 1,088 survivors of gender-based violence; psychosocial support to 17,575 people; medical assistance to 29,006 people; medical assistance to 48,000 people through mobile health teams; sensitization on social cohesion and conflict resolution to 2,522 people; protection assistance to 1,500 people; shelter to 525 families; and mine action benefiting 8,209 people.CERF funding helped respond to time-critical needs when key humanitarian interventions were severely underfunded. CERF funding also strengthened coordination as humanitarian actors developed common priorities for the allocation and jointly defined target populations. Moreover, CERF funding enhanced resource mobilization from other sources by improving the public exposure of the crisis.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNOPS;WFP;WHO6905824.0000900001095752017-03-17T00:00:002017-03-03T00:00:002017-03-30T00:00:002017-08-31T00:00:002018-03-31T00:00:006905824.00002017-03-17T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available509201717-UF-MDG-2391355MadagascarMDG2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural DisasterMadagascar UF Application Feb 2017 (drought)3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa978000The current crisis is a prolonged drought that has prevailed since 2015 in the South of Madagascar. In October 2016, analysis based on the IPC methodology showed that 850,000 people are still classified in the "Emergency and Crisis" phase, 128,000 others in the "stress" phase, which could quickly switch to the "Crisis" phase. The humanitarian response needs are estimated at $154.9 million, of which 46 percent were received. CERF funds of $6 million will target the 850,000 people in eight districts affected in the Great South. The expected effect is to prevent the death of these people by providing them with free food assistance, water supplies, free health care services including reproductive health care, care for victims of gender-based violence, treatment of cases of malnutrition in children under 5 years of age, agricultural recovery and cash-for-work. The implementation period is 9 months.Madagascar was severely affected by two consecutive years of drought exacerbated by the El Niño phenomenon. Grand Sud is the country's poorest region with 1.6 million people of whom 91 per cent live on less than $2 per day. The region is an arid zone which had experienced a rainfall deficit since mid-2014. While in 2014, the region received 75 per cent of the annual average rainfall, the El Niño phenomenon worsened the situation, causing a drop in rainfall to 25 per cent of average in 2015 and 2016. This resulted in huge losses in agricultural production of between 30 and 65 per cent in 2015 and up to 95 per cent in 2016. In February 2016, there were 665,000 severely food insecure people in the region. Due to losses in food production, the number of severely food insecure people increased to 850,000 by September 2016. The 2016 Humanitarian Response Plan for Madagascar was only in 46 per cent covered which resulted in severe shortages of funding for critically needed life-saving assistance.As a result, at the beginning of 2017 the CERF allocated $6 million from its Underfunded Emergencies window to ensure continued assistance to the most vulnerable people in Madagascar. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide: food to 209,580 people; agricultural inputs allowing resumption of agricultural production for 20,000 families; nutritional treatment to 2,878 severely malnourished children under age 5; access to water for 171,780 people; sanitation kits for 1,000 families; access to health care for 335,000 people; and cash-for-work activities benefiting 3,000 families.CERF funding helped address time-critical needs when the humanitarian caseload was increasing but the funding level was insufficient. CERF funding also improved coordination of the response through joint planning, implementation and monitoring as well as contributed to stimulating resource mobilization from other sources.FAO;UNDP;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO5960822.00008500003350002017-03-03T00:00:002017-02-21T00:00:002017-03-07T00:00:002017-08-31T00:00:002018-03-31T00:00:005960822.00002017-03-03T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available512201717-UF-PRK-2399449Democratic People's Republic of KoreaPRK2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple EmergenciesDPR Korea UF Application Feb 2017 (Protracted Crisis)6Internal strife3Multiple9Eastern Asia12Eastern Asia3Asia18000000The poor nutrition situation in the DPRK is exacerbated by a lack of food diversity, compounded by insufficient food production, as well as insufficient access to basic health services, particularly among children and pregnant and breastfeeding women, and is the major underlying factor of excess maternal and child mortality. The situation is particularly grave in the northernmost provinces of Ryanggang and North Hamgyong, where the rates of chronic malnutrition were estimated between 33 and 39 per cent even before the devastating floods which hit the area in September 2016. The expected requirement of the 2017 Needs and Prioirities Strategy for DPRK is $120 million, of which 19 percent has been funded. CERF funds of $6 million will focus on the reduction of maternal and under-five child mortality and morbidity through critical and life-saving interventions in food security, nutrition, maternal and child health. UN agencies are targeting 824,680 beneficiaries, including 511,043 under-five children and 284,852 pregnant and breastfeeding women in seven provinces identified as particularly vulnerable by the Government of DPRK, namely North Hamgyong, South Hamgyong, Ryanggang, North Pyongan, South Payongan, South Hwanghae, North Hwanghae.The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) continued to suffer a chronic, largely overlooked and greatly underfunded crisis in 2017. Amidst political tensions, about 10.3 million people across DPRK – 41 per cent of the population – continued to suffer from food insecurity and undernutrition, as well as lack access to basic services. The nutrition situation was exacerbated by a lack of food diversity and compounded by insufficient food production, which are the major underlying factors of excess maternal and child mortality. The situation was particularly grave in the northernmost provinces, where the rates of chronic malnutrition were estimated between 33 and 39 per cent before the devastating floods which hit the area in September 2016. Major floods have impacted the country every year since 2010 and in addition, droughts have become increasingly common over the past decade, destabilizing the prospects of the country’s agricultural production and food security in the long term. Despite widespread critical humanitarian needs at the beginning of 2017, the 2016 DPRK Needs and Priorities document was under 27 per cent funded.In view of critical funding shortfalls and severe humanitarian needs, CERF allocated $6 million to DPRK from its Underfunded Emergencies window in March 2017 to reduce maternal, neonatal and under-five child mortality and morbidity. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide: fortified cereals and fortified biscuits to 160,872 children under age 5; fortified cereals to 56,959 pregnant and lactating women; nutritional treatment to 15,000 severely malnourished children; counselling sessions and key messages on infant and young child feeding practices to 15,000 pregnant and lactating women; training to 359 health workers on infant and young child feeding practices; access to health services to 308,875 people; medicines and medical supplies to 379,107 children, infants and pregnant women; emergency obstetric supplies to 132,000 women; and agricultural inputs to 162,656 people.CERF funds led to fast delivery of assistance as several agencies were able to go ahead using their existing stock in the knowledge that CERF funding was forthcoming and would replenish their stocks. For some agencies CERF was the only donor in 2017. In general, CERF funds helped to respond to time-critical needs. However, agencies emphasized that due to the overall underfunded situation in the country, CERF funding could not respond to all time-critical needs. While resource mobilization remained a challenge, CERF funds did help to mobilize agency-internal funds and influenced donors by bringing additional attention to the humanitarian situation in DPRK. Coordination was also improved thanks to CERF, mostly at the assessment and proposal phase.FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHO5996745.00008246808629142017-03-03T00:00:002017-02-21T00:00:002017-03-09T00:00:002017-08-31T00:00:002018-03-31T00:00:005996745.00002017-03-03T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available558201717-UF-TCD-2788021ChadTCD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedChad UF Application Oct 2017 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa9CAR crisis 2013-298000The deterioration of the socio-political and security situation in the Central African Republic over the last decade has led to the influx of thousands of refugees and Chadians returnees living in the border regions. In total, the southern area of Chad, namely Moyen Chari, Logone Oriental and Salamat have seen their populations grow by nearly 145,000 people living in camps or hosted by the local population. As a result, minimum humanitarian standards are no longer met in several sectors such as food security, health and nutrition, protection, education and shelter. HCT requires 11 million to support 145,556 people (72,559 returned, 16,937 refugees and 56,060 hosts) to implement a response consisting in a multipurpose cash intervention coupled with a strengthening of health, nutritional and educational structures.In 2017, the ongoing conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) hugely intensified and the humanitarian situation dramatically deteriorated. The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) and refugees reached a record high level of 1.1 million people, and 2.4 million people – nearly half the country’s population – needed humanitarian assistance to survive. The funding requirements of the Humanitarian Response Plan correspondingly increased from $399 million at the beginning of 2017 to $497 million by mid-year, but the funding received covered only 30 per cent of required resources.To ensure the continuation of top priority life-saving projects, CERF allocated $10 million from its window for underfunded emergencies. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide: agricultural inputs to 30,000 people; psychosocial support to 34,107 children and 1,074 women; dignity kits to 8,082 women and girls; emergency treatment of 1,812 SGBV survivors; 17 trainings to health personnel in emergency treatment of SGBV survivors; reintegration support to 523 children associated with armed forces; protection assistance for 200 children; assistance in forming and managing community-based protection groups; nutritional treatment to 5,993 severely malnourished children; access to safe drinking water to 38,278 people; water and sanitation services to 10,700 displaced people; sensitization of 39,403 people on hygiene practices, hygiene kits to 1,200 people; shelter materials, non-food items and multisectoral support to 2,000 displaced families; trainings to 260 people on camp coordination and camp management; relocation of 1,524 displaced people to safe locations; registration of 4,761 displaced families; transport for 5,090 displaced people; emergency shelters and basic relief items to 600 families; food to 8,300 people; medical assistance to 10,530 people; as well as air support, logistics hubs and telecommunication services for the humanitarian community.The CERF funds helped humanitarian organizations respond to time-critical needs, which reduced the suffering and loss of life among the most vulnerable populations. The allocation also improved the coordination among the humanitarian community especially at the field level, where sectors worked together to ensure an integrated response. Moreover, CERF funding improved resource mobilization from other sources by increasing the visibility of critical funding gaps.FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Other affected persons10994963.00001455561465472017-10-26T00:00:002017-10-14T00:00:002017-10-27T00:00:002018-02-28T00:00:002018-10-15T00:00:0010994963.00002017-10-26T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available516201717-UF-CMR-2408918CameroonCMR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedCameroon UF Application Feb 2017 (conflict displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa12Boko Haram crisis 2014-734000Boko-Haram related violence in north-eastern Nigeria, cross-border raids and suicide bombings in Cameroon has forced nearly 192,000 Cameroonians and 85,000 Nigerian refugees to flee their homes in search of security and protection in the Far North of Cameroon. The number of internally displaced persons has more than doubled since early 2016, reaching about 200,000 in October 2016. This has resulted in a sharp deterioration in access to basic services which was already weak and in some cases non-existent. For example, 25 health centers are closed due to their destruction and / or occupation and 144 schools did not reopen at the start of the school year In the Far North, almost 45% of the population does not have access to drinking water and only 14% benefit from infrastructure that meets hygiene and sanitation criteria. Food insecurity remains alarming, with about 1.5 million people who are food insecure in the Far North, with 180,000 at the emergency level. Severe acute malnutrition has reached emergency thresholds in the department of Logone and Chari. CERF funds from the Under Funded Emergency Grant will be used to meet the urgent needs of those affected in the Far North by the conflict related to the Lake Chad Basin crisis. The CERF strategy is to focus the response in the departments of Logone and Chari, which currently accounts for nearly 40% of the internally displaced persons of Cameroon. The response will also cover the border areas of the departments of Mayo Sava and the Mayo Tsanaga for a Protection response which has to extend beyond Logone and Chari, in particular as DTM should not be restricted to a single department. The main objective of the response is to save lives through priority interventions covering the sectors of Food Security, Water, Hygiene and Sanitation, Shelter and Property Non-Food, Protection, Health and Nutrition. The proposals made in this strategy aim to provide holistic assistance to targeted populations through joint projects with the same geographical focus and the same targeting. Cameroon Underfunded submission Total envelope: $10 million (Round I allocation: $100 million for 9 countries) Grant Package received: 17 February 2017 Total # of project submitted: 9In 2017, the humanitarian situation sharply deteriorated in the Far North region of Cameroon, which was already the poorest in the country. Around 74 per cent of the region’s population lived below the poverty line, only 55 per cent had access to clean drinking water, and only 14 per cent had access to improved sanitation infrastructure. By early 2017, conflict and violence had forced 85,000 Nigerian refugees to flee across the border and nearly 205,000 Cameroonians to flee their homes in search of safety and protection, more than doubling the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) compared to the beginning of 2016. Nearly 240,000 people from host communities were in need of immediate humanitarian assistance. In total, around 1.5 million people in the Far North were food insecure, representing two-thirds of all food insecure people in the country. Of these, 180,000 people were at the emergency level, the majority women and children under age 5. Furthermore, violence and destruction in early 2017 caused the closure of 25 health centers and 144 schools, further reducing the already poor access to basic social services. Despite the increase in requirements compared to the previous year, the 2017 Humanitarian Response Plan was funded at only 49 per cent.CERF allocated $10 million from its Underfunded Emergencies window at the beginning of 2017 to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide: food to 106,039 people; agricultural inputs to 20,000 families; treatment to 4,474 severely malnourished children; supplementary feeding to 37,214 children; information on child feeding practices to 3,095 women; access to safe water to 41,600 people; hygiene and sanitation kits to 19,376 families; access to latrines to 15,935 families; mine protection education to 34,006 people; psychosocial support to 11,171 women and girls; dignity kits to 4,150 women and girls; access to child friendly spaces to 41,016 children; care services to 1,075 unaccompanied children; protection services to 26,672 children; screening and registration of 22,982 displaced people; emergency shelter to 25,000 people; relief items to 35,764 people; registration of 342,416 people in the displacement tracking matrix; and access to health services to 190,000 people.The CERF funds enabled humanitarian organizations to quickly deliver assistance and respond to time-critical needs, such as putting cholera kits in high-risk areas to prevent likely outbreaks. CERF funding for WFP and FAO enabled timely sequencing of food provision and support for agricultural activities. The CERF funds partially improved resource mobilization from other sources, raising the visibility of the crisis and thereby helping humanitarian organizations to secure funding from other donors. The CERF allocation also improved coordination among the humanitarian community. For example, it led partners in Logone and Chari departments to put in place a coordination platform for the prevention of malnutrition.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons10005413.000030800013196122017-03-08T00:00:002017-02-27T00:00:002017-03-31T00:00:002017-08-31T00:00:002018-04-30T00:00:0010005413.00002017-03-08T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available553201717-UF-CAF-2739920Central African RepublicCAF2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedCAR UF Application Sep 2017 (displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa9CAR crisis 2013-2400000The Central African Republic (CAR) is experiencing a dramatic escalation of conflict and violence with 2.4 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. One in every five CAR citizens is either internally displaced or has fled to neighbouring countries; 600,000 and 500,000 people, respectively. Some 2 million people are food insecure, of which 55 percent are in crisis and emergency phases. Twenty-three percent of the health structures have been destroyed and two thirds of the population have no access to health care. A $10 million allocation will focus on the needs of 180,000 people in six humanitarian hotspots of Alindao, Bangassou, Batangafo, Kaga-Bondoro, Bria and Zemio IDP sites. CERF will support life-saving interventions in Food Security and Livelihoods, Health, Nutrition, WASH, Protection, Child Protection, Gender Based Violence and Emergency Shelter/ Non-Food Items as well as enabling Logistics operations and Humanitarian Air Services. The CERF response will be closely aligned with a $3 million emergency allocation from the CAR Humanitarian Fund, ensuring complementarity and maximizing the impact of limited resources available to save lives. The CAR Humanitarian Country Team requires about $497 million for humanitarian action in in 2017. According to FTS, CAR received 24% of the HRP requirement as of 21 July 2017 when the UFE country selection analysis took place and is now 30% funded, still below the current global funding average of 44% for 2017 HRPs. CAR Underfunded Emergencies Application Country envelope: $10 million (Round II allocation: $45 million for 4 countries) Application received: 18 September 2017 Number of projects submitted: 8In 2017, the ongoing conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) hugely intensified and the humanitarian situation dramatically deteriorated. The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) and refugees reached a record high level of 1.1 million people, and 2.4 million people – nearly half the country’s population – needed humanitarian assistance to survive. The funding requirements of the Humanitarian Response Plan correspondingly increased from $399 million at the beginning of 2017 to $497 million by mid-year, but the funding received covered only 30 per cent of required resources.To ensure the continuation of top priority life-saving projects, CERF allocated $10 million from its window for underfunded emergencies. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide: agricultural inputs to 30,000 people; psychosocial support to 34,107 children and 1,074 women; dignity kits to 8,082 women and girls; emergency treatment of 1,812 SGBV survivors; 17 trainings to health personnel in emergency treatment of SGBV survivors; reintegration support to 523 children associated with armed forces; protection assistance for 200 children; assistance in forming and managing community-based protection groups; nutritional treatment to 5,993 severely malnourished children; access to safe drinking water to 38,278 people; water and sanitation services to 10,700 displaced people; sensitization of 39,403 people on hygiene practices, hygiene kits to 1,200 people; shelter materials, non-food items and multisectoral support to 2,000 displaced families; trainings to 260 people on camp coordination and camp management; relocation of 1,524 displaced people to safe locations; registration of 4,761 displaced families; transport for 5,090 displaced people; emergency shelters and basic relief items to 600 families; food to 8,300 people; medical assistance to 10,530 people; as well as air support, logistics hubs and telecommunication services for the humanitarian community.The CERF funds helped humanitarian organizations respond to time-critical needs, which reduced the suffering and loss of life among the most vulnerable populations. The allocation also improved the coordination among the humanitarian community especially at the field level, where sectors worked together to ensure an integrated response. Moreover, CERF funding improved resource mobilization from other sources by increasing the visibility of critical funding gaps.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons9995626.00001630901719982017-10-06T00:00:002017-09-22T00:00:002017-10-17T00:00:002018-02-28T00:00:002018-09-30T00:00:009995626.00002017-10-06T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available554201717-UF-AFG-274328AfghanistanAFG2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedAfghanistan UF Application Sep 2017 (displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia1590356The continued deepening and geographic spread of the protracted conflict in Afghanistan continues to generate significant humanitarian needs. Some 7.4 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. 1.6 million people are severely food insecure and at least 1.3 million children are expected to reach high levels of starvation this year. In 2017, 229,000 people have been displaced due to internal conflict while over 377,000 documented and undocumented Afghans returned to date and up to 773,000 Afghans are estimated to return soon. A $10 million allocation will focus on the needs of 344,000 people comprises returnees along the Afghanistan-Iran border at Malak border, flood-affected IDPs, returnees and host communities in Nimroz province; people in need of winterization assistance across 21 high altitude provinces; and food insecure and natural-disaster affected people in 10 priority provinces. CERF will support life-saving interventions in Food Security and Livelihoods, Child Protection, Emergency Shelter/ Non-Food Items, Health, Nutrition, Protection, and WASH. The CERF support was prioritised by the country team with a view of the second Afghanistan Common Humanitarian Fund allocation of 2017 for $25 million, which focused on improving humanitarian action and responsiveness in 45 hard-to-reach areas. The Afghanistan Humanitarian Country Team requires about $550 million for humanitarian action in in 2017. According to FTS, Afghanistan received 27% of the HRP requirement as of 21 July 2017 when the UFE country selection analysis took place and is now 34% funded, still below the current global funding average of 44% for 2017 HRPs. Afghanistan Underfunded Emergencies Application Country envelope: $10 million (Round II allocation: $45 million for 4 countries) Application received: 18 September 2017 Number of projects submitted: 6During the 2016/2017 winter season, extreme weather conditions including heavy snowfall, avalanches, and rain-related disasters affected 33 out of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, causing 194 deaths. Moreover, 21 of the provinces affected by the most extreme and lasting winter temperatures also hosted large populations of internally displaced people (IDPs) and recent returnees. In the Eastern Region, approximately 13 per cent of the population was severely food insecure and 49 per cent moderately food insecure. The situation was particularly acute in informal settlements of Nangarhar Province, where 68 per cent of IDPs were severely food insecure. Out of 9.3 million people in need throughout Afghanistan in 2017, 5.7 million people were targeted to receive humanitarian assistance. With only 32 per cent of the overall Humanitarian Response Plan requirements covered as of September 2017, no sector had received sufficient funding to meet the planned targets. Furthermore, between February and August 2017, more than 225,000 undocumented Afghan returnees arrived back in Afghanistan from Iran, citing arbitrary arrests and detention, attacks, looting, police harassment and fear of deportation as reasons for their return. By August 2017, the rate of return had increased to 1,500 crossings daily, overstretching existing services at the Milak border crossing and the IOM transit centre. As a result of insufficient resources to cope with the influx, only 3 to 4 per cent of undocumented returnees arriving from Iran were receiving immediate assistance, leaving them extremely vulnerable to the effects of the harsh winter.CERF provided $10 million to Afghanistan from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide: post-arrival humanitarian assistance to 715,403 undocumented Afghan returnees; agricultural inputs to 15,000 families and livestock to 5,000 families; winterization assistance through cash to 8,848 IDP, returnee and host community families; safe drinking water to 17,879 people through the installation of 135 dug wells; child friendly spaces, psychological support and recreational services to 13,061 returnee children; and vaccinations to 5,000 people.CERF funds enabled fast delivery of assistance to people in need and helped agencies respond to time-critical needs. For example, FAO was able to provide seeds in time for the autumn cultivation season and UNHCR delivered winterization assistance prior to the onset of winter. The response initiated with CERF funds helped agencies to partially improve resource mobilization from other sources. UNHCR was able to raise additional funding required for the winterization response. The implementation of the CERF allocation improved coordination, for example by enabling IOM to coordinate more actively with OCHA, the Resident Coordinator/Humanitarian Coordinator and the cluster system to ensure a multisectoral response.FAO;IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons9996905.00002893923311112017-10-05T00:00:002017-09-25T00:00:002017-10-20T00:00:002018-02-28T00:00:002018-10-30T00:00:009996905.00002017-10-05T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available515201717-UF-UGA-2407783UgandaUGA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedUganda UF Application Feb 2017 (conflict displacement - refugees)1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa10South Sudan crisis 2013-1243086Since July 2016, the South Sudan refugee emergency situation in Uganda has dramatically peaked with over 678,000 refugee arrivals; averaging between 1,000 and 4,000 people per day. At the rapid influx pace, refugee response operations have to open in emergency mode at least two new settlements over the coming two months. This unprecedented mass influx to Uganda puts enormous pressure on the country’s resources, in particular on land, on basic service delivery systems, on the humanitarian partners’ capacity to respond to the crisis, and on the ability to maintain Uganda’s generous good practice refugee policy. Uganda pursues a non-camp refugee policy by which refugees are allocated land for living and agriculture in “settlements”, have the right to work, freedom of movement, and can in principle access the same services as Uganda nationals, as far as they exist in these remote areas. The 2017 South Sudan RRP for Uganda requires $558 million, of which 6 percent has been funded. CERF funds of $15 million will focus on upholding and improving life-saving services in refugee settlement areas which were newly established in 2016, and to ensure life-saving services and establishment of refugee settlements for new arrivals, to respond to ongoing mass influxes. Examples include the Bibibidi settlement in Yumbe district, opened on 3 August 2016 and now hosting over 270,000 refugees, and Palorinya settlement in Moyo district, opened in December 2016, still receiving refugees, and already hosting close to 40,000 individuals. The prioritization of this CERF grant is thereby limited to a set of refugee settlements and hosting areas in Uganda. This CERF grant will not cover “residual” South Sudan refugees (ie arrived before 2016), nor will it cover refugees from the DRC, another mass influx to Uganda with over 39,000 new arrivals in 2016 alone. The needs of the South Sudan refugees are more dire and urgent given the comparative scale of the influx.In mid-2016, the influx of refugees from South Sudan to Uganda hugely accelerated when heavy fighting broke out in Juba between government and rebel forces. Between July and December 2016, an average of 2,154 new refugees were arriving in Uganda every day. By the end of the year, there were more than 639,995 South Sudanese refugees in Uganda, three times more than at the end of 2015. Given the pressure that the increased influx exerted on the available resources, South Sudanese refugees in Uganda and local communities hosting them were becoming progressively more vulnerable and more dependent on humanitarian assistance for survival. At the beginning of 2017, the existing response urgently needed to be scaled up, and the humanitarian funding requirements for Uganda increased from $437 million in 2016 to $742 million in 2017. However, humanitarian action in Uganda was largely underfunded, and only 40 per cent of requirements were met in 2016.Due to the sharp increase in needs and critical funding shortfalls, CERF allocated $15 million from its window for underfunded emergencies at the beginning of 2017 to ensure the uninterrupted delivery of life-saving assistance to South Sudanese refugees and the communities hosting them. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide: food to 636,855 people; nutrition assistance to 44,449 people; agricultural inputs to 102,443 people; access to safe sanitation and hygiene facilities to 31,980 people; income-generating activities to 7,500 people; skilled health assistance for safe childbirth to 11,552 women; dignity and child delivery kits to 2,500 women; sexual and reproductive health information and services to 189,423 people; relocation from reception centers to settlements to 108,700 refugees; access to safe water to 266,971 people; emergency shelter kits and relief items to 13,916 families; polio immunization to 54,297 children; nutritional treatment to 5,680 severely malnourished children; vitamin A supplementation to 106,985 children; iron and folic acid supplements to 81,791 pregnant and lactating women; psychosocial support to 6,587 women and 96,012 children; care services to 16,528 unaccompanied children; multisectoral support in response to consequences of sexual violence to 431 children; legal services to 4,186 women and girls; sensitization on sexual and gender-based violence to 14,431 men and boys; training to 13,531 refugee leaders on gender, gender-based violence and women’s and human rights; and enhanced emergency capacity for disease outbreak prevention and response benefiting 548,580 people.The CERF allocation enabled humanitarian organizations to address urgent needs despite funding shortfalls. Moreover, the allocation from the Underfunded Emergencies window of the CERF improved the visibility of the emergency, which agencies leveraged to improve resource mobilization from other sources. The CERF prioritization process also offered opportunities for positive interaction between humanitarian partners, which strengthened coordination and inter-agency relationships at the technical level.FAO;IOM;UN Women;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHORefugees14986704.000088155511554612017-03-10T00:00:002017-02-24T00:00:002017-03-21T00:00:002017-08-31T00:00:002018-04-06T00:00:0014986704.00002017-03-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available513201717-UF-LBY-2400497LibyaLBY2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-relatedLibya UF Application Feb 2017 (Protracted Crisis)1Conflict-related2Man-made3Northern Africa3Northern Africa1Africa1330000Political instability and conflict between opposing parties each backed by different militias and tribes in Libya since 2014 have resulted in a prolonged vacuum of effective governance and collapse of the security system and rule of law, with grave social and economic consequences. Without a state-level agreement on the use of resources and roles and responsibilities or a common strategy for humanitarian response, people living in or returning to conflict-affected areas are faced with extensive infrastructural damage, limited public services and security risks due to widespread contamination by explosive hazards. The 2017 Libya Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) aims to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to 941,000 people out of 1.33 million people in need with a funding requirement of US$151 million. Under the HRP, the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) will support actions to enable safe and dignified access to essential health services and other basic social services, as well as protection of most vulnerable Libyans, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. So far, only $9.1 million (6 per cent) of the HRP’s total funding requirement has been received as of 3 March 2017. This CERF allocation of $6 million will address the most critical priorities as agreed by the HCT and will jump-start time-critical humanitarian assistance in health (including reproductive health), food security, WASH and protection (including child protection, S/GBV and mine action) sectors in Benghazi, Ubari and Sebha governorates of Libya with multi-sectoral assistance targeting the most vulnerable groups. With most of UN agencies and their international partners operating remotely, the CERF-funded projects will largely be implemented by local partners including government agencies, the Libyan Red Crescent Society and NGOs that are well-established in Libya and in the project areas. The HCT will maintain regular and close coordination with the sectoral and local partners to monitor the ground humanitarian situations and provide strategic and operational support for project implementation. Libya Underfunded submission Total envelope: $6 million (Round I allocation: $100 million for 9 countries) Grant package received: 14 February 2017 Total # of projects submitted: 10In 2017, the situation in Libya was characterized by armed conflict, insecurity, political instability and an economic downturn. Many vulnerable people, including internally displaced people (IDPs), refugees and migrants faced protection risks and had limited or no access to life-saving health care, essential medicines, food, safe drinking water, and shelter. Landmines, explosive hazards, and the proliferation of small arms and light weapons impeded safety and security in towns such as Sirte, Benghazi and other locations across the country. About 1.3 million Libyans, refugees, migrants and asylum seekers urgently needed humanitarian assistance while the Humanitarian Response Plan was only 39 per cent funded.CERF allocated $6 million from its window for underfunded emergencies to ensure the continuation of top priority life-saving projects. This funding enabled partners to provide: safe water for 63,850 people; gender-appropriate sanitation facilities for 82,100 people; relief items to 12,250 people; vegetable and grain seeds for 7,585 people; multipurpose cash grants for 1,140 families; multisectoral assistance including mattresses, blankets, hygiene kits and basic health care services to 11,128 IDPs and migrants in urban settings and detention centers; dignity kits to 1,864 people; access to women community centers for 11,197 women and girls; emergency assistance to 466 survivors of gender-based violence; and training in emergency obstetric care to 36 obstetricians and midwives.The CERF allocation helped to speed up the delivery of assistance to vulnerable people, in spite of some delays caused by challenges related to access, shipping and funding transfers. CERF funding helped agencies respond to time-critical needs, such as providing clean water and sanitation. Results achieved with CERF funds also helped partners mobilize additional resources; UNICEF, for example, was able to extend child protection and psychosocial support activities for several months with additional funding from the German Ministry for Development Cooperation. CERF also contributed to enhanced coordination within the humanitarian community, including through improved information sharing and reduction of overlapping programme activities.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNOPS;WFP;WHO5997815.00001900001939142017-03-06T00:00:002017-02-23T00:00:002017-03-30T00:00:002017-08-31T00:00:002018-03-31T00:00:005997815.00002017-03-06T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available549201717-UF-SDN-2734576Republic of the SudanSDN2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedSudan UF Application Sep 2017 (displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made3Northern Africa3Northern Africa1Africa645253Sudan continues to confront significant humanitarian needs with 4.8 million people requiring assistance, inclusive of 2.3 million people internally displaced, 3.6 million people facing food insecurity, and 2.2 million children suffering from acute malnutrition. More than 182,000 South Sudanese refugees have arrived in 2017 beyond projections. Eased restrictions on operations has improved access in Darfur and Government parts of the Two Areas. New areas in Jebel Marra, South Kordofan and Blue Nile are opening to humanitarian access which will require increased response. A $14 million allocation will focus on the needs of 267,000 people in areas with high numbers of IDPs, refugees and vulnerable host populations including newly accessible areas in South Kordofan, Blue Nile and East Jebel Marra. CERF will support life-saving interventions in Food Security and Livelihoods, Education, Emergency Shelter/ Non-Food Items, Health, Nutrition, Protection, and WASH. The Sudan Humanitarian Fund is simultaneously preparing a call for proposals for $7 million and the CERF prioritisation will be considered when identifying the urgent needs to be covered for the grant. The Sudan Humanitarian Country Team requires about $804 million for humanitarian action in in 2017. According to FTS, Sudan received 19% of the HRP requirement as of 21 July 2017 when the UFE country selection analysis took place and is now 37.5% funded, still below the current global funding average of 44% for 2017 HRPs. Sudan Underfunded Emergencies Application Country envelope: $14 million (Round II allocation: $45 million for 4 countries) Application received: 14 September 2017 Number of projects submitted: 10Sudan continued to face cumulative impacts of armed conflict, ongoing displacements, seasonal weather shocks, climate vulnerability and structural challenges in 2017. Already scarce resources were further strained by more than 460,000 refugees from South Sudan, with over 180,000 arrivals in 2017. The situation was particularly aggravated in three areas where access limitations had previously prevented a robust humanitarian response. In East Jebel Marra, the entire population of around 117,000 people were impacted by an unfolding nutrition crisis, with rumours of an outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea. In South Kordofan, around 232,000 people were facing an acute food insecurity and livelihood crisis. In Blue Nile, over 150,300 internally displaced people (IDPs), refugees, returnees and host community members needed humanitarian assistance. Basic services, especially health care and education, were extremely limited. Women and girls were highly vulnerable to gender-based violence and protection risks, including rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, domestic violence, female genital mutilation and early marriage. Despite rising humanitarian needs, the 2017 Humanitarian Response Plan was funded only 17 per cent at mid-year and the humanitarian community was in critical need of additional funding to sustain key life-saving operations.CERF allocated $14.2 million from its Underfunded Emergencies window to bridge the funding gap and provide life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable people in newly accessible areas. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide: malnutrition screening to 341,336 children under age 5; treatment to 9,281 children with severe acute malnutrition; counselling on infant and young child feeding to 51,394 mothers; general food rations to 181,475 refugees and IDPs; medicines and medical supplies benefitting 266,484 people; educational supplies benefitting 31,934 children and their teachers; improved learning spaces benefitting 4,350 newly displaced children; emergency shelter and relief items to 62,043 IDPs and host community members; emergency water, sanitation and hygiene assistance to 19,633 conflict-affected people; shelter kits to 38,296 people, mainly South Sudanese refugees; psychosocial support to 5,627 people, including survivors of gender-based violence; personal hygiene kits to 4,400 women and girls; sensitization on gender-based violence to 10,096 people; and the establishment of four women’s centres which provided activities to 5,200 women.The CERF funds were the only available resources to meet the urgent needs of people in the newly accessible areas. Thanks to the CERF allocation, agencies were able to meet time-critical needs, for example by starting life-saving treatment for malnutrition. CERF funds partially led to the fast delivery of assistance to people in need, although some delays were experienced due to fuel shortages, adverse weather conditions and the unstable security situation. Agencies were also able to leverage the CERF funds to mobilize resources from other donors. For example, the CERF-funded education in emergencies activities encouraged the European Union to provide longer-term funding to support access to quality education in these areas. The CERF allocation also improved coordination among the humanitarian community, which resulted in improved coverage and reduced duplication in the health sector.IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons14169983.00003300803633582017-09-25T00:00:002017-09-19T00:00:002017-10-20T00:00:002018-02-28T00:00:002019-01-31T00:00:0014169983.00002017-09-25T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available507201717-UF-SOM-2381774SomaliaSOM2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural DisasterSomalia UF Application Feb 2017 (drought)3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa15Horn of Africa drought 20171644000Somalia is experiencing worsening drought conditions, leading towards a deteriorating humanitarian situation in a protracted crisis environment affected by long-term conflict and cyclical natural hazards, where some 5 million people are already in need of humanitarian assistance. Many indicators of the crisis are similar to those in 2010/2011 before the famine that resulted in 260,000 deaths. CERF funds of $18 million will be used to scale up a comprehensive multisectoral humanitarian response targeting 1.3 million people in the most-affected drought areas in Puntland, Somaliland and South Central at a critical time. The use of CERF funds will be closely integrated with a $14 million allocation from the Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF), ensuring complementarity and the best value-for-money, and through this maximizing the impact of limited resources available to save lives and livelihoods and ensure protection for the most vulnerable people in Somalia affected by drought.In 2016 and 2017 Somalia faced one of the harshest droughts in recent history, impacting four consecutive agricultural seasons. In January 2017, humanitarian organizations issued an alert of the risk of famine, as Somalis faced the cumulative effects of below-average rainfall, rising food prices, limited humanitarian access and negative forecasts for the 2017 Gu, the main rainy season. By February 2019, 2.9 million people faced crisis and emergency levels of food insecurity, more than double from 1.1 million in August 2016. This number would rise further to 3.2 million by May 2017. Over 320,000 children were acutely malnourished, including more than 50,000 who were severely acutely malnourished. Around 277,605 school-going children were affected, with 35,000 at risk of dropping out of school. Water shortages were widespread, and outbreaks of cholera and watery diarrhoea were reported in 32 districts across five regions. Some 120,000 people were at risk of displacement. The 2017 Humanitarian Response Plan requested $864 million to reach 3.9 million people with life-saving assistance. However, by the end of January 2017, only $12 million had been received. Furthermore, the 2016 humanitarian response plan had been only 56 per cent funded, which was insufficient to cover activities into 2017. Without the significant injection of funds, the cumulative impact of the drought was likely to reach drastic proportions.In February 2017, CERF allocated $18 million from its Underfunded Emergencies window. This was among the first contributions received in support of the drought response, and enabled humanitarian organizations to provide: agricultural and livelihood support to 1,190,104 people; life-saving health care to 153,739 people; immunizations to 8,594 women and children under age 5; health education messages to 38,400 people; treatment for acute diarrhoea to 1,800 children under age 5; treatment for severe acute malnutrition to 6,000 children; treatment for moderate acute malnutrition to 31,598 children under age 5 and 34,570 pregnant and lactating women; antenatal and postnatal care to 1,900 women; food assistance to 65,476 people; temporary access to safe water to 175,811 people; rehabilitation of water sources benefitting 170,912 people; hygiene education to 200,707 people; relief items to 42,000 displaced people and members of host communities; emergency education to 17,783 children; support to 419 separated and unaccompanied children; and post-rape treatment and dignity kits to 4,250 survivors of gender-based violence. The CERF funds also enabled the continuation of the humanitarian air service.CERF funds led to a fast delivery of assistance to people in need and enabled agencies to meet time-critical needs. For example, FAO used CERF funds to rapidly provide severely food insecure households with cash, enabling them to meet immediate food needs, and then provided them with critical agricultural inputs in time for the 2017 Gu and Deyr rainy seasons, which helped restore food production. The CERF allocation greatly improved coordination and collaboration for an effective response, for instance by strengthening the role of cluster leads and promoting greater intersectoral coordination at national and sub-national levels. CERF funding also raised the visibility of the crisis in Somalia, and agencies were able to leverage this to secure funding from other sources.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO17959294.0000014492112017-02-10T00:00:002017-02-07T00:00:002017-02-22T00:00:002017-08-31T00:00:002018-06-15T00:00:0017959294.00002017-02-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available511201717-UF-NGA-2397967NigeriaNGA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedNigeria UF Application Feb 2017 (conflict displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa12Boko Haram crisis 2014-8500000The Boko Haram-triggered crisis in north-east Nigeria shows no sign of abating, while escalation of violence in other parts of the country also requires swift humanitarian response. It is projected that in 2017, 8.5 million people in north-east Nigeria’s Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States will require humanitarian assistance. Famine-like conditions are forecast for 120,000 people and 5.1 million people in all are expected to be food insecure by mid-2017. Some 450,000 children in the North-East suffer from severe acute malnutrition. The Nigeria 2017 HRP requirement is US$ 1.1 billion. At the time of the CERF UFE application, the 2016 HRP was 42% funded. This UFE CERF application targets approximately 2.6 million people in the Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states (North East). These areas are among the most affected by displacement due to Boko-Haram-related violence. IDPs and people in host communities require emergency education, food assistance, health and nutrition supplies, protection services, shelter and WASH responses. Nigeria Underfunded submission Total envelope: $22 million (Round I allocation: $100 million for 9 countries) Grant package received: 13 February 2017 Total # of projects submitted: 13By 2017, eight years of violent conflict in north-east Nigeria had created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. During 2016, the conflict intensified as the Nigerian Armed Forces took back areas previously held by Boko Haram. By the end of 2016 about 8.5 million people needed humanitarian assistance. Access to food and basic services was limited, and in the worst-affected and least accessible areas of Borno and Yobe states, severe forms of hunger and even famine-like conditions were occurring. Assessments predicted that 5.1 million people would be severely food insecure by mid-2017, including up to 450,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition. Additionally, water-borne diseases were on the rise due to inadequate access to water and sanitation facilities, and at least 3 million children were out of school. Among the most vulnerable were over 1.7 million internally displaced people (IDPs), of whom 55 per cent were children. People living in IDP camps and settlements faced constant threats, and rape, sexual assault and exploitation were prevalent. In line with escalating needs and the opening up of humanitarian access in some new areas, funding requirements increased from $484 million in 2016 to over $1 billion in 2017. However, the 2016 Humanitarian Response Plan was only 55 per cent funded, and at the beginning of 2017, humanitarian operations in Nigeria were critically underfunded, leaving millions at risk.CERF allocated $22 million at the beginning of 2017 from its Underfunded Emergencies window to ensure the uninterrupted provision of key life-saving assistance. This funding enabled the UN and partners to provide: food to 232,190 people; access to health care to 645,897 people; screening for acute malnutrition to 992,452 children; nutritional treatment to 68,511 malnourished children; training to stabilization center staff on management of acute malnutrition; information on good infant and young child feeding practices to 508,880 mothers and caregivers; medical treatment to 93,495 children under age 5; health kits to health facilities benefiting 210,000 IDPs; agricultural inputs to 36,900 people; shelters to 18,420 IDPs; emergency shelter support to 25,736 IDPs; shelter kits benefiting 10,190 IDPs; core relief items to 23,212 newly arrived IDPs; improved access to education for 104,538 children; and protection services to 1,214 survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.CERF funding enabled fast delivery of assistance, especially for people in need in newly accessible areas. The CERF funds also helped address time-critical needs, for instance by supporting the deployment of mobile teams for the timely detection of potentially epidemic diseases. Moreover, the CERF funds enabled agencies to generate evidence of humanitarian needs, which supported advocacy for more donor funding. The CERF funding also improved coordination by bringing together UN agencies, NGOs, state authorities and other stakeholders, thereby reducing overlaps and improving coverage of the response.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Other affected persons21997157.000052000030601372017-02-22T00:00:002017-02-22T00:00:002017-03-17T00:00:002017-08-31T00:00:002018-04-30T00:00:0021997157.00002017-02-22T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available517201717-UF-NER-2417866NigerNER2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-relatedNiger UF Application Feb 2017 (conflict and food insecurity)1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa12Boko Haram crisis 2014-1900000Niger remains in a cycle of chronic humanitarian crisis. The Boko Haram driven conflict in the Diffa region has aggravated the vulnerability of many people who were already living on the edge of survival before the crisis broke out. Approximately 1.9 million people in Niger will need humanitarian assistance in 2017, including 1.5 million in the nutrition sector and 1.3 million in the food security sector. A $10 million allocation will focus on the needs of 250,000 people related to food insecurity including agriculture, access to basic social services (education, health, WASH), protection and logistics. The response will target the most vulnerable people among those affected in order to save lives primarily in the regions of Diffa, Tillabery, Tahoua and Maradi. Niger Underfunded Emergencies Application Country envelope: $10 million (Round I allocation: $100 million for 9 countries) Application received: 21 February 2017 Number of projects submitted: 10At the beginning of 2017 Niger was in a state of chronic humanitarian crisis. Limited natural resources and the effects of climate change, compounded by poor social services and one of the highest population growth rates in the world, led to deep vulnerability. The Boko Haram-driven conflict in the Diffa region aggravated the situation of many people who were already living on the edge of survival before the crisis broke out. Approximately 2.2 million people in Niger needed multisectoral humanitarian assistance in 2017, including 1.8 million who needed food assistance. Moreover, 1.5 million people were affected by malnutrition of whom 235,000 were severely malnourished children under age 5. At the national level, according to a 2016 nutrition and mortality survey, the global acute malnutrition rate was 10.3 per cent and severe acute malnutrition rate was 1.9 per cent, nearing the emergency threshold of 2 per cent. As a result, humanitarian funding requirements increased from $260 million in 2016 to $287 million in 2017; yet the 2016 Humanitarian Response Plan for Niger was only 49 per cent funded.In view of Niger’s rising humanitarian needs and critical funding shortfalls, CERF allocated $10.1 million from its Underfunded Emergencies window to ensure the continuation of life-saving humanitarian operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide: food to 35,249 people; nutrition assistance to 10,847 children; access to health care to 490,000 people; emergency shelter kits to 2,500 families; relief items to 4,063 people; livestock inputs to 30,000 families; access to safe drinking water to 25,500 people; improved sanitation facilities in schools benefiting 12,500 children; improved sanitation to 25,513 people; hygiene promotion messages to 47,012 people; reproductive health services to 77,185 people; medical and psychological support to 807 survivors of sexual and gender-based violence; information on gender-based violence to 8,047 people; socio-recreational activities and psychosocial support to 9,937 children; protection assistance to 168,641 displaced people; protection messages to 48,918 people; access to education to 19,218 children; learning kits to 2,760 children; textbooks to 9,000 children; and common air services supporting humanitarian operations.CERF funding helped respond to time-critical needs as it was provided in the period of growing humanitarian needs and critical funding shortfalls. Moreover, the CERF allocation supported coordination among humanitarian partners and improved resource mobilization from other sources.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHO10058848.00002500004900202017-02-28T00:00:002017-03-01T00:00:002017-03-17T00:00:002017-08-31T00:00:002018-04-30T00:00:0010058848.00002017-02-28T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available577201818-UF-PAK-2852368PakistanPAK2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-relatedPakistan UF Application Feb 2018 (IDP returnees)1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia2900000Since 2008, over five million people have been forced to leave their homes in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in a series of displacements due to militancy, and government-led security operations against non-state armed actors. From 2015-2017, the improved security situation allowed for 442,067 families to return home. In 2018, the basic needs of 1.26 million people remain to be addressed in the return areas of FATA. As such, the Humanitarian Country Team developed and launched the FATA Transition Appeal 2018-2020 highlighting health, nutrition, food security, shelter/NFIs, education and protection as the priority sectors for assistance in return areas in collaboration with the government. The FATA Transition Appeal requests $120 million in 2018 to support 1.26 million people. The $8 million CERF underfunded emergency allocation will focus on the needs of 411,141 returnees in Kurram, South Waziristan and Orakzai agencies of FATA. CERF funds will support resumption of agricultural activities to ensure household food security and income-generation; primary education at partially and fully damaged school sites; and provision of life-saving nutrition interventions for acutely malnourished children under 2 years. Protection will be integrated in the proposed activities. The CERF grant will complement Pakistan Humanitarian Pooled Fund funding by assisting vulnerable families in the same geographical areas but with a different set of time bound activities. Pakistan Underfunded Emergency submission Total envelope: $8 million (Round I allocation: $100 million for 9 countries) Grant package received: 15 February 2018 Total number of projects submitted: 3 joint projects (7 grants in total)Since 2005, more than 5 million people have been displaced due to militancy, sectarian conflict and government-led security operations against non-state armed actors in the areas formerly known as the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). In mid-2015, due to the improved security situation and a conducive environment for returns, the Government of Pakistan announced the last series of returns to security-approved FATA agencies, which would involve 2.9 million individuals. In 2018, FATA were merged as the tribal districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which impacted the administrative implementation of returns process. A 2017 FATA Vulnerability Assessment identified weak resilience among the returning population, noting that a high percentage (40 per cent) of respondents were unregistered and faced difficulties receiving standard humanitarian services. Around 50 per cent of the girls and 28 per cent of the boys of school going age were not attending schools due to child labour, low quality of education, distance of education facilities and lack of water and sanitation facilities in schools. The FATA reported the acute malnutrition rates around 20 per cent with 5 per cent severe acute malnutrition. The findings also established a need to target farm and non-farm livelihoods.In response, CERF allocated $8.0 million through its Underfunded Emergencies window to assist this population in returning safely and assuring that their livelihoods are restored sustainably. The funding enabled UN agencies and partners to restore agriculture-based livelihoods and improve food and nutrition security of 484,561 people; improved access to essential integrated nutrition services for 92,100 children under 5 years of age, including 3,660 severe acute malnourished children, and pregnant and lactating women; and supported access to education for 17,709 children.CERF funding resulted in the rapid delivery of well-targeted humanitarian services at a critical time when humanitarian funding sources were contracting. The allocation allowed for the quick delivery of lifesaving nutrition-treatment services in areas with particularly high prevalence of acute malnutrition and helped improve national capacity to administer emergency nutrition. Moreover, the CERF funds helped assure delivery of critical humanitarian services were not disrupted by the merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) into the tribal districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.FAO;UNDP;UNICEF;WFP;WHOOther affected persons7993805.00004111415198732018-03-09T00:00:002018-02-23T00:00:002018-03-23T00:00:002018-08-31T00:00:002019-05-31T00:00:007993805.00002018-03-09T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available576201818-UF-PHL-2852471PhilippinesPHL2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedPhilippines UF Application Feb 2018 (conflict displacement and returns)1Conflict-related2Man-made13South-Eastern Asia14South-Eastern Asia3Asia325000After the five-month long armed conflict that ended in October 2017 between the Government of the Philippines and a local non-state armed group, over 325,000 civilians from Marawi City and other Lanao del Sur municipalities remain on the Government’s displacement registry. The conflict has left large areas of Marawi City uninhabitable, affecting as many as 60,000 of the city’s 201,000 residents who will not be able to return for several months or years. Additionally, social services, utilities, housing, livelihoods and local economies remain severely impacted. The Philippines requirement to respond to needs of conflict displaced persons and persons in affected communities is US$ 30 million. At the time of the CERF UFE analysis, the humanitarian response was 23% funded. This CERF application targets more than 83,000 conflict displaced persons and persons in affected communities in Marawi City and five priority municipalities in Lanao del Sur province to meet their basic needs in food security, health and nutrition; address protection concerns; and support IDP returnees through the provision of assistance at their places of origin. Philippines Underfunded submission Total envelope: $5 million (Round II allocation: 100 million for 9 countries) Grant package received: 13 February 2018 Total # of projects submitted: 8In 2017, over 353,000 civilians were displaced from Marawi City and other municipalities in Lanao del Sur by five months of armed conflict between the Government of the Philippines and a local non-state ISIS-inspired armed group. When the conflict ended in October 2017 it had left 24 of Marawi City’s 96 barangays uninhabitable – almost the entire commercial district. As many as 60,000 of the city’s 201,000 residents were impacted. Evacuation centers and host communities were overstretched as 94 per cent of the displaced were unable to return to their homes. Social service delivery, utilities, housing, and residents’ livelihoods were severely affected in the municipalities around Lake Lanao. In addition, Typhoon Tembin caused floods and landslides in December 2017. Reconstruction efforts faced significant challenges including mines and unexploded ordnance, as well as the sheer magnitude of destruction. Further complicating the situation was the extension of martial law, imposed by the Philippine Government for the Island of Mindanao at the outbreak of the conflict. This was further compounded by pre-existing vulnerabilities; Lanao del Sur is the poorest province in the Philippines, with more than 66 per cent of its population living below the poverty threshold.In response, CERF allocated $5.0 million through its Underfunded Emergencies window in February 2018 to support the critical response for reconstruction in Marawi. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide: food aid to over 45,000 people; access to health care to 69,578 people; agricultural assistance to 3,800 farmer-households representing 19,000 people; cash transfers to 10,000 people to stimulate local markets and economic activity; protection services to respond to and prevent gender-based violence, targeting over 29,697 people; access to reproductive health services to 21,359 people; life-saving nutrition interventions for 10,425 children under age 5 and 2,827 pregnant and lactating women; and nutritional supplies and equipment benefiting an estimated 26,000 children.Overall, CERF funding allowed UN and humanitarian partners to continue and scale-up life-saving humanitarian response activities following the cessation of conflict. The grant also strengthened humanitarian coordination by providing a platform for UN agencies and implementing partners to coordinate health and nutrition outreach programmes, and promoted ownership of activities by local authorities. Moreover, the grant contributed to advocacy and resource mobilization efforts by raising the profile of the continuing humanitarian needs of those displaced by the Marawi conflict.FAO;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Internally displaced persons5031703.000083635881992018-03-06T00:00:002018-02-21T00:00:002018-03-20T00:00:002018-08-31T00:00:002019-03-31T00:00:005031703.00002018-03-06T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available615201818-UF-RWA-3191372RwandaRWA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedRwanda UF Application Sep 2018 (refugees)1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa14Burundi political crisis 2015-202017DRC conflict and refugees 2017-2018151250Rwanda is currently facing multiple emergencies including the drought in the east, floods in the north and west, as well as refugees from DRC and Burundi. There are 160,000 Burundian and Congolese refugees in Rwanda; some of whom have been in the country since the 1990s and others arriving during the post-election violence in Burundi in 2015. The Rwanda Inter-Agency Appeal, as part of the DRC Regional Refugee Response Plan requires $57 million. The Rwanda Inter-Agency Appeal, as part of the Burundi Regional Refugee Response Plan requires $74 million. The UN’s humanitarian operations in Rwanda were 11% funded at the time of CERF’s analysis. Rwanda Underfunded Emergencies submission Total envelope: $3 million (Round II allocation: $80 million for 9 countries) Grant package received: 4 September 2018 Total # of projects submitted: 3For the last two decades, Rwanda has been hosting refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and for the last four years from Burundi also (since April 2015). In June 2018, there was a total of 151,250 refugees and asylum seekers in Rwanda, of which 138,844 lived in six refugee camps and in three (out of a total of five) transit/reception centres, which are managed by UNHCR and the Government of Rwanda. Due to chronic underfunding of the response to the Burundian and Congolese refugee situations, there was an urgent need to provide time-critical and life-saving protection support for all refugees and asylum seekers living in camps and transit/reception centres in Rwanda.On September 2018, CERF allocated a total amount of USD 3,000,067 to enable WFP, UNHCR, UNFPA in Rwanda to respond to the 2018 unmet needs among refugees from Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The funding enabled the UN in Rwanda and partners to provide time-critical and lifesaving assistance to the refugees in the areas of food, health, WASH, and protection, with focus on gender-based violence (SGBV). A total of 136,977 camp-based refugees and asylum-seekers from Burundi and the DRC, living in six camps and three reception/transit centres across the country benefitted from the food aid support provided. 75,290 persons, of whom 41,110 women and 34,180 men, (refugees, asylum seekers and host community members) received emergency primary health services. In the Congolese camps of Kigeme, Mugombwa and Kiziba, CERF provided live-saving sexual reproductive health and HIV/AIDS interventions. In addition, CERF funded projects supported 60,558 persons (29,544 women and 31,014 men) in the camps from interventions addressing SGBV. Lastly, 66,058 people including 5,702 host population living in surrounding areas of Rwanda’s refugee camps benefited from improved WASH facilities and sensitization.The CERF grant enabled the UN agencies to provide lifesaving services, particularly in the areas of sexual and reproductive health, WASH, and gender-based violence services in the refugee camps where chronic underfunding negatively impacted programming.UNFPA;UNHCR;WFPHost communities;Refugees3000067.00001443441426792018-09-25T00:00:002018-09-07T00:00:002018-09-25T00:00:002019-02-28T00:00:002019-09-30T00:00:003000067.00002018-09-25T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available620201818-UF-SDN-3221076Republic of the SudanSDN2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-relatedSudan UF Application Sep 2018 (food insecurity and malnutrition)1Conflict-related2Man-made3Northern Africa3Northern Africa1Africa5500000Sudan continues to confront significant and protracted humanitarian needs. 7.1 million people require humanitarian assistance, including at least 2 million IDPs. The economic situation is leading to higher needs, with up to 6 million people facing food insecurity in the coming months. Sudan also hosts over 760,000 South Sudanese refugees. The Sudan HRP requirement is US$ 1.2 billion. At the time of the CERF UFE analysis, the HRP was approximately 30% funded. This UFE CERF application targets approximately 736,482 people in South Kordofan, Blue Nile, North Darfur, Central Darfur, Red Sea, and White Nile. These areas are among the most affected by displacement and IDPs and people in host communities require food security and livelihoods, health, nutrition, WASH, and education responses. Sudan Underfunded Emergencies submission Total envelope: $20 million (Round II allocation: $100 million for 9 countries) Grant package received: 20 September 2018 Total # of projects submitted: 8Sudan remained one of the world’s largest protracted humanitarian crises with 5.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in 2018; this number includes nearly two million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), 1.2 million refugees, approximately 386,000 returnees, and 2.3 million children suffering from malnutrition. Due to reduced hostilities and intercommunal violence, 17,000 new IDPs were reported in 2017 in comparison to approximately 172,000 in 2016. In 2018, sporadic clashes in the Jebel Marra have displaced at least 22,000 people. Fighting in East Jebel Marra had also reportedly displaced people and several villages have been affected, with lack of access preventing verification of the total number. In addition, at least 2 million people remained displaced in the Sudan, with many living in camps for over a decade in Darfur. According to the Government, an estimated 386,000 IDPs and refugees returned to their homes. As of 31 July 2018, there were 147,671 South Sudanese refugees living across eight camps in White Nile. Results from the Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey (SENS) for refugee camps in White Nile State, released at the end of June 2018, indicated malnutrition above emergency levels. The key drivers of malnutrition include ongoing food insecurity due to pipeline breaks and the sale of food, as well as low nutrition programme enrolment and nutrition treatment adherence. In addition, the findings point to the wider effects of chronic underfunding for the response (currently about 10% funded), especially for WASH, health and livelihoods assistance. WFP has reported refugees selling their food in order to access basic services such as water, medicine, school uniforms and cooking fuel – a coping strategy to compensate for service provision gaps in other sectors, which has intensified food insecurity.CERF allocated about $20 million to Sudan from its window for underfunded emergencies to address the multiple crises that led to increasing food insecurity, acute and chronic levels of malnutrition, new and protracted displacement, disease outbreaks and refugee influx. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide livelihoods support benefiting 172,326 people; food aid through case transfers to 234,571 people; access to safe water and appropriate sanitation to 458,744 people; access to emergency education for 43,290 school kids and teachers. Nutrition services have been provided to 619,245 children under five and pregnant and lactating women, while 369,428 persons benefited from the health services.CERF-funded projects in the allocation reached a total of 1,985,005 of the most vulnerable people. CERF flexibility allowed covering the gap in humanitarian needs, especially the core pipelines in vaccines, nutrition supplies, medicines and medical supplies. Complementarity of CERF and SHF helped in fast delivery of assistance in order to cover the critical gaps. CERF funds were utilized immediately to cover emergency needs and saved a lot of time in responding to the emergencies. CERF funding facilitated the quick initial response for Chikungunya fever in Red Sea state, and to the measles outbreak in all targeted states; helping the containment of these outbreaks, saving lives and preventing illnesses. Furthermore, CERF improved the coordination between responders and facilitated increased donor support.FAO;IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons19997876.000073648210574602018-10-04T00:00:002018-09-27T00:00:002018-10-15T00:00:002019-02-28T00:00:002019-12-19T00:00:0019997876.00002018-10-04T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available624201818-UF-LBY-3246897LibyaLBY2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedLibya UF Application Oct 2018 (displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made3Northern Africa3Northern Africa1Africa217000Conflict in Libya has led to civilian casualties, damage to infrastructure, displacement and deterioration in basic services provision. An estimated 1.1 million people require life-saving assistance and protection, many of whom are migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. The CERF-funded response will target some 217,000 IDPs, IDP returnees, refugees, migrants and host communities in 11 locations in the East, South and West of Libya. Ten projects will be implemented by FAO, IOM, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNMAS, WFP and UNHCR in the Food Security, Health, Protection, WASH, Emergency Telecommunications and Logistics clusters. Libya Underfunded Emergencies submission Total envelope: $8 million (Round 2 allocation: $80 million for 9 countries) Grant package received: 1 October 2018 Total # of projects submitted: 10The humanitarian situation in Libya was heavily impacted by the political upheaval of 2011 and the social and economic consequences - including the disintegration of the country into territories where various political and military entities exercise authority. In 2018, when this CERF grant was provided, there were an estimated 1,400 militias in the country, with various fiefdoms where they controlled, among other things, access to basic services. The consequence of this division was an uneven availability of essential services to large segments of the population. Economically, a black market evolved where the Libyan Dinar was sometimes traded at levels that were three times higher than the official rate, leading to a cash liquidity crisis that had a very negative impact on Libyan’s ability to pay for services such as health care and education. The root causes of the situation were armed conflict, the resulting displacement, the over-burdening of limited and generally deficient services in receiving host communities, lawlessness, human rights violations, uncontrolled migration, economic collapse, the deterioration of basic services (water, sanitation, health, cash liquidity, and markets) and political deadlock. The agencies included in the CERF application (WASH and Health especially) were severely under-funded. For example, the protection sector - considered one of the most vital for the humanitarian response - was only 13 percent funded. Support from CERF funding would permit the agencies and their partners to address critical humanitarian needs, especially in the health and protection sectors. The CERF funding would complement resources available for food assistance and mine action.CERF allocated US$ 8,105,330 to Libya from its underfunded emergencies window, to provide life-sustaining assistance to persons displaced by conflict in camps or living among host communities, principally in the East and South of Libya (11 locations).This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to scale up food assistance in the West and South to 40,560 people in Benghazi, Sirt, Sebha and Tripoli for a three-month period; improve access of 231,091 people, including migrants, IDPs and vulnerable host community members to a minimum package of healthcare services at primary and secondary levels with referral systems in 14 health facilities; provide specialized mental health care services to 5,188 patients, and training to 93 health care service providers on diagnosing and treating major communicable diseases as well as the integrated management of childhood illness; to deliver a comprehensive protection monitoring (PM) of some 50,855 people in some of the most affected areas and areas where the humanitarian community previously had limited access; to open and operationalize a UN hub in Benghazi for improved coordination in the East and to coordinate logistics and information management during the initial phases of re-entry, which supported organizations when they established new, or scaled up operations in areas that were previously inaccessible; improve the surveillance and control of three zoonotic diseases (Highly Pathogenic Asian Avian Influenza - HPAI, rabies and Rift Valley fever - RVF) and reduced their impact on human and animal health (poultry and livestock population), livelihoods and food security in Libya. Additionally, albeit on a limited scale, the interventions also included provision of WASH services at three detention centres where the existing facilities were sub-standard.CERF responsiveness was extraordinarily time and resource efficient, including during the proposal process, and on no-cost extensions. This enabled the success of the project despite some challenges encountered during the preparation and implementation phases. CERF funds were crucial in providing a timely response to needs and in improving coordination among humanitarian partners. The RC/HC report also suggests that CERF funds acted as a catalyst for funding from other donors for some of the sectors engaged in the response.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNOPS;WFP;WHORefugees;Internally displaced persons8105330.00002170005883602018-10-11T00:00:002018-10-04T00:00:002018-10-23T00:00:002019-02-28T00:00:002020-02-29T00:00:008105330.00002018-10-11T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available575201818-UF-TZA-2852580United Republic of TanzaniaTZA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedTanzania UF Application Feb 2018 (Refugees)1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa14Burundi political crisis 2015-2020358398The humanitarian situation in Tanzania is marked by 275,687 Burundian refugees, 82,290 Congolese refugees, and 543 refugees from other nationalities (Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Kenya and others) in Tanzania. Since the influx in April 2015, Tanzania has become the host of the largest number of Burundian refugees in the region. Currently, approximately 231,000 Burundian refugees and asylum-seekers remain in the three refugee camps, in need of international protection. Due to the strict encampment policy by the Government of Tanzania, refugees and asylum-seekers are entirely dependent on humanitarian assistance. The Tanzania requirement to respond to the needs of refugees is US$ 250 million. At the time of the CERF UFE analysis, the humanitarian response was 27% funded. This UFE CERF application targets approximately 231,000 Burundian refugees in Kigoma. Refugees require food security, health, protection and WASH services and critical protection services to children at risk, SGBV survivors, and other persons with specific needs. Tanzania Underfunded submission Total envelope: $10 million (Round I allocation: $100 million for 9 countries) Grant package received: 12 February Total # of projects submitted: 7In January 2018, Tanzania hosted approximately 360,000 refugees and asylum-seekers. The majority reside in in three overcrowded camps in the Kigoma Region, near the Burundi border which host 276,595 Burundian, 84,202 Congolese and 564 people of other nationalities. Refugees and asylum-seekers are entirely dependent on humanitarian assistance in large part due to the Government’s strict encampment policy. While assistance activities are regularly carried out by Government and humanitarian partners, joint assessments indicated significant gaps in food assistance, health, water, sanitation and hygiene, as well as critical protection and follow up services for children at risk, sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) survivors and other special need populations. Due to the chronic underfunding there was an acute need for additional health and nutrition services, equipment and supplies, and experienced personnel. Of particular concern, women and children make up 78 per cent of the total population, and 6 per cent of refugees were identified as requiring additional support due to specific needs. Children make up 58 per cent of the refugee population, 6.4 per cent of whom are unaccompanied and separated children. According to UNHCR’s 2017 Standardised Expanded Nutrition Survey, 3.91 per cent of children under the age of five had global acute malnutrition (GAM) in the camps. Health assessments indicated that increased access to comprehensive primary health care was crucial, as was response to widespread diseases, such as cholera which were endemic in host communities.In response, CERF allocated $10 million through its Underfunded Emergency window in February 2018 to support the humanitarian effort in Tanzania. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health care services to an estimated 219,300 women and children; basic food and nutrition assistance to 212,783 refugees; severe acute malnutrition treatment to 2,514 children; transitional shelters to 7,505 families; access to safe water to 149,533 people; improved sanitation facilities benefitting the entire refugee population; education to 30,937 children; voluntary repatriations assistance for 20,589 Burundian refugees; and protection for 7,590 unaccompanied or separated children. The grant enabled UN to improve health status of refugees and maintain above standard immunization rate, crude and under-five mortality rate, and SAM death rate. The grant contributed significantly to improving delivery of assistance in the camps. Adequate shelter coverage was increased from 42 per cent to 60 per cent and water supply was scaled up above the minimum Sphere standard in two camps, which enabled inclusion of vulnerable groups such as girls and children with disabilities in provision of sanitation and water, sanitation and hygiene services. Access to these basic services also contributed to lower vulnerability to SGBV, diseases and acute malnutrition and stunting. Deliveries attended by skilled health workers were increased and maternal deaths reduced by 80 per cent. Legal and psychosocial support and clinical management for SGBV survivors increased, with 69 per cent of survivors with care within critical first 72 hours.The CERF grant has provided a lifeline for humanitarian assistance in Tanzania to address the most critical shortfalls caused by chronic underfunding, acutely and widely felt by the refugee population. While the Humanitarian Team already has a coordination structure in place, the CERF prioritization process enhanced inter-agency coordination and ensured that agencies providing critical services were included in the strategy. Moreover, for agencies with low core funds for humanitarian response, CERF funds helped improve resource mobilization from other sources.IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFPRefugees9995458.00002310012770762018-02-28T00:00:002018-02-20T00:00:002018-03-06T00:00:002018-08-31T00:00:002019-03-31T00:00:009995458.00002018-02-28T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available581201818-UF-UGA-2852683UgandaUGA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedUganda UF Application Feb 2018 (Refugees)1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa10South Sudan crisis 2013-17DRC conflict and refugees 2017-20181400000Uganda faces a massive refugee presence with continued arrivals from South Sudan and DRC. Uganda now hosts up to 1.39 million refugees. The unprecedented influx of refugees in 2016 and 2017 tripled the refugee population to nearly 1.35 million. Women and children represent 82 percent of the refugee population, with some 757,838 children making up 61 percent of the refugee population in the country. The refugee caseload and new arrivals continues to put pressure on the country’s resources, in particular on land, basic service delivery systems and the humanitarian partners’ capacity to respond to the crisis. Acute needs remain in protection, food assistance, shelter, health and nutrition, WASH and emergency livelihoods sectors. A $17 million allocation will focus on the needs of over 700,000 people including over 160,000 persons in host communities in the Kyaka II, Kyangwali, Palabek, Palorinya, and Imvepi settlements. With CERF funds, the UN Country Team aims to sustain and improve essential life-saving services for recent refugees who are sheltered in settlements, ensure that essential protection services are provided, and implement emergency livelihoods and community support activities such as cash for work. The requirement for the response to the humanitarian emergency is US$ 759 million. At the time of the CERF UFE application, the humanitarian response was 40% funded. Uganda Underfunded Emergencies submission Total envelope: $17 million (Round I allocation: $100 million for 9 countries) Grant package received: 26 February 2018 Total # of projects submitted: 10As of February 2018, Uganda hosted 1.39 million refugees, the largest refugee caseload in Africa and fifth largest in the world at the time, with inflows continuing from South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 80 per cent of whom were women and children. This followed an unprecedented influx of refugees in 2016 and 2017, that tripled the refugee population. According to the inter-agency Refugee Response Plan, the country is projected to host nearly 1.7 million refugees by 2020. The Government and humanitarian partners faced significant challenges in meeting the needs of this population, due in part to chronic underfunding for humanitarian assistance. Needs assessments indicated significant gaps in protection, food assistance, shelter, health, nutrition, emergency livelihoods as well as water, sanitation and hygiene. Vulnerable groups such as children and people with disabilities also faced significant protection risks, including family separation, psychosocial distress, abuse and forms of exploitation such as child labour and sexual exploitation. Just as low funding had meant a reduction in needed assistance, including a cut in food rations below the minimum standard of 2,100 kcal per person per day, malnutrition rates were a growing concern, partially in West Nile State where they ranged from 10.3 percent in Arua to 12.3 percent in Palabek.In response, the CERF allocated $17 million through its Underfunded Emergencies Window in March 2018 to support life-saving assistance to seven under-served refugee settlements in Uganda hosting refugees from South Sudanese and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Palorinya, Imvepi, Palabek, Kiryandongo, Kyangwali, Kyaka II and Rwamwanja. With this support UN agencies and partners were able to help 727,557 people, including 559,659 refugees and 167,898 members of host communities. Agencies and partners distributed in-kind food assistance to 458,878 refugees and provided livelihoods support in the form of cash for work activities to 2,250 vulnerable households and agricultural inputs to 25,800 newly arrived refugee households. In the area of protection, agencies and partners conducted screening and registration of 180,313 new arrivals and 19,756 new births and provided protection and psychosocial support to 20,574 children through the creation of Child Friendly Spaces, providing psychosocial and child case management. In addition, alternative care services, including placement in foster care for unaccompanied and separated children, were provided for 21,430 children in refugee settlements. To address the health and nutrition needs of refugees, agencies and partners administered polio and measles vaccines to 32,589 refugee children, and life-saving nutrition interventions to more than 645,000 women and children, including treatment for 6,087 children under-five years of age for severe acute malnutrition.The CERF allocation enabled agencies to support seven under-served refugee settlements in Uganda hosting refugees from South Sudanese and the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC with multisectoral interventions to address their acute needs, reaching 727,557 people, including 559,659 refugees. Agencies applied the Government’s principle of response to refugee needs, which stipulates that 70 per cent of assistance should to refugees and 30 per cent to the host community, and provided quality and timely lifesaving assistance for the most vulnerable South Sudanese and Congolese refugees and host community members. CERF funds enabled partners to scale-up response to provide critical life-saving aid to this chronically underfunded emergency, effectively positioning the UN as a trusted strategic partner and injecting catalytic funding.FAO;IOM;UN Women;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Internally displaced persons16988192.00007275578253022018-03-15T00:00:002018-03-06T00:00:002018-03-23T00:00:002018-08-31T00:00:002019-03-31T00:00:0016988192.00002018-03-15T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available611201818-UF-AGO-3187010AngolaAGO2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedAngola UF Application Sep 2018 (refugees)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa17DRC conflict and refugees 2017-201835622Since March 2017, over 35,000 Congolese refugees have fled violence and taken refuge in Angola. The escalation of violence in Kasai DRC triggered the internal displacement of some 1.4 million persons and the influx of refugees into Angola. As of 20 August 2018, the number of registered refugees in Angola is 35,837. The total refugee active population (population receiving food assistance) is 22,624. Around 61% of the active population is in Lóvua, while 39% are based in urban areas. An Angola Inter-Agency Appeal, as part of the DRC Regional Refugee Response Plan was launched for the period of January to December 2018 with requirements of $63,881,333. At the time of the CERF UFE analysis, humanitarian operations were 12% funded. This $2 million UFE CERF application targets approximately 22,624 refugees in the Lóvua Refugee Settlement in Lunda Norte Province. This area hosts the most vulnerable refugees who require food security, WASH and health (Primary Care and Sexual and Reproductive Health) responses. Angola Underfunded Emergencies submission Total envelope: $2 million (Round II allocation: $80 million for 9 countries) Grant package received: 4 September 2018 Total # of projects submitted: 4Since March 2017, over 35,000 Congolese refugees have fled violence and taken refuge in Angola. The escalation of violence in Kasai DRC triggered the internal displacement of some 1.4 million people and the influx of over 35,000 refugees into Angola. As of 20 August 2018, the number of registered refugees in Angola was 35,837. The total refugee active population (population receiving food assistance) was 22,624. Around 61 per cent of the active population was in Lóvua, while 39 per cent were based in urban areas. An Angola Inter-Agency Appeal, as part of the DRC Regional Refugee Response Plan, was launched for the period of January to December 2018, with requirements of $64m. At the time of the CERF UFE analysis, humanitarian operations were 12 per cent funded.This $2 million UFE CERF application was approved in September 2018, and aimed to strategically respond to the most critical needs by focusing on three priority sectors: food security, WASH and health (Primary Care and Sexual and Reproductive Health), targeting 26,046 refugees in the Lóvua Refugee Settlement in Lunda Norte Province. The funding enabled UNHCR, WFP, UNFPA and partners to provide primary health care services to 20,155 refugees; to protect the rights and improve the Reproductive Health including HIV/AIDS prevention of 6,536 women and girls; to provide basic food requirements for 21,796 refugees; and to provide WASH assistance, with a focus on water system maintenance, sanitation and hygiene promotion, at the Lóvua settlement and hosting communities, benefiting 20,235 people.The injection of the CERF funding led to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries, and helped respond to time-critical needs. CERF also improved resource mobilization from other sources, especially from agencies’ own resources and other donors, such as USA and other UN programmes. The coordination mechanisms developed, namely the monthly meetings held in Luanda with all the Agencies, Government and implementing partners involved in the emergency refugee response in Lunda Norte, allowed the creation and support of synergies with other ongoing interventions related to the assistance to refugees in Angola. As an example, monthly coordination meetings on protection and access to health enabled UNHCR and partners to adjust their strategy for the provision of social assistance and health services to the refugees in Luanda, in accordance with the principles and lessons learnt in the Lóvua emergency response.UNFPA;UNHCR;WFPRefugees2000950.000022624260462018-09-13T00:00:002018-09-07T00:00:002018-09-18T00:00:002019-02-28T00:00:002019-10-25T00:00:002000950.00002018-09-13T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available614201818-UF-BGD-3190912BangladeshBGD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedBangladesh UF Application Sep 2018 (refugees)1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia1300000The current Rohingya refugee crisis affects directly 1,300,000 persons, of which 900,000 are Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh and 336,000 members of the host communities in Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh. Despite a large scale-up of interventions to meet the immediate needs of refugees, they continue facing additional threats and face critical humanitarian conditions. Before the on-going monsoon season, the Inter-Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) estimated that 246,600 individuals were at risk of landslide and/or flooding in both Ukhiya and Teknaf sub-districts of Cox’s Bazar. This CERF UFE $18 million allocation will focus on the needs of Rohingya refugees facing particularly critical life-threatening situations in the Teknaf and Ukhiya sub-districts of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. The prioritized refugee caseload is directly affected by recurrent landslides and floods, notably due to the monsoon, the topography and soil properties of the site. As access to quality water and to notorious food remains poor, the targeted refugees are moreover at constant risk of being victims of disease outbreaks with epidemic potential and other health emergencies. A total number of 246,600 refugees (48% male; 52% female; including 55% children, 42% adults and 3% elderly) will benefit form joint interventions in Health, WASH and Food Security as well as through a multisector project on Shelter and Protection. Total envelope: $18 million (Round 2 allocation: $80 million for 9 countries) Grant package received: 6 September 2018 Total # of projects submitted: 10A year after the August 2017 influx of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar into Bangladesh due to an escalation of violence in Rakhine state, an estimated 919,000 refugees were living in highly congested displacement sites in Ukhiya and Teknaf sub-districts of Cox’s Bazar District, including 15,000 refugees staying with host communities. Despite a large scale-up of humanitarian interventions to meet the immediate needs of refugees, overcrowding of camps led to significant health, WASH and protection concerns. Prior to the 2018 Monsoon season, the Inter-Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) estimated that 246,600 people were at risk of landslide and/or flooding in the two districts; since the beginning of the monsoon season, more than 500 incidents were reported including landslides, storms, fires and flooding, severely affecting tens of thousands of refugees. Around 50,000 people were injured, further displaced and/or lost their life-saving belongings due to these incidents. Significant funding gaps continued to significantly impact humanitarian capacity; as of 1 August 2018, only $320 million (32 per cent) of US$951 million required to support the 57 partners under the 2018 Joint Response Plan.The CERF UFE allocation of $18 million focused on Rohingya refugees facing particularly critical life-threatening situations in the Teknaf and Ukhiya sub-districts of Cox’s Bazar district. The prioritized refugee caseload was directly affected by recurrent landslides and floods, notably due to the monsoon, the adverse topography and poor soil quality of the site. As access to adequate water and food remained poor, these refugees were at constant risk of disease outbreaks and other health emergencies. The CERF funds supported joint interventions of IOM, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, WFP and WHO in the health, WASH and food security sectors, as well as a multisector project of UNHCR on shelter and protection, reaching 269,989 persons including 268,013 Rohingya refugees and 1,976 members of the host communities. Specifically, UN agencies provided food aid to 34,200 refugees, health (including reproductive health and GBV awareness raising) assistance through primary health facilities and mobile medical teams to 269,989 persons including 1,976 members of the host communities, emergency nutrition assistance focusing on children and pregnant and lactating women to 104,013 refugees, WASH assistance including provision of safe water and sanitation services to 227,230 refugees, and emergency shelter and community-based protection assistance to 130,000 refugees.CERF funds helped to respond to time-critical needs given the application process preceded the peak of the monsoon season; with CERF funding, risks associated with aggravated life-threatening conditions (such as major disease outbreak) in the already highly hazardous and congested displacement sites were mitigated. CERF contributed to strengthening the coordination at both central and district levels between UN Agencies and partners in an inclusive manner. Sectoral and inter-sector coordination were enhanced to ensure complementarity of interventions. The CERF process helped UN Agencies and partners to work in a transparent and coordinated manner through a multi-sectoral approach and joint programming. For example, coordination between WFP and UNICEF was significantly strengthened with a joint strategy on nutrition assistance. CERF funds helped to improve resource mobilization from other sources. Finally, CERF allowed the implementation of prioritized life-saving activities which were underfunded (e.g. protection-related interventions). Development and implementation of joint projects helped to ensure that critical gaps in life-saving assistance are identified and addressed.IOM;UN Women;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHORefugees18002515.00002466002699892018-09-25T00:00:002018-09-10T00:00:002018-10-08T00:00:002019-02-28T00:00:002019-09-30T00:00:0018002515.00002018-09-25T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available612201818-UF-CAF-3187220Central African RepublicCAF2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedCAR UF Application Sep 2018 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa9CAR crisis 2013-2500000This CERF UFE $10 million allocation will focus on the emergency response in the areas most affected by the upsurge of violence and which require rapid intervention in several sectors based on the results of a needs, risks and vulnerabilities analysis by the country. The populations targeted by this allocation, include displaced persons, returnees and host families. The most vulnerable and critical areas are targeted: Bangassou-Rafai-Zémio; Bambari-Ippy-Bria; Bocaranga-Ngaoundaye-Paoua, Markounda; Bambari-Alindao-Mingala and Kaga-Bandoro-Mbrès. A total of 562,994 people (285,717 women, 277,277 men) will benefit from water, hygiene and sanitation, food security, nutrition , protection, CCCM / Shelter / NFI, education and health interventions. Central African Republic Underfunded Emergencies submission Total envelope: $10 million (Round II allocation: $80 million for 9 countries) Grant package received: 3 September 2018 Total # of projects submitted: 10CAR is home to an estimated 2.5 million people in need of assistance, out of total population of 4.6 million. The country context is characterized by grave human rights violations. Food insecurity was prevalent, with roughly 2 in 5 households estimated to be in crisis or emergency level food insecurity situation (IPC phases 3 or 4). The rate of severe acute malnutrition exceeds the emergency threshold in 39 out of 71 health districts. The majority of the population lacked access to basic social services and safe drinking water.In October 2018, the Emergency Relief Coordinator endorsed an allocation of $9.9m from CERF's Underfunded Emergencies Window to support life-saving interventions in eight priority sectors: WASH, food security, nutrition, protection, camp management, shelter/NFIs, education and health. CERF funds enabled UN agencies to provide humanitarian assistance to 481,000 people. 149,000 people benefitted from access to drinking water, 90,000 people received health assistance, 84,000 people received protection assistance, 50,000 people benefitted through camp coordination and management, 39,000 people received food assistance, 25,000 people received seeds and agricultural equipment, and 15,000 people received shelter/NFI kits.CERF funding enabled UN agencies and partners to meet humanitarian needs in a timely and coordinated manner. The CERF-funded interventions ensured a swift detection of, and response to, a measles outbreak in Paoua, saving a significant number of lives. The distribution of seeds and agricultural equipment helped restore the livelihoods of vulnerable communities. Thanks to the CERF allocation, the HCT was able to mobilize additional resources: funding for the response increased from 31 per cent at the time of the CERF allocation to 56 per cent by the end of the year. CERF funds helped to improve coordination during the application, project implementation and reporting phases. Multi-stakeholder consultations during the application phase ensured an inclusive and transparent prioritization of needs and targeting of beneficiaries. Strong coordination between the protection, SGBV, health and nutrition sectors enabled UN agencies to map SGBV actors in the country, thereby improving the referral of survivors to appropriate care facilities.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons9932158.00005629944809202018-09-18T00:00:002018-09-07T00:00:002018-10-09T00:00:002019-02-28T00:00:002019-09-30T00:00:009932158.00002018-09-18T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available578201818-UF-CMR-2851818CameroonCMR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedCameroon UF Application Feb 2018 (conflict displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa12Boko Haram crisis 2014-833000Some 2.9 million people in Cameroon, primarily in the Far North region, are in need of humanitarian assistance due to Boko Haram attacks and violent conflict in the Lake Chad basin which has caused internal displacement of 242,000 people. In addition to conflict, calamities, such as food insecurity also contribute to under-development. The departments most affected by the crisis are Logone-et-Chari and Mayo-Sava which host 77% of the internally displaced persons. Cameroon also hosts 329,000 refugees from the Central African Republic and Nigeria. A $10 million allocation from CERF will focus on providing emergency food assistance and reproductive health services as well as emergency protection in Logone-et-Chari, Mayo-Sava, Mayo Tsanaga departments. The CERF contribution will address priority needs of 347,800 people including internally displaced persons; refugees; host communities hosting refugees and / or IDPs and returnees. Cameroon Underfunded Emergencies submission Total envelope: $10 million (Round I allocation: $100 million for 9 countries) Grant package received: 23 February 2018 Total # of projects submitted: 10The humanitarian situation in the country was deteriorating in 2018 as a result of violence linked to Boko Haram in the Lake Chad Basin. The Far North region hosted nearly 242,000 Cameroonian internally displaced persons (IDPs) and 89,000 Nigerian refugees. The majority of the IDPs and around 30,000 refugees were hosted with local communities. The protection monitoring in 2017 indicated that IDPs, returnees and host communities had significant protection concerns and limited resources. More than 400,000 people from host communities were considered vulnerable and in need of immediate humanitarian assistance. In addition to the effects of the Boko Haram crisis, much of the population had limited access to the legal assistance, documentation, or basic social services, particularly in areas of return. A total of 2.3 million people were food insecure and more than 180,000 in urgent need of immediate food aid. In addition, almost 160,000 children suffered from acute malnutrition in the country, including 44,700 from severe acute malnutrition (SAM). In the Far North region, global acute rates of malnutrition were 4.5 were per cent and an estimated 36,000 children aged 6-59 months required nutritional support. Only 14 per cent of the population had access to adequate hygiene and sanitation infrastructure and 54 per cent of the population did not have access to a water source. The crisis also increased the number of separated and unaccompanied children in the region, making children aged 5 to 14 vulnerable to all forms of gender-based violence and sexual violence. Despite these significant humanitarian needs, the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) was drastically underfunded, having received only 44 per cent of requirements.In response to the crisis, CERF allocated US $9.9 million through its Underfunded Emergencies window. This funding enabled partners to reach a total of 656,203 people with humanitarian assistance. CERF funding enabled partners to provide: food assistance via restrictive cash transfers to 21,262 vulnerable IDPs; agricultural livelihood support through inputs to 4,000 households; nutrition education, raising awareness of 537 people; psychosocial and legal support to 802 survivors of GBV; access to basic water, hygiene and sanitation services for 74,500 vulnerable; vaccination against measles to over 60,000 children and pregnant women.CERF funding enabled UN agencies and humanitarian partners to help address critical humanitarian needs in the context of a deteriorating situation and dramatic underfunding. It facilitated carrying out the Displacement Tracking Matrix, enabling actors to observe population movements and adapt their response accordingly. The rapid implementation of health and water, sanitation and hygiene activities helped prevent a cholera outbreak in Logone and Chari department despite occurrences in nearby border states of Borno (Nigeria). In addition, CERF funding has facilitated the mobilization of other donor contributions, making it possible to expand the delivery of humanitarian assistance, to reach additional populations, and continue implementation of activities after the end of CERF funding. The CERF process has also improved coordination, among the United Nations system, as well as other partners.FAO;IOM;UN Women;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons9884487.00004795736562032018-03-14T00:00:002018-02-23T00:00:002018-03-23T00:00:002018-08-31T00:00:002019-04-30T00:00:009884487.00002018-03-14T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available613201818-UF-BDI-3187817BurundiBDI2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedBurundi UF Application Sep 2018 (Natural disasters and repatriation)1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa14Burundi political crisis 2015-2020196000The political crisis in Burundi continues to exacerbate the humanitarian emergency resulting in 3.6 million Burundians in need of assistance; while hosting 73,000 refugees. According to the July 2018 IPC results nearly 100,000 Burundians fall under IPC 4. The level of vulnerability is also due to widespread flooding caused by territorial rains negatively affecting the livelihoods of agriculturalists and damaging some 30% of houses requiring immediate repair. The CERF UEF application of US$5 million for Burundi is to respond to the multifold of emergencies currently facing the country. The proposed CERF response targets 196,000 individuals across the country and includes support for the repatriation of refugees from Tanzania and Rwanda; people affected by natural disasters; and individuals facing high levels of food insecurity. It consists of seven projects by UNICEF, UNFPA, IOM, FAO, WFP and UNHCR in the Protection, Education, Nutrition, WASH, Food Security and Shelter clusters through a combination of both in kind and cash-based assistance. Burundi Underfunded Emergencies submission Total envelope: $5 million (Round 2 allocation: $80 million for 9 countries) Grant package received: 4 September 2018 Total # of projects submitted: 6The humanitarian situation in Burundi was characterized by significant displacement, including 169,000 IDPs and 71,000 refugees. Additionally, an estimated 72,000 Burundian refugees were expected to return from Tanzania. According to the July 2018 IPC results, nearly 100,000 Burundians were in need of emergency food assistance (IPC 4). The level of vulnerability was also due to widespread flooding caused by territorial rains, which was negatively affecting the livelihoods of agriculturalists and damaged some 30 per cent of houses. Unusually heavy rainfall in early 2019 severely impacted agricultural production, particularly in rural Bujumbura, Cankuzo, Kirundo, Makamba, Muyinga, Rutana, and Ruyigi.In September 2018, in response to the scale of humanitarian needs and underfunding, the Emergency Relief Coordinator allocated $5 million from CERF's underfunded emergencies window. CERF funds were used to provide life-saving assistance to a total of 281,381 people, meeting new needs resulting from the voluntary repatriation of 15,000 Burundian refugees from Tanzania and surrounding countries. CERF funded projects helped to address the food needs of 87,758 people in IPC4, assisted over 14,295 IDPs in finding adequate shelter, and facilitated 238 DTM experts in their monitoring of emergency situations throughout Burundi. CERF projects also assisted 2,772 vulnerable women and girls, who were either repatriates or victims of natural disasters, to benefit from quality Gender-based-Violence care services such as the distribution of dignity kits and the provision of post-rape kits to health facilities which contain emergency medicines to prevent unwanted pregnancy, hepatitis B or HIV/AIDS.CERF funds helped to deliver assistance quickly at a time when the 2018 HRP was funded at less than 18 per cent. The funding served both to address pressing needs and to remind Burundi's donors of the importance of continued funding in order to tackle acute vulnerability among groups of displaced persons, returnees, GBV survivors, and people affected by water or food deficits and natural disasters. Consequentially, CERF helped to improve resource mobilization from other sources: The HRP funding were improved and went up from 18 per cent to 57 per cent by the end of the year 2018.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFPHost communities;Refugees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons4999296.00002455002813812018-09-21T00:00:002018-09-10T00:00:002018-10-02T00:00:002019-02-28T00:00:002019-10-31T00:00:004999296.00002018-09-21T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available617201818-UF-COG-3195126Republic of CongoCOG2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedCongo UF Application Sep 2018 (conflict)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa9CAR crisis 2013-86577This CERF UFE $7 million allocation will focus on the emergency response of two crisis: internally displaced people in the South region and refugees from Central African Republic in the North region. Based on the needs in the field, the CERF response will target the IDPs in the districts of Kinkala, Mindouli, Kindamba, Vindza, Kimba, Goma Tse Tse in the Pool department and the refugees in the department of Likouala. A total of 86,577 people (48,496 women, 38,081 men) will benefit from health, nutrition, agriculture, and multi-sector interventions. Republic of Congo Underfunded Emergencies submission Total envelope: $4 million (Round II allocation: $80 million for 9 countries) Grant package received: 5 September 2018 Total # of projects submitted: 7The Congo was marked by two crises: an internal conflict in the south of the country, from April 2016 until a ceasefire was signed in December 2017, and an influx of refugees in the north from the Central African Republic. The UNCT developed a response plan in 2018 targeting 64,000 people based on a multi-sector evaluation. The plan aimed to provide assistance to IDPs, returnees, and refugees. As a result of the ceasefire, humanitarian actors were able to re-evaluate the needs of communities living in previously inaccessible areas.In October 2018, the Emergency Relief Coordinator allocated $4 million to Congo through CERF's Underfunded Emergencies window. CERF funds were used to provide life-saving assistance to over 120,000 people, which enabled UN agencies and partners to provide: integrated preventive and curative primary health care services to nearly 17,000 children under 5, and over 4,000 breastfeeding women in 33 health facilities; a pilot Food-for-Assets projects for 5,447 returnees and distributed specialized nutritious foods to 1,602 children and 1,332 women to support the management of moderate acute malnutrition; free access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services, including comprehensive management of gender-based violence; psycho-social support to 1,180 people and distributed $36,000 in cash transfers; and supported agricultural livelihoods by distributing kits to 7,900 individuals.CERF funds enabled UN agencies and partners to begin implementing projects quickly. This contributed to (a) addressing the problem of severe and moderate malnutrition, which had exceeded WHO's 15 per cent alert threshold in some districts; (b) restarting the provision of essential basic primary and reproductive health services and; (c) strengthening the substantive capacities of the populations affected by the crises. The CERF allocation also served as a catalyst for mobilizing additional resources. WFP for instance was able to secure additional resources for its Food-for-Assets initiative thanks to the CERF-funded pilot.FAO;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHORefugees;Internally displaced persons3976882.0000865771206282018-10-02T00:00:002018-09-12T00:00:002018-10-10T00:00:002019-02-28T00:00:002019-09-30T00:00:003976882.00002018-10-02T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available579201818-UF-COD-2851927Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedDR Congo UF Application Feb 2018 (conflict displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa17DRC conflict and refugees 2017-2018485756In 2017, the dramatic deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) led to the declaration of IASC Level 3 emergency for the Kasai region, Tanganyika and South Kivu provinces among other. With 1.9 million people who were newly displaced in 2017, DRC has 4.3 million internally displaced people (IDPs), making it the African country with the highest number of internally displaced persons. DRC also hosts more than 540,000 refugees from Burundi, Central African Republic, Rwanda and South Sudan. Some 13.1 million people require humanitarian assistance in 2018, including around 7.7 million food insecure people. A $28 million allocation will focus on the needs of 485,756 people affected by the Level 3 crises and surrounding areas (South Kivu, Maniema, Tanganyika, Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami, Kasai, and Lomami) and non-Level 3 areas (Ituri and North Kivu). CERF will support life-saving interventions in the Health, WASH, Nutrition, Food Security, Protection, Shelter/NFIs, Education, and Logistics sectors. This UFE allocation is in complement to a $20 million Rapid Response allocation to DRC. Total requirements: $329,406,707 Amount received to date: $49,231,724 Total amount requested: $28,000,000Since May 2017, North-East Tanganyika, South Kivu and Maniema had been experiencing a deterioration in their security situation due, in particular, to a resumption of activities by armed groups. In Kasai, the humanitarian crisis began in January 2017 and extended to July 2017 with large waves of displacement. In Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami and Tanganyika, the number of IDPs had increased sharply, disrupting the already fragile balance of the host communities. Assessments indicated that in the provinces of Tanganyika, Haut-Katanga and Haut-Lomami there were more than 900,000 people in need, including 717,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) of whom 340,000 were newly displaced. In addition, rates of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) exceeded the emergency threshold in the territories of Kongolo (SAM 2.6 per cent, GAM 10.6 per cent), with several health zones in IPC phase 3 or 4. North Kivu province, experienced significant levels of violence in 2017 and 700,000 IDPs had been identified (2,130 per day) in 11 months. Ituri hosted over 107,000 IDPs. In addition, DRC hosted 75,000 Central African refugees and assessments indicated those figures might rise to more than 211,000 people by the end of 2018. Response efforts were hindered by low levels of funding. Only $429 million had been mobilized in 2017 against the Humanitarian Response Plan with $812 million in total requirements.In response to the emergency, the CERF allocated $27.8 million through its Underfunded Emergencies window in 2018. The CERF allocation strategically aligned with the DRC's 2017-2019 Humanitarian Response Plan. CERF funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide food assistance to 45,641 people, shelter assistance to 6,964 households of newly returned people, and non-food items to 1,830 vulnerable displaced households at displacement sites. In addition, emergency shelter assistance was provided to 6,330 displaced households in the host community and in spontaneous displacement sites.CERF funding enabled UN agencies and partners to respond to underfunded L-3 crises in Kasaï, Tanganyika, Haut-Katanga and Sud- Kivu covering gaps that other sources of funding could not have filled. The UFE allocation also had the added value that it was developed in operational complementarity with a $22 million CERF Rapid Response allocation launched simultaneously to support the L3 response in three areas of the DRC. The UFE allocation also considered the future funding opportunities from the DRC Humanitarian Fund ($35 million in total), and utilised a multisectoral response targeting the most vulnerable displaced persons.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNOPS;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons27840104.00004857563855812018-03-12T00:00:002018-03-01T00:00:002018-03-23T00:00:002018-08-31T00:00:002019-05-24T00:00:0027840104.00002018-03-12T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available573201818-UF-ERI-2852033EritreaERI2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural DisasterEritrea UF Application Feb 2018 (Drought)3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa948000Recurrent drought and the residual effects of the border conflict with Ethiopia are underlying causes for vulnerability in Eritrea. Two-thirds of the population is engaged in subsistence farming and pastoralism for livelihoods, rendering them vulnerable to climate variability. The relative poor performance of the 2017 agricultural season and the disruption of market access to commodities, will affect food security in 2018. As a result, more than one million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. Vulnerable groups include small-scale farmers, pastoralists, the urban poor, people living with HIV/AIDS, and refugees. The country hosts 2,288 refugees from Somalia at Umkulu Refugee Camp who are in need of basic services support. The Eritrea humanitarian requirement is US$ 23 million. At the time of the CERF UFE analysis, humanitarian operations were 48% funded. This UFE CERF application targets approximately 464,115 people in the Northern Red Sea, Gash-Barka, Anseba and Debub. These areas are among the most affected by displacement and IDPs and people in host communities require food interventions in the food security, nutrition, WASH and health sectors as well as multi-sector (nutrition, food and health) assistance to refugees.Recurrent drought and the residual effects of the border conflict with Ethiopia are underlying causes for vulnerability in Eritrea. Two-thirds of the population is engaged in subsistence farming and pastoralism for livelihoods, rendering them vulnerable to climate variability. The relative poor performance of the 2017 agricultural season and the disruption of market access to commodities, affected food security in 2018. As a result, more than one million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. Vulnerable groups include small-scale farmers, pastoralists, the urban poor, people living with HIV/AIDS, and refugees. The country hosts 2,288 refugees from Somalia at Umkulu Refugee Camp who are in need of basic services supportThis UFE CERF application targeted 535,433 people in the Northern Red Sea, Gash-Barka, Anseba and Debub. These areas were among the most affected by displacement and IDPs and people in host communities require: 103,784 people benefited from animal health services, vaccines and cereals seeds; 10,100 people received chicken and small ruminants; 3,829 people increased skilled attended delivery in supported health facilities; 2,288 refugees benefited from food assistance and health services; 138,025 people also received nutrition food and services, benefited from safe drinking water and health services access.CERF funds lead to a fast delivery of assistance to people in need and the recipient agencies were generally satisfied with the quality of the in-country CERF consultation process appropriateness of allocations and speed of disbursement. However, operational constraints in the country caused subsequent delays to delivery of assistance for several agencies. CERF funds help respond to time-critical needs: All agencies agreed that CERF disbursement was conducted quickly, and it allowed them to address the most urgent, time-critical, lifesaving needs and to provide the fast delivery of assistance to people in need. However, there is an opinion that the amount of CERF allocation was not enough to cover all time-critical needs and there were delays in the procurement process of IPs which also affected assistance. CERF improve coordination amongst the humanitarian community (recipient agencies, the GoSE, ICRC as well as communities). However, it was somewhat ad hoc/bilateral in nature and it can be further improved through a joint regular meeting during the implementation period. The CERF allocation to the food security, nutrition, and multi-sector priorities contributed to narrow the funding gap to address some of the most critical humanitarian needs in Eritrea. For instance, CERF supplemented the funding shortage in UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC). In addition, CERF project provided potential donors with an opportunity to see that the activities are ongoing and encouraged them to contribute. For example, UNHCR received US$ 1.3 million from the USA in 2018 to support their activities. UNDP noted that its approach is to address short- and long-term needs, and so CERF allowed for the creation of synergies between the two types of response needs and gave room for immediate response until further funds had been mobilized to complement it. In addition, FAO noted that CERF funding contributed to its programme for the eradication of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) by 2030. UNHCR also noted that even if implementing partners do not know the money is from CERF, they are seeing the positive impact. The allocation is therefore adding value to response in Eritrea, given the underfunded nature of the context.FAO;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHORefugees;Other affected persons4994295.00004641155354332018-02-19T00:00:002018-02-15T00:00:002018-03-12T00:00:002018-08-31T00:00:002019-10-30T00:00:004994295.00002018-02-19T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available627201818-UF-PRK-3272549Democratic People's Republic of KoreaPRK2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple EmergenciesDPR Korea UF Application Oct 2018 (health)6Internal strife3Multiple9Eastern Asia12Eastern Asia3Asia6000000More than 40 per cent (10.3 million) of the population require humanitarian assistance. One in five children is stunted. Over 9 million people lack access to essential health services. A severe shortage of basic drugs persists. The humanitarian response focuses on the vulnerable, children, and pregnant and lactating women. Some 77 per cent of health assistance and 74 per cent of nutrition assistance is aimed at children under-five. On 9 October, the RC DPRK submitted an underfunded emergencies application for $10 million to strengthen the health status of the most vulnerable people in need of assistance, particularly under-five children, pregnant and breast-feeding women, and people suffering from multi drug-resistant tuberculosis. Some 495,760 people are targeted in six provinces through six projects by UNICEF, FAO, WFP and WHO will be implemented in the Health, Nutrition, WASH and Food Security sectors. Democratic People's Republic of North Korea Underfunded Emergencies submission Total envelope: $10 million (Round 2 allocation: $80 million for 9 countries) Grant package received: 9 October 2018 Total # of projects submitted: 6In 2018, the situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) was impacted by a protracted humanitarian crisis, including limited access to basic life-saving services, food insecurity and undernutrition. In this context, humanitarian agencies’ ability to the population’s humanitarian needs was severely hampered by a sharp decline in funding, placing the lives of the most vulnerable further a risk. In the realm of health, disease was major concerns. Much of the country lacked sufficient health facilities and essential medical equipment or medicines to provide quality health services. There were disparities in access to services between rural and urban areas, demonstrated by under-five mortality rates, which were 1.2 times higher in rural areas than urban areas. The country had one of the highest rates of multi drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) in the world. The withdrawal of funds by the Global Fund for the treatment of multi drug-resistant tuberculosis left a critical gap in the country with only 2,400 out of 4,600 new cases receiving treatment. While the funding from the Global Fund provided earlier in 2018 allowed the procurement of drugs to treat ‘normal’ TB, there was a major gap in funds for the provision of treatment for MDR TB, which is more serious, more complicated and more expensive to treat. Chronic and widespread malnutrition and inadequate water, health and sanitation compounded health related issues. According to the 2017 Global Hunger Index, DPRK has a score of 28.2, which is classified as ‘serious’. Around 10.3 million people, or 41 per cent of the total population, are undernourished. An estimated 20 per cent of children are stunted and 3 per cent suffer from wasting. According to the 2017 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, almost 40 per cent of households are drinking contaminated water. Due to lack of financing or humanitarian activities in the DPRK, agencies had been forced to scale down life-saving activities, with detrimental impacts for the most vulnerable people. The 2018 Needs and Priorities Document was only 24 per cent funded. It was feared that the impact of further scaling back of programming due to insufficient financing would have a significant detrimental impact on the vulnerable population in the DPRK.In response to this, in October 2018, CERF allocated $10 million under its Underfunded Emergencies window to help meet unmet humanitarian health needs in the DPRK. The allocation aimed to strengthen the health status of the most vulnerable people in need of assistance in DPRK, particularly under-five children, pregnant and breast-feeding women, and people suffering from multi drug-resistant tuberculosis. Specifically, CERF funds sought to improve access to treatment for communicable and non-communicable diseases through purchase of essential medicines, TB basic diagnostics and consumables, and strengthening of basic services, as well as addressing undernutrition through both prevention and treatment. The funding enabled UN agencies to increase production of crops to improve food availability for 45,539 people; nutritional support and screening for and treatment of malnutrition for 316,747 under-five children, pregnant and breast-feeding women and TB patients; access to essential medical supplies and services for 511,963 people; and access to clean water and sanitation for 6,234 under-five children. In health, partners provided TB diagnostics, benefiting a total of 157,842 people in six provinces (North Hamgyong, South Hamgyong, Ryanggang, South Hwanghae, Kangwon and Jagang) and multi drug-resistant tuberculosis diagnostics, medicines and ancillary medicines to detect and treat 1,200 cases. In nutrition, partners assisted a total of 175,356 people. Approximately 210,000 under-five children were screened for acute malnutrition; 5,856 malnourished children (3,750 SAM and 2,106 MAM) were referred for treatment in the 28-target county hospitals. Partners also supported provision of clean drinking water and handwashing devices to 28 Community Management of Acute Malnutrition hospitals. At least 6,234 children received supplies and commodities for provision of clean drinking water and improved hygiene practices.The protracted humanitarian situation experienced by many people in the DPRK has been largely overlooked. More than 10 million people are undernourished, and 9 million people lack access to essential health services. Lack of safe water and poor sanitation has led to high rates of diarrhoea, pneumonia and malnutrition, which are the most common causes of death among young children. CERF provided a critical lifeline for some of these most vulnerable people during a time of particularly acute underfunding for humanitarian activities.FAO;UNICEF;WFP;WHOOther affected persons10003768.00004957605575022018-10-22T00:00:002018-10-12T00:00:002018-10-23T00:00:002019-02-28T00:00:002020-01-31T00:00:0010003768.00002018-10-22T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available574201818-UF-MLI-2852257MaliMLI2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedMali UF Application Feb 2018 (conflict displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa5100000Despite the signature of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in 2015, armed conflicts, intercommunal violence, and terrorism attacks continue to plague Mali. In 2017, 133 access constraints were recorded. More than 97% of these cases occurred in the northern (Gao, Menaka, Kidal or Timbuktu) and central (Mopti) regions. In 2018, 5.1 million people are affected by the crisis with 27% of the Malian population having very limited access to basic services, such as drinking water, health and education. The CERF allocation will focus on the needs of 152,771 people in five regions (Gao, Menaka, Kidal, Timbuktu and Mopti). CERF will support life-saving interventions in WASH, Nutrition, and Food Security sectors for IDPs and vulnerable people in the host communities. Health and Protection needs will be addressed as cross-cutting issues. Total requirements: $263,000,000 Amount received: $0 Total amount requested: $8,000,000Displacement, chronic food insecurity and malnutrition led to increasing humanitarian needs in Mali in early 2018. Thirty thousand people were displaced in early 2018 alone, the majority of whom were women and children. Assessments indicated that 795,00 people needed urgent humanitarian assistance. UN agencies and partners were limited in their response capacity by critical funding shortfalls. The Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) was funded at 43 per cent, while critical sectors such as water, sanitation and hygiene were drastically underfunded, and had received only 9 per cent of requirements leaving gaps in their ability to provide critical life-saving assistance.In order to help UN agencies and partners meet these gaps and provide critical life-saving assistance, CERF allocated $8 million through its Underfunded Emergencies window in 2018. These funds enabled partners to deliver food assistance to 27,822 people, provide agricultural livelihoods assistance to 10,000 households, safe drinking water to 42,000 people by rehabilitating 14 village drinking water supply systems, equipping 21 modern wells and boreholes with Human Power Pumps and rehabilitating 24 modern and traditional large diameter wells, rehabilitate and equipping 61 health centres with adequate drinking water and sanitation infrastructure to ensure improved hygienic conditions. In addition, CERF funds allowed agencies to treat 15,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition and 33,992 children under five and 5,367 pregnant and / or lactating women suffering from moderate acute malnutrition.The CERF UFE helped address critical funding gaps in a context of increasing humanitarian needs in 2018, saving lives and alleviating the suffering of more than 245,000 people in critical sectors in regions identified as most affected by the crisis. In addition, the development of the CERF application facilitated a coordinated, inter-sectional response, and strengthened inter-sectional coordination.FAO;IOM;UNICEF;WFPHost communities;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons7999800.00001527812458412018-02-28T00:00:002018-02-16T00:00:002018-03-12T00:00:002018-08-31T00:00:002019-03-31T00:00:007999800.00002018-02-28T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available580201818-UF-HTI-2852141HaitiHTI2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple EmergenciesHaiti UF Application Feb 2018 (unmet hurricane needs and disease outbreaks)6Internal strife3Multiple6Latin America and the Caribbean7Caribbean2Americas2800000In 2018 an estimated 2.8 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Haiti. The key humanitarian challenges are the unmet needs of people affected by Hurricane Matthew in October 2016, food insecurity, cholera epidemic and the Haitian-Dominican migration issue. The resulting diverse humanitarian needs are geographically spread across the entire country with varying levels of severity. The 2018 Humanitarian Response Plan for Haiti requires $252.2 million to support 2.8 million people in need. At the time of the CERF UFE analysis, the 2017 response plan was 34% funded. This CERF application targets 1.29 million people in the Nord-Est, Artibonite, Grand'Anse, Sud and Ouest departments aiming to strengthen basic social services; enhancing food and nutrition security; improving protection and shelter conditions as well as access to agricultural inputs, water and health services. Haiti Underfunded submission Total envelope: $9 million (Round II allocation: 100 million for 9 countries) Grant package received: 22 February 2018 Total # of projects submitted: 8More than one year after Hurricane Matthew (2016), nearly 1 million people were still in need of some form of humanitarian assistance in Haiti in December 2017. The storm had destroyed over 100,000 homes and severely damaged an additional 100,000 according to the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment. Over 944,000 people were still in need of shelter assistance, including over 39,000 IDPs still living in 62 camps and settlements. This long-term displacement contributed to reliance on external assistance, exposed IDPs to natural hazards, and put them at risk of violence and exploitation. The situation was of particular concern in advance of the upcoming hurricane season as these residual needs had made the population particularly vulnerable. Food insecurity was also high with 1.3 million people (18 per cent of the rural population) in food crisis (IPC phase 3) and over 132,000 people in a food stress (IPC phase 4). At least 792,000 people depended on agriculture, fishing or livestock assistance. Epidemics were also a major concern. In 2017, cholera was under control for the first time since the 2010 epidemic, thanks to strong and coordinated response, but continued and sustainably funded efforts were essential to sustain this success. At the same time, vaccination coverage for diphtheria was low and incidence of the disease was increasing. .In response, the CERF allocated $9 million through its Underfunded Emergencies window in March 2018 to sustain the provision of life-saving assistance to Haiti. The allocation focused on response to epidemics, unmet needs from recent hurricanes, and hurricane preparedness to address vulnerabilities in advance of the upcoming hurricane season. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to repair shelter repair and reconstruct the homes of 6,500 people affected by Hurricane Matthew. In addition, recipient agencies provided emergency shelter and household items to 6,000 vulnerable people, and constructed water, health and sanitation infrastructure for 6,000 vulnerable people. Agencies and partners also provided livelihoods support in the form of seeds and planting materials to 8,600 vulnerable hurricane-affected households. In addressing epidemics, UN agencies and partners vaccinated 1,755,766 children aged 1 to 14 years against diphtheria, delivered cholera treatment to 11,766 at-risk individuals, carried out public health campaigns reaching over 1.3 million people, and protected drinking water by distributing chlorination products to 106,927 households. UN agencies and partners further treated 3,255 malnourished children and provided nutritional supplements for an additional 7,778 children aged 6 to 23 months. Agencies and partners also provided neonatal and maternal care to 32,097 women of childbearing age along with advice on recommended infant and young child feeding practices.The CERF Underfunded Window allocation was key in enabling the humanitarian community in Haiti to address the residual needs of people affected by 2016 hurricanes, preventing escalation of epidemics, enabling UN agencies and partners to provide critical life-saving assistance and protection to the most vulnerable in the country. The projects supported by CERF funding exemplified what can be achieved through predictable and anticipatory funding supporting multi-sectoral emergency assistance. With the support of CERF funds, UN agencies and partners were able to contribute to enhanced livelihoods, food and nutrition security, protection and shelter conditions, and water, sanitation and health conditions and health services. Additionally, CERF funds also helped the Humanitarian Country Team to address the protracted humanitarian situation of families affected by Hurricane Matthew in 2016 by assisting them with highly needed repairs of their homes. In the context of severe and chronic underfunding, these funds represented almost the sole source of funding for assistance activities to support the response to the cholera and diphtheria outbreaks.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHOInternally displaced persons;Other affected persons8985177.0000129895620632502018-03-15T00:00:002018-03-05T00:00:002018-03-23T00:00:002018-08-31T00:00:002019-05-22T00:00:008985177.00002018-03-15T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available656201919-UF-HTI-3497941HaitiHTI2Underfunded Emergencies9CholeraDisease OutbreakHaiti UF Application Mar 2019 (Cholera)2Biological (human disease outbreak and other health emergency)1Natural Disaster6Latin America and the Caribbean7Caribbean2Americas2600000Since the start of the cholera epidemic in 2010, over 800,000 cases and over 9,700 deaths have been reported in Haiti. Cholera has not yet been eliminated and continues to pose serious life-threatening health risks to persons living in areas with continued cholera transmission. Considering cholera continues to circulate in Haiti, a sudden recrudescence of cases remains possible, as witnessed in 2014 when newly reported cases increased from approximatively 900 in March to over 7,000 in November due to uncontrolled outbreaks. With a potential 3,370 new cases and 330,000 affected people (expected cholera cases and their contacts) in 2019, strong vigilance and a joint wash-health response capacity must be ensured in the three priority departments while accelerating longer term interventions to reduce cases and deaths due to cholera. It remains critical that activities supporting epidemiological surveillance, laboratory capacity, rapid response, and emergency medical response continue. Given that most cases were reported in the departments of Artibonite (31%), Centre (29%) and Ouest (22%), the CERF funds will be utilized to primarily ensure that the existing response mechanism remains in place in these departments; with planned contingency for other departments should localized outbreaks occur. The UNCT suggested the US$5 million in CERF underfunded funds to target 333,000 highly at risk individuals of cholera. The application covers the sectors of health and WASH for nine months.The cholera epidemic started in Haiti in 2010, resulting in a significant humanitarian and health crisis, with over 800,000 suspected cases and over 9,700 deaths reported between 2010 and 2018. In 2013, the Haitian Ministry of Public Health and Population developed and implemented the National Plan for the Elimination of Cholera, supported by UN humanitarian agencies and partners – with the overall goal of ending the epidemic by 2022. Thanks to a strategy of surveillance, rapid response, coordination and community engagement, the epidemic was on a downward trend, despite some short but localized outbreaks. Since 2016, the annual number of suspected cases and deaths had been steadily declining. The objectives of the medium-term phase of the plan were attained by 2018 with an annual incidence of cholera of 0.03 per cent – below the plan’s objective of less than 0.1 per cent. In 2018, only 3,786 suspected cases and 41 deaths were reported: a respective decrease of 72 per cent and 74 per cent since the peak of the epidemic in 2011, and the lowest annual incidence since the start of the epidemic. The situation continued to improve, and by early February 2019 ‘zero confirmed cases’ was achieved. However, despite the overall decrease in cases, localized outbreaks continued to be reported in several areas of cholera persistence. Risks remained as a result of surveillance gaps and cross-border cholera cases. In addition, the socio-economic crisis and violent demonstrations throughout the country affected the surveillance network and the response to suspected cases. With the rains and the numerous festivals starting by April-May, there was a significant risk of resurgence.In response to this risk, the CERF allocated $5,018,366 through its Underfunded Emergencies Window to sustain efforts aimed at eliminating cholera in the country by 2022, focusing on strengthening of prevention, treatment, and rapid response capacities in West, Centre, Artibonite departments. With this support, UN agencies and partners were able to reach a total of 304,700 people in the health, water, sanitation and hygiene sectors. This included providing 100 per cent of active acute diarrhoea treatment centres (CTDAs) with medical and water, sanitation and hygiene supplies, training 329 health care workers employed at CTDAs; renovating 12 CTDAs to ensure compliance with infection prevention and control standards; and procurement and distribution of medical and hygiene supplies to CTDAs including 15,000 antibiotic tablets and 430,000 aqua tabs to purify contaminated water. Partners further supported strengthening of epidemiological surveillance (field investigations, training, evaluation of epidemiological tools, data collection and analysis), laboratory capacity (purchase and distribution of reagents, transport of samples, training) and medical case management (purchase and distribution of medical supplies, supervision, training), resulting in 193,563 reached through various public health interventions, 341 field investigations of cholera outbreaks and the transporting of 508 samples of suspected cholera cases (corresponding to 95 per cent of the total suspected cholera cases) from CTDAs to laboratories or drop-off locations.The CERF UFE 2019 allocation for Haiti represents a clear example of what well-coordinated, multi-sectoral emergency assistance can achieve for a country’s most vulnerable population. In 2019, the CERF UFE funding played a critical role in enabling the implementation of key, live-saving activities in Haiti to address the unmet needs of people affected by cholera and ensure the protection of the most vulnerable in the country. CERF funds played an important role with regard to resource mobilization; in this case, CERF funds enabled UN agencies and partners to continue vital work in the elimination of cholera when “donor fatigue” meant finding resources from other sources to support the later stages of the interventions was difficult and threatened the viability of the cholera elimination programme. Despite a complex socio-political situation, marked by public protests, insecurity, and tensions, CERF funds enabled partners to reach a total of 304,700 people in the health and WASH sectors. These activities helped to make 2019 the year of lowest incidence of cholera since the start of the epidemic in 2010. Of note, no additional lab confirmed cholera cases or cholera confirmed deaths have been detected since January 2019. Although these results are encouraging, surveillance and laboratory capacity still need to be strengthened in order to advance to the certification of elimination of cholera in Haiti. In addition, the CERF process has improved coordination amongst the humanitarian community by encouraging collaboration between UN agencies and non-governmental agencies, including with Government partners who had the lead of cholera response actions.UNICEF;WHOOther affected persons5018366.00003330003047002019-04-16T00:00:002019-03-28T00:00:002019-04-30T00:00:002019-08-31T00:00:002020-06-15T00:00:005018366.00002019-04-16T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available654201919-UF-HND-3498042HondurasHND2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural DisasterHonduras UF Application Mar 2019 (Drought)3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster6Latin America and the Caribbean8Central America2Americas525000Since April 2018, Honduras has experienced erratic rainfalls which have resulted in prolonged dry spells during the most critical phases of staple crops growth. These dry spells severely affected five departments of the “Dry Corridor” of Honduras: Choluteca, La Paz, Francisco Morazán, Valle and El Paraíso. In August 2018, the Honduran Council of Ministers declared a state of emergency in 12 departments. The production losses of basic grains in the first 2018 cycle (Primera) was greater than 70 per cent for more than half of the producers in the Dry Corridor, with more than 75% of households losing their food reserves. A food security assessment carried out late in 2018 identified 525,000 people affected by various levels of food insecurity and showed that 40% of households had a decreased quantity of water compared to the same time of the year in 2017 which could leads to higher exposure to water-borne diseases threats . The Government, with the support of the HCT, developed an action plan to respond to the immediate needs of 65,500 food insecure households in 74 municipalities of Honduras over a 6-month period. The plan focused on providing food assistance to affected families but also considered provision of irrigation systems and rehabilitation of water basing. WASH interventions supported the implementation of the plan, through safe access to WASH services. The CERF application includes three projects to support the Government’s response in providing immediate life-saving and life-sustaining assistance to the 81,160 affected persons (23,160 boys, 23,913 girls, 12,987 men, and 21,100 women, including 873 disabled people). The CERF projects will mitigate the exposure to GBV of at least 1,090 women and girls, through coming their access to water closer. The humanitarian partners have prioritized the most time-critical life-saving activities in the sectors of Food Security (food assistance and livelihood/agriculture assistance) and WASH for a total amount of 2,999,994 USD.Honduras has been facing chronic drought and prolonged dry spells for five consecutive years, a situation which further exacerbated by El Niño. The humanitarian situation along Honduras’ dry corridor reached crisis levels in August 2018, with more than 850,000 people facing food insecurity and requiring humanitarian assistance. The production losses of basic grains in the first 2018 cycle was greater than 70 per cent for more than half of the producers in the Dry Corridor, with more than 75 per cent of households losing their food reserves. A food security assessment carried out late in 2018 identified 525,000 people affected by various levels of food insecurity and with 40 per cent of households having a decreased quantity of water compared to the same time of the year in 2017. These factors place people at risk of water-borne diseases. After the Honduran Council of Ministers declared a state of emergency in 12 departments, the Government, with the support of the Humanitarian Country Team, developed an action plan to respond to the immediate needs of 65,500 food insecure households in 74 municipalities of Honduras over a 6-month period. However, there was a gap of $14.4 million to provide the remaining two-months of the recommended assistance in the action plan.In April 2019, CERF allocated $3 million to Honduras from its Underfunded Emergencies window in order to support the Government’s response in providing immediate life-saving and life-sustaining assistance to a total of 93,713 people. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide: food to 81,160 people; agricultural assistance to 13,706; and access to safe drinking water and storage facilities to 27,252 people.CERF led to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries as UN agencies and NGOs partners (ADAL, ADEPES, ADRA, CARITAS, Save the Children, Sur en Acción) to work together to achieve the results. For example, the ongoing operation of WFP (and their previous experience) allowed an immediate start of the CERF-funded operations in coordination with cooperating partners and local counterparts. CERF helped UN agencies and partners to deliver assistance to affected families during a very critical time for drought - when food reserves were depleted or had seriously diminished. CERF improved resource mobilization from other sources including the Government of Germany which made a contribution of more than US$ 1 million to provide emergency food assistance. CERF also improved coordination among the humanitarian community at all levels including UN agencies, local NGOs, Government, local authorities, and other stakeholders at community level.FAO;UNICEF;WFPOther affected persons2999924.000081160937132019-04-17T00:00:002019-03-21T00:00:002019-04-17T00:00:002019-08-31T00:00:002020-05-15T00:00:002999924.00002019-04-17T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available692201919-UF-MLI-3856257MaliMLI2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedMali UF Application Sep 2019 (Displacement))1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa8700000The humanitarian situation in Mali continues to deteriorate due to the continued presence of armed groups, and conflicts initially related to the management of natural resources, but which have become more and more inter-community. This situation has the direct consequence of a rapid increase in population movements. As of June 2019, a total of 147,861 IDPs had been registered. 548,644 people are projected to be in IPC Phase 3 and 4 during the lean season (May to September 2019) and will need urgent food assistance. Access to beneficiaries in need of protection remains possible but is becoming increasingly limited in remote areas. The revised 2019 HRP (July 2019) has a total requirement of $324 million and identified 3.9 million people in need and is targeting 3 million compared to 2.3 million people at the beginning of the year. As of end of August, the HRP was 29 per cent funded. This CERF allocation is targeting 200,000 people with shelter; protection; education; and nutrition services. The allocation aims to 1) ensure an emergency response to the food and nutritional needs linked to the agro-pastoral lean season and the deterioration of the security context in Mopti and Ségou regions; 2) provide an urgent holistic response to the protection of conflict-affected populations in the center of the country (IDPs, returnees, host population including vulnerable women and girls, children, persons with disabilities and victims of mines; 3) support the return to school of children affected by conflict in central Mali; and 4) improve reception conditions for displaced and returnees.The humanitarian situation in Mali continued to deteriorate in 2019 to the continued presence of armed groups and the proliferation of small arms and light weapons. This situation led to a rapid increase in the number of displacements, displacing 148,000 people. An estimated 549,000 people were projected to suffer crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity during the lean season (May to September 2019) and in need urgent food assistance. The revised 2019 Humanitarian Response Plan (budgeted at $324 million) sought to provide assistance to 3 million people. As of late August 2019, the received funding for the HRP accounted only for 29 per cent of the total humanitarian requirements.In September 2019, CERF allocated $6 million from its Underfunded Emergencies window to provide life-saving assistance and catalyze funding from other sources. The CERF funds enabled UN agencies and partners to provide humanitarian assistance to 900,000 people, including 387,000 men, 466,000 women, 47,000 children. The funding supported 7 UN agencies – FAO, IOM, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNOPS, and WFP – to provide assistance across the following sectors: protection, including child protection and protection from gender-based violence, shelter and essential household items, education, nutrition, and food security including agricultural livelihoods.CERF helped respond to time-critical needs and improved resource mobilization from other sources. CERF also improved coordination among the humanitarian community allowing partners to jointly consider new needs and the required deployment.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNOPS;WFPHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons6000086.00001960679007162019-09-16T00:00:002019-09-11T00:00:002019-09-23T00:00:002020-02-29T00:00:002020-10-30T00:00:006000086.00002019-09-16T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available646201919-UF-MDG-3435055MadagascarMDG2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple EmergenciesMadagascar UF Application Feb 2019 (Drought and Measles)6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa20Southern Africa drought 2018-202019728130Since October 2018, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) showed 890,000 people in Acute Food and Livelihood Crisis including 460,000 in Humanitarian Emergency (IPC-4) requiring immediate multisectoral assistance. Additionally, since October 2018, a measles outbreak was declared in Madagascar. This is the country’s worst measles outbreak in more than a decade. As of 25 January 2019, a total of 33,877 cases were recorded, including 561 laboratory-confirmed cases and 139 registered deaths. The epidemic is affecting all regions of the country with around 19 million children and adolescents at risk. The Government and its partners have elaborated two different plans to address the two emergencies. The total requirements for the drought response is US$ 32.4 million and the one for the measles is US$ 11 million. Both plans cover a six-month period until May 2019. The Madagascar country team has proposed CERF funds to support the drought response in two of the most affected districts and the measles response at the national level. The UNCT suggested the US$5 million in CERF underfunded funds to target 460,000 highly food insecure individuals and 1,636,000 most vulnerable children (9 months – 9 years) at risk of measles. The strategy would cover the sectors of food security and livelihood, WASH, nutrition, and health for nine months.In 2018, Madagascar faced a significant humanitarian situation in the extreme south of the country, commonly known as the Great South. The area is the poorest and most arid part of the country, receiving only 500 millimetres of average annual precipitation, making it highly vulnerable to extreme weather events and phenomena such as El Nino. In this context, drought during the October 2017 to March 2018 agricultural season, led to major losses in agricultural production in June 2018, with 50 to 85 per cent decreases in average yields reported compared previous five years. This had a significantly impact on the lives, livelihoods, food security and nutritional well-being of the already vulnerable population. According to the November 2018 projection of the Integrated Food Insecurity Classification Framework (IPC), two districts of the Great South (Beloha and Ampanihy), were classified in the “Emergency” phase for the period from November 2018 to March 2019 several pockets of emergency in the other districts. Around 890,000 people were in the “Emergency” and “Crisis” phase, of whom 460,000 required an immediate intervention. In addition, assessments indicated that as of the last quarter of 2018, 22 of 146 municipalities were in a nutritional emergency (with the majority concentrated in the district of Ampanihy), with an additional 18 others in nutritional alert. The country also faced a measles outbreak; as of February, 8 2019, 59,699 cases had been registered and 676 cases confirmed. The epidemic had affected 22 regions (100 per cent) of the country, with 581 deaths recorded and investigated. National measles vaccine coverage was only 58 per cent and a rate of 1,088 cases per million inhabitants indicated a rapid evolution of the epidemic in the community. The population was particularly vulnerable to the outbreak in the Great South, where the most vulnerable children were already weakened by the food and nutritional insecurity crisis, the average vaccination rates were among the lowest in the country (between 30 to 43 per cent) and 73 per cent of the population live more than 5 kilometres from a health centre.In response, the CERF allocated $4,998,919 through its Underfunded Emergencies window in 2019 to provide life-saving assistance to vulnerable drought affected communities and children affected by the measles epidemic. With this funding, UN agencies and partners were able to reach 1,827,666 people. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide livelihoods and agricultural support to 15,000 households (75,000 people) and food assistance to 115,130 people, including 51,809 children and nutritional screening of 25,559 children aged 6 to 59 months, reaching 5,761 children with severe acute malnutrition in remote communities. Nutritional assistance was also provided to 5,610 children under 5 years of age suffering from moderate acute malnutrition, preventing tilting in severe cases. In addition, partners provided 3,940 households with access to sufficient quality water through the distribution of water cards, and 37 health facilities were equipped with water treatment equipment and products. Regarding health 191,150 people and 1,636,516 children between 6 months and 59 months were vaccinated against measles and 42 targeted health facilities were able to offer free emergency obstetric care according to their technical platform and 3,000 hygiene kits produced and distributed. In addition, about 22,000 households received cash transfers.CERF is a crucial financing tool for countries such as Madagascar. After the launch of Flash Appeal following the outbreak of the measles and drought emergency in the country in December 2018, CERF funds arrived at a critical moment in the response to the measles epidemic when measles vaccination campaigns were strapped for resources. UN agencies and partners were supported in their resource mobilisation efforts by leveraging achievements made with the support of CERF funds. The fund has also made it possible to strengthen humanitarian coordination.FAO;UNDP;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHOOther affected persons4998919.0000181900018276662019-02-21T00:00:002019-02-14T00:00:002019-03-12T00:00:002019-08-31T00:00:002020-05-15T00:00:004998919.00002019-02-21T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available689201919-UF-ERI-3858533EritreaERI2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural DisasterEritrea UF Application Sep 2019 (Drought)3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa1100000Eritrea experiences recurrent drought and variable weather conditions, which are some of the major underlying causes of vulnerability for 70 to 80 per cent of the population. Recurrent droughts contribute to food and nutrition insecurity for women, children, the elderly and for poor rural farming communities. While agricultural production in 2018 was above average due to good rainfall in some locations, pastoral and coastal areas received poor rainfall, causing concern for the food security and livelihoods of vulnerable drought-affected groups in these areas. In addition, malnutrition remains a key concern in Eritrea, with four of the six zobaszobas reporting Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) rates well above WHO emergency thresholds (2016/17). While there is no Humanitarian Response Plan in Eritrea, the UNCT has an internal Basic Services Response Priorities (BSRP) document for 2019. The plan focuses on the most urgent humanitarian activities of UN agencies from within the overall agreed Strategic Partnership Cooperation Framework 2017-2021 document. The BSRP 2019 consolidates the most urgent projects from within the Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL), Nutrition; Health; Water; Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH); Education; Multi-sector Refugee Assistance as well as Child Protection sectors. These urgent projects aim to reach a total target population of 1.1 million within all six zobas of Eritrea. The 2019 BSRP required a total of US $27.2 million for urgent assistance in Eritrea.This $5 million UFE CERF allocation targeted 535,433 people in the zobas of Northern Red Sea, Gash Barka and Anseba. These regions are host to a number of IDPs, who together with host communities require humanitarian assistance. This CERF funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide: 103,784 people with animal health services, vaccines and cereals seeds; 10,100 people with chicken and small ruminants; increased skills in attended delivery for 3,829 people in supported health facilities; food assistance and health services for 2,288 refugees; and nutrition food and services, safe drinking water and health services access for 138,025 people.The CERF UFE allocation of US $2 million enabled five recipient UN agencies (UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO, FAO, UNDP) to deliver life-saving response to 431,939 people in need (51per cent are women) based on a target of 417,884 people (ie. 103per cent). The response was based on the strategic prioritisation of the UNCT and, while the total allocation was relatively small, had considerable impact in Eritrea, given the difficulties of resource mobilisation. The allocation also helped the UNCT to work with government implementing partners to address some of the most critical priority humanitarian/basic service needs in Eritrea, targeting the most vulnerable communities affected by drought conditions. CERF funding was provided in a timely manner and the recipient agencies were generally satisfied with the quality of the in-country CERF consultation process and speed of disbursement. However, operational constraints in the country caused subsequent delays to delivery of assistance for several agencies, mainly due to procurement challenges and coordination challenges with government IPs, as well as the exigencies caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, the CERF allocation still had a significant impact on addressing the time critical, lifesaving needs identified by the UNCT. There is agreement, however, that the overall allocation is relatively small, and a larger allocation would have led to more unmet critical needs being addressed. In addition, the 2019 CERF allocation contributed to an improvement in humanitarian coordination within the UNCT and among the recipients. A relatively rigorous thematic and geographic prioritisation process took place ahead of the allocation (despite challenges with lack of data and needs assessments), and there was improved coordination during the implementation period with regular reporting and interim meetings to discuss progress. However, it is recognised that improvements in coordination are still needed for future allocations to identify operational challenges early and address them jointly and more rapidly. The CERF allocation contributed to narrowing funding gaps for recipient agencies, but the funds were limited in their catalytic nature, possibly due to the overarching challenges of resource mobilisation in Eritrea as well as the changing priorities of donors amid the COVID-19 outbreak. No recipient agency reported catalytic funding besides UNDP which managed to source complementary funding for its CERF project from within its core funds.FAO;UNDP;UNFPA;UNICEF;WHOOther affected persons2000112.00004188204319402019-09-13T00:00:002019-09-12T00:00:002019-09-24T00:00:002020-02-29T00:00:002021-02-03T00:00:002000112.00002019-09-13T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available659201919-UF-DJI-3505830DjiboutiDJI2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple EmergenciesDjibouti UF Application Mar 2019 (Drought and Refugees)6Internal strife3Multiple1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa881000Worsening food insecurity, political instability and conflict has increased the flow of refugees and asylum seekers from the Horn and Eastern Africa to Djibouti. Djibouti hosts over 28,000 refugees and asylum seekers, mainly from Somalia and Ethiopia, but also from Eritrea and Yemen. Refugee flow from Yemen continues to increase, at 100 new arrivals a month. Recurrent droughts in Djibouti have had a critical impact on food security, livelihoods and affected access to safe water sources for the most vulnerable populations, including those living in rural areas as well as migrants and refugees. Nutrition is deteriorating amongst the most vulnerable food insecure populations, including migrant and refugee households. Drought conditions make access to safe water sources scarce, especially amongst vulnerable host community, migrant and refugee populations, increasing the risk for disease outbreaks. Refugees and migrant populations come to Djibouti in deteriorated conditions and travelling from areas with active cholera, measles, disease burden and risk of outbreaks of communicable diseases is high. The $4 million CERF UFE allocation will address the needs of the most vulnerable and marginalized groups, including refugees, migrants and vulnerable host community populations through provision of multi-sectoral life-saving assistance. CERF funds will be used to increase access to life-saving protection interventions to the most vulnerable among the refugee population, particularly those originating from conflict-affected areas of Yemen. The UN country team will also use CERF funds to implement a multi-sectoral response to those affected by drought conditions and the most vulnerable migrant and refugee populations and their host communities with food security, nutrition, health, and WASH assistance in Tadjourah, Ali Sabieh, Obock, Dikhil regions and support WASH and health activities in Arta and Djibouti town. The CERF-funded nutrition interventions will target 4,250 people withe Moderate Acute Malnutrition activities and 1,200 people with Severe Acute Malnutrition.In 2018 and 2019, the deteriorating food insecurity, political instability and conflict has increased the flow of refugees and asylum seekers from the Horn and Eastern Africa to Djibouti. Djibouti hosts over 28,000 refugees and asylum seekers, mainly from Somalia and Ethiopia, and from Eritrea and Yemen. Refugee flows from Yemen continued to increase. The humanitarian situation was further compounded by recurrent droughts which have had a critical impact on food security and livelihoods, and adversely affected access to safe water sources for the most vulnerable populations, including those living in rural areas as well as migrants and refugees. The increased influx of migrants has exacerbated the already poor access to water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructures for the populations living within the migrant corridors, and in some areas of Djibouti City. Nutrition was deteriorating amongst the most vulnerable food insecure populations, including migrant and refugee households. Drought conditions made access to safe water sources scarce, especially amongst vulnerable host communities, migrant and refugee populations, increasing the risk of disease outbreaks. Refugees and migrant populations came to Djibouti in poor humanitarian conditions, travelling from areas with the prevalence of cholera, measles, and other diseases, heightening the risk of outbreaks of communicable diseases. During the course of the application implementation, the sudden occurrence of floods in November 2019, entailed redeployments of funds and no-cost extension to address the needs of the households affected by the floods in Djibouti city.In April 2019, the Emergency Relief Coordinator approved the allocation of $4 million from CERF’s Underfunded Emergencies window to Djibouti, which addressed the needs of the most vulnerable and marginalized groups, including refugees, migrants and vulnerable host community populations through provision of multi-sectoral life-saving assistance. The CERF funding reached a total of 375,017 people. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide: agricultural support for 8,231 people; nutritional treatment to 8,562 malnourished children and women; access to sanitation and hygiene facilities to 54,863 people; GBV prevention activities benefiting 1,179 women and girls; and health care services to 306,773 people.All CERF funded projects led to a fast delivery of assistance to the targeted people of all other projects. It allowed the provision of assistance to beneficiaries before other funds were available. Some examples: IOM-led project allowed the provision of immediate assistance to migrants in a life-threatening situation. The fast delivery of assistance in Food Security from FAO and WFP slowed down the pace of rural exodus and provided an opportunity to avoid the adoption of life-endangering coping mechanisms and to re-build livelihoods. The UF CERF funds allowed to carry out the measles national campaign at the time when Djibouti experienced 2 epidemics of measles in 2018 and 2019 with respectively 418 cases and 265 confirmed cases. An inclusive and well-coordinated measles task team was put in place with the CERF funds, comprising WHO, UNICEF and MoH team and therefore strengthened the coordination between health agencies. The UF CERF project was essential to conduct this critical measles campaign and put the measles in the agenda of many donors such as GAVI and World Bank.FAO;IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons4003125.00005490433750172019-04-16T00:00:002019-03-25T00:00:002019-04-26T00:00:002019-08-31T00:00:002020-05-31T00:00:004003125.00002019-04-16T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available657201919-UF-COD-3497827Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple EmergenciesDR Congo UF Application Mar 2019 (Multiple emergencies)6Internal strife3Multiple2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa17DRC conflict and refugees 2017-201810890000In late 2018, noticeable security improvements have led to a slight increase of number of returnees in Tanganyika and the three Kasai provinces. At the same time, more than 400,000 Congolese workers living illegally in Angola were expelled from the country. They found shelter within the host community in Tanganyika and the Kasai but live in extreme precariousness. The Kasai Oriental has been affected by price rises, climate disruption and phytosanitary diseases resulting in low agricultural production. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) showed 249,300 people in emergency need of assistance. Around 10,9 % of children are affected by acute moderate malnutrition and 3,2% by severe acute malnutrition. In North Kivu and Ituri provinces, the humanitarian crises remain dynamic and are linked to the deterioration of the security context that leads to a lot of internal displacements. There are 32 spontaneous settlements registered, welcoming more than 54,000 people and protection issues are alarming. In 2018, the Protection cluster has registered 9,820 cases of GBV and 125 antimine alerts for these provinces. In South Kivu, insecurity is the main cause of the crisis. Since June 2018, there has been a clear increase in violence by armed groups and several new areas are now affected. In 2018, the province registered more than 17,609 protection incidents including 1,164 GBV cases. The 2019 DRC HRP requires $1.6 billion. The suggested CERF strategy has three objectives which align the 2019 HRP. The country team seeks to ensure access to basic services to affected populations (IDPs, host families and returnees); to cover the needs of victims of human rights violations and reduce protection risks for women and children; and to contribute to reducing the nutritional and food emergency through a multisectoral response. The response targets 1.2 million people in the shelter, protection, antimine, nutrition, education, health, food security, and logistics sectors through 12 projects.The DRC faced an acute humanitarian crisis in 2018, with an estimated 12.8 million people were food insecure, including 9.8 million in crisis (IPC Phase 3) and 2.95 million in emergency (Phase 4). Acute malnutrition was also a major public health problem, with an average prevalence of acute malnutrition of 11%. The Humanitarian Response Plan sought to address the crisis by focusing on 3 strategic objectives: improving livelihoods, promoting protection, and decreasing mortality and morbidity rates. At a cost $1.65 billion, the Plan aimed to provide assistance to some 9 million people.In response to this crisis, the Emergency Relief Coordinator allocated $32 million from CERF’s Underfunded Emergencies Window in May 2019 for the immediate commencement of life-saving activities. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 1.1 million people including 360,000 women, 257,000 men, 509,000 children and 19,000 persons with disabilities. The funding supported 7 UN agencies (FAO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNOPS, WFP and WHO) to provide assistance across 13 sectors: shelter and essential household items; mine action; water, sanitation and hygiene; education; logistics; multi-sectoral refugee assistance; nutrition; protection; child protection; gender-based violence; food security; and agricultural livelihoods.CERF helped respond to time-critical needs and led to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries. For instance, the CERF funds enabled UN agencies to deliver cash assistance for households to meet their essential food needs; provide protection assistance to unaccompanied children, former child soldiers, and child victims of gender-based violence; and deliver essential water and sanitation services.FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNOPS;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons31753453.0000143842511267382019-04-12T00:00:002019-04-03T00:00:002019-04-30T00:00:002019-08-31T00:00:002020-06-05T00:00:0031753453.00002019-04-12T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available655201919-UF-COL-3500024ColombiaCOL2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple EmergenciesColombia UF Application Mar 2019 (Conflict)6Internal strife3Multiple6Latin America and the Caribbean9South America2Americas1300000As presented in the Colombia Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) 2019, the convergence of emergencies related to conflict, increasing armed violence, and natural and man-made disasters has led to a total of 5.1 million people in needs of humanitarian assistance in Colombia in 268 of the 1,110 municipalities. The areas with the highest concentration of humanitarian impact are the Venezuelan border region (Norte de Santander and Arauca), the Ecuadorian border region (Nariño), the Pacific coast and border with Panama (Chocó) and the northwest of the country. Of the total 5.1 million people in need in Colombia, the 2019 HRP 2019 targets 1.3 million people, with US$192.3 million requested in funding. The target population is disaggregated as follows: 102,720 IDPs, 272,971 in recipient communities, 459,558 victims of natural disasters, 464,751 people in need from other groups including mine victims, sexual violence victims, victims of attacks against the civilian population, confinement victims and victims of movement restrictions. The 8 prioritized sectors in HRP are protection; food security and nutrition; early recovery; education in emergencies; WASH; shelter; and coordination. This CERF application for $8 million aims to support provision of life-saving humanitarian assistance to some 97,774 people in the departments of Nariño, Choco, Arauca and Norte Santander over a period of nine months. CERF funded interventions will be implemented within the sectors of food security and livelihoods (WFP and FAO), Health (WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA), WASH (UNICEF), Education in Emergencies (UNICEF) and Protection (UNHCR and UNWomen), including GBV (UNFPA) and Mine-Risk Education (UNMAS). The CERF UFE prioritization will support two of the 2019 HRP strategic objectives, namely to save and protect lives and prevent and mitigate protection risks.After five decades of armed conflict including over 220,000 casualties and four years of peace talks between the Government of Colombia and the FARC-EP guerrillas, a peace accord was signed in November 2016, which was expected to translate in some humanitarian relief in many areas of the country. Nonetheless, the limited extension of state authority in areas left by the FARC has encouraged territorial disputes between non-state armed groups that seek to control areas with a presence of illicit crop cultivation and which serve as logistical corridors for trafficking. In addition, the humanitarian impact of persistent armed actions, natural disasters and challenges in access to basic goods and services by vulnerable segments of the population, have coincided with increasing numbers of Venezuelan migrants and refugees arriving to many areas of the country. Other humanitarian impacts included natural disasters, which affected 330,000 people in 2018, combined with an El Niño phenomenon in late 2018 and early 2019. This especially affected vulnerable rural communities. The lengthening of the dry season made basic unsatisfied needs even more serious in 2019 and limited access to food and water, with potential health repercussions.CERF allocated $7.9 million to Colombia from its window for Underfunded Emergencies to respond to the humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable groups such as Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities, girls and boys and women who were severely impacted by Organized Armed Groups (OAG) in 2019. This enabled UN agencies and partners to provide support to 158,284 people with many of those receiving assistance at several points of time. As such, over 61% more people than initially planned were assisted. 15,986 children benefited from education in emergencies; 5,804 people received agricultural food security support and 9,318 received food assistance; 51,526 people benefited from health related activities; 36,432 people received mine awareness training, among others; 18,212 people, of which 11,075 are female, benefited from protection services; 7,670 people (6,624 female) received protection services related to sexual or gender-based violence; and 10,427 people benefited from water, sanitation and hygiene activities and services.CERF funding contributed to the rapid closing of the food gaps identified in the participating households caused by the dynamics of the conflict, which, if not properly dealt with, would have increased the mortality and morbidity risks associated with food and nutritional insufficiency conditions. CERF funding also fostered a broad response to the humanitarian needs, supported by an effective coordination through the Local Coordination Teams (LCTs). The projects presented in this CERF UFE were developed seeking to maximize inter-sectoral interventions as reflected in the HRP. For this reason, they had the support of the LCTs at the departmental level, which are fundamental mechanisms to operationalize local humanitarian response in Colombia and subsequently ensured complementarity for CERF UFE projects with partner projects, increasing collective efficiency and responding to the most urgent needs of affected populations. Furthermore, the Colombian humanitarian emergency had the lowest funding rate of all HRPs worldwide and as such was highly supported through the CERF funds, as they facilitated the acquiring of complementary resources. This was the case with the Humanitarian Aid Department of the European Commission (ECHO), enabling coverage for more families than those projected initially in the CERF application, as well as integrating stronger capacity-building and disaster risk management actions that were not financed through CERF, but which were necessary for a better reconstruction and for the extension of the technical support to families until May 2020.FAO;UN Women;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNOPS;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons7991845.0000978641582842019-04-16T00:00:002019-03-25T00:00:002019-04-20T00:00:002019-08-31T00:00:002020-05-15T00:00:007991845.00002019-04-16T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available653201919-UF-TCD-3511721ChadTCD2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple EmergenciesChad UF Application Mar 2019 (Multiple)6Internal strife3Multiple2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa9CAR crisis 2013-12Boko Haram crisis 2014-782599In 2019, internal and regional political, military and socioeconomic challenges will continue to contribute to the vulnerability and suffering of millions of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Chad. According to the HRP, 3.7 million individuals will be food insecure during the lean season expected in June-August 2019, of which more than 500,000 are expected to be in IPC 3 and above. In Eastern Chad, food security, nutrition and access to water continues to be a challenge for the 300,000 refugees from Sudan and the host communities. Whilst in the South, both the over 100,000 refugees from CAR and the host population continue to experience high rates of food insecurity and malnutrition. The 2019 HRP requirement is $500 million. Based on the multiple humanitarian challenges facing Chad, the HCT has proposed the CERF UFE to focus on prevailing food insecurity and nutrition issues in the East and Southern parts of the country. The proposed response aims to address the most urgent needs in the sectors of Food Security and Nutrition together with complementary interventions in WASH, protection and education; and for UNHAS activities, a key lifeline to reaching the most affected areas in Chad. The UFE allocation will help to reach some 782,599 individuals over 9 months.In 2019, internal and regional political, military and socioeconomic challenges will continue to contribute to the vulnerability and suffering of millions of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Chad. According to the 2018 Humanitarian Response Plan, 3.7 million individuals will be food insecure during the lean season of June-August 2019, with more than 500,000 expected to be severely food insecure. The nutritional situation is constantly deteriorating, with malnutrition affecting 2.2 million people, an increase of 29 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. Among them, nearly 350,000 children are at risk of severe acute malnutrition. In Eastern Chad, food security, nutrition and access to water continues to be a challenge for the 300,000 refugees from Sudan and the host communities. Whilst in the South, both the over 100,000 refugees from CAR and the host population continue to experience high rates of food insecurity and malnutrition. The constrained access to drinking water and recurrence of food insecurity and malnutrition intensify the risk of disease outbreaks, resulting in Chad having the second highest maternal mortality rate and the sixth highest infant and child mortality rate worldwide.In April 2019, in view of Chad’s rising humanitarian needs and critical funding shortfalls, CERF allocated $11 million from its Underfunded Emergencies window. The allocation enabled 6 UN agencies and partners to address the most urgent needs, focusing on 4 priorities: improving access to quality basic services, addressing food insecurity and malnutrition, preventing protection risks, and facilitating the moment of humanitarian personnel and cargo via UNHAS. The allocation ensured the provision of key life-saving assistance across 9 sectors to a total of 771,000 people, including 173,000 men, 182,000 women, 208,000 boys and 208,000 girls.CERF helped respond to time-critical needs and led to the fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries - notably through the use of the cash-based transfers and the innovative "WASH in NUT" intervention - in spite of access constraints. Indeed CERF's support for UNHAS ensured the mobility of humanitarian actors in hard-to-reach areas during the rainy season. The CERF allocation also strengthened communication between the UN agencies, NGO implementing partners and cluster coordinators in monitoring needs and reporting achievements against cluster indicators.FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Other affected persons10979313.00007825997710162019-04-08T00:00:002019-03-22T00:00:002019-04-11T00:00:002019-08-31T00:00:002020-07-06T00:00:0010979313.00002019-04-08T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available698201919-UF-CMR-3855718CameroonCMR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedCameroon UF Application Sep 2019 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa12Boko Haram crisis 2014-1300000The humanitarian situation in the South-West (SW) and North-West (NW) regions, which initially started as a political crisis, turned into a significant, complex humanitarian emergency with 1.3 million people in need in the two regions as per the 2019 HNO. According to the 2019 Emergency Food Security Assessment, 1.5 million people were food insecure, of which 900,000 in the NW and 600,000 in the SW regions, with GAM rates for the two regions at 4.4 per cent and 5.6 per cent respectively. Moreover, a lack of funding has compromised basic health services in the NW. Thus, the risk of an outbreak of infectious diseases in both NW and SW was considered high.CERF allocated $5 million to Cameroon rea from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide health, protection, food security, nutrition and education services to 887,000 people, including 230,000 women, 187,000 women and 469,000 children. This second underfunded emergency allocation in 2019 was crucial to respond to some of the priority needs in the crisis affected North-West and South-West regions. The humanitarian response to the crisis in the two regions remained severely underfunded especially in the Education Sector. This CERF allocation was very carefully prioritized to respond to underfunded priority needs of education, health, complemented by nutrition and protection activities and a multi-purpose cash (MPC) project. The MPC project was decisive to explore this response strategy in an area where security concerns and opposition by local authorities were widespreadThe COVID-19 pandemic had major repercussions, resulting in the closure of schools, the disruption of supply chains, a momentary paralysis of humanitarian response activities until guidance was developed on how to deliver safely, respecting COVID-19 prevention and social distancing measures. CERF’s flexibility in responding to a changing operating environment allowed to integrate COVID-19 prevention and response measures in projects and to also provide education assistance in the Littoral and West regions. Without the CERF funding, some of the most urgent health and protection needs of people would have been left unmet, considering the very limited funding available to the humanitarian response in the North-West and South-West regions. Allocations for different agencies in the same sector (Education), greatly contributed to developing a joint response vision and to closer coordination to ensure complementarities. Furthermore, for the Nutrition Sector the CERF funding was vital to strengthen coordination with Cluster members.UNESCO;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons5002518.00007112378871202019-09-30T00:00:002019-09-18T00:00:002019-10-22T00:00:002020-02-29T00:00:002021-02-28T00:00:005002518.00002019-09-30T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available664201919-UF-CMR-3556918CameroonCMR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedCameroon UF Application Mar 2019 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa12Boko Haram crisis 2014-4300000The situation in the North-West and South-West of Cameron continues to present challenges due to the persistent insecurity and attacks against civilians have forced over 437,000 people to flee across four regions, which are now hosting 40% of the total displaced population in Cameroon. The 2019 HRP aims to assist 2.3 million people, representing 53 per cent of the 4.3 million people in need. This plan requires $299 million to meet the most urgent needs in the prioritized regions. The CERF strategy focuses on providing emergency assistance and protection to new IDPs, returnees and host communities. Activities will focus on emergency food, essential primary and reproductive health services, emergency protection for women, girls and boys exposed to threats of exploitation and abuse by armed groups, first response shelter and NFI. It will address the priority needs of 680,000 people including 400,000 internally displaced persons; 180,000 host communities hosting IDPs and 100,000 returnees in the South-West region, the North-West region and the Far North Region (Mayo Sava, Mayo Tsanaga and Logone and Chari divisions).Cameroon is one of the fastest growing crises in Africa with more than one million displaced people, equalling twice the number of one year ago. The situation in the North-West and South-West of Cameron continues to present challenges due to persistent insecurity and attacks against civilians, which has forced over 437,000 people to flee across four regions, now hosting 40% of the total displaced population in Cameroon. Three million people are food insecure, 222,000 children under five are suffering from acute malnutrition, including 60,000 with severe acute malnutrition. Over 1.5 million people are in need of emergency health assistance. The 2019 Humanitarian Response Plan aims to assist 2.3 million people, representing 53 per cent of the 4.3 million people in need. This plan requires $299 million to meet the most urgent needs in the prioritized regions.In May 2019, in response to the intensification of the crisis and a sharp rise in humanitarian needs, CERF allocated $11.3 million from its Underfunded Window to contribute to the assistance and protection efforts of the humanitarian community. This funding enabled 8 UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 495,000 people, including 123,000 women, 75,000 men, and 297,000 children. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide emergency food, essential reproductive health services, emergency shelter and household items to vulnerable people affected by the conflict; and protection assistance for women, men, girls and boys exposed to threats of exploitation and abuse by armed groups.The CERF funds came at a critical juncture for the humanitarian response in Cameroon. The funds not only enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to those in needs, but also enabled humanitarian actors to demonstrate their ability to intervene in a new and complex humanitarian operating environment. This in turn catalyzed further contributions from other donors. The funding also led to a more active involvement of partners in the clusters, and to greater partnering between UN agencies.FAO;IOM;UN Women;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFPHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons11295158.00006195874956042019-04-26T00:00:002019-04-15T00:00:002019-05-07T00:00:002019-08-31T00:00:002020-06-05T00:00:0011295158.00002019-04-26T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available690201919-UF-BGD-3858212BangladeshBGD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedBangladesh UF Application Sep 2019 (Rohingya refugee crisis)1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia1242442A deterioration in the security situation in August 2017 triggered a significant refugee influx into Bangladesh, leading to an estimated 745,000 Rohingyas including over 400,000 children fleeing to Cox’s Bazar district. Two years later, the majority of refugees lived in 34 extremely congested camps, characterized by difficult terrain and extremely limited physical access which impact on the delivery of basic services. The international humanitarian community supported the Bangladeshi Government’s efforts to provide humanitarian and protection assistance to both Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshis in affected host communities. The 2019 Joint Response Plan (JRP), with the total funding requirement of $920 million, targeted 1.2 million people, mainly Rohingya refugees and also about 336,000 host community members with protection, life-saving and social cohesion assistance.In September 2019, CERF allocated $10 million from the Underfunded Emergencies window to Bangladesh. The allocation provided assistance to 369,150 people, including 350,000 refugees and 19,150 host community members, who were identified as part of the most-at-risk population due to overcrowding in the camps in Ukhiya and insufficient access of life-saving services in Teknaf. The CERF strategy took the form of a two-year pilot to support education in emergencies (EiE) interventions, for which an additional $5 million was allocated in 2020 to support continuous EiE programming through June 2021. Overall, the allocation included five projects from four agencies to focus on education, health, shelter and non-food items, protection and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sectors. To address the four chronically underfunded areas of humanitarian action, this CERF allocation supported UN agencies and partners in providing: interventions to support reproductive health and protection of 85,554 women and girls, including GBV survivors; EiE interventions leveraging the CERF’s first-ever multi-year pilot, including physical upgrades of existing learning facilities to provide safer and better-serviced learning environments, training for educational staff, and the expansion of EiE services targeting children and youth; protection assistance combining community-based mechanisms and specialized assistance for particularly vulnerable groups benefiting 30,000 people; and other sectoral assistance mainstreaming inclusive humanitarian action and protection.The CERF funds allowed agencies to both quickly provide assistance to refugee and host communities, while also ensuring that the structures and mechanisms were in place to provide fast delivery of assistance should there be a deterioration of the situation. For example, UNHCR and its partners provided maintenance for and upgraded 171 learning centres which was done in advance of and in preparedness for the monsoon and cyclone seasons, to ensure that 19,700 students were able to continue accessing education. The CERF allocation met the time-critical needs of target beneficiaries including for shelter assistance, healthcare, WASH interventions to prevent the spread of disease and critical protection concerns. For example, the IOM WASH project provided almost 15,000 people with access to time-critical and life-saving assistance that was immediately necessary to prevent the spread of disease. CERF partially improved coordination amongst the humanitarian community. For example, despite Government COVID-19-related restrictions on movement and access, delivery mode amendments, agencies came together to seek ways to adapt activities and ensure their continuation using lessons learned shared across partners. Lastly, CERF improved resource mobilization from other sources.IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEFHost communities;Refugees14994575.00004430076036022019-09-24T00:00:002019-09-12T00:00:002020-08-28T00:00:002020-02-29T00:00:002022-03-07T00:00:0014994575.00002019-09-24T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available691201919-UF-AFG-385448AfghanistanAFG2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedAfghanistan UF Application Sep 2019 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia6300000The 2018 drought – a result of the La Niña phenomenon associated with reduced rain and snowfall levels left more than 9.9 million people food insecure. The situation of water supply and sanitation in Afghanistan I sone of the poorest in the world with more than 36 per cent of the population living without access to improved safe water sources and 47 per cent still using unimproved sanitation facilities. Afghanistan has had the highest number of recorded landmine and Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) casualties for two years running. In 2018, approximately 120 people per month were killed or injured by landmines, ERW and/or landmines of an improvised nature, also known as Victim Operated Improvised Explosive Devices, pressure-plate improvised explosive devices. According to the 2018 Protection Analysis of Conflict Affected Populations (PACAP) report, 52 per cent of displaced households indicated the presence of explosive hazards in their places of origin. Roughly 46 per cent of displaced households in the south of Afghanistan reported encounters with explosive hazards during displacement, either on the move or at displacement locations. Further, UNMAS Afghanistan recorded a total of 10,957 mine action casualties from 2011 until July 2019. Twenty-four per cent of these casualties occurred in the five provinces selected for this intervention: Kunduz, Baghlan, Uruzgan, Helmand and Nangarhar; 50 per cent of these casualties were children. According to UNMAS data, mine action casualties in the five provinces were caused by landmines of an improvised nature 57 per cent of the time and ERW 40 per cent of the time. Afghanistan’s under-developed health system is thinly spread across the country, due to ongoing conflict and insecurity, as well as infrastructure challenges. Around 30 per cent of the population has limited access to basic health services within a 2-hour travel radius and maternal mortality is among the highest in the world. Only 50 per cent of children under five have received the full suite of recommended vaccinations to keep them safe and healthy. The fragile health system is further overburdened by mass casualty incidents and recurrent outbreaks of communicable diseases, especially among IDPs. It is anticipated that 50 per cent of people in Afghanistan are suffering from some form of psychological distress and some 20 per cent of the population is impaired in his or her role due to mental health issues. Traditional barriers hinder many from having mental disorders diagnosed and from seeking appropriate services. There is also limited mental health training among health personnel leaving many sufferers to live with their conditions without support.The nutritional situation in Afghanistan continued to be alarming. Ongoing conflict, low access to basic services, and the impact of natural disasters have exacerbated the already existing vulnerabilities of communities, contributing towards high rates of acute malnutrition. According to the nutrition surveys in 2019, 22 out of 34 provinces were above the emergency level threshold of acute malnutrition based on WHO classification of wasting rates for children under the age of five (global acute malnutrition (GAM) ≥10 per cent with aggravating factors). The impact of drought in 2018 which extended through 2019, further aggravated the poor nutritional situation. The nutritional status of children under five continues to deteriorate in most parts of Afghanistan, directly threatening their lives. This partly stems from the surge in food insecurity over recent years, including as a result of the 2018/19 drought, but also because of chronic issues.Nutrition partners provided timely access to a package of life-saving emergency services to 41,941 nutritionally vulnerable and acutely malnourished children under five and pregnant and lactating women in the targeted provinces. The CERF funding enabled partners to procure 258.5 mt Supercereal for treatment of malnourished pregnant & lactating women and provide treatment services to 11,500 to malnourished pregnant and lactating women; provided community outreach/mobilization, OPD-MAM for moderate acute malnourished children and PLW, OPD-SAM for uncomplicated cases of severe acute malnourished children, IPD-SAM for SAM cases with complication. In addition, CERF funding ensured procurement of 24,442 cartons of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food for the treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition. During the grant’s validity, a total of 26,090 children (11,740 boys, 14,350 girls) aged 6-59 months with SAM were treated in the 17 target provinces. A total of $2 million funding from the CERF enabled the agencies to prioritize children and women with a heightened risk of malnutrition and mortality among IDPs, returnees, refugees and drought-affected communities. Agencies and partners responded to immediate health needs by providing trauma care, blood bank services and deploying 27 mobile health teams. The health partners reached to 1,318,745 people. Health partners established 15 mobile health team reached a total of 91,191 people in high risk provinces with essential primary health care services including outpatient, reproductive health, child immunization, nutrition screening and psycho-social support services. In addition the capacity of integrated trauma care services in 12 health facilities and hospitals was enhanced with equipment and kits to enable access to specialized GBV services for GBV survivors. Under the protection sector, agencies and partners reached to 843,832 people for mine risk education, child protection and protection monitoring activities with total $2 million envelop. Protection activities included the screening of 13,320 vulnerable undocumented returnees, and provision of basic assistance (including food, clothes to 13,320 persons and transportation support to 6,837 beneficiaries) at reception and transit centers at the major border points with Pakistan and Iran. Through protection missions, 1,562 (18%) individuals with specific protection needs were identified for cash or in-kind assistance or referred to specialized service. WASH activities were carried out in collaboration with government and implementing partners – reaching to 180,315 people with improved water and sanitation services. With a total $4 million allocation from the CERF, partners provided durable and sustainable water supply, sanitation services, hygiene promotion in 16 provinces in Afghanistan. A total of 67 durable and sustainable water supply facilities were installed; individuals were supported with sanitation and hygiene promotion activities. Furthermore, five health care facilities (HCFs) and eight schools were equipped with WASH services benefitting over 12,422 children.In 2019 CERF granted US$ 15,999,997 to the Health, Protection, WASH and Nutrition partners (IOM, UNHCR, UNOPS, WFP, UNICEF, WHO) through its underfunded emergency response window. This fund supported 2,384,833 people from September 2019 to September 2020 in 15 provinces of the country. I am very pleased that with the support of Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) funding, UN humanitarian partners successfully delivered critical lifesaving assistance to vulnerable people in Afghanistan during the application period. The CERF supported health emergency response enabled the delivery of lifesaving trauma care and primary health care services to 876,948 people. Under trauma care support WHO maintained trauma care facilities, established blood banks, prepositioned trauma care medicines and supplies in high-risk areas and provided service to address disabilities including physical rehabilitation, mental health and psychosocial support. Nutrition partners provided therapeutic feeding treatment to 4,362 children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and supplementary feeding treatment for 11,489 pregnant and lactating women with moderate acute malnutrition. With CERF funding WHO and partners mobilized 15 temporary health facilities, prepositioned Inter-agency Emergency Health (IEHK), basic and supplementary kits, Cholera Kits, and medicines. CERF also enabled the establishment of national referral center in Kabul for cases of Gender Based Violence. The referral center which is equipped with advanced equipment to provide emergency health care to GBV victims and represents the first ever advanced GBV referral center in the country establish through CERF funding.IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNOPS;WFP;WHOHost communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons15999997.000099482316006682019-09-23T00:00:002019-09-13T00:00:002019-09-24T00:00:002020-02-29T00:00:002020-10-30T00:00:0015999997.00002019-09-23T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available697201919-UF-BFA-3854716Burkina FasoBFA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedBurkina Faso UF Application Sep 2019 (Insecurity)1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa1500000Burkina Faso faced escalating levels of insecurity in 2019, leading to a critical deterioration of the humanitarian situation. Between January and June 2019, the number of internally displaced people fleeing the violence increased from 87,000 to 220,000. At the time of the CERF allocation, this number expected to increase to 334,000 – 85 percent of them women and girls – by the end of 2019. The humanitarian situation was exacerbated by chronic food insecurity and malnutrition. As of September 2019, more than 1.5 million people were directly affected by the protection and food security crisis, including 1.3 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. The Burkina Faso Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), revised in July 2019, focused on multisectoral assistance, food security, and nutrition.CERF allocated $6 million in September 2019 to Burkina Faso from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 306,000 internally displaced people and host community members, including 99,000 women, 57,000 men, 150,000 children, and 15,000 persons with disabilities. CERF supported interventions across seven sectors: health; protection including gender-based violence and children protection; water and sanitation; shelter and essential household items; and agricultural livelihoods.CERF helped respond to time-critical needs, fostering a special attention and sustained commitment to maintain humanitarian access amidst volatile insecurity. UN agencies worked together to maintain, and where needed re-establish, access to communities in need, thereby contributing to the humanitarian country team’s operational priorities. The allocation also came at a critical juncture, at a time when the humanitarian response plan was funded at less than 50 percent. The funds also helped foster close collaboration between the agencies. For instance, WFP and FAO developed a joint approach to addressing the needs of internally displaced people in both the short- and medium-terms.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Internally displaced persons6011883.00003648793062612019-09-25T00:00:002019-09-19T00:00:002019-10-07T00:00:002020-02-29T00:00:002021-01-15T00:00:006011883.00002019-09-25T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available658201919-UF-UGA-3520283UgandaUGA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedUganda UF Application Mar 2019 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa10South Sudan crisis 2013-14Burundi political crisis 2015-202017DRC conflict and refugees 2017-20181223033Uganda hosts the largest refugee population in Africa with over 1.2 million refugees as of December 2018. Existing refugee caseloads and continued new arrivals have put enormous pressure on the country’s resources, in particular basic services and acute needs remain in protection, food assistance, shelter, health and nutrition, WASH and emergency livelihoods. Seven refugee hosting districts in Uganda have been prioritized (Isingiro, Kyegegwa, Kikuube, Adjumani, Lamwo, Moyo and Arua) due to deteriorating humanitarian conditions and stretched limited services for refugees mostly from Burundi, DRC and South Sudan. The Uganda country team will utilize CERF funds to respond to the needs of over 700,000 refugees, including nearly 260,000 vulnerable people in host communities. With CERF funds, the country team aims to prioritize critical life-saving interventions in the food, health, nutrition, protection, WASH and shelter/NFI sectors.Uganda hosted the largest refugee population in Africa, with over 1.2 million refugees as of December 2018. Existing refugee populations and continuing new arrivals put enormous pressure on the country’s resources. Acute needs remained in protection, food assistance, shelter, health and nutrition, WASH and emergency livelihoods. Deteriorating security, political instability, gross human rights abuses and protection concerns in neighboring countries drove people to seek safety and security in Uganda throughout 2019, with 155,000 new arrivals expected in 2019, the majority from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Humanitarian partners have been overstretched and resources have not been sufficiently able to meet the scale of need in some sites, causing a deterioration in existing refugee and hosting community settlements. Communities shared limited resources and struggled to cope with additional new daily arrivals. This came against the backdrop of the fact that the refugee hosting districts were among the poorest districts in Uganda. Despite these humanitarian challenges, the 2018 Humanitarian Response Plan, established to respond to the needs of the Refugees and target host communities, remained critically underfunded at 57 per cent.In April 2019, CERF decided to allocate $18 million from its Underfunded Emergencies window to bridge the funding gap and to ensure that refugees and vulnerable host community populations have access to life-saving protection services across all priority settlements and at transit sites for newly arriving populations. CERF funds responded to the needs of 1,096,440 (186,784 men; 243,524 women; 338,312 boys and 327,820 girls) including 857,470 refugees and 238,970 vulnerable people in host communities. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide: access to water, sanitation and hygiene facilities to 50,158 people; food assistance to 830,466 refugees; emergency agricultural livelihood support to 62,846 refugees and host communities; access to health care services to 186,444 refugees and host communities; GBV protection to 89,505 people; and emergency protection for 24,884 women and girl refugees form South Sudan who suffered sexual violence and other war crimes. It is estimated that 12,045 persons with disabilities benefited from the projects.CERF funds lead to a fast delivery of assistance to people in need as the cash for work interventions provided immediate livelihood life-saving support through the direct injection of cash to the affected communities and thus enabling them respond to the immediate lifesaving needs. CERF funds also helped respond to time-critical needs as the recipient agencies timely covered health, water and sanitation and food and nutritional needs of refugees, ensuring the minimum dietary requirement per refugee per day which was not the case before the project implementation. The CERF funded projects improved coordination through creation of technical working groups for each component of the project, all partners planned jointly, developed Implementation guidelines together and conducted joint field monitoring visits. For example, UNDP liaised with UNHCR to get potential beneficiaries’ lists and worked with FAO to work on irrigation schemes. UNDP also highlighted the good coordination of implementing agencies on mainstreaming protection. CERF funds helped improve resource mobilization from other sources. For instance, some of the lessons from CERF were useful in securing funds from the Japan Supplementary funds as well as UNDP own resources.FAO;IOM;UN Women;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees17991573.0000110284310964402019-04-25T00:00:002019-04-04T00:00:002019-05-16T00:00:002019-08-31T00:00:002020-05-15T00:00:0017991573.00002019-04-25T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available660201919-UF-TZA-3523980United Republic of TanzaniaTZA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedTanzania UF Application Mar 2019 (refugees and asylum-seeker from DRC and Burundi)1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa14Burundi political crisis 2015-202017DRC conflict and refugees 2017-2018328083Tanzania hosts over 285,000 refugees and asylum-seekers residing in three overcrowded camps in north-western Tanzania. The majority of the population comes from Burundi and DRC. Tanzania remains the largest host of Burundian refugees in the region. Major gaps, directly linked to underfunding, have been identified in the critical areas of protection, water supply, health services, and food and nutrition, as part of the Tanzania Refugee Response Plan 2019-2020. The Tanzania country team will utilize CERF funds to respond to the needs of all camp-based Burundian and Congolese refugees and asylum-seekers in the Kigoma Region. The $6 million CERF UFE allocation will help maintain protection and basic service assistance to refugees and asylum seekers in line with international norms, while also ensuring returns are based on principles of voluntariness and informed decisions and take place in safety and dignity. CERF funds will be used to address the SGBV in and around camps strengthen support to SGBV survivors through critical medical, psychosocial and legal assistance. The UN Country Team will also provide safe transportation of PoCs including post-arrival and intercamp movements and assisting with safe and informed voluntary repatriation. Monthly in-kind General Food Distribution will be provided while cash-based transfers through a voucher modality to the refugee camps will also be implemented using CERF funds. Equitable and timely access to Primary Health Care Services will be increased and Emergency Reproductive Health (RH) kits will be supplied to partners working across all three refugee camps. Access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation facilities across the three camps will be increased as well.In 2019 Tanzania faced significant humanitarian needs as a result of a large refugee population, which was compounded by chronic levels of underfunding. As of the beginning of 2019, Tanzania was host to over 328,083 refugees and asylum-seekers. The great majority resided in three camps in the country’s north-western region bordering Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Refugee inflows to Tanzania continued to increase as a result of unresolved political situations in both countries. Refugees and asylum-seekers faced difficult circumstances in Tanzania. They were entirely dependent on humanitarian assistance; there were also concerns over potential conflict between host and refugee communities in Kigoma over limited resources such as water, food and firewood. Limited resources, combined with recent restrictions on economic activities in the camps, have had a dramatic effect on livelihoods of both refugees and host communities. At the same time, the 2018 Humanitarian Response Plan funded was funded at only 6 per cent by the end of 2018, with significant funding gaps in the critical areas of protection, water supply, health services, and food and nutrition, as part of the Tanzania Refugee Response Plan 2019-2020.CERF allocated $5,989,345 to Tanzania from its window for underfunded emergencies enabling critical and life-saving protection and basic services to 263,065 refugees and asylum-seekers (129,587 women and girls and 133,478 men and boys) in the priority areas of protection, food, health and nutrition and water, sanitation and health. In the field of SGBV, UN agencies and their partners provided medical, psychosocial, material and legal support to 2,363 SGBV. In the protection sector, 7,719 (100 per cent) of unaccompanied and separated children were secured in appropriate interim care arrangements and 15,935 Burundians were assisted to undertake voluntarily repatriation in safety and dignity. UN agencies and partners further provided nutrition assistance enabling 100 per cent of refugees were able to meet their basic food and nutrition requirements and 100 per cent of nutritionally vulnerable camp-based refugees benefitted from essential related support. In the health sector, 168,000 of persons of concern PoC were provided with preventive and curative healthcare and a further 536 people were assisted to access secondary or tertiary health facilities outside of the camps. Childhood illnesses were contained through a mix of immunisation and promotion of positive healthy behaviour, reaching up to 94 per cent of under-five children and 96 per cent of new refugee mothers. In addition, 57,088 refugee women of reproductive age (15 to 49 years) benefitted from sexual reproductive health interventions and 91,150 individuals had improved access to safe water supplies. UN agencies and partners also enabled voluntary repatriation of 6,374 Burundian refugees by supporting their safe and dignified transport.The flexibility of the CERF — in terms of allowing UN agencies and partners at country level to define the immediate priorities according to the context—enabled fast delivery of critical assistance to those most in need. CERF funding enabled the UN in Tanzania to provide critical and life-saving assistance to over 263,000 refugees and asylum-seekers residing in three camps in the Kigoma Region. As a consequence of the CERF grant and complementary funding, 100 per cent of refugees were able to meet their basic food and nutrition requirements, and 100 per cent of nutritionally vulnerable individuals benefitted from related essential support. The proportion of households with acceptable food consumption consequently increased by six per cent as compared to the previous year. In addition, childhood illnesses were contained through a mix of immunization and promotion of positive healthy behaviour, reaching up to 94 per cent of under-five children and 96 per cent of new refugee mothers. CERF funding supported seven health facilities in Nyarugusu and Mtendeli camps who provided essential health services to servicing 168,000 individuals and 57,088 refugee women benefitted from sexual reproductive health interventions. 100 per cent of Persons of Concern had their daily water needs met and 18,540 children profited from improved school WASH facilities, with positive impacts upon learning outcomes. Further, 2,363 SGBV survivors were provided with essential multi-sectoral support (up from 535 during the previous year) and 100 per cent or 7,719 of unaccompanied and separated children were secured in appropriate interim care arrangements. Finally, all 15,935 Burundians who wished to participate in the voluntarily repatriation process were assisted to do so in safety and dignity. In addition, CERF funding helped to improve coordination amongst the humanitarian community. While the Humanitarian Team already had a robust coordination structure in place guided by the Refugee Response Plan, the additional process of CERF prioritization further enhanced inter-agency collaboration.IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFPRefugees5989345.00002854422630652019-04-25T00:00:002019-03-29T00:00:002019-05-14T00:00:002019-08-31T00:00:002020-05-31T00:00:005989345.00002019-04-25T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available695201919-UF-VEN-38565147VenezuelaVEN2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedVenezuela UF Application Sep 2019 (Multiple)1Conflict-related2Man-made6Latin America and the Caribbean8Central America2Americas18Venezuela crisis 2018-7000000After the request for CERF funds made in August 2019, the political and economic crisis in Venezuela continued to deepen, with serious humanitarian consequences for its population. As noted in the 2019 Humanitarian Needs Overview and in the 2020 Humanitarian Response Plan with Humanitarian Needs Overview, the humanitarian situation in Venezuela is the result of seven consecutive years of economic contraction, episodes of hyperinflation, political polarization and institutional challenges. Official figures from the Central Bank of Venezuela in 2020 indicate an economic contraction of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of more than 53 per cent in the last six years. Household income, savings and consumption all declined. Public spending, including significant investment in social programmes and the ability to import and market goods and ensure essential services, have also been affected. While the Government has made efforts to maintain social protection programmes, the situation has negatively impacted the living conditions of the most vulnerable people, particularly in terms of their access to food, medicines and medical treatment. The functionality of infrastructure and essential services including water, electricity, domestic gas, fuel and transport was been affected. In addition, and as a coping mechanism, the situation led to considerable human mobility as people search for better living conditions and access to basic services and/or protection. People are moving both internally towards border, mining and urban areas, as well as to other countries. Over 7 million people were estimated to be in need of humanitarian assistance. More than 21 per cent of the population – some 6.8 million people – were estimated to be suffering from undernourishment. Some 2.4 million were estimated to be severely food insecure. Communicable diseases such as measles and malaria have resurfaced. School dropouts were estimated to affect more than 856,000 children and adolescents. Many families resorting to negative coping mechanisms such as selling assets, taking children out of school to contribute to family income, or leaving children behind when migrating to other countries. The COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbated pre-existing humanitarian needs and has impacted the provision of essential services like healthcare and water, gas and electricity supply. The most vulnerable groups identified included the indigenous population, pregnant and lactating women, vulnerable women heads of household, people with disability, elderly people, children at risk, people on the move, and people with communicable and non-communicable diseases with limited access to medicines.In October 2019, CERF allocated $10 million to Venezuela from its window for underfunded emergencies to maintain and further scale up essential service provision, both at institutional and community levels, with a focus on health, nutrition, WASH and protection. This funding enabled UN agencies to support critical healthcare facilities, benefitting an estimated 913,492 people with the increased availability of essential medicines, supplies and equipment. In addition, 63,048 children and pregnant and lactating women benefitted from nutritional services; 101,720 people with specific needs accessed protection services; 86,560 people benefitted from child protection interventions, and 24,727 people from sexual and/or gender-based violence activities, which included referrals to relevant institutions, psychosocial, legal and at times material support, as well as awareness-raising and training activities. An estimate of 264,000 people benefitted from WASH interventions in healthcare facilities and surrounding communities.In October 2019, CERF allocated US$ 10 million under the its Underfunded Emergencies window in order to sustain and scale up the provision of essential services in health, nutrition, water sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and protection in priority states in Venezuela. In a challenging operating environment, CERF funds were critical to support the scale up of humanitarian assistance of the UN agencies and their partners in Venezuela, and a key contribution to the first Humanitarian Response Plan, which was published in August 2019 and received less than 35 per cent of the required funding. CERF-funded interventions contributed to strengthening the health delivery capacity and emergency care services in 21 priority hospitals, creating a safe space for women, enhancing nutritional screening and malnutrition prevention and treatment, and increasing access to protection services including child protection and prevention and response to gender-based violence. In total, it is estimated that more than 913,000 people benefitted from the CERF interventions. During the outbreak of COVID-19 in Venezuela, starting in March 2020, CERF funds were critical to quickly adjust the humanitarian response to new emerging needs, improving safe water and sanitation access in 32 healthcare facilities, providing personal protective equipment to health personnel, distributing hygiene kits in vulnerable communities and in quarantine centres for Venezuelan returnees. CERF funds facilitated timely access to protection and assistance, preventing furtherance of protection and security risks. The quick transfer of CERF funds facilitated the immediate procurement of life-saving supplies, CRI and shelter. The availability of resources prevented delays in the implementation of activities and ensured the fast delivery of assistance to the newly arrived affected population, especially to children and women at risk and other persons with specific needs. CERF funds, particularly following the approval of the NCE, allowed IOM to respond as needs evolved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, in Colombia, CERF funds contributed to IOM’s rapid response without access barriers, guaranteeing immediate actions to meet the needs of primary health care and sexual and reproductive health and prevent loss of life. This especially supported women, adolescents and girls in conditions of high vulnerability in two border departments in Colombia. The CERF contribution permitted rapid disbursement to UNHCR’s partners and allowed the activities to adapt swiftly, providing a timely humanitarian response during the health emergency of 2020. CERF funds helped leverage UNHCR advocacy efforts to facilitate access for asylum seekers/ , migrants and refugees into existing services and mobilize resources from different donors to complement the intervention and scale up the humanitarian response in the different countries of the project.UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons10015686.00008381009134922019-09-27T00:00:002019-09-18T00:00:002019-10-03T00:00:002020-02-29T00:00:002021-01-31T00:00:0010015686.00002019-09-27T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available696201919-UF-SDN-3857976Republic of the SudanSDN2Underfunded Emergencies27Multiple EmergenciesMultiple EmergenciesSudan UF Application Sep 2019 (Economic crisis and food insecurity)6Internal strife3Multiple3Northern Africa3Northern Africa1Africa8500000During the first half of 2019, Sudan’s humanitarian needs have continued to grow. The ongoing economic crisis, at that time, has been exacerbated by months of civil unrest and political uncertainty. Based on revised intersectoral vulnerability analysis, some 8.5 million people are estimated to be in need humanitarian or protection assistance. The deepening economic crisis that started in 2018 made more people vulnerable. About 5.8 million people were estimated to be in crisis (IPC 3) or emergency (IPC 4) levels of food insecurity based on March-May 2019 projection – up from 3.8 million at the start of 2018. Despite a relatively good harvest, these high levels of food insecurity were driven by higher production costs and food prices that have more than doubled in 2018. Overall, prices were expected to remain between 30 - 40 per cent above previous year and over 300 per cent above the five-year average. Small-scale farmers were facing increased restrictions, including the availability of, and accessibility to inputs such as machinery, tools, seeds, essential veterinary supplies and feed supplements and fertilizers, due to high and increasing inflation rates. In addition, restricted access to land due to access denial by armed groups and tribal conflict, triggered by political instability, caused a reduction in the planted areas in the Darfur States. The rainy season underway was predicted to be above normal with floods in several parts of the country such as North and South Darfur increasing the risk of disease outbreaks, including acute watery diarrhoea, particularly in areas where people have limited access to water and sanitation facilities and with limited health infrastructure. Protection risks were multiplying. Darfur was of concern due to increased intercommunal tensions and harassment of IDPs including women and girls with GBV continuing to be a major area of concern. Armed tribes were increasingly attacking farmers, including IDPs and intimidating them from farming. Between the June and August 2019 planting season displaced women and girls were at increased risk of sexual violence as they move out of camps to access their farms. Fighting between non-state armed groups was expected to lead to further displacement. Rising tensions with host communities had introduced new protection concerns for refugees. For example, in June, several host community attacks on South Sudanese refugees in Khartoum led to the new displacement of about 7,000 refugees who were forced to flee their homes, seeking safety in other parts of Khartoum and in refugee camps in White Nile. Host communities were also struggling under the current economic situation and were increasingly disrupting refugee response activities, seeking compensation and assistance support.The CERF Underfunded Emergency window allocation of US$14 million has enabled humanitarian actors in Sudan to address the most critical lifesaving needs of affected people in protection, livelihoods, health, nutrition, WASH and education sectors. The allocation addressed the ERC priority areas of protection and education in emergency. Partners also made a remarkable achievement by reaching double the originally targeted persons with disabilities. Overall, 1.15 million vulnerable people – 53 per cent women and children – have been reached with multiple assistance in 15 prioritized localities across seven states where humanitarian needs had increased significantly since the onset of the economic crisis. Three quarters of the people reached are IDPs and vulnerable residents in host communities, whilst the rest are refugees and returnees. Ensuring complementarity between the CERF and Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SHF) was critical to maximize the impact of the two funding mechanisms. A joint allocation strategy was applied, where CERF partners provide the commodities and SHF NGO partners focus on providing life-saving interventions. The CERF has helped improve coordination amongst implementing partners not only at the capital, but also at the field level. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CERF project duration was extended, allowing partners to provide longer and more comprehensive responses.The flexibility of the allocation helped WHO and UNFPA in prepositioning of health commodities before the lockdown from WHO own stock and replenished it after procurement of commodities which was delayed due to COVID-19. Also, CERF contributed to the delivery of the soft components of the interventions including trainings and workshops for all partners. The nutrition second line medicines were also prepositioned which helped in fast delivery of assistance. Time critical needs are important for Sudan due to the frequent health emergencies even before the COVID-19 pandemic. Availing health commodities and supporting alert investigations are very time critical. This CERF allocation also helped UNHCR to have community consultation and identifying protection gaps very early and so earlier interventions were implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. This allocation helped WHO to coordinate within the organization and with the ministry of health. At the same time, it helped in the coordination among nutrition partners to ensure continuum of care where all relevant UN agencies came together. Through this CERF, FAO managed to coordinate with SHF implementing partners through provision of improved seeds.This allocation indirectly helped in demand creation for SRH services and there are more resources from donors were mobilized. This CERF allocation used in analysing the protection needs and the production of three critical documents. These documents were used to mobilize resources for the protection sector. There is a need to advocate for more resource mobilization though CERF helped in complementing other internal partners’ resources.FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons14003594.0000124229111474572019-09-27T00:00:002019-09-18T00:00:002019-11-01T00:00:002020-02-29T00:00:002020-11-30T00:00:0014003594.00002019-09-27T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available661201919-UF-PSE-3498269occupied Palestinian territoryPSE2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-relatedoPt UF Application Mar 2019 (Internal strife)1Conflict-related2Man-made14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia2500000In the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) of Gaza strip and the West Bank, an estimated 2.5 million Palestinians are in need of humanitarian assistance, according to the 2019 oPt Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP). Gaza in 2018 saw a sharp deterioration in the humanitarian, human rights, security and political situation, including an enormous rise in Palestinian casualties resulting from the “Great March of Return” demonstrations. Israel’s continuous air and sea blockade and restrictions on the movement of people and goods in and out of Gaza have led to frequent power cuts, collapse of basic services, high levels of unemployment, food insecurity and aid dependency. In the West Bank, Palestinians’ access to land and freedom of movements are significantly restricted, marked by increasing settler violence and demolition of infrastructure resulting in Palestinian casualties, forcible transfers, and damage to their property and livelihoods. The 2019 HRP seeks US$350,000 to provide prioritized assistance to some 1.4 million people (including 1.2 million in Gaza and 200,000 in Area C, East Jerusalem, H2/Hebron of the West Bank) by protecting the rights of Palestinians living under occupation, providing access to basic services for those who are vulnerable, and supporting the ability of Palestinians to cope with, and overcome, the protracted crisis, while more sustainable solutions are sought. This CERF application for $8 million aims to support provision of urgent life-saving humanitarian assistance in the food security (FAO, WFP), health (UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, UNRWA), protection, education and WASH (all UNICEF) sectors, targeting 403,860 people in the Gaza and Area C and H2/Hebron of the West Bank over about nine months. The CERF funds will support the most time-critical elements of the 2019 HRP targeting the most vulnerable people in need. The CERF allocation will be complemented by the oPt Humanitarian Fund allocation of $12 million.In the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), including the Gaza strip and the West Bank, an estimated 2.5 million Palestinians were in need of humanitarian assistance, according to the 2019 oPt Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP). In 2018, the situation in Gaza saw a sharp deterioration in the humanitarian, human rights, security and political situation, including an enormous rise in Palestinian casualties resulting from the “Great March of Return” demonstrations. In the West Bank, Palestinians’ access to land and freedom of movements were significantly restricted, marked by increasing settler violence and demolition of infrastructure resulting in Palestinian casualties, forcible transfers, and damage to their property and livelihoods. The 2019 HRP sought $350 million to provide prioritized assistance to some 1.4 million people (including 1.2 million in Gaza and 200,000 in Area C, East Jerusalem, H2/Hebron of the West Bank) by protecting the rights of Palestinians living under occupation, providing access to basic services for those who are vulnerable, and supporting the ability of Palestinians to cope with, and overcome, the protracted crisis, while more sustainable solutions were sought.CERF allocated $7.7 million to the oPt from its window for underfunded emergencies to address critical needs of vulnerable Palestinians in the oPt. The funding allowed UN agencies and partners to provide immediate livelihoods support benefiting 70,419 vulnerable Bedouin and herding communities living in Area C of the West Bank by distributing inputs necessary to protect the animals, such as shelters, seeds for fodder production, animal health input and diverse and nutritious food to improve their dietary diversity. CERF funds were used to provide seeds of high resistance, drought tolerant fodder crop to 4,000 households who collectively received around 600 MT of seeds to cultivate over 50 000 dunums and 2,172 herding families received waterproof animal sheds. In addition UN agencies provided in-kind food parcels to 36,937 Bedouins and herders living in Area C of the West Bank. A total of 10,604 people (690 in the West Bank and 9,914 in Gaza) benefited from safe access to schools and to quality remedial learning opportunities; in this context, partners provided remedial education in numeracy and literacy skills to 5,411 children (2,020 girls) in grades 3,4 and 5, 210 vulnerable children were referred to family centres for protection services; and 6,336 children were provided with school bags and stationery kits and 330 teachers (130 women) were trained on how to provide remedial education to children. In the water, sanitation and health sector, agencies and partners built three water wells in Gaza City and upgraded and rehabilitated four wastewater pumping stations in the northern governorate, benefiting around 51,815 people (40,000 in Gaza and 11,815 in the West Bank) in the northern governorate were upgraded and rehabilitated. which resulted in protecting vulnerable children and families from flooding as a result of rehabilitated water, wastewater and storm water networks in Gaza and benefiting children and their families benefit from WASH services in H2 area in Hebron and from unconnected water networks in Area C. CERF funding enabled around 7,022 vulnerable children; (1,898 West Bank and 5,124 in Gaza) to receive adequate protection and psychosocial support services; psychosocial first aid was provided to people affected from emergency incidents, while a coordination team was formed of 20 Child Protection actors in H2 with six coordination meetings held. Finally, through CERF funding about 526,927 people benefitted from quality lifesaving health and nutrition services. In the health sector, UN agencies and partners ensured access to life-saving primary health care, including for sexual and reproductive health, using Ministry of Health standards, through mobile clinics for 13,900 people living in 22 of the most vulnerable communities in the West Bank, including providing health services for 553 pregnant women and girls through mobile teams; in Gaza, interventions supported around 27,800 pregnant women and girls through the provision of critical medical supplies and training of 116 health care providers. Un agencies and partners further delivered medical and non-medical equipment benefitted to an estimated 308,989 people.In 2019, CERF funding proved essential in enabling grant recipient agencies to respond to urgent and critical humanitarian needs and support humanitarian response activities for around 666,787 people of the most vulnerable groups in the oPt, including refugees, women (including pregnant and lactating women) and girls at higher risk of mortality, trauma and non-trauma patients, Bedouins and herders and vulnerable youth and children, including refugee children. CERF funding was channeled to support a comprehensive set of urgent response activities within the Food Security, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Protection, Health and Education clusters. In both Gaza and the West Bank, funding responded to time critical needs in a holistic approach. It enabled lead agencies to bridge the funding gap and continue to support critical needs of people. Coupled with strategic partner coordination, CERF funding, enabled better response to health care service provision to newborn children, children, women and girls, strengthened the livelihood of marginalized herding and Bedouin communities and supported essential protection, education and WASH activities. For health lead partners, and given the protracted crises in the oPt, health needs such as disposables and medications etc. did not arise suddenly due to a crisis but were known to the health cluster partners and prioritized as urgent needs, the fast delivery of funding from the initial meeting with the health cluster to the actual disbursement, meant that delivery of assistance is also rapid. For example, upon receipt of funds, WHO and UNFPA initiated procurement and delivery of life-saving medical supplies, drugs, disposables and laboratory equipment as well as supported their sub-implementing partner to operate the mobile clinics. CERF funds allowed UNICEF to provide essential humanitarian services to the most vulnerable communities in Hebron-H2 and Area C, require continued humanitarian support for critical service provision. The rapid support provided under this grant for students and teachers to safely access schools in Hebron-H2 as they cross Israeli military checkpoints to access their schools and risk exposure to settler violence. The continued provision of protective presence to and from schools allows these students and teachers to safely access education. The funds enabled UNRWA to rapidly support and fill the critical gap to continue with essential MHPSS support to Palestinian refugees in Gaza.FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;UNRWA;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees7748483.00002949456667872019-04-05T00:00:002019-03-27T00:00:002019-04-20T00:00:002019-08-31T00:00:002020-08-31T00:00:007748483.00002019-04-05T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available662201919-UF-NER-3535566NigerNER2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedNiger UF Application Mar 2019 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa12Boko Haram crisis 2014-717000Niger continues to experience the impact of the proliferation of armed groups, inter-community conflicts and the increase of violent extremism. The ongoing displacement of IDPs and refugees and seasonal floods have further worsened the situation, with consequences on hygienic and water conditions leading to an increased risk of cholera and meningitis. According to the results of the October 2018 SMART Nutrition Survey, the prevalence of Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) is 15.0% while chronic malnutrition reaches 47.8%. The 2019 HRP requires $340 million and targets 1.7 million people with humanitarian assistance. The CERF strategy aims to respond to the humanitarian needs of up to 463,000 people in need of humanitarian assistance (51% of which will be females, and 84% children) in Tillaberi and Tahoua Regions, affected by the increase of violent extremism and conflicts, and by the recurrence of natural disasters. All the activities will consider the needs and vulnerabilities of different groups (refugees, IDPs, returnees and vulnerable host populations). As the funds have already been pledged for the crises affecting the Diffa Regoin, the country team prioritize this allocation to kick-start the first wave of response in these regions, addressing problems such as access and mobility and encourage further donor support.Niger faces a variety of threats, including climate change, floods, and seasonal epidemics, as well as demographic growth and cross-border violence. In 2019 insecurity and armed violence severely continued to disrupt basic social services and national development efforts, severely impacting the civilian population. The humanitarian situation in Diffa was particularly acute, where the Lake Chad Basin crisis and attacks by Boko Haram and clashes with the Nigerian national army led to the displacement of millions. The region has been under a state of emergency since 2015 as a result of violent attacks, looting and threats by non-state armed groups. The situation in Liptako-Gourma, Tahouam and Tillaberi regions also worsened due to the proliferation of non-state armed groups, inter-community conflict and violent extremism. In Tahoua and Tillaberi regions, 13 departments (two in Tahoua and 11 in Tillaberi) have been placed under a state of emergency due to growing insecurity. In addition, the country faces significant humanitarian needs in part due to drought and insecurity in agricultural and pastoral areas. According to the 2019 Humanitarian Needs Overview, more than 2.3 million people needed humanitarian assistance. The National Nutrition Survey conducted in October 2018, estimated the national prevalence of Global Acute Malnutrition as 15.0 per cent, and chronic malnutrition at 47.8 per cent, far above the critical threshold of 40 per cent. In addition, more than 990,000 people required basic health assistance. Around 150,000 IDPs and 55,000 refugees were in of need humanitarian assistance, as well as 104,000 IDPs and 119,000 refugees from bordering areas with Nigeria and 27,000 people returned from Libya.In order to address these needs, the CERF allocated 7,989,787 through its Underfunded window in September 2019. With these funds, United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners reached approximately 463,000 people. In this context 3,300 households (21,226 people) were provided assisted shelter kits. In addition, partners provided multi-sector assistance to 57,999 Malian refugees in the Tillaberi and Tahoua regions. On protection, partners aided 80,844 IDPs. In this context, 2,874 people received psychosocial and mental health support; 66 community-based committees and working groups on SGBV prevention were established; and 149 sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) were identified out of which 54 have received medical assistance and 100 material assistance; in addition, basic education services were provided to 14,823 displaced and vulnerable children in Tillaberi and Tahoua. Partners provide basic and emergency health care, to 463,000 people (55,00 refugees, 150,000 IDPs, and 258,000 host population) and supplied with essential medicines trained 180 health workers and 300 community health workers. On food and livelihoods, partners provided three months of food assistance to 20,014 vulnerable displaced people in Tillaberi and Tahoua region with three months of food assistance. With regard to nutrition needs, partners reached 11,970 malnourished boys and girls aged 6-23 months in Tahoua and Tillaberi through screening and referral and malnutrition treatment.CERF funds allowed the implementation of critical and essential activities that could not be implemented earlier due to a lack of funding. CERF funds enabled humanitarian partners to deliver assistance to around 463,000 people including IDPs, refugees and members of host populations in the health, water, sanitation and hygiene and nutrition sectors, food security, education and protection sectors. It enabled partners to continue programming and save lives of thousands of people in need in a context where humanitarian funding has decreased steadily despite increasing need. In addition, the CERF process allowed partners to increase coordination and to leverage funds as part of broader fundraising efforts.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons7989787.00006666504630002019-04-20T00:00:002019-04-05T00:00:002019-05-06T00:00:002019-08-31T00:00:002020-05-15T00:00:007989787.00002019-04-20T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available651201919-UF-UKR-35074188UkraineUKR2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-relatedUkraine UF Application Mar 2019 (conflict)1Conflict-related2Man-made15Eastern Europe16Eastern Europe4Europe5200000The active armed conflict in eastern Ukraine continues to be critical, with 5.2 million Ukrainians affected. Of this, 3.5 million require humanitarian assistance and protection, which is a three per cent increase from 2018 due to widespread mine contamination, escalating psychological trauma and the lack of access to basic services . 279 civilian casualties were recorded in 2018 including 55 deaths, with shelling, small arms fire and landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) being the main causes. The majority of people in need live in the two conflict-affected provinces of Donetska and Luhanksa – which has a 427-km-long ‘contact line’ dividing the region into two. The crossings of the contact line has increased by 15 per cent in 2018 compared to 2017, which is an average of 1.1 million crossings every month. Over half of the people crossings are over 60 years old – with most being female. Civilians are forced to regularly suffer long delays, risks from the hostilities and undignified conditions to maintain family links and access basic services. The $6 million CERF UFE allocation will address the urgent unmet needs humanitarian and protection needs of an estimated 180,000 people in NGCA, through multi-sectoral programming. The CERF allocation will enable a continuation and expansion of critically-needed basic humanitarian service provision and life-saving activities in NGCA in the area of education, health, protection, emergency livelihoods, emergency shelters, including winterization, and WASH services. CERF will be also strengthen humanitarian response for an estimated 70,000 people in hard-to-reach areas along the contact line, in GCA including essential service delivery and protection and through using cash transfers targeted at the most vulnerable. Thirdly, the CERF allocation would also be utilized to early jumpstart the winterization programming, to ensure an adequate coverage ahead of the harsh 2019-2020 winter.As the conflict in eastern Ukraine reached its sixth year in 2019, it continued to have a significant impact on civilians. An estimated 3.5 million were in need of assistance, the majority in the two conflict-affected provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk – where a 427-km-long “contact line” divided the region. Skirmishes and violence continued, particularly in areas close to the to the ‘contact line’. In the first nine months of 2019, OHCHR recorded 155 conflict-related civilian casualties (25 killed and 130 injured). The elderly comprised 30 per cent of those in need and were particularly vulnerable. Women and children were also disproportionately affected, and risked increased levels of violence, neglect, abuse and exploitation. In addition, continuous shelling and widespread landmine and explosive remnants of war (ERW) contamination, particularly close to the ‘contact line’, exposed civilians to risk of death and maiming and limited their freedom of movement, including access to farmland. In this context, humanitarian partners faced severe financial constraints. The 2019 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) was funded at 52 per cent ($85.8 million received against $164.4 million requirements).CERF allocated $6,003,065 to Ukraine through underfunded emergencies window in September 2019 to address the urgent unmet humanitarian and protection needs of some 370,322 people in both non- Government controlled areas (NGCA) and Government controlled areas (GCA). The funds enabled partners to respond to the most immediate and urgent needs in NGCA and GCA area close to the ‘contact line’. Specifically, CERF funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide livelihoods support benefitting 8,216 people and livestock winterization needs through cash and in-kind assistance to improve household members’ food consumption levels and dietary diversity, reaching 7,365 people. In the health sector, partners delivered essential live-saving medicines, medical supplies and medical equipment directly reaching 50,000 people. Partners further provided access to safe water and appropriate sanitation to 192,500 people. In education, partners provided access to safe learning environment and education opportunities 12,303 children. In protection, partners provided services including access to mental health services and mine risk awareness to 216,637 children, and cash-based individual protection assistance to 1,000 vulnerable people (both displaced and non-displaced) living close to the ‘contact line’ in GCA.CERF funding allowed agencies to address urgent unmet needs and support essential programming to fill critical gaps widened by persistent underfunding. The CERF-funded response enabled the agencies to assist the most vulnerable on both sides of the ‘contact line’ by providing emergency and time-critical assistance, ensuring their access to basic essential services, responding to the critical protection needs, while preserving the already limited humanitarian access. The CERF process encouraged coordination, collective performance and complementarity among partners in developing and implementing programing. In the context of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, CERF funding was particularly vital as it allowed agencies to expand programming in the underserved NGCA. While protection has long played a central role in the response in Ukraine, the CERF allocation helped prompt attention for people with disabilities and gender that has continued and continues to be seen in other aspects of the response. The allocation also helped support wider resource allocation efforts. Although it is difficult to attribute the extent to which the increase is related to the CERF allocation, the contribution did help boost support for the HRP from donors in 2019. Overall, in 2019 donors increased their support for the Ukraine HRP, as the appeal was 52 per cent funded, compared to only 38 per cent funded in 2018.FAO;IOM;OHCHR;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHOHost communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons6003065.00003820413703222019-04-10T00:00:002019-03-21T00:00:002019-05-03T00:00:002019-08-31T00:00:002020-05-15T00:00:006003065.00002019-04-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available693201919-UF-VZR-38575267Venezuela Regional Refugee and Migration CrisisVZR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedVZ Region UF Application Sep 2019 (Venezuela regional emergency)1Conflict-related2Man-made6Latin America and the Caribbean9South America2Americas18Venezuela crisis 2018-4300000The humanitarian situation in the Venezuela was deteriorating, resulting in the displacement of over 5 million migrants and refugees since 2015. Political and socioeconomic instability in Venezuela had contributed to widespread unemployment, reports of human rights violations, growing insecurity and challenges in ensuring access to basic commodities, such as food and medicine, forcing a large number of Venezuelans to leave their country. Migrants and refugees from Venezuela moved into surrounding countries, stretching capacities of host governments, particularly in border areas with high populations of Venezuelans, and increased pressure on already overburdened local services. According to August 2019 figures, 1,408,055 Venezuelan migrants and refugees were hosted in Colombia , 853,429 in Peru , 330,414 in Ecuador, and 178,575 in Brazil. The pressure on limited resources has resulted in a rise in xenophobia, generating more frequent incidents aimed at foreigners. According to IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) reports, children (25.5 per cent of the surveyed population), pregnant women (6.4 per cent of the surveyed population), the elderly (0.9 per cent of the surveyed population), as well as people with chronic diseases or disabilities (9 per cent of the surveyed population) were among the most vulnerable. In addition, UNHCR has noted high levels of unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) among the Venezuelan migrant and refugee population. Through the DTM and local assessment as well as coordination with stakeholders, IOM and UNHCR identified the following needs a) large concentrations of Venezuelans at border points and in other receiving areas with poor reception conditions increased the vulnerabilities of people on the move; b) public structures and resources at the local level in recipient countries became insufficient to cope with the immediate protection, shelter, food and non-food items (NFI) needs; c) the capacities of the migration and asylum authorities to manage the high demand for documentation and regular status was overstretched, including instances of statelessness due to a lack of jus soli when Venezuelan children are born d) individuals and families arrived in extremely vulnerable conditions and with significantly reduced resilience and self-sufficiency; e) as a result, partially of the aforementioned points but also of stricter legislation, the intensified use of unsafe land routes poses increasing threats to the life and dignity including smuggling, Trafficking in Persons (TiP), Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), child protection risks including child labour, begging, sexual exploitation, recruitment by criminal gangs, involvement in illegal activities and early marriage and LGBTI risks and vulnerabilities of Venezuelans on the move. The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic added yet another layer to the challenges faced by Venezuela and neighboring countries. As COVID-19 cases rapidly spread through the region, many countries imposed strict lockdown measures, including restriction of movement and curfews; many migrants and refugees lost their sources of income and were unable to secure money for food, housing, and health care. The regional interagency coordination platform (R4V), co-led by IOM and UNHCR, launched a revised version of the Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan 2020 (RMRP), adapted to the changing landscape following COVID-19. In order to address new challenges in provision of protection and basic support, the updated RMRP, which involves over 151 organizations engaged in the Venezuela response, estimated the financial requirements to USD1.41 billion for a target of 4.11 million people.CERF allocated US$ 6 million from its window for underfunded emergencies to provide humanitarian assistance and protection to migrants and refugees from Venezuela in the Andean Corridor (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) and Brazil. The funding has enabled IOM and UNHCR to reach a total of 182,544 people from October 2019 through September 2020, through multiple interventions, by maximizing inter-sectoral interventions as reflected in the RMRP. CERF funding enabled IOM and UNCHR to provide food assistance support to 31,144 people through hot meals, food baskets and cash-based interventions (CBI). In addition, the agencies were able to provide health care services to 11,662 people through provision of medical equipment and supplies, training of health professionals, and direct health and sexual and reproductive health care. Assistance in response to gender-based violence (GBV) was provided to 3,545 beneficiaries through access to GBV prevention and healthcare, community empowerment activities, trainings, awareness raising sessions, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) assistance and dignity kits. Protection assistance was provided to 65,603 beneficiaries through documentation, relocation assistance and CBI. Emergency shelter and NFIs assistance to 60,672 people through CBI, improved access to shelters, distribution of NFIs and CBI. Finally multipurpose cash assistance was provided to 16,649 people.The CERF funds enabled timely lifesaving assistance to Venezuelan migrants and refugees. Due to the ongoing implementation of the CERF allocation, IOM’s readily available program infrastructure and funding allowed for a rapid response as the migration emergency context evolved and was impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic; ensuring access to essential services which were not funded by other donors and for which the resources of local institutions were insufficient. The CERF allocation also allowed IOM to complement existing state and local programming and social protection structures that were overburdened by the COVID-19 pandemic and unable to meet the resulting increase in need. CERF funds facilitated timely access to protection and assistance, preventing furtherance of protection and security risks. The quick transfer of CERF funds facilitated the immediate procurement of life-saving supplies, CRI and shelter. The availability of resources prevented delays in the implementation of activities and ensured the fast delivery of assistance to the newly arrived affected population, especially to children and women at risk and other persons with specific needs. CERF funds, particularly following the approval of the NCE, allowed IOM to respond as needs evolved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, in Colombia, CERF funds contributed to IOM’s rapid response without access barriers, guaranteeing immediate actions to meet the needs of primary health care and sexual and reproductive health and prevent loss of life. This especially supported women, adolescents and girls in conditions of high vulnerability in two border departments in Colombia. The CERF contribution permitted rapid disbursement to UNHCR’s partners and allowed the activities to adapt swiftly, providing a timely humanitarian response during the health emergency of 2020. CERF funds helped leverage UNHCR advocacy efforts to facilitate access for asylum seekers, migrants and refugees into existing services and mobilize resources from different donors to complement the intervention and scale up the humanitarian response in the different countries of the project.IOM;UNHCRHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Other affected persons6000000.00001704001825442019-09-25T00:00:002019-09-13T00:00:002019-10-03T00:00:002020-02-29T00:00:002020-11-20T00:00:006000000.00002019-09-25T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available772202020-UF-NGA-4513267NigeriaNGA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedNigeria UF Application Oct 2020 (Conflict/Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa10600000The COVID-19 pandemic, as well an upsurge in violent attacks by Boko Haram against civilians, exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in the three north-eastern states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe. Some 10.6 million people – 4 in 5 people – were in need of humanitarian assistance, an increase of 49% compared to 2020. Urgent funding was therefore required to maintain and further expand humanitarian activitiesIn response to the crisis, CERF allocated $13 million from its Underfunded Emergencies Window for humanitarian assistance. The injection of CERF funding came at a critical juncture, at a time of increased needs but reduced Government response capacity. This funding enabled 4 UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to some 977,000 people in 6 sectors: protection including child protection and gender-based violence, camp coordination and management, emergency shelter and household items, and education.The CERF funding added value to the humanitarian response by enabling the UN to respond to time critical needs of the population affected by the humanitarian crisis in North East Nigeria. The CERF allocation also supported localisation efforts, with 60% of the CERF funding being subgranted by UN agencies to their implementing partners (international and national NGOs, government partners, and the Nigeria Red Cross). It also promoted working closely with government especially in the education and shelter sectors, leading to greater government ownership of the project which will improve sustainability of results. The CERF funding helped promote engagement with government, which opened new opportunities including access to land for shelter projects. The CERF was the single highest funding for gender-based violence programming in 2021, helping build partner capacity and establish toll-free hotlines which have significantly improved reporting of, and responses to, instances of gender-based violence.IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEFHost communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons13001946.00009087549770512020-10-29T00:00:002020-10-22T00:00:002020-11-05T00:00:002021-05-15T00:00:002022-03-09T00:00:0013001946.00002020-07-22T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available767202020-UF-PAK-4516868PakistanPAK2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural DisasterPakistan UF Application Oct 2020 (Multiple)3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia6700000COVID-19 in Pakistan exacerbated pre-existing vulnerabilities amongst populations who have faced multiple shocks, such as drought, locust outbreaks, floods, snows/ avalanches, and internal conflict. Pakistan struggled to respond to these challenges, including the increased rates of domestic violence and gender-based violence (GBV) reported in the wake of the pandemic. The Pakistan Humanitarian Response Plan COVID-19 sought $145 million of which $63 million (43%) had been received and the Nutrition and Food Security sectors had been the least funded (0%) at the time of the CERF request. The Pakistan Humanitarian Pooled Funding (PHPF) provided $4.3 million to Food Security to four districts of Balochistan (Chaghi, Washuk, Jhal Magsi and Pishin) in the first standard allocation. Two PHPF-funded districts (Chaghi and Pishin) were also part of CERF targeted districts. This successive funding has provided an opportunity for inter-sectoral synergies toward improving humanitarian outcomes for crisis affected women, girls leading to gender empowerment.As a result, CERF allocated $6 million to Pakistan to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations in June 2020. The CERF funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 520,524 people in seven prioritized districts of Balochistan (6) and Khyber Paktunkhwa (1) including 351,391 women, 6,094 men, 76,552 boys and 86,487 girls, including 3,290 people with disabilities. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to implement response activities, including provision of nutrition supplies and services and complementing sexual reproduction health services and mainstreaming GBV activities.CERF led to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries. Through emergency services provided, communities and children had quick access to nutrition interventions while people in need at community and facility levels benefited from comprehensive Community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) package. CERF also helped respond to time-critical needs. For instance, CERF-funded treatment of severely acute malnutrition children, referral and treatment of complicated and moderate cases were time-critical. CERF also improved resource mobilization from other sources. Lastly, CERF improved coordination. For example, the nutrition working group worked closely with partners/members and other sectors such as food security, WASH and health for a coherent and synergistic response.UN Women;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHOOther affected persons5974274.00004359485205242020-10-20T00:00:002020-10-08T00:00:002020-11-10T00:00:002021-05-15T00:00:002022-02-21T00:00:005974274.00002020-10-01T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available735202020-UF-SYR-4084578Syrian Arab RepublicSYR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedSyria UF Application Feb 2020 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia8Syria crisis 2011-6630000The humanitarian consequences of the crisis in Syria were profound. Among the 21.7 million people in Syria, 14.6 million people needed some form of humanitarian assistance in November 2021. Of these, 4.9 million people were considered to be in acute need. Ten years on from the start of the crisis, 6.9 million people remain internally displaced and 5.6 million people have fled their homes to neighboring countries. In 2019, over 1.5 million people were displaced inside Syria. This number is on a decreasing trend but still significant. From January to August 2021, 346,995 people were displaced internally compared to the 1.3 million IDPs during the same timeframe in 2020. There has been, and continues to be, extensive damage to crucial civilian infrastructure, such as schools, water supply systems, health facilities, and housing. In areas where hostilities have subsided, life remains a daily struggle due to limited access to basic services, increasing financial hardship and eroding coping capacities. An estimated 97 percent of the population now live under the poverty line, with 60 per cent experiencing abject poverty. Recent economic shocks risk setting back the recovery of the Syrian people even further, and rendering many more acutely vulnerable. Their hardships were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic that restricted market access, delays in food supplies and restraint from restocking of medical supplies. Millions of men, women, boys and girls continue to rely on humanitarian assistance as a vital lifeline and support with rebuilding their lives.This CERF allocation focused on critical service and livelihoods activities implemented in chronically underfunded sectors, i.e. WASH, Education, Nutrition, Agriculture/Food Security, Early Recovery and Livelihoods, Shelter and NFI, and Child Protection. The $24.9M allocation targeted 2,233,193 members of host communities, returnees and IDPs, out of which 178,926 were People with Disabilities. However, due to favorable prices of the assistance supplies, the allocation was able to reach 2,756,388 people in total with direct assistance, of whom 1,621,347 were women and girls.CERF’s timely and focused support to the frontline partners helped assist the chronically displaced population in the North Eastern and North Western parts of the country with tents, health care, safe drinking water, food assistance and protection. Despite difficult circumstances posed by COVID, the agencies and their sub-implementing partners were able to support 12,240 youths, women and PwDs with sustainable livelihood and economic activities (UNDP), 54,400 farming households to plant 20,000 ha of wheat seeds, 34,400 household of herders with animal health treatment (FAO), and 13,004 children and adult IDPs and host communities with emergency education interventions (UNICEF). Similarly, 909,111 individuals received micro-nutrients, among which 11,397 children were admitted for Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). This high level coordination helped the overall response surpass the anticipated target population.FAO;UNDP;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons24887327.0000128443627563882020-03-12T00:00:002020-03-02T00:00:002020-03-18T00:00:002020-08-15T00:00:002021-10-15T00:00:0024887327.00002020-01-02T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available768202020-UF-YEM-4500085YemenYEM2Underfunded Emergencies33Violence/ClashesConflict-relatedYemen UF Application Oct 2020 (Violence/Clashes)1Geophysical014Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia243000000The humanitarian situation in Yemen kept escalating as fighting continued to erupt on multiple frontlines around the country in 2020. An estimated 24.3 million people, 80 per cent of the population, required some form of humanitarian assistance. Fewer people could use basic health services during the first quarter of 2020 due to conflict, Covid-19 restrictions and due to healthcare providers lacking funding which led to the closure of many services. Between June and September 2020, health services were suspended in 480 health facilities, affecting 5.6 million people. Further services would be reduced over the next months if funding was not made available.The overall objective of this allocation was to prevent further loss of life by supporting the public health response with a specific focus on women and girls. The allocation focused on three priorities: 1. Enhancing reproductive health services in prioritized areas: Agencies targeted 300,000 women and girls in the areas of the highest vulnerability with reproductive health services, including integrated gender-based violence services 2. Maintaining the health Minimum Service Package (MSP): Agencies targeted the most vulnerable 307,956 people with different components of the MSP, including trauma care, at 21 health facilities located in Lahj, Ibb and Al Dhale 3. Alleviating the nutritional impact of the crisis on children under-five, women and girls: Agencies targeted 370,000 children and mothers with critical nutrition services in all the governorates classified as IPC 4 and 3 and in the areas where there was a high concentration of malnourished childrenThe CERF allocation was processed timely and led to swift delivery of humanitarian assistance to affected people. Also, due to the shifting conflict dynamics, several districts targeted by this grant became frontline areas during the implementation. The allocation was provided at the time in which strengthened humanitarian response in these areas was a time-critical humanitarian priority. All recipient agencies emphasised that the CERF process largely contributed to improved coordination among them, in setting allocation priorities, agreeing on geographic targeting and ensuring complementarity between the projects. All agencies reported several examples of CERF’s added value to resource mobilization efforts. For instance, one managed to secure a grant from ECHO, which funded the continuation of activities funded by CERF after the project's end. Another was able to leverage funds from the World Bank for fuel support beyond the period that was covered by this allocation.UNFPA;UNICEF;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Internally displaced persons34999937.000030000002020-11-05T00:00:002020-11-05T00:00:002021-05-15T00:00:002022-03-08T00:00:0034999937.00002020-11-05T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available773202020-UF-UGA-4531083UgandaUGA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedUganda UF Application Oct 2020 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa264082Uganda faced significant humanitarian needs because of displacement and the Covid-19 crisis. It registered its first case on 21 March 2020. By August 2020, Uganda had registered 1,313 cases, including 58 refugees and 55 children, and nine deaths. Hotspots included border communities and Kampala. The pandemic had far-reaching socioeconomic impacts and disproportionally impacted vulnerable groups, exacerbated already high levels of gender-based violence (GBV). GBV cases increased during the lockdown period: GBV Shelters experienced a 60.5 percent increase (March to June). In refugee communities, the reported cases of GBV increased by 55 percent. The pandemic occurred against the backdrop of one of the world’s largest refugee responses – Uganda hosts 1.4 million refugees, the largest number in Africa (82 percent women and children) – and emerging humanitarian emergencies, including devastating floods and landslides (affecting 55 districts, 470,825 people, displacing 66,860) as well as new swarms of desert locusts (threatening the food security of 1.32 million people). The delivery of essential and lifesaving services, including essential GBV and sexual and reproductive health services, and social protection were disrupted, resulting in long-term impacts and loss of life for affected communities. Many protections, legal aid and psychosocial support service providers were restricted to remote services, limiting access by the most vulnerable and worsening already low levels of reporting and help-seeking behaviour. There was a decline in the us of antenatal care and facility deliveries in refugee-hosting districts since the onset of COVID-19, as well as among adolescents nationally. By June 2020, 54 percent of refugees in settlements and 26 percent of host communities had inadequate food consumption, with relatively worse consumption in female-headed households. Stunting was reported (up to 32.6 percent) in six refugee settlements. Economic loss and hunger exacerbate existing protection risks, leading to child labour, GBV, transactional sex and trafficking and child marriage. COVID-19 also negatively impacted food security and livelihoods – especially for women and youths, who make up 86 percent of the informal sector, urban slum residents, and refugees.This allocation responded to displacement and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the most vulnerable people. It focused on a multi-sectoral response to the rise in gender-based violence, triggered by displacement, and exacerbated by COVID-19. Activities targeted refugee settlements and urban hot spots and included: Protection including GBV programming, health, food security and nutrition. CERF funding enabled agencies to scale-up GBV prevention and response for refugees – including case management and child protection case management. UNHCR offered legal aid clinics and mobile courts in refugee settlements to bring services closer to communities and improve access to justice. WHO supported surveillance and COVID testing. UNICEF provided nutrition services to the most vulnerable families in refugee hosting districts and in Kampala. The CERF allocation was implemented in eight districts of Uganda: Kampala and surrounding urban areas as well as in seven refugee settlements in Bidibidi, Adjumani, Palorinya, Palabek; Kyangwali, Rwamwanja and Kyaka II, and targeted 400,000 people, including an estimated 36,000 persons living with disabilities.CERF enabled UN and partners to respond to current and urgent SRH and GBV needs of women and girls in the refugee settlements and the host communities. Trainings and support contributed to a higher quality of care in addition to enabling urgent response to the impact of COVID-19 on the protection of refugees, particularly women and children. Multi-purpose cash assistance to women at risk had a great impact on the lives of most vulnerable women and girls. Agencies strengthened case management for malnourished children by establishing one-stop centres, scaling up of SAM management services, providing therapeutic food. The allocation strengthened the community engagement and mobilization, social and behavior change for the prevention and timely identification and care for SAM.UN Women;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Other affected persons4999336.000019793802020-11-10T00:00:002020-10-22T00:00:002020-11-19T00:00:002021-05-15T00:00:002022-02-03T00:00:004999336.00002020-10-01T00:00:00The CERF allocation aims to ensure that CERF interventions support Government priorities focusing on a historically underfunded area (GBV) which has been dramatically exacerbated by the current COVID-19 context. In doing so, the allocation sends an important message to other donors on the strategic importance of funding this priority.The strategy is also well coordinated and complementary to donor funding to other key sectors, such as food security. To ensure maximum impact, the allocation has been strategically focused on refugee settlements where the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly exacerbated pre-existing humanitarian vulnerability, and Kampala as an urban COVID-19 “hot spot”. In these target locations, CERF interventions will address priority needs, which in addition to GBV response include general protection assistance, sexual and reproductive health services, COVID-19/health responses and life-saving nutrition interventions for malnourished mothers and young children. 2) ERC’s Four Underfunded Priority Areas Gender. The UN Country Team (UNCT) has identified prevention and response to GBV; access to health including sexual and reproductive health services; and nutrition interventions for malnourished mothers and young children as priority areas to be addressed by this CERF allocation. The UFE submission will focus on a multi-sectoral response to the rise in GBV, historically triggered by displacement, and exacerbated this year by COVID-19, both in refugee settlements and in urban “hot spot” areas. People with Disabilities. CERF interventions will also directly benefit an estimated 36,000 persons living with disabilities in eight districts. Protection. Uganda hosts 1.4 million refugees (82% are women and children), the largest caseload in Africa, and CERF funds will support protection interventions in these underfunded refugee settings. Education. Education is not addressed through this allocation. Projects prioritized for the CERF submission will be discussed and reviewed by the UNCT before submission to the CERF Secretariat to ensure they adequately mainstream the ERC’s priority areas. 3) Funding envelope for GBV Whilst $500,000 was earmarked for GBV response, the UNCT has made GBV the cornerstone of this entire allocation. CERF funds will be used to scale up GBV interventions in hotspot districts and addressing existing gaps. GBV-focused activities include specific protection interventions including legal aid, with special emphasis on working with women and youth-led organizations, and cultural and religious leaders. CERF funding will also enable agencies to scale-up GBV prevention and response to refugees – including time-critical individual case management and child protection case management for children at risk. UNHCR will catalyze a stronger legal assistance approach, offering legal aid clinics and Mobile Courts in refugee settlements to bring services closer to communities and improve access to justice; and will strengthen referral systems to ensure women and girls who experience physical and sexual violence gain access to quality multi-sectoral life-saving services. WHO will support surveillance and COVID testing for better management of GBV; and UNICEF will provide life-saving nutrition services to the most vulnerable families in refugee hosting districts and in Kampala. Local organizations working on GBV have been prioritized through partnerships with UNWOMEN and UNICEF, who have strong historical networks in these areas. 4) Funding Requirements and Complementarity The responses to the refugee crisis and to COVID-19 in Uganda are both critically under-funded. UNHCR estimates that it has received around 22% of its requirements for the refugee response, while FTS reports that the COVID-19 Emergency Appeal (which includes GBV) has received just 3% of the funding required. The UN Country Team launched an Emergency Appeal on COVID-19, with the aim of mobilizing US$316m to support 12.8 million people (approx. 52% women and girls). Uganda has obtained a commitment of US$2 million from the Norwegian Royal Embassy for the Multi-Partner Trust Fund, while $30 million has been mobilized outside the MPTF, leaving a considerable funding gap. The UN Uganda Multi-Partner Trust Fund/Emergency Window has been established, with an initial pledge of US US$2 million from Norway. In July 2020, Uganda was included in the Global Humanitarian Response Plan, and a portfolio of interventions addressing most urgent needs was developed. CERF UFE funding will enable the UNCT to enhance coherence and leverage partnerships, and the strategy addresses humanitarian needs in a development context, closely coordinated and in coherence with government, who are proponent of ‘delivering as one’ and a champion of both the nexus and the SDGs, and with civil society. There is strong funding complementarity with other donors such as Japan who will fund WFP (not included in the CERF allocation). The strategy is aligned with the UNDP CCA, the COVID Appeal and its related socio-economic impacts, and the Cooperation Agreement with the Government. 5) Operational Prioritization of CERF Funds The allocation focuses on providing women and girls with access to GBV prevention and response mechanisms through integrated and survivor-centred life-saving service delivery, reducing GBV risks by supporting access to protection, time-critical life-saving and multi-purpose cash transfers for access to basic needs, and livelihoods for survivors of GBV. The allocation is targeted at preventing maternal and child mortality through the provision of timely and quality sexual, reproductive, maternal, new-born, health services within selected districts, and addressing the nutritional needs for vulnerable groups. These groups include GBV survivors and women at risk, urban communities, households with high rates of malnutrition, and people living with disabilities, including in refugee settlements. The CERF allocation will be implemented in eight districts of Uganda: Kampala and surrounding urban areas as well as in seven refugee settlements in Bidibidi, Adjumani, Palorinya, Palabek; Kyangwali, Rwamwanja and Kyaka II, targeting 400,000 people. The target population will include the elderly, people living with disabilities, women and girls, refugees, widows, female-headed households, market women, street vendors, people living with HIV and TB, and migrants.PReport Available777202020-UF-BFA-4513316Burkina FasoBFA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedBurkina Faso UF Application Oct 2020 (Conflict/Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa0Growing insecurity and displacement continued to exacerbate humanitarian needs, including chronic food insecurity and access to shelter and basic social services. Some 2.9 million people were in need of humanitarian assistance, including 980,000 internally displaced people (IDPs). The COVID-19 outbreak compounded the situation, underscoring the need to decongest IDP sites and communities hosting IDPs.In response to the crisis, in 2020, CERF allocated $6 million from its Underfunded Emergencies Window for the immediate commencement of life-saving activities. Under the leadership of the Humanitarian Coordinator and in close coordination with the Humanitarian Country Team, the CERF allocation prioritized the most underserved sectors and geographic areas, while strengthening links to longer-term development programmes. The allocation focused on 3 operational life-saving objectives: providing livelihoods, health and nutrition assistance to extremely vulnerable people; strengthening the management of temporary reception sites in the most overcrowded localities, notably in terms of access to WASH and Shelter; and delivering multisectoral gender-based violence management services. The allocation supported 5 agencies to reach 946,000 people in 7 sectors: food security; nutrition; camp coordination and camp management; shelter and essential household items; gender-based violence; health; and water, sanitation and hygiene. Additionally, the CERF funded a common logistics project that supported the other projects.The CERF funding came at a critical time, when 3.3 million people (15% of the total population) were food insecure, including more than 500,000 people in Cadre Harmonisé Phases 4 and above. The agencies reached a larger number of people than planned - 946,000 compared to an original target of 556,000 - largely due to UNICEF's project which integrated the screening for acute malnutrition into its campaign to distribute micronutrients and deworming medication. The allocation successfully improved the quality and effectiveness of the humanitarian response in the coordination and management of temporary reception sites and in strengthening community resilience. Approximately 9% of the allocation ($530,000) was provided to target communities through cash and voucher interventions. Finally the CERF allocation supported localisation efforts: the UN agencies transferred 41% of the CERF funds to their implementing partners including NGOs and government partners.FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Internally displaced persons6001148.00005559749457972020-11-16T00:00:002020-11-04T00:00:002020-11-17T00:00:002021-05-15T00:00:002022-03-31T00:00:006001148.00002020-10-01T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available771202020-UF-AFG-452888AfghanistanAFG2Underfunded Emergencies33Violence/ClashesConflict-relatedAfghanistan UF Application Oct 2020 (Violence/Clashes)1Geophysical010Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia10100000After 40 years of war, annual natural disasters and persistent poverty, the people of Afghanistan have been dealt another deadly blow from COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic had thrown Afghanistan into an unprecedented health, social and economic crisis requiring urgent action and solidarity from the international community. With a fragile health system, a developing economy and underlying vulnerabilities, the people of Afghanistan faced extreme consequences from the pandemic. Limited access to water and sanitation, widespread food insecurity and high rates of malnutrition were all additional complicating factors for Afghanistan. The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) and the Inter-Cluster Coordination Team (ICCT) have revised the multi-year HRP with 14 million people now estimated to be in humanitarian need and a planned reach of 11.1 million people. For this work, the humanitarian community requires US$1.1 billion. Projections of key population groups (e.g returnees, people affected by natural disaster) have been adjusted to reflected new ground realities.Hunger and malnutrition remain at dangerously high levels despite the passing of the drought with 12.4 million people forecast to be in crisis or emergency food insecurity between June and November of 2020.The Afghanistan HRP remained severely under-funded, despite a deterioration in humanitarian needs due to the added human, humanitarian and socio-economic burden of COVID-19. Only 26 per cent of requirements outlined in the revised HRP had been funded as of August 2020. In 2020, the humanitarian needs were on the increase but international donor funding to Afghanistan was low and key humanitarian programmes were underfunded. As a result, CERF allocated $13 million to Afghanistan to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. The CERF funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 1,593,370 people, including 438,076 women, 420,654men, 734,640 children, and 65,904 people with disabilities in the Food Security and Agriculture, Health, Nutrition, WASH, and Protection sectors with a focus on Gender-Based Violence (GBV).CERF led to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries. For example, the CERF contribution enabled the UN agencies to bridge the gap in funding for fast delivery of lifesaving interventions in food security and other sectors. CERF also helped respond to time-critical needs. For example, there was a high Afghanistan migrant returnee influx from Iran and Pakistan through border areas, where no other partners provided health care services. IOM used CERF to address the gaps in access to essential drugs and supplies for the provincial health facilities. However, WFP utilized existing food stock for urgent programme requirements, during delays in additional stock procurement and long lead times. CERF improved resource mobilization from other sources. The CERF funds highlighted the need for continued primary health care supports for the migrant returnees to the donor community. As a result, IOM received funds from WHO, the Government of Japan, SDC, BPRM, GFFO, FCDO, and the AHF. CERF improved coordination. Under the UNICEF WASH component, coordination was undertaken through the cluster both at national and sub-national levels to ensure CERF activities did not duplicate existing activities while also, complementing the activities of other WASH cluster partners.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons12999965.000095917415933702020-10-29T00:00:002020-10-21T00:00:002020-10-30T00:00:002021-05-15T00:00:002022-02-28T00:00:0012999965.00002020-10-01T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available770202020-UF-BDI-4478117BurundiBDI2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedBurundi UF Application Oct 2020 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa267000After an improvement in the humanitarian situation in Burundi between 2018 and 2019, needs increased in 2020 as a result of heavy floods, COVID-19 and an influx of returning Burundians from neighbouring countries following a renewed commitment to the repatriation of Burundian refugees. Consequently, the 2020 Humanitarian Response Plan had to be revised to account for an increase of people targeted from 633,000 to 887,000 (a 40 per cent increase). Following the floods, more than 30,000 people were living in IDP sites lacking most basic provisions and amenities. Food, access to water and sanitation, shelter and protection were priorities. The repatriation commitments between Tanzania, Burundi and UNHCR foresaw 2,000 persons returning per week, made all the more difficult under COVID conditions. The primary need was to strengthen the reception framework for such a large number of people by redeveloping transit sites, establishing a three-month assistance package and putting in place preventive barrier measures against COVID-19. Finally, Burundi, like many countries of the region, had a high prevalence of GBV; in the Gatumba area (where severe flooding took place) 475 GBV survivors were registered in June and July 2020 alone. In most returnee areas, medical case management services were non-existent because of the lack of trained staff and equipment.This $5 million allocation from CERF came at a critical time for Burundi, just after the general elections and the revision of the Humanitarian Response Plan. The CERF allocation helped strengthen and energise the partnership between the humanitarian community and the new government. Activities were aligned with the priorities defined by the government (which are based on joint needs assessments), focusing on Burundian refugees returning from neighbouring countries, victims of recent natural disasters (floods) and the protection of women and girls from gender-based violence. UN agencies and partners provided a multi-sectoral package of assistance to 68,000 people.The allocation enabled UN agencies and partners to quickly deliver a package of humanitarian assistance and services to returnees. The funding was used to construct boreholes to provide safe access to water to some 7,000 displaced people living in Kinyinya II and Sobel, thereby removing the need for expensive and unsustainable water trucking services. All 5 agencies implemented cash and voucher assistance as part of their projects – over $1,540,000 (or 30% of the entire CERF allocation) was transferred to people in need to meet their most urgent needs.IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFPHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons5000231.000051842681302020-11-12T00:00:002020-11-17T00:00:002021-05-15T00:00:002022-02-28T00:00:005000231.00002020-11-12T00:00:00This allocation comes as at a pivotal moment for Burundi, just after the revision of the Humanitarian Response Plan and after the organization of general elections. The new authorities opened the doors for a revitalization of the partnership by indicating priorities confirmed by evaluations conducted jointly by humanitarian actors and their government partners. Assistance to disaster victims in Gatumba and elsewhere in the country, support for the repatriation of Burundian refugees, the activation of national solidarity to fight COVID-19 are among others the priorities of the new Government. At this key moment, the CERF allocation will be used to strengthen and energize the partnership between the humanitarian community and the government around jointly recognized emergencies. Activities will be aligned with those prioritized by the government, focusing on people affected by natural disasters, returnees from countries neighboring Burundi and the protection of women and girls against acts of gender-based violence. The priority identified by the United Nations team in the country is to concentrate assistance in favor of the displaced persons who are in the IDP sites, both in the Gatumba area and in makeshift sites in the city and in the provinces, making basic social services accessible: emergency food aid, shelter, water, healthcare and protection services. The changes in the context that encourage refugees to return to their country in the context of COVID-19 constitutes the second priority area. The issue of preventing and combating gender-based violence was considered cross-cutting. The strategic use of this allocation will find support from government actors who share the choice of areas of concern. In addition, other donors will increase contributions, albeit still minimal, in the same areas and geographic areas. This allocation will further prove the relevance of investing in these areas. Finally, the activities offered under this allowance integrate and strengthen the assistance package that was offered to disaster victims and vulnerable people.PReport Available730202020-UF-TCD-4076921ChadTCD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedChad UF Application Feb 2020 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa545426Chad was facing multiple humanitarian crises, including displacement and food insecurity in the broader Lac region. According to IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix for December 2019, an estimated 169,000 people were internally displaced in the Lac region, in addition to 12,450 Nigerian refugees and 47,000 returnees. An estimated 4.1 million people ere expected to be food insecure during the coming lean season (July-September 2020), including 1.1 million in IPC 3. The 2019 SMART survey estimated the rate of global acute malnutrition at 12.9%, including 2.9% severe acute malnutrition; 9 of Chad’s 23 provinces had global acute malnutrition rates in excess of WHO’s emergency threshold of 15%.In view of the humanitarian and funding situations, CERF allocated $12 million to Chad from the Underfunded Emergencies Window in March 2020. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to deliver three strategic objectives: providing food assistance to food insecure people (IPC 3 and above); providing a multi-sectoral response to people affected by displacement, including internally displaced people, refugees and returnees; and supporting the transportation of humanitarian personnel and cargo by UNHAS. UN agencies and partners provided life-saving assistance to 375,000 people, including 106,438 women, 114,000 men, 133,000 children, and 11,000 persons with disabilities.CERF helped respond to time-critical needs and led to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries, though agencies faced implementation challenges due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In several cases agencies received CERF’s approval to reorient their projects. The CERF-funded allocation complemented a pilot food security project funded by the European Union.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons12020162.00004510083753182020-02-28T00:00:002020-02-26T00:00:002020-03-18T00:00:002020-08-15T00:00:002021-04-30T00:00:0012020162.00002020-01-02T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available774202020-UF-COL-4467124ColombiaCOL2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-relatedColombia UF Application Oct 2020 (Post-conflict Needs)1Conflict-related2Man-made6Latin America and the Caribbean9South America2Americas10000000The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the most vulnerable populations in Colombia, aggravating pre-existing conditions including the impact of internal conflict dynamics, disasters, and large migration movements. With the expansion of the pandemic, the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance surged from five million at the end of 2019 to 7.7 million by 2022. The departments of Chocó and Nariño were among the most affected by the armed conflict in the country, leading to mass displacements and forced confinement with a severe impact on rural, mostly indigenous population and in particular on women and children. During 2021, 85 per cent of all people living in confinement (55,638 people) came out of these two departments, despite only accommodating 4 per cent of Colombia’s population. Similarly, 35,347 of the 73,974 people affected by forced mass displacements came out of Chocó and Nariño, illustrating the fact that the armed groups leverage the pandemic to increase their territorial and social control over the population, particularly in the prioritized departments. Following the finalization of the CERF-funded projects, the department of Chocó, among others, continues to be heavily affected by the armed conflict. Over 42,000 people from 94 indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities are in confinement due to the territorial expansion of the country’s largest paramilitary group, called AGC, and the territorial recovery strategy of the ELN – the country’s largest guerrilla group. Furthermore, both departments are heavily impacted by the pandemic with high infection rates. The poverty rate in Chocó (61.1%) is among the highest in Colombia, as is the level of food insecurity at household level (76.8%). In addition, Chocó and Nariño are the departments with the highest maternal and perinatal mortality rates in the country. The remote department of the Amazonas, only accessible by boat from Brazil or by plane from other parts of Colombia, has experienced - with 3,400 confirmed cases per 100,000 habitants - the country´s highest infection rate of COVID-19 during the first wave in 2020, 325 per cent above the nationwide ratio, in addition to one the highest fatality rate per capita worldwide. Subsequent preventive isolation measures have exacerbated existing needs. 59 per cent of the population in the department faced food insecurity prior to COVID-19 in addition to widespread poverty amongst the mostly indigenous population (57.5 per cent). Self-sufficiency is low in the Amazonas department; over 70 per cent of goods must be imported. Health facilities have a basic level (no intensive care capacity) in the department's capital and are close to absent in other parts of the department. Access to multi-sectoral GBV services for women and girls are restricted, weak, and remote during the pandemic.The $5 million CERF UFE allocation came at a critical moment to scale up operations in key areas. Part of the allocation allowed humanitarian actors to expand operations in COVID-19 affected areas – such as the Amazonas department. The multi-sectoral response proposed made a significant impact in that region to mitigate the effects of the virus and save lives. The response was part of an articulated plan between the three countries that share a border in the area and will thus be catalytic to a tri-national effort which we hope other donors have also supported. The funds was also used to scale up critical life-saving interventions in food, health and protection in two of the most conflict-affected departments (Nariño and Chocó), where displacement and forced confinement have been increasing. The CERF contribution strongly sent a signal the UN´s and humanitarian community´s commitment to ethnic and indigenous communities – which are the usually the most vulnerable and most neglected – at a time when their lives and livelihoods are most at risk. It will also focus strongly on women and children as key target groups. The allocation focused on addressing identified needs, in line with priorities identified by the government for areas in which state capacities were more limited and where humanitarian actors had a comparative advantage in terms of access and proximity to communities. The allocation also strongly signaled the affirmative action intended by the ERC to focus on those most vulnerable, including women and children and on Protection, GBV, SRH and women's empowerment. CERF funding has been a catalyst to additional sources of funding for the activities proposed. The $5 million CERF allocation covered life-saving assistance in the Education, Food Security, Health, Protection and WASH sectors. With over 100,000 beneficiaries, the response had a strong focus on health-related activities, providing a well needed support to the local institutions, which were stretched by their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The provision of access to potable water and the rehabilitation of sanitation and hygiene facilities benefited a total of 22,634 persons; while live-saving protection efforts assisted a total of 18,628 people in addition to 14,072 girls, boys, adolescents and their families who benefitted from child protection efforts. Ultimately, rapid food assistance assisted 11,632 people, agricultural activities supported 4,368 people to recover their livelihoods, education response activities provided urgent support to 7,895 mostly indigenous children and 9,882 people received critical support related to GBV.The CERF UFE funding allowed humanitarian actors to reach in its majority indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities, living outside the institutional reach of the Government in regions where humanitarian actors had no prior presence and/or where local response capacities were completely depleted. As such, the response reached remote non-municipalized regions of the Amazonas, providing live-saving services to indigenous communities, and establishing for the first time an operational presence department. Leveraging the benefits of anticipatory action, both UN Women and UNICEF set up Emergency Economic Fund for humanitarian assistance to children, adolescents and their families at imminent risk of recruitment, use, femicide and sexual violence jointly with institutional partners, providing live-saving assistance immediately. The CERF funding led to a rapid deployment of live-saving food assistance in the departments of Nariño and Chocó. Less than two months after the official start of the projects, WFP started. CERF funding enabled the response to time-critical needs, including to prevent the use, recruitment and sexual violence against children and adolescents through Immediate Action Teams, using community-based protocols and leveraging the emergency humanitarian fund assistance to children, adolescents and their families at imminent risk; the provision of educational materials to boys and girls to continue their classes in remote indigenous communities; lifesaving multisectoral services in the field of health, psychosocial support and protection to GBV survivors; and rapid food assistance to victims of confinement and displacement, among others. The CERF UFE allocation considerably improved the coordination amongst the members of the Local Coordination Teams (LCTs). Imperative was thereby the involvement of the LCTs at an early stage, respectively during the prioritization and programme design phase of the UFE allocation. The CERF UFE funding enabled humanitarian actors to rapidly build up an operational humanitarian presence in the remote Amazonas region following the surge in COVID-19 cases and being the seed funding for the Colombian part of the Tri-National Response Plan in the Amazonas region.UN Women;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons5000000.00001857451823902020-11-18T00:00:002020-12-01T00:00:002021-05-21T00:00:002022-03-28T00:00:005000000.00002020-10-01T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available743202020-UF-COD-4087027Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedDR Congo UF Application Mar 2020 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa8100000DRC continued to face a multitude of complex humanitarian crises including grave human rights violations. An estimated 15.9 million people were in need of humanitarian assistance, including 5 million displaced peoples. DRC had the second highest number of people in IPC phases 3 and 4 in the world. 4.7 million children under 5 were suffering from acute malnutrition, including 1.1 million suffering from severe acute malnutrition. DRC was also experiencing the worst measles epidemic in its history, with 27,000 cases registered since January 2019 including 5,000 deaths. Finally the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak remained a major public health crisis, in a country with little to no access to primary healthcare and basic social services.In view of the humanitarian and funding situations, CERF allocated $30 million to DRC from the Underfunded Emergencies window in March 2020. The funding enabled UN agencies and partners to reach 1.27 million people in 6 provinces (Ituri, Kasaï, Kasaï Central, Nord-Kivu, Sud-Kivu, Tanganyika) across multiple sectors. The HCT prioritised 4 priority objectives: (i) ensuring access to basic services for communities affected by displacement (IDPs, recent returnees and host communities); (ii) addressing food insecurity and malnutrition through an integrated response; (iii) reinforcing measles campaign; and (iv) providing multi-sectoral assistance to refugees from South Sudan and Burundi.The activities funded through this allocation closely complemented the activities funded through allocations from the DRC Humanitarian Fund. The country team used the momentum generated by the CERF allocation to mobilise additional resources, notably for WASH, child protection and sexual- and reproductive-health activities.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons29983890.0000118903312670482020-03-30T00:00:002020-03-17T00:00:002020-04-14T00:00:002020-09-29T00:00:002021-11-22T00:00:0029983890.00002020-01-02T00:00:00DRC is facing a multitude of complex humanitarian crises including grave human rights violations. An estimated 15.9million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, including 5 million displaced peoples. DRC has the second highest number of people in IPC phases 3 and 4 in the world. 4.7 million children under 5 suffer from acute malnutrition, including 1.1 million suffering from severe acute malnutrition. DRC is currently experiencing the worst measles epidemic in its history, with 27,000 cases registered since January 2019 including 5,000 deaths. The Ebola Virus Disease outbreak remains a major public health crisis, in a country with little to no access to primary healthcare and basic social services.PReport Available729202020-UF-LBN-4077252LebanonLBN2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-relatedLebanon UF Application Feb 2020 (Multiple)1Conflict-related2Man-made14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia8Syria crisis 2011-2700000Lebanon remains at the forefront of one of the worst humanitarian crises of our time and continues to host the highest number of displaced persons per capita in the world. As of March 2021, the Government of Lebanon estimates that the country hosts around 1.5 million Syrians who have fled the conflict in Syria (including 865,531 registered as refugees with UNHCR as of the end of December 2020), along with 27,700 Palestine refugees from Syria and a pre-existing population of an estimated 180,000 Palestine refugees from Lebanon. Syrian refugees are living in every part of the country; 20 per cent live in informal settlements, 2% in collective shelters and the rest reside in private accommodation. As for Palestine refugees, most live in the 12 organized camps, while the remaining reside in 156 gatherings. Lebanon has faced a deep economic and financial crisis since late 2019, which was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the devastating explosions in the Beirut port on 4 August 2020. The protracted nature of the refugee situation with limited self-reliance possibilities, coupled with the impact of these recent crises, have led to an exponential rise in extreme poverty among refugees. The 2020 Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees found that 89 per cent of Syrian refugee households are now under the extreme poverty line, up from 55 per cent only a year before. Food prices have almost tripled in Lebanon since October 2019 and income opportunities have drastically worsened due to the sharp economic slowdown the country had seen over the past months.The allocation helped prevent a deterioration of the humanitarian situation and an increased vulnerability in a worsening socio-economic situation. In particular, the strategy aimed at achieving one main objective: to protect and save lives of extremely vulnerable people with special needs and women and girls at risk by ensuring access to currently underfunded essential basic services. This allocation targeted 404,543 most vulnerable refugees and host communities with Protection, Health and Education services, and following a redeployment of funds following the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, WASH and cash assistance services. Projects have been successful in meeting achievements in proposed sectors, except Shelter which was reprogrammed towards critical COVID-19 response activities following the pandemic outbreak. As a result of reprogramming to include WASH and MPCA components with greater reach, the overall number of affected people reached was higher than originally planned, the allocation reaching a combined total of 525,162 refugees and host community members.The CERF allocation enabled a fast delivery of assistance to the people in need, responded to time-critical needs, improved coordination among humanitarian actors and partially resulted in improved resource mobilization overall. The additional, and perhaps more critical added value was the flexibility shown by CERF in rapidly reprogramming to ensure that with the outbreak of the pandemic, agencies were able to meet critical COVID gaps (e.g provision of PPEs for public health facility staff) as well as to reallocate funds to respond to growing needs (e.g change of shelter components to cash programming to mitigate against dual impact of lockdown and the socio-economic crisis on already vulnerable populations).UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNRWA;WHOHost communities;Refugees12988434.00004045432020-03-05T00:00:002020-02-25T00:00:002020-03-05T00:00:002020-08-15T00:00:002021-04-12T00:00:0012988434.00002020-01-02T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available740202020-UF-PRK-4174449Democratic People's Republic of KoreaPRK2Underfunded Emergencies35Economic DisruptionUnspecified EmergencyDPR Korea UF Application Mar 2020 (Protracted Crisis)5Conflict-related09Eastern Asia12Eastern Asia3Asia10400000The humanitarian situation in DPRK was characterized by chronic food insecurity, undernutrition, and lack of access to life-saving quality services. 10.1 million people were in urgent need of food assistance; 10.4 million needed nutrition support as well as improved access to basic services such as health, clean water, sanitation and hygiene. Insufficient agricultural production drove high levels of Food insecurity, and poor food consumption and inadequate dietary diversity had a direct impact on the chronic malnutrition situation, especially on children, women of reproductive age and the elderly. Undernutrition remained a protracted and chronic issue. Health facilities lacked sufficient medicines, equipment and expertise to provide quality services. The consequences were particularly acute for women and children, with a lack of reproductive health services a key driver of the high maternal mortality rate (65.9 per 100,000 live births). Diarrhea and pneumonia remained the two main causes of death among children under age 5. The spread of diseases, such as tuberculosis (including multidrug-resistant tuberculosis) and malaria, remained a major public health concern. About 39 per cent of the population did not have access to a safely managed water source, and 16 per cent did not have access to basic sanitation facilities. The situation was worse in rural areas, where nearly half of all children were exposed to significant risks of illness and malnourishment.CERF allocated $5 million to the DPRK for six projects implemented by FAO, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP and WHO. The projects were provided with No-Cost Extensions until 31 December 2021. Unfortunately, ongoing access restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic measures taken by the Government of the DPRK had resulted in no international staff in-country since early 2021 and a near freeze of supply shipments. As of December 2021, agencies remained unable to return to the DPRK and nearly no supplies could enter. The DPRK Resident Coordinator had in consultation with respective agencies concluded that the projects were unlikely to be implemented in the allotted timeframe. The projects had thus to be ended and unspent funds returned.Despite the border closure, as a COVID-19 prevention measure introduced by the DPRK Government in January 2020, the CERF UFE allocation played a crucial role for agencies to continue, whenever possible, life-saving activities in DPRK. Despite major disruptions in the originally conceived plans, some agencies were able to procure and distribute, in a limited manner, much needed life-saving commodities. Such is the case of FAO agricultural supplies, which contributed to improving the nutritional status of 27,000 households (approximately 150,000 people) in 30 cooperatives in Kangwon, North Hwanghae, and South Hwanghae Provinces and Samjiyon County in Ryanggang Province. UNFPA was also able to procure and ship oxytocin to support the health interventions for pregnant women to DPRK. The medicines are currently undergoing a long process of disinfection before being able to reach the different health facilities for distribution. Once cleared, the medical supplies will contribute to the health of 267,000 pregnant women for nine months in 2022. Finally, despite the supply constraints, the CERF allocation enabled completion of three water and sanitation projects in three hospitals. This was made possible by local partners undertaking construction with locally procured materials such as sand, gravel, and timber.FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHOOther affected persons4999689.000035939041500002020-06-04T00:00:002020-03-17T00:00:002020-06-04T00:00:002020-12-15T00:00:002022-03-31T00:00:004999689.00002020-02-14T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available727202020-UF-MRT-4077658MauritaniaMRT2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural DisasterMauritania UF Application Feb 2020 (Drought)3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa609180In 2019, Mauritania was hit by a drought which led to a decrease in agriculture production by 13 per cent compared to the ten-year average. The most drought affected regions were Hodh El Chargui, Guidimakha, Assaba and Tagant. Livestock was also affected due to the lack of pasture and water for animals. Consequently, the agropastoralist and pastoralist livelihoods are dramatically eroding, leading to a significant increase in food and nutrition insecurity. The Cadre Harmonise indicated that 609,180 people will be severely food insecure (IPC 3 and above) untill June 2020. In 2019, the SAM rate reached 1.8 per cent, which is close to the critical threshold (SAM>2 per cent) and 21 out of 56 departments face MAG above 15 per cent or SAM above 2 per cent. Similarly, the Mbera camp located in the Hodh El Chargui region encompasses approx. 50,000 Malian refugees and faced 10.4 per cent MAG and 1.4 per cent SAM in 2019. The lack of access to safe water, protection and health was also exacerbated during the drought and will remain a challenge in 2020.In March 2020, the Emergency Relief Coordinator allocated $6 million from CERF’s Underfunded Emergencies window to Mauritania, in response to the drought and floods affecting large parts of the country. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 203,000 people, including 84,000 women, 45,000 men and 74,000 children. The funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide: access to urgently needed health care services; nutritional screening and treatment for women and children; emergency food assistance in the form of cash transfers; agricultural kits for smallholder famers; access to safe drinking water; sexual and reproductive health services; and support for the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS).The CERF allocation enabled UN agencies and partners to meet the most urgent vital needs of those affected by the food insecurity crisis through a coordinated multi-sectoral approach, particularly the refugee and host populations of the Moughataa of Bassikounou. The timing of the allocation helped mitigate the need for families to adopt negative coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFPHost communities;Refugees;Other affected persons5999380.00001655702034612020-02-28T00:00:002020-02-21T00:00:002020-03-05T00:00:002020-08-15T00:00:002021-03-31T00:00:005999380.00002020-01-02T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available739202020-UF-NER-4077166NigerNER2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedNiger UF Application Mar 2020 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa400000The humanitarian situation in Niger greatly in 2020 deteriorated due to the worsening security situation along the borders with Nigeria, Mali and Burkina Faso. According to 2020 HNO, 2.9 million people were in need of humanitarian assistance. Also, around 400,000 people had been forced to flee their homes due to insecurity and were living in very precarious conditions. In addition, Niger was facing food and nutrition crises, epidemics and recurrent floods. According to the “Cadre Harmonisé” of November 2019, nearly 1.4 million people were estimated to be food insecure – a figure that was predicted to rise to 1.9 million by mid-2020.In view of the humanitarian and funding situation, the ERC allocated $11 million to Niger from CERF’s Underfunded Emergencies window in March 2020. This funding enabled UN agencies and their partners to provide immediate, urgent and multi-sectoral assistance to some 340,000 people, including refugees and returnees, displaced people, and host communities, in the targeted communes in the regions of Maradi, Zinder, Tahoua, Tillabéri, Agadez et Diffa. With CERF funded assistance, UN agencies and partners provided a multi-sectoral response including food; nutrition health; protection including child protection and gender-based violence; shelter and essential household item; and water, sanitation and hygiene. The funding also supported the UN Humanitarian Air Service, which facilitated the transport of critical humanitarian personnel and supplies to hard-to-reach areas.The CERF funds made it possible for UN agencies and their partners to respond urgently to the most-time critical needs of communities affected by conflict. The funds also helped highlighted the importance of addressing the protection environment; for instance the funding was used to upgrade 31 health facilities in order to provide more effective and more accessible and gender-based violence services. The CERF allocation also helped strengthen coordination. Indeed, from needs assessment to planning of activities to implementation and monitoring, collaboration and coordination were crucial to address the needs of affected people in a holistic and sustainable manner.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons10951371.00002278073402892020-03-20T00:00:002020-03-12T00:00:002020-03-30T00:00:002020-08-15T00:00:002021-04-30T00:00:0010951371.00002020-01-02T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available766202020-UF-MOZ-4511761MozambiqueMOZ2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedMozambique UF Application Oct 2020 (Conflict/Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa712000The violence in Cabo Delgado escalated significantly starting in January 2020, including reports of killings, beheadings, abductions, and kidnappings of civilians (including girls and women), forced recruitment of children, and burning and looting of public and private properties and infrastructure. Over the first six months of 2020, attacks increased in scale and scope, with Palma, Mocimboa da Praia, Nangade, Muidumbe, Macomia and Quissanga districts hardest-hit. Displacement more than doubled from 110,400 in March 2020 to about 250,000 in July 2020, and the actual number of people displaced was estimated to be much higher. The violence and insecurity have compounded the situation of people impacted by climatic shocks, including Cyclone Kenneth in April 2019 and flooding in December 2019 and January 2020, forcing many people to cope with a ‘double crisis’. An estimated 712,000 million people in Cabo del Gado required protection and humanitarian assistance. The plan targeted 354,000 people and required US$ 35 million to address all the needs.In response to the crisis, the Emergency Relief Coordinator allocated US$7 million on 18 September 2020 from CERF’s Emergency Underfunded Emergencies window for support to underfunded sectors and activities. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 367,848 people, including 91,962 women, 91,962 men, 91,962 children, and including 91,962 people with disabilities. The allocation covered activities in food security (food and livelihoods assistance), health, water, sanitation and hygiene, protection (including gender-based violence programming and child protection), emergency shelter and non-food items and education, as well as camp coordination and management. The allocation supported the delivery of a multi-sectoral package of services in six prioritized districts (Metuge, Montepuez, Ibo, Pemba, Ancuabe, Chiure). Moreover, it also helped delivering assistance and protection in “hard-to-reach” areas through coordinated multi-sectoral adaptable, flexible and mobile response approaches, including in Palma, Quissanga, Mocimboa da Praia and Macomia, and to ensure adherence to international standards in the establishment and operation of sites for displaced people.The CERF allocation allowed the scaling up of response activities in those sectors of the humanitarian operation in Mozambique that were facing serious challenges related to underfunding. Limited resources - including staff and supplies - were heavily hindering the operative capacity of the humanitarian organizations to respond to the crisis in northern Mozambique. With the funding received from CERF, underfunded sectors were able to reduce gaps and promptly scale up their activities, assisting the people affected by both violence and climatic shocks in Cabo Delgado, in line with the 2020 Cabo Delgado Rapid Response Plan and the 2021 Humanitarian Response Plan. Through the approval of the application, agencies were able to increase emergency staff and aid supplies, including emergency shelter, food, health, and protection assistance to alleviate the suffering of the affected population. Furthermore, CERF helped to foster coordination between recipient agencies, humanitarian partners, and the Government of Mozambique, both at national and provincial level. As per coordinated structure of the submission of the CERF application, adequate consultations on priorities and funding allocation took place allowing for an agreement on sequencing of funding requests. Through this exercise, sectoral coordination among a variety of partners was strengthened. Also, CERF funding supported increased coordination at the field level, including at Inter-Cluster Coordination Group level. Finally, CERF funds have been instrumental in scaling up the emergency response in Cabo Delgado since October 2020 and they have been significantly catalytic in raising additional funds from other international donors (DFID, ECHO, World Bank, UN Member States, etc.) over the following months, in line with the 2020 Rapid Response Plan for Cabo Delgado and the 2021 Humanitarian Response Plan.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Internally displaced persons6999888.000044301302020-10-21T00:00:002020-10-07T00:00:002020-10-29T00:00:002021-05-15T00:00:002022-02-28T00:00:006999888.00002020-10-01T00:00:00The violences in Cabo Delgado have escalated significantly since January 2020, including reports of killings, beheadings, abductions and kidnappings of civilians (including girls and women), forced recruitment of children, and burning and looting of public and private properties and infrastructure. Over the first six months of 2020, attacks increased in scale and scope, with Palma, Mocimboa da Praia, Nangade, Muidumbe, Macomia and Quissanga districts hardest-hit. Displacement more than doubled from 110,400 in March 2020 to ~250,000 in July 2020, and the actual number of people displaced is estimated to be much higher. The violence and insecurity have compounded the situation of people impacted by climatic shocks, including Cyclone Kenneth in April 2019 and flooding in December 2019 and January 2020, forcing many people to cope with a ‘double crisis’. The objective of the application is first to save lives and alleviate suffering in “accessible” areas through the delivery of a multi-sectoral package of services and assistance in six prioritized districts (Metuge, Montepuez, Ibo, Pemba, Ancuabe, Chiure). The application also aims to deliver assistance and protection in “hard-to-reach” areas through coordinated multi-sectoral adaptable, flexible and mobile response approaches, including in Palma, Quissanga, Mocimboa da Praia and Macomia, and to ensure adherence to international standards in the establishment and operation of sites for displaced people. This US$ 7 million application will cover Food security (food and livelihoods assistance), Health, WASH, Protection (including GBV and Child protection), Emergency shelter/NFI, CCCM sectors and Education. The application will directly targets 273,500 people.PReport Available732202020-UF-HND-4078242HondurasHND2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural DisasterHonduras UF Application Feb 2020 (Drought)3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster6Latin America and the Caribbean8Central America2Americas962000Honduras is facing a range of issues that negatively impact on the humanitarian situation, including a rise in violent conflict and deterioration in human rights, political and social conflict, population migration, a dengue epidemic and severe drought. Climate-driven migration occurs in areas where livelihood systems have been negatively impacted, particularly in the south and western regions known as the ‘dry corridor’. Gender based violence is a significant concern, with a national survey on Violence Against children finding 44% of girls and 37% of boys reporting being victims of physical, sexual or emotional violence. The Dengue epidemic has affected Honduras since the fall of 2018, with the total number of 112,708 cases of dengue reported throughout the country, of which 24,644 (22%) had been reported in the priorities Health Regions (Choluteca, el Paraíso, Francisco Morazán, and Valle).In 2019 Honduras received 4.6 million in funding, from CERF (UFE Round 1) the Government of Germany, and UNICEF. UNICEF Honduras plans to invest 1.2 million for 2020-21 in various WASH interventions; This CERF allocation complemented this initiative in strengthening local capacities to reduce extreme exposure to climate change and natural hazards. CERF funding targeted existing gaps in food, livelihoods, WASH and health sectors, and complemented the Government’s action plan to respond to drought.CERF helped UN agencies and NGO partners work in a coordinated way and achieve results during the COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying Government movement restrictions. The CERF allocation brought partners together who coordinated through virtual meetings and other remote communication. WHO was able to bring different health actors together while FAO provided assistance during a critical drought period when food reserves were depleted. UNICEF was able to provide immediate humanitarian support to hundreds of children and their families who had migrated because of violence or natural disasters. UNICEF's WASH services supported food and nutrition security. CERF also helped improve resource mobilization. WFP was able to mobilize additional resources from the government of Honduras and international partners.FAO;IOM;UNICEF;WFP;WHOOther affected persons5000038.000072719874482020-03-09T00:00:002020-03-02T00:00:002020-03-31T00:00:002020-08-15T00:00:002021-04-30T00:00:005000038.00002020-01-02T00:00:00TBCPReport Available731202020-UF-JOR-4086147JordanJOR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedJordan UF Application Feb 2020 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia8Syria crisis 2011-746022Over one million Syrians have fled into Jordan since the start of Syria’s decade-long conflict, and now constitute nearly 10 per cent of the country’s population. UNHCR had registered 663,507 refugees, with 535,844 (81 per cent) in host communities and the remaining 127,663 (19 per cent) in camps. Jordan’s estimated average annual cost of hosting Syrian refugees is US$ 1.5 billion. COVID-19 exacerbated the challenge of hosting refugees, as both refugees and the wider Jordanian population were impacted by increased direct and indirect needs associated with the pandemic. The COVID-associated increase in poverty and unemployment is still challenging Jordan's ability to maintain social and economic stability. Continuing support was therefore critical to mitigating the impacts of the protracted displacement crises, and ongoing pandemic-related hardships, including resource depletion, risks of exploitation and increase violence, and reduced opportunities for livelihoods.CERF funding supported five UN agencies (UNICEF, UNHCR, UNFPA, UNWOMEN, and UNRWA) to respond to critical humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable groups. CERF funding supported projects focused on health care, water, sanitation and hygiene, basic household items, and protection activities. Timely funding supported a coherent and comprehensive response to urgent assistance and protection needs of refugees and vulnerable populations in Jordan. The strategic objective of this allocation was to respond to critical health, protection and water and sanitation needs of particularly vulnerable refugee groups. The strategy was tightly focused on key sectors and linked to the ERC focus areas to ensure sufficient funding for basic life-saving humanitarian action. Health engagements focused on maintaining long-term affordable access to essential lifesaving services for highly vulnerable refugees (at risk women and girls of reproductive age, children and adults with chronic life-threatening illnesses) unable to otherwise access critical services. UNHCR’s health component targets both Syrian and non-Syrian refugees outside camps, where the majority of refugees reside. UNICEF provided support for essential water, sanitation and hygiene services in Azraq and Zaatari refugee camps for an estimated 116,678 Syrian refugees (76,365 in Zaatari, 40,403 in Azraq), 56 per cent of whom are children. UNRWA's priority was to ensure that the essential needs of Palestine refugees were met and to reduce the likelihood that refugees fall into extreme vulnerability and adopt negative coping mechanisms. This allocation targeted 141,640 vulnerable refugees and members of host communities with Health, Protection, Child Protection, GBV and WASH engagements. The actual numbers reached through the six CERF-funded projects was 170,894 affected people including 64,175 women; 29,314 men; 39,729 girls and 37,676 boys.CERF funds disbursed through this allocation have led to a fast delivery of assistance to people in need and helped respond to critical needs. Also, the allocation strengthened coordination amongst the humanitarian community.UN Women;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNRWAHost communities;Refugees6000400.00001169442020-03-06T00:00:002020-02-27T00:00:002020-03-10T00:00:002020-08-15T00:00:002021-04-30T00:00:006000400.00002020-01-02T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available734202020-UF-GTM-4078438GuatemalaGTM2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural DisasterGuatemala UF Application Feb 2020 (Drought)3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster6Latin America and the Caribbean8Central America2Americas2300000The northern Central America dry corridor, including Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, has been strongly impacted by droughts and extended dry spells since 2015, due to the strong influence of the El Niño phenomena. This has resulted in loss of vital harvests (mainly maize and beans) and death of livestock and domestic animals among poor and vulnerable farmers. The Emergency Food Security Assessment (EFSA) carried out by the WFP in November 2019 estimated that around 2.3 million people, including 450,000 children under 5, suffer from moderate and severe food insecurity, mostly in 13 out of the 22 states. The prevalence of chronic malnutrition in children under 5 at national scale is 49 per cent. In rural areas, malnutrition rates increase to 60 per cent. Chronic malnutrition is also reported in a high percentage of pregnant and lactating women. The national rate of maternal mortality in Guatemala is 108 deaths per every 100,000 inhabitants. This figure, in the target state of Huehuetenango, climbs up to 201, one of the highest in the Latin America region. The rate of neonatal mortality is 18 deaths per every 1,000 live births and the rate of mortality in children under 5 is 35 deaths per every 1,000. Only around 61 per cent of the national population have access to safe water. This figure decreases dramatically in rural and poor areas. Open ground defecation it is still reported among 8 per cent of the rural population.In 2020, humanitarian needs were on the increase in Guatemala but key humanitarian programmes were underfunded. As a result, CERF allocated $5 million on 12 December 2019 to Guatemala from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to approximately 180,000 people, including 60,000 women, 31,000 men, 99,000 children, and 13,000 people with disabilities in the Agriculture, Food Assistance, Health, Nutrition, Protection, SGBV and WASH sectors.CERF funds led to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries and increased the visibility of the humanitarian situation in Huehuetenango (one of the territories in Guatemala with highest levels of food insecurity). CERF improved resource mobilization for the responses. For example, the country team was able to work with NGOs with other funding sources (e.g. funding from USAID and UE ECHO) operating in the area. Additional funds from the European Commission and the Swiss Cooperation were available to cover an increased number of people. CERF also improved coordination. For example, the Group of Food Security in Huehuetenango composed of government organizations was very active and worked together with humanitarian partners to leverage the operation.FAO;UN Women;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHOOther affected persons4993677.000056600637322020-03-18T00:00:002020-03-09T00:00:002020-04-03T00:00:002020-08-15T00:00:002021-06-09T00:00:004993677.00002020-01-02T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available733202020-UF-HTI-4082141HaitiHTI2Underfunded Emergencies35Economic DisruptionUnspecified EmergencyHaiti UF Application Feb 2020 (Economic Disruption)5Conflict-related06Latin America and the Caribbean7Caribbean2Americas400000In 2020, 4.6 million people will need humanitarian assistance, corresponding to one in three Haitians. The latest IPC analysis indicates that as many as 4.1 million people (40% of the population) are at risk of food insecurity as of March 2020, including 1.2 million (12% of the population) in emergency phase and 2.8 million people (28% of the population in crisis phase). Increasing prices for basic foods, the depreciation of the Gourde (Haitian currency), socio-political unrest and deteriorating security conditions have greatly reduced access to food for the poorest households. In rural areas, the 2018 drought, which extended into the first half of 2019, caused agricultural production in some parts of the country to drop by about 12% compared to the year prior. Malnutrition also increased in 2019. Between January and August, nutritional screening data indicated global acute malnutrition rates of up to 10% in some regions. The unrest that hit Haiti in 2019 severely affected the capacity of already very fragile health facilities and provision of services. Latest estimates from the Ministry of Education indicated that at least 3 million children across the country did not have access to school in the first quarter of the current school year. In addition, more than 60% of schools were closed, 57% of schools do not have access to any drinking water, and 45% do not have toilets. The combination of food insecurity, reduced livelihoods, lack of access to school and the general increase in the vulnerability of families, generate high risks, including physical violence, trafficking and/or sexual exploitation for children and young people. According to a survey conducted in December 2019, 45% of respondents considered the highest risk for children and adolescents outside of school was gang recruitment. The almost permanent insecurity creates an environment conducive to an increase in protection incidents. The main concern remains poor access to basic services for survivors of abuse, and a weak capacity for effective response by service providers. In addition, almost a third (29%) of women have experienced physical or sexual violence. Responses to medical and psychological needs as well as legal support and social protection are insufficient and become almost non-existent in the event of a crisis. In 2019, gender-based violence prevention and response systems and services were repeatedly interrupted, particularly putting women and girls at risk of human rights violations, physical and sexual violence and abuse. Cases of gang rape have been reported and an increase in the number of rapes has been observed.In view of the humanitarian and funding situation, the ERC allocated $7 million to Haiti from the Underfunded Emergencies window in March 2020. This funding enabled UN agencies to provide immediate, urgent and multi-sectoral assistance to 130,140 of the most vulnerable people in the targeted communes in the regions of Grand’Anse and Nord-Ouest. The people targeted through this CERF allocation are the mostly vulnerable people in the targeted areas, in particular households in IPC phase 4 and women-led households. With CERF funded assistance, UN agencies and partners provided assistance within the Health; Food Security; Protection including GBV; Child Protection; and Education sectors for 130,140 people, including 18,979 men, 63,791 women, 22,738 boys and 24,632 girls of which 960 are people with disabilities.CERF helped respond to time-critical needs and led to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries, however most funds had to be re-programmed and re-deployed, for Protection and Health sectors respectively, due to the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. CERF partially improved resource mobilization from other sources. For example, WFP and FAO were able to leverage funding from other sources, and UNICEF and UNFPA received funding to complement their interventions. CERF improved coordination between the governmentFAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHOOther affected persons6999405.00001548281613852020-03-12T00:00:002020-03-03T00:00:002020-03-12T00:00:002020-08-15T00:00:002021-04-30T00:00:006999405.00002020-01-02T00:00:00TBCPReport Available776202020-UF-HTI-4512841HaitiHTI2Underfunded Emergencies35Economic DisruptionUnspecified EmergencyHaiti UF Application Oct 2020 (Economic Disruption)5Conflict-related06Latin America and the Caribbean7Caribbean2Americas753000Since 2019, an economic, social and political crisis has gripped Haiti and resulted in an 80 per cent increase in the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance. The October 2019 IPC analysis indicated that the urban areas of Port au Prince were in phases 3 (crisis) or 4 (emergency). At the same time, acute malnutrition increased up to a peak of 2.5% in the severe acute malnutrition rate in December 2019. With increasing insecurity in urban areas, the socio-political crisis limited access to social services, especially for persons living with disabilities. COVID-19 restrictions entailed an increase in domestic gender-based violence including on children. The lack of functioning health services in some areas led to a 30% increase of maternal mortality between March and July 2020. The 2019-2020 HRP was revised in February 2020 and requested US$ 253 million aiming to reach the 2.1 million most vulnerable people.In response to the crisis, CERF allocated $5 million from its Underfunded Emergencies window. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide humanitarian assistance to 131,431 people, including 63,333 women, 24,511 men, 63,588 children, and including 5,080 people with disabilities in the Food security, Nutrition, Protection (including child protection and GBV), Education and WASH sectors. The CERF allocation served as a critical injection of early funds for the revised humanitarian response plan and enabled UN agencies and partners to scale up the emergency response in a timely way.CERF led to fast delivery of assistance to affected people as agencies obtained additional resources to respond to the needs of the most vulnerable people, particularly victims of gender-based violence and people living with disabilities. CERF helped respond to time-critical needs and improved resource mobilization from other sources. For example, IOM has been able to provide medical equipment adapted to different types of disabilities, and to facilitate consultations with specialists for people with hearing and visual disabilities, thus increasing their autonomy. CERF also improved coordination among the humanitarian community allowing partners to jointly consider new needs and the required deployment.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNICEFHost communities;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons5000000.00001347932020-11-12T00:00:002020-11-24T00:00:002021-05-15T00:00:002022-02-28T00:00:005000000.00002020-10-01T00:00:00The October 2019 IPC analysis indicates that the urban areas of Port au Prince are in phase 3 or 4. The highest rates are found in the most vulnerable and insecure district of the city. This very concerning situation is coupled to an increasing acute malnutrition with a peak of 2.5% of severe acute malnutrition rate in December 2019. In addition, the sociopolitical crisis has limited the access to the persons living with disabilities to social services. More recently, the COVID-19 restriction measure entailed a significant increase of domestic gender-based violence including on children. In the vulnerable areas, the lack of functioning health services led to a 30% increase of maternal mortality between March and July 2020. This US$ 5 million application aims to respond to the needs of women, girls, boys, GBV survivors and persons living with disabilities affected by food insecurity, increasing protection risks and the disruption of social conditions, especially in Bas Delmas (Camp la Piste, Cite Soleil), Canaan, Taba Issa (Pétion Ville). The application covers Food security, Nutrition, Protection (including child protection and GBV), Education and WASH and will targets 205,500 people.PReport Available839202121-UF-ETH-4849334EthiopiaETH2Underfunded Emergencies33Violence/ClashesConflict-relatedEthiopia UF Application Sep 2021 (conflict)1Geophysical01Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa5200000The humanitarian crisis in Northern Ethiopia, in its 8th month at the time of the allocation, was deepening. An estimated 5.2 million people across Tigray were now in need of humanitarian assistance, representing more than 90 per cent of the region’s population. More than two million people had been forced to flee their homes. Of these, more than 63,100 people had fled across the border to Sudan, while more than 1.7 million internally displaced people had been registered across 265 sites in Tigray and the neighbouring regions, with the actual number of internally displaced people estimated well over 2 million. Millions of people were severely food insecure and hundreds of thousands were facing famine-like conditions. Levels of food insecurity and malnutrition were at catastrophic levels in some areas. A recent screening of 21,000 children under age 5 found that more than 21 per cent had life-threatening severe acute malnutrition, significantly above the emergency threshold of 15 per cent. Ethiopia had been included as a priority country in the UN Secretary General's High-Level Taskforce (HLTF) on famine prevention. Violations against civilians continue to be reported, including rape and other forms of abuse (especially against women and girls). Access to basic needs remains severely constrained which include health, access to water, hygiene and sanitation services and Many rural areas remain without electricity or communications.In 2021, humanitarian needs were on the increase, but international donor funding was erratic, and key humanitarian programmes were underfunded. As a result, CERF allocated $13 million to Ethiopia to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. The CERF funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 4,114,130 people, including 973,014 women, 960,499 men, 2,180,617 619,192 children, and people with disabilities in the Food Security – Agriculture, Camp Coordination and Camp Management, Shelter and Non-Food Items, Protection and Health sectors.During the After-Action Review (AAR), partners highlighted CERF’s added value for the humanitarian response in Northern Ethiopia mentioning the rapidness of disbursement, the smooth application process, quick feedback mechanism. Partners and cluster confirmed alignment with cluster prioritization was reflected in the strategic operationalization of the allocation and also highlighted that this CERF supported lifesaving interventions that were very relevant to the different needs of affected population. Cash-based assistance was usd to the extent possible (considering the very challenging operational environment with the closure of the banking system and availability of cash in Tigray) and people’s feedback indicated high appreciation as it provided flexibility to meet their distinct needs.FAO;IOM;UNHCR;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons13000000.0000304850132113092021-09-29T00:00:002021-09-15T00:00:002021-10-12T00:00:002022-04-15T00:00:002023-03-08T00:00:0013000000.00002021-06-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available834202121-UF-MOZ-4890361MozambiqueMOZ2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedMozambique UF Application Aug 2021 (displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa1300000The escalating conflict in northern Mozambique led to a dramatic rise in displacement and humanitarian crises in 2020 and 2021. The number of displaced people surged from 172,000 in April 2020 to over 732,000 a year later due to constant attacks and conflicts, most notably in Palma. In just three months, over 100,000 people were compelled to abandon their homes via risky routes. These displaced people, many of whom were forced to flee multiple times, left with minimal possessions and were desperately in need of essentials like food, shelter, hygiene facilities, and educational support. The majority sought refuge within the Cabo Delgado Province, while almost 67,000 fled to Nampula, 1,200 to Zambezia, over 1,130 to Niassa, and 153 to Sofala. Instances of human rights violations such as abductions, forced marriages, sexual violence, and forced recruitment into armed groups were disturbingly prevalent, with women and children facing a heightened risk.In response to the crisis, the Emergency Relief Coordinator in April 2021 allocated $5.5 million from CERF’s underfunded emergencies window for life-saving humanitarian action. These funds enabled humanitarian partners to sustain and ramp up vital assistance in accessible areas hosting the highest numbers of displaced people (especially Metuge, Montepuez, Ancuabe, and Pemba) through the delivery of multi-sectoral services and by providing a life-saving package of assistance (‘survival kit’) and mobile services in partially accessible and hard-to-reach areas. In total, the CERF allocation reached a total of 443,357 people, including 105,484 women, 65,595 men, 152,342 girls, 119,936 boys, and 68,710 people with disabilities.The CERF allocation enabled fast delivery of assistance by reducing funding gaps and promptly scaling up activities that assisted the people affected by both violence and COVID-19 in Cabo Delgado. Moreover, the CERF funds enabled agencies to meet time-critical needs by providing life-saving Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) assistance to women and girls, as well as shelter and non-food item assistance. Finally, the funds facilitated better coordination among aid recipients, humanitarian partners, and the government at both the national and provincial levels. The submission process for CERF funding allowed for comprehensive discussions on priorities and fund distribution, thereby enabling an agreement on the sequencing of funding requests. This process not only bolstered sectoral coordination among diverse partners but also fostered improved coordination at the field and Inter-Cluster Coordination Group levels.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Internally displaced persons5500958.00002146864433572021-09-28T00:00:002021-09-08T00:00:002021-10-28T00:00:002022-04-08T00:00:002023-04-21T00:00:005500958.00002021-08-13T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available828202121-UF-MDG-4848255MadagascarMDG2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural DisasterMadagascar UF Application Aug 2021 (Drought)3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa188630After a failed rainy season that saw less than half the amount of expected precipitation between November 2020 and January 2021, the South of Madagascar was suffering from its worst drought in 40 years, making it the only non-conflict country in the world with pockets of the population at IPC-5 level food insecurity. The impact of climate change, in a region of the country that has historically been neglected and marginalized, has resulted in extraordinary needs: 1.6 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, with 1.1 million facing IPC-3+ levels of food insecurity. Some 14,000 people were facing famine – a number that, without targeted assistance, was expected to double by the end of the year. More than half a million children also suffered from acute malnutrition, including more than 110,000 from severe acute malnutrition.In 2021, the humanitarian needs were on the increase, mainly due to failed rainy seasons, but international donor funding to Madagascar was sporadic and key humanitarian programmes were under funded. As a result, CERF allocated $8 million on 23 July 2021 to Eritrea from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 154,365 people, including 43,453 women, 41,447 men, 69,465 children, and 3,306 people with disabilities in Food Security, Health, Nutrition, and Protection sectors.CERF helped respond to time-critical needs, mainly during the very acute phase of the crisis (between August 2021 and April 2022) where the humanitarian response needed to be scaled up. The CERF contribution was key to ensure an effective multisectoral response. At the onset of the crisis, CERF projects reached 28,000 people in IPC4+, while treating 17,107 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition, ensuring a recovery rate of 96.3% in line with sphere standards. In addition, mobile clinics allowed vulnerable households located more than 5 km away from health facilities (73% of the population) to access health services, in particular by people with disabilities. CERF averted a major food security crisis and boosted resource mobilization efforts.FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHOOther affected persons8000000.00001565001543652021-08-25T00:00:002021-08-06T00:00:002021-08-25T00:00:002022-04-13T00:00:002022-12-30T00:00:008000000.00002021-07-23T00:00:00After a failed rainy season that saw less than half the amount of expected precipitation between November 2020 and January 2021, the South of Madagascar is suffering from its worst drought in 40 years, making it the only non-conflict country in the world with pockets of the population at IPC-5 level food insecurity. The impact of climate change, in a region of the country that has historically been neglected and marginalized, has resulted in extraordinary needs: 1.6 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, with 1.1 million facing IPC-3+ levels of food insecurity. Some 14,000 people are facing famine – a number that, without targeted assistance, is expected to double by the end of the year. More than half a million children also suffer from acute malnutrition, including more than 110,000 from severe acute malnutrition.PReport Available852202121-UF-COD-4861727Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD2Underfunded Emergencies33Violence/ClashesConflict-relatedDR Congo UF Application Oct 2021 (Conflict)1Geophysical02Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa9600000In the east of the DRC, renewed outbreaks of conflict had disastrous impacts on the civilian population, raising concerns about their protection and the need to scale up multi-sectoral assistance to tens of thousands of displaced people. At the same time, recurrent outbreaks of disease stretched health capacities to the limit and according to an Integrated Food Security Phase Classification assessment, 19.6 million people were in phases 3 or above. Women and girls continued to bear the brunt of the humanitarian consequences in the DRC. Population movements, combined with armed conflict and acute food insecurity resulted in an increase of protection incidents throughout the country with women and girls particularly at risk of life-threatening GBV incidents perpetrated against them, the majority of which resulted in long term and often lifelong consequences.In response to the crisis, CERF allocated $22 million on 10 June 2021 from its Underfunded Emergencies window for the immediate commencement of life-saving activities. The humanitarian funding situation in DRC was dire and the CERF allocation sent an important signal about the severity of needs in underserved regions and the need to close gaps in response coverage. The allocation supported life-saving interventions by 7 UN agencies across multiple sectors. To ensure a timely, cost-effective and durable approach, CERF funds were channelled to UN agencies with existing presence and capacity to collectively implement a multi-sectoral response in these target areas. The CERF allocation placed a specific focus on responding to their needs. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 514,481 people across multiple sectors in seven provinces (Ituri, North-Kivu, South-Kivu, Maniema, Tanganyika, North-Ubangi, and South-Ubangi), including 56,000 persons with disabilities.The CERF allocation complemented a recent DRC Humanitarian Fund allocation as well as a CERF rapid response allocation for 2020, focusing on different sectors and geographic locations. The CERF allocation sent an important signal to donors about the severity of needs in underserved areas and the need to fill gaps in response coverage. An HCT working group worked on a resource mobilization plan for the DRC. The DRC Humanitarian Response Plan, and the HC and HCT have used the CERF allocation to intensify advocacy efforts with donors. The CERF allocation supported localisation efforts: almost $6.9m - 31% of the entire CERF allocation - was channeled to national NGOs, government partners and the Red Cross. The allocation provided life-saving assistance to communities through in-kind assistance, services, and cash and voucher assistance - over $4.4m was transferred to families in need through cash and voucher activities.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons22058073.00005083835144812021-10-21T00:00:002021-10-13T00:00:002021-11-03T00:00:002022-05-27T00:00:002023-04-03T00:00:0022058073.00002021-06-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available826202121-UF-TCD-4849021ChadTCD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedChad UF Application Aug 2021 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa549000The humanitarian situation in the Lac region of Chad deteriorated significantly between July 2020 and June 2021 due to intensification of army operations and violent attacks by non-state armed groups, leading to a seventy per cent increase in the number of IDPs since 2020. Over 25 per cent of the Lac population was expected to face severe food insecurity (IPC phase 3 and above) by end of August 2021 (21 per cent already are). The global acute malnutrition rate was at 18.7 per cent and the severe acute malnutrition rate at 3.9 per cent, much higher than the accepted thresholds of 15 and 2 per cent respectively. Over 480,000 people were in need of shelter assistance.In response to the crisis, CERF allocated $7 million on 10 June 2021 from its Underfunded Emergencies window for the immediate commencement of life-saving activities. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 149,000 people, including 44,000 women, 42,000 men, 63,000 children, and including 12,400 persons with disabilities. Some 43 per cent of the CERF funds were subgranted by the UN agencies to their implementing partners, including national NGOs, international NGOs, government partners and the Red Crescent.The CERF funding enabled the UN agencies and their partners to sustain their operations in the Lac region in spite of severe funding shortfalls.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Internally displaced persons7001065.0000832191493662021-08-24T00:00:002021-08-16T00:00:002021-09-08T00:00:002022-04-07T00:00:002023-01-16T00:00:007001065.00002021-06-10T00:00:00The humanitarian situation in the Lac region of Chad has deteriorated significantly in the last year due to intensification of army operations and violent attacks by non-state armed groups, leading to a seventy per cent increase in the number of IDPs since 2020. Over 25 per cent of the Lac population is expected to face severe food insecurity (IPC phase 3 and above) by end of August 2021 (21 per cent already are). The Operational Plan for the Lac region released in April 2021 requests $167m to address the most urgent needs. The funding situation overall is at its worst compared with the last five years, with the $617m Chad Humanitarian Response Plan nine per cent funded in mid-June 2021, compared with 18-31 per cent at this time of year in the previous five years.PReport Available835202121-UF-CMR-4877718CameroonCMR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedCameroon UF Application Aug 2021 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa2200000In March 2021, the humanitarian needs were on the increase but international donor funding to Cameroon was erratic and key humanitarian programmes were underfunded.As a result, CERF allocated $5 million on 11 June 2021 to Cameroon from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 295,000 people, including 56,000 women, 66,000 men, 173,000 children, and including 12,000 people with disabilities across the food security, health, protection, WASH, and nutrition sectors. The CERF recipient agencies and their partners were able to reach the most vulnerable people, including those in hard-to-reach areas, alleviate suffering and implement life-saving and protection activities. For example, for the Nutrition Cluster, it was the only funding available to maintain a basic emergency package for malnourished children and Cluster coordination. The CERF allocation to WHO led to increased access to health services, including to mental health and psychosocial support, and an improvement in the quality of services. The funding also allowed clusters to extend activities to new geographical areas previously not covered. Over 65,000 people gained access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation.Despite the severity of the needs, Cameroon’s humanitarian disasters traditionally receive limited global attention, and Cameroon is included in the top three of the Norwegian Refugee Committee's list of most neglected crises worldwide since 2018. At the time of the CERF allocation, the humanitarian response plan for 2021 was only funded at 53 per cent. Against this background, the CERF allocation was not only crucial to bring relief to those most in need, but also a strong signal to the affected population that the UN continues to advocate on their behalf. However, while CERF contributed to the funding efforts to address some of the most critical needs, further donors’ support is needed.FAO;IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons4998919.00003705002947842021-09-15T00:00:002021-09-08T00:00:002021-09-15T00:00:002022-02-25T00:00:002023-02-28T00:00:004998919.00002021-06-11T00:00:00Cameroon has witnessed a massive increase in people in need of protection and humanitarian assistance as a result of worsening socioeconomic conditions, reduced access to basic services, and insecurity. By March 2021 an estimated 2.6 million people remain food insecure. This situation is exacerbating communities’ pre-existing vulnerabilities, negatively impacting livelihoods, agricultural production and the provision of basic social services.PReport Available832202121-UF-AFG-488068AfghanistanAFG2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-relatedAfghanistan UF Application Aug 2021 (Conflict)1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia3600000The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan continued to deteriorate due to the recent escalation in conflict, the emergence of recurrent drought (the second in two years) and new waves of COVID-19 infections in June 2021. A third of the country (12.2 million) were facing crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity. Limited access to services and underlying chronic poverty had eroded people’s coping capacities. Nearly half the population – 18.4 million people – were in humanitarian need. Timely and flexible funding was critical to mitigate against avoidable deaths, prevent displacement and reduce suffering. $1.3 billion was required to reach almost 16 million people with humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan; only 37 per cent of required funds had been received, leaving an almost $800 million shortfall.As a result, CERF allocated $11 million to Afghanistan to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. CERF also allocated $1.5 million to address the needs of person with disabilities bringing the total UFE allocation to $12.5 million. The CERF UFE allocation allowed the country team to maintain current life-saving programmes which would otherwise likely be forced to shut down – and to go beyond this, by scaling up field presence in locations where additional response is required for over 678,000 people including 74,000 women, 73,000 men, 330,000 children and 33,500 people with disabilities. The CERF allocation supported life-saving interventions in food security, protection and shelter/NFI through projects by WFP, FAO, UNHCR and IOM. The UFE allocation also complements two ongoing CERF allocations: the recent $15 million CERF rapid response allocation used to kick start the implementation of the Spring Contingency Plan and the $15 million cash-allocation provided late in 2020 in response to alarming levels of food insecurity.The emergency contribution from the CERF allowed UN agencies (FAO, IOM, UNHCR, UNOPS, WFP and WHO) provide lifesaving assistance to vulnerable people in Afghanistan under the Emergency Shelter, Food Security and Agriculture, protection, and health sectors from September 2021 to April 2023. For instance, WHO provided support to the war trauma victims of the in three provinces (Kunar, Laghman and Paktia) and a portion of Zabul province as well) which were of the highest needs of disability and physical rehabilitation and WASH services. And UNHCR reached another 427,000 covering 70,000 individuals with Emergency Shelter Kits, Cash for Rent, Non-Food Item packages, and procurement of 130 tents to provide learning spaces for 357,000 school children.FAO;IOM;UNHCR;UNOPS;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons12499902.00006783538830642021-09-01T00:00:002021-08-26T00:00:002021-09-29T00:00:002022-07-19T00:00:002023-07-06T00:00:0012499902.00002021-06-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted827202121-UF-BFA-4849616Burkina FasoBFA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedBurkina Faso UF Application Jul 2021 (Conflict)1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa350000In 2021, an estimated 3.5 million people required protection and humanitarian assistance (more than 60% compared to the same period only a year earlier). The worsening socioeconomic conditions, reduced access to basic services, insecurity and natural disasters resulted in the deterioration of the humanitarian situation. The escalation of violence also led to large population displacements. By July 2021, there were 1.4 million IDPs in Burkina Faso.In 2021, the humanitarian needs are on the increase but international donor funding to Burkina Faso remains low and key humanitarian programmes are underfunded. As a result, CERF allocated $7 million to Burkina Faso to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. The CERF funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 216,000 people in Food Security, Protection, Nutrition, WASH, Shelter and Health sectors.IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Internally displaced persons7000021.00002157362166252021-09-24T00:00:002021-08-16T00:00:002021-09-28T00:00:002022-04-29T00:00:002023-01-10T00:00:007000021.00002021-08-16T00:00:00Burkina Faso has witnessed a massive increase in displacement as a result of insecurity. In 2021, an estimated 3.5 million people required protection and humanitarian assistance (more than 60% compared to the same period only a year earlier). This displacement is exacerbating communities’ pre-existing vulnerabilities, negatively impacting livelihoods, agricultural production and the provision of basic social services.PReport Available838202121-UF-SYR-4860378Syrian Arab RepublicSYR2Underfunded Emergencies33Violence/ClashesConflict-relatedSyria UF Application Aug 2021 (Conflict)1Geophysical014Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia8Syria crisis 2011-13400000Humanitarian needs in Syria are driven by the effects of more than a decade of crisis, along with violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, an ever-shrinking economy due to a series of successive shocks and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis continued to have a gendered impact, with women and adolescent girls paying a high price for harmful and discriminatory gender norms, including gender-based violence. At the same time, men and boys faced elevated risks linked to arbitrary detention, forced conscription and explosive ordnance, among others. Further, about 25 percent of Syrians were persons with disabilities - significantly higher than the global reference average of 15 per cent - which increased the risks and barriers they faced; this number was higher (36 per cent) among IDPs who were already facing dire conditions13.4 million people in Syria were estimated to be in need of humanitarian assistance in 2021. Compounding these protracted humanitarian needs was a water crisis due to low rainfall, low levels of water flow into the Euphrates River, disruptions of the Alouk water station, climate change and damage to basic infrastructure. Water shortages, particularly in Al-Hasakeh Governorate, traditionally the breadbasket of the country, were especially acute. As of June 2021, the water flow rate in the Euphrates River was reported to be a critically low levels (223m3) which, in addition to existing drought potential in the region, was expected to aggravate the existing levels of food insecurity, water unavailability, public health concerns and tensions among communities, among others.This CERF allocation focused on critical life-saving activities in chronically underfunded sectors, and in line with the emerging needs in food security and livelihoods, health, protection and WASH; it targeted a combined total of 1,085,076 affected people across all sectors. Overall disability and inclusion were mainstreamed in the engagements; however, some activities were specifically targeting persons with disabilities based on the earmarked allocation to UNMAS and UNHCR. Specific activities targeting persons with disabilities (PWD) included cash and voucher assistance, provision of assistive devices, strengthening data collection, information sharing and strengthening referral pathways, home based care and counselling and training for caregivers. All PWD activities were guided by the Disability and Inclusion strategy which aimed to ensure operational partners can improve identification and understanding of the situation and needs of persons with disabilities; and better reach individuals and households with disabilities with regular assistance as well as support assistance which is tailored to specific needs. The Disability Working Group and the Victim Assistance Working Group also contributed to similar objectives. In addition, protection engagements delivered at community centres followed a community-based approach and support other sectors in the achievement of sector objectives. The two projects covering earmarked funding targeted a combined total of 34,000 persons with disabilities.Implementing agencies used the flexibility of the early start date for the projects which enabled time critical response on the ground. Also, due to the significance of the amount allocated interventions were in greater scale and hence enabled partners to reach a relatively larger number of affected people. Furthermore, the allocation was exemplary in addressing underserved humanitarian needs through earmarking and piloting cash response for people with disabilities including victims of explosive ordnance to ensure flexibility and access to humanitarian services. Finally, this round of CERF allocation supported alternative and renewable energy solutions, especially in addressing water crisis in the targeted areas.FAO;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNOPS;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons22000747.000015055192021-09-29T00:00:002021-11-16T00:00:002022-07-05T00:00:002023-11-10T00:00:0022000747.00002021-08-09T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available829202121-UF-SSD-4852191South SudanSSD2Underfunded Emergencies33Violence/ClashesConflict-relatedSouth Sudan UF Application Aug 2021 (Response to protracted needs)1Geophysical01Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa10South Sudan crisis 2013-180361The overall humanitarian situation in South Sudan remained very fragile, in a context characterized by conflict and sub-national violence, political instability, underdevelopment, food insecurity and environmental hazards; all of which, over many years, had affected the resilience and heightened the vulnerability of large swathes of the population across the country. Meanwhile volatile conditions on the ground continued to prompt sizeable population movements made up of new internal displacement and, increasingly, returns of internally displaced people (IDPs) and refugees. These movements converged towards locations where access to services and humanitarian assistance remained extremely limited, increasing the risk of tensions with existing local communities. Further compounded by the impact of COVID-19 the humanitarian situation had taken a disproportionate toll on South Sudanese women and girls as a result of existing structural gender inequality and unequal gender power relationships, with rising levels of gender-based violence (GBV) in a country where the phenomenon was already pervasive before the start of the pandemic. At least 2.2 million children, most of whom were girls, were out of school in South Sudan, prior to the pandemic. Protracted conflict had devastated the country's education system, and the recent pandemic left an additional 2.1 million children out of school. Protection concerns, which were generally high across the country, were particularly acute for girls exposed to early marriage, early pregnancies, and the denial of education.The overall humanitarian needs of South Sudan were on the increase but international donor funding was erratic and key humanitarian programmes were underfunded. As a result, CERF allocated $12,441,721 to South Sudan from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 192,749 people, including 45,469 women, 26,693 men, 110,026 children, and 4,560 people with disabilities in Education, Health (including Sexual and Reproductive Health) and Protection (including Protection from Gender-Based Violence and Child Protection) sectors.CERF led to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries. With the funding from CERF allocation, UNFPA rapidly mobilized supplies and implementing partners to establish access for affected people to GBV and SRH services. The rapid delivery of humanitarian assistance contributed to saving the lives of 73,683 who have direct beneficiaries and indirectly benefited 221,049 indirect people. CERF also helped respond to time-critical needs. The allocation enabled UNHCR to address the most pressing protection needs of affected communities with a specific focus on the most vulnerable population, prevention, and response to sexual and gender-based violence (GBV), and persons with specific needs.IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEFHost communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons12441721.00001764911927492021-09-01T00:00:002021-10-21T00:00:002022-06-10T00:00:002023-06-30T00:00:0012441721.00002021-06-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available830202121-UF-VEN-48704147VenezuelaVEN2Underfunded Emergencies35Economic DisruptionUnspecified EmergencyVenezuela UF Application Aug 2021 (Social and economic deterioration)5Conflict-related06Latin America and the Caribbean8Central America2Americas7000000An estimated seven million people were in need of humanitarian assistance in Venezuela, with the crisis stemming from six consecutive years of economic contraction and other trends and events such as hyperinflation, political, social and institutional tensions, localized violence, and the recent impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Household income, savings and consumption had all declined significantly, which coupled with a dramatic fall in public spending, including in social programmes, had seriously impacted people’s living conditions, particularly in terms of access to food, medicines and essential services including health, water, electricity, domestic gas, fuel and transport. The situation had a generalized impact across Venezuela; however, given the severity and scale of needs, the states of Delta Amacuro, Falcon, Apure, Barinas, Sucre and Guarico were prioritized in the allocation due to significant multi-sectoral response gaps. The same states were also prioritized by the current Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP).In 2021, the humanitarian needs were on the increase but international donor funding to Venezuela was erratic and key humanitarian programmes were underfunded. As a result, CERF allocated $8 million to Venezuela from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 441,386 people, including 146,536 women, 69,325 men, 225,525 children, and including 25,460 people with disabilities in the Education, Food Security, Health, Nutrition, Shelter and Non-Food Items sectors.CERF led to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries. CERF support helped build trust and collaboration with local stakeholders, ensuring that aid efforts are well received and effectively carried out. Increased acceptance of humanitarian assistance benefited the most vulnerable people and communities in a timely manner. This allocation was time-critical in enabling UNICEF and its implementing partners to distribute life-saving medicines and equipment to nine health facilities. At least 40,800 children received their first dose of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons7999993.00003181394413862021-08-23T00:00:002021-08-18T00:00:002021-09-02T00:00:002022-03-18T00:00:002023-06-08T00:00:007999993.00002021-06-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available837202121-UF-NGA-4861667NigeriaNGA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedNigeria UF Application Aug 2021 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa5300000The humanitarian crisis in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states in north-east Nigeria was expected to persist in 2021, with ongoing conflict continuing to severely affect millions of people. Some 1.92 million people were displaced internally, some 54% of who were taking shelter across host communities.The humanitarian needs were on the increase but international donor funding to Nigeria was erratic and key humanitarian programmes were underfunded. As a result, CERF allocated $12.5 million to Nigeria from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 2,617,949 people, including 1,155,546 women, 548,730 men, 913,672 children, and including 40,753 people with disabilities in the camp coordination, common services, food security, health, nutrition, protection, shelter and WASH sectors.CERF funds helped respond to time-critical needs. The allocation was approved when support was already being provided to the Government, allowing for the delivery of services at a critical time and boosting the credibility of UN agencies. For nutrition needs, the funds were provided as cases of malnutrition started to increase, allowing for an early response to time critical needs. The funding covered three months of the UN's humanitarian air service, allowing for the continued operation of flights. CERF funding supported durable solutions in alignment with the Government’s plan to re-settle displaced people more permanently, with UNHCR and FAO working closely together. CERF funds also improved coordination among the humanitarian community and the allocation facilitated closer relations with regional authorities, host communities and other partners.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFPHost communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons12495302.0000115404926179482021-09-15T00:00:002021-09-07T00:00:002021-10-29T00:00:002022-06-13T00:00:002023-08-31T00:00:0012495302.00002021-06-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available921202222-UF-NGA-5539667NigeriaNGA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedNigeria UF Application Sep 2022 (Malnutrition)1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa4100000Multiple crises afflicted north-east Nigeria, including conflict and one of the worst lean seasons, which caused alarming rates of malnutrition among women and children. 1.74 million children under 5 years were projected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, with 614,000 cases being severe. An estimated 5,000 children were expected to die and many more suffer lifelong disabilities.In response to the crisis, CERF allocated $10 million on 9 September 2022 from its Underfunded Emergencies window for core humanitarian programmes. The allocation provided assistance to 1.2 million people, including 405,000 women, 670,000 children, and including 28,000 persons with disabilities in the Nutrition, Food Security, WASH, and Health sectors. Moreover, part of the funding enabled the continued operation of humanitarian hubs, enhancing access to hard-to-reach areas. In addition to supporting the immediate response, this allocation sought to attract further funding and complement the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund Nutrition Response Reserve Allocation.The CERF funds enabled interventions in hard-to-reach areas, leading to increased resource mobilization. The funds also enhanced coordination among UN agencies and promoted localization through sub-implementation of grants to national NGOs. Critical support was provided to nutrition centres, preventing relapse of treated cases. The funds ensured the continuation of service at hubs during a critical period. The grant design fostered close collaboration between UNICEF and FAO, providing a full circle treatment for malnourished children. Bi-weekly inter-sectoral meetings were held for cholera prevention, enabling a holistic response to the cholera epidemic.FAO;IOM;UNICEFHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons10000000.000072036012422332022-09-28T00:00:002022-09-23T00:00:002022-10-03T00:00:002023-04-28T00:00:002024-02-05T00:00:0010000000.00002022-09-09T00:00:00Twelve years into the humanitarian crisis in north-east Nigeria’s Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States, the needs are as severe and large-scale as ever. The crisis continues unabated and affected people’s living conditions are not improving; they still live with great unpredictability, privation far beyond chronic poverty, and daily threats to their health and safety. Crude mortality rates among people arriving from some inaccessible areas are at war-time levels. 1.74 million children under 5 are projected to be acutely malnourished including 614,000 children with severe acute malnutrition. As attacks by NSAGs continue at scale, peace or true stabilization across most of the conflict-affected zones is not yet in sight. In response to the crisis, CERF allocated $10 million on 9 September 2022 from its Underfunded Emergencies window for the immediate commencement of life-saving activities.PReport Available863202222-UF-NER-5106066NigerNER2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural DisasterNiger UF Application Jan 2022 (Food security)3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa2554833In late 2021 the Government of Niger issued an emergency response plan in response to the deteriorating food security situation. According to government figures, agricultural yields for cereals were down 39% compared to 2020 as a result of lower-than-normal rainfall. According to the Cadre Harmonise (November 2021), 10% of the total population of Niger was food insecure (2.4m), and this figure was expected to rise to 15% (3.3m) over the next 6 months. The number of people in IPC4 was expected to double from 149,000 to 300,000 by the summer lean season. A SMART nutrition assessment estimated acute malnutrition levels at 12.5% (above WHO threshold of 10%), of which 2.7% was severe acute malnutrition. These food security and nutrition analyses informed the 2022 HRP.In response to the crisis, CERF allocated $10 million on 22 December 2021 from its Underfunded Emergencies window for the immediate commencement of life-saving activities. The allocation was leveraged to mobilise further funding and support from other donors for both the government response plan and the broader Humanitarian Response Plan. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 269,728 people, including 63,421 women, 36,461 men, 169,846 children, and 5,749 people with disabilities in the food security, nutrition, agricultural livelihoods, health and mine action sectors.The CERF allocation provided a critical injection of funding to support the government's emergency response plan. The allocation enabled the UN agencies to provide a multi-sectoral package of assistance, including the transfer of almost $1.6 million in cash and voucher assistance.FAO;UNICEF;UNOPS;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons9998659.00002656242697282022-01-31T00:00:002022-02-02T00:00:002022-08-09T00:00:002023-05-15T00:00:009998659.00002021-12-22T00:00:00In late 2021 the government of Niger issued an emergency response plan in response to the deteriorating food security situation. According to government figures, agricultural yields for cereals is down 39% (1.9 tons) compared to 2020 as a result of lower-than-normal rainfall. According to the latest Cadre Harmonise (November 2021), 10% of the total population of Niger is food insecure (2.4m), and this figure is expected to rise to 15% (3.3m) in the next 6 months. The number of people in IPC4 is expected to double from 149,000 to 300,000 between now and the summer lean season. A recent SMART nutrition assessment estimates acute malnutrition levels at 12.5% (above WHO threshold of 10%), of which 2.7% is severe acute malnutrition. These food security and nutrition analyses are informing the 2022 HRP (the latest draft of the HRP provisionally estimates the total number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Niger at 3m). The allocation has a clear and targeted focus on saving lives by providing food security and nutrition assistance. The RC/HC will leverage this allocation to demonstrate the humanitarian community's support for the government priority emergency response plan. The allocation will also be used to mobilise further funding and support from other donors for both the government response plan and the broader HRP. The CERF allocation will support life-saving activities for a total of 311,700 people across the food security, nutrition, health and protection (mine action) sectors through projects by WFP, FAO, UNICEF, WHO and UNOPS.PReport Available874202222-UF-SDN-5162776Republic of the SudanSDN2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-relatedSudan UF Application Feb 2022 (Post conflict needs)1Conflict-related2Man-made3Northern Africa3Northern Africa1Africa7540000Throughout 2021 and continuing in 2022, the Darfur region and South and West Kordofan witnessed increased humanitarian needs due to heightened intercommunal violence, often along transhumance routes, between farmer, agro-pastoralist and pastoral communities. In 2021, there was an eight-fold increase in the number of displaced people totaling 440,000 IDPs in the seven states. This increase in violence was seen against a backdrop of a worsened socio-economic and political crisis and reduced rainfall in 2021 affecting agricultural and livestock outputs and access to water. This reduced access to resources resulted in increased tensions and violence among communities. Although humanitarian agencies were providing assistance, critical needs remained unmet among the displaced people and host communities, across all sectors. Sentiments of exclusion of nomads and pastoralists further fueled tribal conflicts, leading to widespread displacements and loss of livelihoods. The looting of WFP warehouses and former UNAMID assets in North Darfur, and threats of increased attacks on humanitarian assets in several states in the region were disrupting humanitarian assistance, further adding to the suffering of an already vulnerable population. The CERF allocation focused on lifesaving humanitarian interventions and complemented other strategies addressing conflict resolution and peace-building activities, as well as allocations from the Sudan Humanitarian Fund.The humanitarian needs were on the increase but international donor funding to Republic of Sudan was erratic and key humanitarian programmes were underfunded. As a result, CERF allocated $20 million to Sudan from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 918,748 people, including 184,550 women, 129,823 men, 604,375 children, and 32,582 people with disabilities in Education, Protection (including child protection and prevention of and response to gender-based violence), Shelter and Non-Food Items, WASH, Nutrition and Health sectors.CERF helped respond to humanitarian needs that were identified at state-level. With this bottom-up approach, humanitarian partners identified their critical needs and agencies developed their proposals based on the state-level strategies. CERF funding also improved resource mobilization from other sources: the area-based approach was appreciated by other humanitarian donors which allocated additional resources. Furthermore, the Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SHF) complemented this CERF allocation following the same area-based approach.UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons19945752.00007573569187482022-03-16T00:00:002022-02-25T00:00:002022-03-25T00:00:002022-10-20T00:00:002023-07-20T00:00:0019945752.00002021-12-21T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available881202222-UF-SYR-5244778Syrian Arab RepublicSYR2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-relatedSyria UF Application Mar 2022 (Protracted needs)1Conflict-related2Man-made14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia8Syria crisis 2011-14000000Syria remained one of the largest and most complex humanitarian crises in the world, with over 14.6 million in need of humanitarian assistance, the great majority of them women and children. Eleven years of conflict have resulted in the forced displacement of over 11 million people and the large-scale destruction of homes, public infrastructure, and services, including health care, education, and water and sanitation. The conflict, combined with the impact of economic collapse, the effects of climate change, and repeated natural disasters, including both drought and floods, as well as the Covid-19 pandemic, had deepened humanitarian needs and given rise to increasing food insecurity, financial hardship, and eroded coping capacities. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of people in need increased by over 9 percent, despite the conflict becoming increasingly localized. As outlined in the Humanitarian Needs Overview for Syria, needs have risen across almost all sectors. Food insecurity remains at a high, with 12 million people facing acute insecurity and another 1.9 million at risk, while almost 80 percent of people report an inability to meet basic needs. This is an increase of 65 percent over a five-year period, with the largest increase taking place in 2020 and 2021. As a result, over half a million children were estimated to be chronically malnourished and a quarter million were acutely malnourished. For comparison, in 2021, 90,000 children were estimated to be acutely malnourished. In addition, over 260,000 pregnant and lactating women suffered from acute wasting. Almost 2.4 million children remain out of school, and basic services remain limited, with only 65 percent of hospitals and 56 percent of public health care facilities fully functional. For millions of Syrians, life remained a daily struggle with limited prospects for the near future.The UN and its partners planned to bridge critical and urgent gaps and needs across the country under three strategic objectives. First, this includes a dedicated focus on: (i) addressing basic food and livelihood needs through an integrated approach; (ii) ensuring adequate shelter for people displaced by conflict and hostilities; (iii) supporting the delivery of critical services, including health care, education, protection and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Under the second strategic objective, UN partners focused on strengthening resilience and early recovery in areas of the greatest need, including areas that have seen recent returns of internally displaced people, to support reintegration and mitigate the risk of renewed displacement. Finally, under the third strategic objective, there were two priorities: (i) strengthening prevention and response to gender-based violence and supporting reproductive health, and (ii) improving protection monitoring and reporting. In all cases, the allocation focused on people most at risk and on vulnerable groups, with particular attention to women, children, internally displaced persons, and persons with disabilities. The allocation, which spanned across several sectors that have worked in close coordination, focused on the most vulnerable people in 10 agreed top-priority locations, including camps for internally displaced people, that had particularly high levels of need, especially among women and children. The allocation directly targeted 1,712,226 million people in 10 priority locations, all of which had a high concentration of severe needs, especially among women and children, with a concentration in areas with high severity needs.This $25 million CERF UFE allocation was critical in addressing chronically underfunded humanitarian operations in Syria, through integrated food security, livelihoods, health, protection and WASH interventions. With a collaborative effort of the humanitarian actors, a total of 1.9 million affected people were reached with humanitarian assistance. Furthermore, thanks to CERF's flexibility, the implementing agencies were also able to adapt the dynamic operational context on the ground and expand the area of coverage based on identified needs through reprogramming activities to ensure the maximum impact and positive results in the lives of those affected. Nevertheless, as of the reporting date humanitarian needs in Syria continue to rise inexorably, further exacerbated by the February 2023 earthquakes and deterioration of the socioeconomic situation negatively impacting social cohesion and amplifying vulnerabilities. Finally, the CERF allocation enhanced localization of humanitarian response; recipient agencies channelled $4.8 million to 18 NNGOs for the implementation of CERF-funded projects. These local partnerships also strengthened the capacity of local actors and the communities receiving humanitarian services.FAO;OHCHR;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons24976355.000017122262022-04-21T00:00:002022-04-08T00:00:002022-04-22T00:00:002023-01-11T00:00:002024-07-31T00:00:0024976355.00002022-03-16T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available942202222-UF-UGA-5542683UgandaUGA2Underfunded Emergencies32RefugeesConflict-relatedUganda UF Application Dec 2022 (Refugees)101Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa1500000Uganda had one of the most progressive asylum regimes globally, hosting the largest number of refugees in Africa (1,529,272) owing to continuous violence, political instability, and declining economies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South Sudan, Somalia, Burundi, Rwanda, and others. From 1 January to 29 September 2022, Uganda received 109,098 new arrivals (South Sudan: 35,720; DRC: 73,378) fleeing war, persecution, and violence, including gender-based violence in their countries of origin. Despite the growing number of new arrivals, which put pressure on land, natural resources and access to basic social services, the refugee response was underfunded. Refugees were found in need of protection services and healthcare; psychosocial first aid; water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); food; and shelter at transit and reception centers, and access to these same social services as well as education in the refugee receiving settlements (Nakivale and Oruchinga, Rwamwanja, Kyaka, Kyangwali, Rhino and Imvepi, Palabek).Despite the increasing humanitarian needs, international donor funding to Uganda was erratic and key humanitarian programmes were underfunded. In response, CERF allocated $8 million to Uganda from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 904,030 people, including 264,282 women, 149,160 men, 490,588 children, and 88,179 people with disabilities in Food security-Food assistance, Health-Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), Multi-Sector Refugee Assistance, Nutrition, Protection-Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Shelter and Non-Food Items sectors.CERF allowed the fast delivery of assistance to people in need, as this allocation provided a lifeline to critically underfunded refugee response over the previous two years. A potential food pipe-line break was prevented and life-saving health, including SRH and GBV services were sustained. Timely nutrition intervention enabled by CERF funds led to improvement in overall nutrition status among refugee children, and continued food assistance maintained food security status among refugees, despite serious prioritization and rations cuts exercise in 2023. CERF also catalyzed the resource mobilization from other sources for the response. This allocation strengthened the UNCT advocacy to donors, highlighting the severity of refugee needs, especially among the new arrivals, and the urgency of fund raising for the refugee response in Uganda. Several dialogue platforms and donor briefings, including at the HQ level in the lead up to the Global Refugee Forum, were utilised by the Resident Coordinator and UNCT Heads of Agencies to inform donors on the needs of refugees in Uganda, especially with a continuous new influx, and on how the CERF 2022 allocations boosted UNCT's ability in delivering continued humanitarian support to refugees. Over $ 26 million was raised for the refugee response in 2022/2023, and UNHCR succeed in securing multi-year contributions starting in 2024; by end of 2023, a further 3.5 million commitment was secured through Japan's Supplementary Budget Programme.UN Women;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFPHost communities;Refugees8000000.00008849879040302022-12-14T00:00:002022-12-09T00:00:002022-12-15T00:00:002023-07-17T00:00:002024-03-20T00:00:008000000.00002022-09-09T00:00:00In response to the crisis, CERF allocated $8 million on 9 September 2022 from its Underfunded Emergencies window for the immediate commencement of life-saving activities.PReport Available877202222-UF-MMR-51342165MyanmarMMR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedMyanmar UF Application Mar 2022 (Multiple)1Conflict-related2Man-made13South-Eastern Asia14South-Eastern Asia3Asia14400000The people of Myanmar were facing an unprecedented political, socioeconomic, human rights and humanitarian crisis with needs escalating dramatically in 2021. The expansion of armed conflict into new areas was driving increased displacement and generating new protection and assistance needs. It was estimated that 14.4 million people across the country needed humanitarian assistance in 2022. A total of 6.2 million of the most vulnerable people were prioritized for support in 2022. An estimated 378,000 people were displaced since early 2021. This was in addition to the 340,000 people living in protracted displacement before February 2021. Most of the displaced, unable to return home due to ongoing hostilities, continued to experience significant challenges in accessing basic support. The escalation of conflict between the military and ethnic armed groups presented safety challenges for humanitarian personnel.The humanitarian needs were on the increase but international donor funding to Myanmar was erratic and key humanitarian programmes were underfunded. As a result, CERF allocated $12 million to Myanmar from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 427,200 people, including 132,100 women, 80,700 men, 214,400 children, and 24,500 people with disabilities in education, nutrition, health, shelter and essential household items, protection, WASH, and food security sectorsWith some difficulties inherent to the context, CERF led to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries as this allocation played a critical role in forging new partnerships with local and national partners in areas where humanitarian organizations did not previously have a presence or networks, allowing for the quicker delivery of assistance to more people in need. Moreover, CERF helped improve resource mobilization from other sources, as this funding enabled receiving agencies and their implementing partners to demonstrate the credibility and effectiveness of their activities in the project areas.FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFPHost communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons12002670.00002040004272002022-03-09T00:00:002022-03-04T00:00:002022-03-16T00:00:002022-09-30T00:00:002023-09-15T00:00:0012002670.00002021-12-22T00:00:00The people of Myanmar are facing an unprecedented political, socioeconomic, human rights and humanitarian crisis with needs escalating dramatically in 2021. The expansion of armed conflict into new areas is driving increased displacement and generating new protection and assistance needs. It is estimated that 14.4 million people across the country will need humanitarian assistance in 2022. A total of 6.2 million of the most vulnerable people have been prioritized for support in 2022. An estimated 378,000 people have been displaced since early 2021. This is in addition to the 340,000 people living in protracted displacement before February 2021. Most of the displaced, unable to return home due to ongoing hostilities, continue to experience significant challenges in accessing basic support. The escalation of conflict between the military and ethnic armed groups has presented safety challenges for humanitarian personnel. CERF funding will play a critical role in forging new partnerships and building responsive systems in areas where international humanitarian organisations have not previously had a presence or networks. In addition to new needs, the CERF allocation will also support critical underfunded needs in protracted humanitarian situations from prior to the February 2021 military takeover (Shan, Kachin and Rakhine). The country team will prioritize sectors where protracted funding shortfalls have prevented a scale up of humanitarian operations for CERF funding. Localization is a top priority for the HCT in Myanmar and the CERF allocation will help advance partnerships with local NGOs and local responders, who have better access, a wider geographic presence, and are more cost-efficient and sustainable in their work in the longer-term. The CERF allocation will support life-saving activities for a total of 148,000 people across the Education, Nutrition, Health and Shelter, Protection, WASH, and Food Security sectors through projects by FAO, UNICEF, UNHCR, UNFPA and WFP.PCompleted944202222-UF-BGD-5629012BangladeshBGD2Underfunded Emergencies32RefugeesConflict-relatedBangladesh UF Application Dec 2022 (Rohingya refugees)1010Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia1484550In the sixth year of the Rohingya response, more than 943,000 Rohingya refugees remain confined to the camps where they are completely dependent on humanitarian assistance. The location and density of shelters and facilities in the Cox’s Bazar camps exacerbate the risks of fires, land slides and flooding and the congestion heightens risks of deforestation, disease outbreak (including diphtheria and acute watery diarrhea), security concerns, as well as grave protection and mental health risks.In response to the crisis, CERF allocated $9 million on 9 September 2022 from its Underfunded Emergencies window for the immediate commencement of life-saving activities. This funding will enable UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 961,000 people, including 252,000 women, 209,000 men, 500,000 children, and 8,000 people with disabilities across the WASH, Protection (general, CP and GBV), ES/NFI, FSA and Health (SRH) sectors.IOM;UN Women;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFPHost communities;Refugees9000000.00009613499541762022-12-16T00:00:002022-12-13T00:00:002022-12-27T00:00:002023-06-27T00:00:002024-04-02T00:00:009000000.00002022-11-22T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted936202222-UF-DZA-556779AlgeriaDZA2Underfunded Emergencies32RefugeesConflict-relatedAlgeria UF Application Nov 2022 (Sahrawi refugees)103Northern Africa3Northern Africa1Africa133672Sahrawi refugees living in the five camps near Tindouf are facing increased challenges in meeting their basic needs. In a context of extreme weather conditions, scarce water resources and inexistent cultivation of food, malnutrition, anaemia and mortality rates have risen over the last years. At a time of unprecedented increase of food commodity prices and shipping costs, in addition to the availability shortages of some food products in the local market, Sahrawi refugees are facing a serious food insecurity situation.The proposed engagement consists of UNHCR and WFP projects that will provide lifesaving assistance in form of food distribution to the most vulnerable Sahrawi refugees living in the camps near Tindouf, as well as other affected persons. The allocation targets 90,000 refugees and 43,672 other affected persons, for a combined total of 133,672 affected people.UNHCR;WFPRefugees3000120.00001336722022-11-28T00:00:002022-11-11T00:00:002022-11-28T00:00:002023-06-01T00:00:002024-07-31T00:00:003000120.00002022-09-09T00:00:0088% of the Sahrawi refugee population is fully dependent on humanitarian aid and UN agencies are facing increasing budgetary difficulties leading to serious and short-term threats to food security and access to basic services in the camps. The proposed engagement focuses exclusively on nutrition and food assistance, which is crucial for the correct development of all humanitarian activities in the Sahrawi refugee camps. This $3m allocation targets 90,000 refugees and 33,000 other people in need with multi-sectoral assistance.PReport Available872202222-UF-AGO-5128110AngolaAGO2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural DisasterAngola UF Application Feb 2022 (drought)3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa3800000The worst drought in the last 40 years and rising food prices resulted in high acute food insecurity in Cunene, Huila, and Namibe provinces of South-Western Angola. An IPC Acute Food Insecurity analysis of 17 municipalities found that, between July and September 2021, around 1.32 million people (49% of the analysed population) experienced high levels of acute food insecurity (38% are in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) and 12% in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency)). Between October 2021 and March 2022, the number of people in IPC Phase 3 or above rose to around 1.58 million people (58% of the analysed population including 15% in Emergency. According to the IPC Acute Malnutrition analysis of 10 municipalities in Southern Angola, around 114,000 children under the age of five suffered from acute malnutrition over the following 12 months, and required treatment. Drought conditions impacted access to safe water and education. Over 1.2 million people faced water scarcity as a consequence of the drought. Education was severely jeopardized by drought as many pastoralist families took their sons out of school to travel longer distances in search of ever more scarce pasture and water while many girls were removed from school to help their mothers travel long distances to collect water.In response, the ERC allocated $6.0 million from CERF's Underfunded Emergency window to support food-insecure households through emergency school feeding and food/vouchers/cash for families of malnourished children, nutrition interventions, and urgent integrated WASH and protection activities. The allocation prioritized the local procurement of food, linking smallholder farmers with an emergency school feeding programme, to boost livelihoods in the short-term and promote sustainable food production over the long-term. The allocation targeted a of 214,151 affected people including 38,190 women, 30,316 men, 145,645 children, and 2,281 people with disabilities.CERF funds led to fast delivery of assistance to affected people. Implementing agencies and their partners deliverered timely humanitarian response to the people most affected by drought and temporarily alleviated their suffering. While necessary preparatory work was required and took some time, including a rapid assessment, the response was overall implemented as fast as it was possible with the contextual constraints given and prevented an escalation of humanitarian suffering for the targeted people in Huila province. CERF funds helped respond to time-critical needs resulting from the prolonged drought, enabling a timely provision of lifesaving assistance to the drought emergency in Southern Angola, an emergency that was critically underfunded and underserved by international actors. Finally, the CERF allocation greatly improved coordination among humanitarian actors in Angola which was facilitated by OCHA’s presence as humanitarian advisor in the field and regular inter-agency humanitarian coordination meetings that were conducted during the design and throughout the CERF implementation period. Particularly OCHA’s main presence in Lubango, in Huila province, where CERF projects were implemented, led to a noticeable enhancement of local field-level coordination. At UN central level in Luanda, the DRCT led by the RC also greatly improved coordination structures especially with government actors.UNICEF;WFPOther affected persons6000000.00002350002141512022-03-08T00:00:002022-02-22T00:00:002022-03-09T00:00:002022-09-19T00:00:002023-07-10T00:00:006000000.00002021-12-21T00:00:00The country is facing the worst drought in 40 years. According to the latest food security analyses, some 1.3 million people (49% of population) have experienced high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above). This figure is expected to rise in the coming months. Drought conditions are also limiting access to safe water – which will compromise sanitation and hygiene – and access to education, as many pastoralist families take their children out of school to travel longer distances in search of ever more scarce pasture and water. Gender imbalances in communities affected by drought have been aggravated by disruption of social structures, with women and girls, most impacted. The RC is leveraging the CERF allocation to drive change – for the first time during the current drought response, the UN agencies and partners will rely on a fully integrated multi-sectoral response targeting a limited number of the most severely food insecure municipalities in Huíla province, selected on the basis of the latest IPC assessments. The aim is to achieve better outcomes for the most vulnerable populations through collective action. Through the multisectoral integrated approach supported by the CERF allocation, the UN's humanitarian capacity will be visibly enhanced, increasing the UN's credibility as a humanitarian partner, to both government and non-UN humanitarian actors. The allocation will also create links between the humanitarian response and government- and UN-led resilience programmes. Specifically, the allocation will prioritize the local procurement of food, linking smallholder farmers with an emergency school feeding programme, to boost livelihoods in the short-term and promote sustainable food production over the long-term. The CERF allocation will support life-saving activities for a total of 235,000 people across the Nutrition, Water, sanitation, and hygiene, Education and Food Security sectors through projects by UNICEF and WFP.PCompleted884202222-UF-BFA-5224016Burkina FasoBFA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedBurkina Faso UF Application Apr 2022 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa257899The Sahel region in Burkina Faso hosts the second largest number of displaced people in the country: nearly one-third of the national total (512,916 out of 1,579,976 at the end of 2021), and is also home to one-third of the country's 3.5 million people in need in 2022. Two of its four provinces (Soum and Oudalan) are classified as level 4 severity of need according to the Joint Intersectoral Analysis Framework (JIAF), and three of them will move to the "emergency" level of food and nutrition insecurity (IPC Phase 4) starting in May-June 2022, with the expected early arrival of the annual lean season (Soum, Oudalan, and Seno). Meanwhile, nearly 60% of the region's health facilities are closed due to conflict and insecurity, depriving nearly 40% of the population of basic health services.In response to the crisis, CERF allocated $10 million on 21 December 2021 from its Underfunded Emergencies window for humanitarian activities. With this allocation the Humanitarian Country Team provides a multi-sectoral integrated package of assistance to 100,000 vulnerable people in need in remote and hard-to-reach areas. By specifically targeting and scaling-up the humanitarian response in the hardest-to-reach areas the CERF allocation helps open access to under-served locations. Overall, this funding enables UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 212,539 people, including 63,896 women, 36,112 men and 112,531 children in the Education, Food Security, Health, Nutrition, Protection, Shelter and Non-food items, and WASH sectors.FAO;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNOPS;WFPHost communities;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons10122089.00002125392916002022-04-28T00:00:002022-04-27T00:00:002022-04-28T00:00:002022-12-02T00:00:002023-09-15T00:00:0010122089.00002021-12-21T00:00:00Burkina Faso his facing a multidimensional humanitarian crisis that continues to worsen. Conflict and insecurity remain the main drivers of population displacement and humanitarian need, exacerbating chronic food and nutrition insecurity linked to climate variability, restricting access to basic services and increasing protection challenges.PReport Available868202222-UF-TCD-5120921ChadTCD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedChad UF Application Feb 2022 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa830000In 2021, the Chad Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) was among the four worst funded HRPs globally and the most severely underfunded of all Chad HRPs in the past ten years, with donors only providing 30 per cent of required funds. There was no improvement in the humanitarian situation: during the lean season, 1.73 million people were expected to be severely food insecure (IPC phase 3+), a significant increase compared to 960,000 at the time of the allocation. Almost one million people were displaced, including over 400,000 internally displaced persons in the Lac region alone (up from 336,000 in 2020). The 2022 humanitarian response targeted 3.5 million people with an estimated funding requirement of US$500 million.As a result, CERF allocated $10 million to Chad from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 213,575 people, including 70,582 women, 43,857 men, 99,136 children, and 18,121 people with disabilities in camp management, education, food security, health, logistics, nutrition, protection, shelter/non-food items, and WASH sectors.CERF led to fast delivery of assistance to affected people as the allocation made it possible to cover the unmet needs especially of displaced people. The presence of operational partners in the Lac province ensured rapid project implementation and enabled the country team to prepare the response to the lean season from June to September 2022. Nutritional assistance arrived at a time when nutritional units were overwhelmed, and enabled rapid treatment of affected children and pregnant and nursing mothers.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons9999375.00001915882135752022-02-22T00:00:002022-02-22T00:00:002022-03-04T00:00:002022-09-15T00:00:002023-06-30T00:00:009999375.00002021-12-21T00:00:00In 2021, the Chad Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) was among the four worst funded HRPs globally and the most severely underfunded of all Chad HRPs in the past ten years, with donors only providing 30 per cent of required funds. There has been no improvement in the humanitarian situation: during the coming lean season, 1.73 million people are expected to be severely food insecure (IPC phase 3-5), a significant increase compared to 960,000 at present, but echoing trends from 2021, when 1.78m were expected to face food insecurity during that year’s lean season. Almost one million people are displaced, including over 400,000 internally displaced persons in the Lake region alone (up from 336,000 in 2020). The 2022 humanitarian response seeks to target 3.5 million people with an estimated funding requirement of US$500 million. This funding requirement is lower than that of the HRP 2021 ($617.5 million) and 2020 ($545.3 million), as the 2022 HRP seeks to complement other planning frameworks, such as the National Development Plan and stabilization programs under peace building funds.PReport Available878202222-UF-COD-5151727Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedDR Congo UF Application Mar 2022 (Multiple)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa955984The DRC remained one of the most complex and protracted humanitarian crises, including massive population displacement, acute food insecurity and malnutrition, epidemics and widespread violations of human rights. During the first half of 2021, an average of 6 people were killed every day. The DRC also had the highest number of acutely food insecure people with 6.1 million in IPC 4. The 2022 HRP, which targeted 8.8 million people was budgeted at $1.9 billion.The humanitarian needs were on the increase but international donor funding to DRC was erratic and key humanitarian programmes were underfunded. As a result, CERF allocated $23 million to DRC from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 757,967 people, including 179,572 women, 164,357 men, 414,038 children, and including 80,465 people with disabilities in the health, protection (including child protection and gender-based violence), food security, agricultural livelihoods, nutrition, WASH, and education sectors.CERF funds helped respond to time-critical needs and improved resource mobilization from other sources, this funding made it possible to provide a crucial emergency WASH response to populations in need in the province of Maindombe, by providing a critical response first and at the right time, in a context where there had been no WASH response since the onset of the humanitarian crisis in this province. The CERF's contribution enabled activities to be carried out in critical sites in Maindombe (the town of Kwamouth, the Masiambio agglomeration and the village of Camp Bankhu). CERF funding also improved coordination among the humanitarian community allowing partners to jointly consider new needs and the required deployment. The allocation ensured the participation of all stakeholders in the weekly meetings of the Provincial Humanitarian Coordination (COHP), the Population Movement Working Group, the GBV Working Group, the Child Protection Working Group, the Reproductive Health Working Group and, in the case of Maindombe, the Health Cluster, which made it possible to harmonise intervention approaches and areas of intervention and to monitor the quality of implementation in order to ensure that interventions are aligned with different strategies.FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons23007509.00009112457579672022-03-11T00:00:002022-03-10T00:00:002022-03-17T00:00:002022-09-16T00:00:002023-10-13T00:00:0023007509.00002021-12-21T00:00:00The DRC remains one of the most complex and protracted humanitarian crises, including massive population displacement, acute food insecurity and malnutrition, epidemics and widespread violations of human rights. During the first half of 2021, an average of 6 people were killed every day. The DRC has the highest number of acutely food insecure people with 6.1 million in IPC 4. The 2022 HRP, which targets 8.8 million people is budgeted at $1.9 billion. The CERF allocation will closely complement a recently released allocation of $16.5m through the DRC Humanitarian Fund, by focusing on the same geographical priority areas and supporting integrated and complementary humanitarian interventions in the six provinces targeted. As the Humanitarian Fund allocation focuses on multi-purpose cash transfers, the CERF allocation will largely focus on providing in-kind assistance and services in the same areas to provide vulnerable people with a comprehensive package of assistance to better meet their needs. The CERF allocation will reinforce livelihoods of crises affected people, with a strong emphasis on women-led households, through integrated interventions in food security, agriculture, nutrition and WASH. To facilitate joint sectoral targeting under the CERF allocation WFP, FAO and UNICEF will share beneficiary data with one another. The allocation will also improve access to protection services, including child protection and gender-based violence, as well as to education where focus will be on children aged 6 to 17 whose schooling has been interrupted due to conflict and displacement. The allocation will continue to reinforce disease surveillance and case management, building on the activities funded through previous CERF allocations for Ebola and cholera. Finally, in support of these three objectives the CERF allocation will facilitate the delivery of humanitarian personnel and cargo by supporting the UNHAS operation. The allocation will support lifesaving activities for a total of 956,000 affected people, across the health, protection – including child protection and GBV – food security, agricultural livelihoods, nutrition, WASH, and education sectors through projects implemented by FAO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP and WHO.PCompleted869202222-UF-LBN-5149452LebanonLBN2Underfunded Emergencies35Economic DisruptionUnspecified EmergencyLebanon UF Application Feb 2022 (Economic crisis)5Conflict-related014Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia1100000Lebanon is grappling with economic and financial meltdown, COVID-19, the disastrous impact of the Beirut Port explosions and continued impact of the Syrian crisis. In addition, political deadlock has been fueling popular protests and delaying meaningful reform and recovery efforts. In this context, the situation of ordinary people in Lebanon has continued to worsen day by day. Amid growing scarcity, an ever-increasing number of families have found themselves unable to afford or access limited basic goods and services. Negative coping mechanisms have also been increasingly reported.In response, the ERC allocated $8.0 million from CERF's Underfunded Emergency window. The CERF allocation to Lebanon strategically supports critically underfunded priorities, reinforced by the Multi Sector Needs Assessment results from late 2021, within the Lebanon Emergency Response Plan. In particular, the allocation ensures maximum impact of CERF funding through a portfolio of multi-sectoral projects under the Health, Protection CP/GBV sectors and activities in support of migrants targeting previously unsupported vulnerable communities with packages of integrated lifesaving support. The CERF funding will be used to strategically complement recent allocations from the Lebanon Humanitarian Fund to NGOs. The allocation will enable UN agencies and partners to target 274,680 affected people.IOM;UNFPA;UNICEF;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Other affected persons8002513.00002746803822572022-03-04T00:00:002022-03-07T00:00:002022-10-24T00:00:002023-07-10T00:00:008002513.00002021-12-21T00:00:00Lebanon is grappling with economic and financial meltdown, COVID-19, the impact of the Beirut Port explosions and continued impact of the Syrian crisis. In addition, political deadlock has been fueling popular protests and delaying meaningful reform and recovery efforts. In this context, the situation of ordinary people in Lebanon has continued to worsen day by day. Amid growing scarcity, an ever-increasing number of families have found themselves unable to afford or access limited basic goods and services. Fast-increasing multi-sector needs and negative coping mechanisms have been documented within all communities residing in Lebanon. Indicators suggest that the most vulnerable households have crossed emergency thresholds and require emergency assistance with a 2021 UN-ESCWA study assessing a staggering 82% of people in Lebanon in 2021 as living in multi-dimensional poverty. The Lebanon Emergency Response Plan (ERP) has only received $36.2 million (9.5%) of the total request of $383 million. The CERF allocation will be used to strategically support critically underfunded priorities within the Lebanon Emergency Response Plan (ERP). To maximize the impact of the CERF allocation, the HCT has identified a portfolio of multi-sectoral projects under the health and protection sectors, targeting previously unsupported vulnerable communities with packages of integrated lifesaving and life-sustaining services. Refugees are not directly targeted. Instead, attention will be given to migrant caseloads, specifically targeted under the ERP, who require a tailored, integrated package of health and protection support to meet their needs. The allocation will also critically reinforce service provision to women and girls, both survivors and those at risk of GBV and other protection issues, as well as support reproductive health services and commodities. The HC will leverage the CERF allocation to support the localization agenda. The CERF allocation will support life-saving activities for a total of 219,921 affected people across the Health, Protection (CP and GBV) sectors, as well as activities targeting migrants. The projects will be implemented by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and IOM.PCompleted880202222-UF-MDG-5248655MadagascarMDG2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural DisasterMadagascar UF Application Mar 2022 (Drought)3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa1470000By the end of 2021, an estimated 1.5 million people were severely food insecure (IPC 3+) and required humanitarian assistance and protection. The worsening socioeconomic conditions, extremely limited access to basic services, insecurity, and natural disasters had resulted in the deterioration of the humanitarian situation, leaving thousands of people at emergency levels of food insecurity (IPC4) at the onset of the rainy season.In response, the ERC allocated $7 million from CERF's Underfunded Emergency window. The CERF allocation responds to food insecurity in the Grand Sud and will help prevent people from falling back into famine-like conditions, and, where possible, help affected people move out of acute humanitarian needs. Protection will be at the heart of the response funded by this allocation – the Humanitarian Country Team has developed a multi-sectoral strategy to address the needs of vulnerable groups, in particular persons with disabilities. Humanitarian agencies provide assistance to survivors of gender-based violence and strengthen prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse. A portion of the allocation funds critical logistics services that will increase access, enable humanitarian actors to serve populations in hard-to-reach areas and ensures no one is left behind. The CERF funding enables UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 93,397 people, including 23,184 women, 17,061 men, 53,152 children, and 8,034 people with disabilities in Food Security, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Logistics, Protection and Health sectors.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHOInternally displaced persons;Other affected persons7059596.0000933971430402022-03-28T00:00:002022-02-03T00:00:002022-03-30T00:00:002022-11-07T00:00:002023-07-31T00:00:007059596.00002021-12-21T00:00:00Southern Madagascar has been affected by consecutive droughts during the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 rainy seasons, resulting in increased people being food insecure, 1.5 million by the end of 2021. This situation is exacerbating communities’ pre-existing vulnerabilities, negatively impacting livelihoods, agricultural production, protection and the provision of basic social services.PReport Available943202222-UF-MLI-5539457MaliMLI2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedMali UF Application Dec 2022 (Conflict)1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa1300000In 2022, as Mali entered the tenth year of the multidimensional crisis, humanitarian needs reached unprecedented levels. Escalation of inter-communal violence and military operations, with civilians caught in between, resulted in the displacement of over 440,000 people by September. Economic sanctions imposed by ECOWAS in the first half of 2022 reduced the State's capacity to provide social services in the conflict-affected areas. Restrictions on movement led to loss of access to livelihoods, exacerbating food security and increasing risks of negative coping mechanisms, particularly for the most vulnerable: women, girls and children, the elderly and those with limited mobility. Women and children bore the brunt of the crisis, marked by a surge in gender-based violence incidents, including rapes and other forms of sexual assaults committed by armed groups. The closure of more than 1,900 schools exposed over 500,000 children to risks such as forced labor, early marriage, and the association of children with armed groups. Over 800and serious child-rights violation incidents were recorded in 2022. 1.8 million Malians (10 per cent of the population) were in need of food assistance during the lean season, with alarming levels of malnutrition prevalence across the country. Meanwhile, Mali saw a progressive decline in humanitarian funding levels over the previous five years, with only 39 per cent of the required funding received against the 2022 HRP.In response to the crisis, CERF allocated $7 million on 9 September 2022 from its Underfunded Emergencies window to immediately commence life-saving activities. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 66,600 people, including 15,900 women, 13,800 men, 36,900 children, and 2,800 people with disabilities across the health (including sexual and reproductive health), WASH, education, protection (including child protection and gender-based violence), and shelter and non-food item sectors.The strategic added value of this allocation lied in its multi-sectoral approach, which enabled the implementation of emergency interventions covering all underfunded humanitarian sectors (including protection, education, WASH, Shelter and health) in the priority regions of Gao, Mopti, Kidal, Ségou, Timbuktu and Sikasso. Humanitarian response and coordination were strengthened through the implementation of integrated response approaches for the benefit of affected populations. Furthermore, this allocation made it possible to strengthen the localization and appropriation of aid to the extent that more than 43 per cent of the funding was transferred to state technical services or national and local NGOs (including women's organizations such as the NGO GREFFA) for the implementation of various interventions.IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons7000009.000066604615592022-12-09T00:00:002022-12-07T00:00:002022-12-13T00:00:002023-05-24T00:00:002024-03-14T00:00:007000009.00002022-09-09T00:00:00The humanitarian crisis in Mali has worsened due to an increase in and expansion of intercommunal violence and attacks by non-State armed groups. Uncertainty of the political transition also leaves the State with weakened capacity to meet people’s basic needs. Over 90 per cent of the rural population lives in a conflict area or in fear that the conflict will spread to their locality. The use of improvised explosive devices, the destruction of communication antennas, bridges and roads, the encirclement of villages and markets by on-State armed groups, and counter-insurgency military operations are hindering populations’ access to services and livelihoods and preventing the mobility of personnel and humanitarian commodities. In response to the crisis, CERF allocated $7 million on 9 September 2022 from its Underfunded Emergencies window for the immediate commencement of life-saving activitiesPReport Available870202222-UF-KEN-5125448KenyaKEN2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural DisasterKenya UF Application Feb 2022 (Drought)3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa2800000The food security situation deteriorated especially in the country’s north due to poor rainfall, leaving an estimated 2.8 million people in IPC 3.The food security situation in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) counties deteriorated following poor performance of the October-December 2021 short rains. This marked the third consecutive poor season in the pastoral, agropastoral and the marginal agricultural areas of the ASALs. The Kenya Food Security Steering Group’s (KFSSG) 2021 Mid-season Assessment indicated that an estimated 2.8 million people were in Crisis (IPC 3) across the ASALs. In pastoral areas, there had been poor regeneration of forage and below average recharge of surface water sources. Livestock deaths due the effects of drought, long trekking distance to water points and depleted pastures were reported to be over 1.4 million. In marginal agricultural areas, crop production in marginal was 70% below-average. The nutrition situation in the ASALs deteriorated and the trend continued following the cumulative effect of consecutive failed seasons. Integrated phase classification for acute malnutrition (IPC-AMN) conducted in July-August 2021 classified Nutrition situation in Samburu (GAM WHZ-16.8% ), Baringo (GAM WHZ -24.4%) North Horr (GAM WHZ - 23.9% and Laisamis (WHZ 23.4%) Sub Counties at Critical (IPC AMN Phase 4). Over 465,000 children under 5 and 93,300 pregnant and/or lactating women were in urgent need of treatment for acute malnutrition. Access to water remained a key concern. Past droughts in Kenya had seen spikes in child abuse and exploitation and incidences of GBV, highlighting the importance of providing protection services. The government declared the drought a national disaster in late 2021.The humanitarian needs were on the increase due to the drought crisis in Kenya but international donor funding was erratic and key humanitarian programmes were underfunded. As a result, CERF allocated $6 million to kenya from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 1,832,000 people, including 366,400 women, 91,600 men, 1,374,000 children, and 41,200 people with disabilities in food security(agriculture and food assistance), health, health(sexual and reproductive health), nutrition, protection(child protection and GBV) and WASH sectors.CERF led to fast delivery of assistance to beneficiaries as this funding enabled UN agencies and their partners to rapidly continue providing critical and lifesaving support to communities grappling with the consequences of five consecutive poor rainfall seasons in the ASALs of Kenya. CERF also helped respond to time-critical needs, this allocation was announced at the most critical time where targeted response was most required to save lives and livelihoods from the effects of deteriorating drought and it was critical to fill gaps and bolster ongoing humanitarian responses in the face of resource shortfalls.FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHORefugees;Other affected persons6000001.000026803818320002022-02-25T00:00:002022-02-22T00:00:002022-03-08T00:00:002022-08-06T00:00:002023-07-21T00:00:006000001.00002021-12-21T00:00:00The food security situation has deteriorated especially in the country’s north due to poor rainfall, leaving an estimated 2.8 million people in IPC 3. The government declared the drought a national disaster in late 2021. Continued deteriorations in water availability are threatening the livelihoods of pastoral farmholds. Almost half a million children under 5 need treatment for acute malnutrition; acute malnutrition exceeds 20% in some areas. Past droughts in Kenya have seen spikes in child abuse and exploitation and incidences of GBV, highlighting the importance of providing protection services. The key strategic objective of this allocation is to sustain the momentum generated by the CERF rapid response allocation in October 2021 and to increase the life-saving response. Without this allocation, many of the hard-earned gains will be lost with far-reaching and devastating effects on drought-affected communities. The allocation has a clear geographic focus, targeting 7 priority counties, where the allocation will enhance the UN’s and the wider humanitarian community’s presence. This allocation will help diversify and strengthen partnerships with national and local implementing partners – including the Red Cross and a network of 30 local NGOs, community groups and women-led organizations – with a view to sustaining and reinforce already-existing community efforts to respond to the drought. The allocation sends a clear signal to donors about the importance and severity of needs. The allocation will also enhance political buy-in for sustained dialogue with the government regarding its plans to respond to the ongoing crisis. Finally, the RC will leverage the allocation to strengthen the UNCT’s advocacy efforts around resilience, sustainable solutions to longer-term climate-driven needs, effective early recovery, and mitigation of intercommunal tensions through conflict-sensitive programming. The CERF allocation will support life-saving activities for 454,240 people, including 21,547 people with disabilities, across the Food Security, Nutrition, WASH, Health (including Sexual and Reproductive Health) and Protection (including Child Protection and GBV) through projects by FAO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP and WHO.PReport Available871202222-UF-HTI-5126641HaitiHTI2Underfunded Emergencies1EarthquakeNatural DisasterHaiti UF Application Feb 2022 (Earthquake and violence)3Geophysical1Natural Disaster6Latin America and the Caribbean7Caribbean2Americas840000Haiti witnessed a worrying deterioration in the socio-economic, political and its security context. Humanitarian needs increased significantly, particularly in the southern region of the country, following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in August 2022 that affected more than 800,000 people and in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area as a result of increasing gang violence. This situation was exacerbating communities’ pre-existing vulnerabilities, negatively impacting protection, livelihoods, agricultural production and the provision of basic social services.The humanitarian needs were on the increase but international donor funding to Haiti was erratic and key humanitarian programmes were underfunded. As a result, CERF allocated $8 million to Haiti from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key humanitarian operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 179,570 people, including 69,680 women, 30,102 men, 79,788 children, and including 39,442 people with disabilities in education, food security, health, protection and shelter and non-food items.The CERF allocation helped improve coordination within the humanitarian community and local authorities. As part of this initiative to improve coordination and optimize the response, two international NGOs (SCI and CRS) mobilized resources and joined UN agencies in relocation activities, thus promoting the return of displaced people to their places of origin. CERF also contributed to mobilizing other funding and increased the agencies' visibility. For example, UNFPA received funding from the Canadian Government (CAD 1.25M) and USAID/BHA (US$ 2.5M) to continue prioritizing the provision of response to gender-based violence and reproductive health services in areas under the influence of armed gangs. By the end of the year, total humanitarian contributions funded 50% ($188.5 million) of the requirements in the Humanitarian Response Plan for 2022, compared with an average of 30% in previous years.FAO;IOM;OHCHR;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFPHost communities;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons7957886.00004288361795702022-02-28T00:00:002022-02-22T00:00:002022-03-10T00:00:002022-10-24T00:00:002023-07-17T00:00:007957886.00002021-12-21T00:00:00Haiti has witnessed a worrying deterioration in the socio-economic, political and its security context. Humanitarian needs have increased, particularly in the southern region of the country, following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in August that affected more than 800,000 people and in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area as a result of increasing gang violence. This situation is exacerbating communities’ pre-existing vulnerabilities, negatively impacting protection, livelihoods, agricultural production and the provision of basic social services. This CERF grant has three objectives, all focused on the earthquake-affected areas in the south of the country and gang-controlled areas of the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. Firstly, to provide critical protection services to vulnerable groups, including women, children and persons with disabilities. This includes assistance to GBV survivors, supporting children’s return to school, and maternal and neonatal care. Secondly, to support families displaced by the earthquake to safely return to their communities by applying the lessons learned from previous earthquake responses; preventing the establishment of long-term displacement camps is key to ensuring that communities aren’t trapped in the vicious cycle of poverty, limited livelihood opportunities and unsanitary living conditions. Households with elderly people or people with disabilities will be prioritized for multi-sector assistance. Thirdly, the funding will support critical air and maritime logistics services, so that humanitarian actors can deliver assistance and services to hard-to-reach communities. The CERF allocation will support life-saving activities for a total of 428,836 people across the Food Security, Protection, Health, Shelter and Education sectors through projects by FAO, WFP, UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO, OHCHR and IOM.PReport Available873202222-UF-HND-5127742HondurasHND2Underfunded Emergencies35Economic DisruptionUnspecified EmergencyHonduras UF Application Feb 2022 (Food insecurity)5Conflict-related06Latin America and the Caribbean8Central America2Americas2800000Honduras faced multidimensional risks in protection, health, and food security. These risks were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Hurricanes Eta and Iota which struck in late 2020, displacement, and migration - leading to a deterioration of the humanitarian situation. Vulnerable populations such as women, boys and girls, informal workers, migrants, indigenous and Afro-descendant people as well as people with disabilities were among the most affected. During 2020 and 2021, violence against women and girls increased dramatically. Twenty per cent of children were stunted amidst rising food insecurity, and an estimated 278,000 children needed urgent humanitarian assistance. Furthermore, some 49 per cent of the population, mostly women, lived in poverty and the public health system was overstretched, with limited capacity to manage COVID-19 and a comprehensive vaccination campaign.The humanitarian needs were on the increase but international donor funding to Honduras was erratic and key humanitarian programmes were underfunded. As a result, CERF allocated $5 million to Honduras from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 276,240 people, including 90,138 women, 63,463 men, and 122,639 children in the Food Security, Health and Protection sectors.CERF led to fast delivery of assistance to affected people in line with the strategy defined by the Humanitarian Country Team and the needs identified in the Humanitarian Needs Overview.FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHOHost communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons4994779.00001188002762402022-03-07T00:00:002022-02-23T00:00:002022-03-08T00:00:002022-08-15T00:00:002023-06-13T00:00:004994779.00002021-12-21T00:00:00Honduras faces multidimensional risks in protection, health, and food security. These risks have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Hurricanes Eta and Iota which struck in late 2020, displacement, and migration - leading to a deterioration of the humanitarian situation. Vulnerable populations such as women, boys and girls, informal workers, migrants, indigenous and Afro-descendant people as well as people with disabilities are among the most affected. Three aspects stand out: gender-based violence, hunger and an overstretched health system. During 2020 and 2021, violence against women and girls increased dramatically. Twenty per cent of children are stunted amidst rising food insecurity, and an estimated 278,000 children need urgent humanitarian assistance. Furthermore, Honduras is facing rising income inequality, with some 49 per cent of the population, mostly women, living in poverty and the public health system is overstretched, with limited capacity to manage COVID-19 and a comprehensive vaccination campaign. The CERF allocation will respond to the three humanitarian priorities identified above, focusing on food security, protection and health care. The CERF allocation will focus on reinforcing the UN and wider Humanitarian Country Team presence in seven key departments where the response has been limited due to the lack of funding but where urgent humanitarian needs in food security, health and protection exist. CERF funds will be used to improve the protection environment specifically for women, children and adolescents while preventing catastrophic food-insecurity and worsened health conditions in the targeted areas. In the context of a dramatic increase in violence against women and girls a CERF-funded GBV response will prioritize immediate response services and protection of women and girls, bringing these services closer to affected people through strategies that include mobile response services, remote care, and safe spaces for GBV survivors. CERF-funded activities will link up with existing actions being taken in the priority clusters identified, reinforcing complementarity and the cost-efficient use of funds. In addition, CERF funds will better position the UN system to receive additional donor funding, including for the HRP, and strengthen buy-in from the new government, led by Honduras' first female president Xiomara Castro, and other local actors, thus facilitating a more coherent and coordinated response to the humanitarian needs in Honduras. The CERF allocation will support life-saving activities for a total of 118,800 people across the Food Security, Health, and Protection (Child Protection and GBV) sectors through projects by FAO, PAHO-WHO, UNHCR, UNICEF and UNFPA, with another 100,000, potentially, seeking attention in health care facilities.PReport Available979202323-UF-HND-5858842HondurasHND2Underfunded Emergencies35Economic DisruptionUnspecified EmergencyHonduras UF Application May 2023 (Unspecified Emergency)5Conflict-related06Latin America and the Caribbean8Central America2Americas3200000Honduras faced overlapping risks in protection, health, and food security that had worsened due to political and social conflicts exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, forced displacement and migration, and the effects of climate change. The most affected groups included vulnerable populations such as pregnant and breastfeeding women, children, migrants, indigenous and Afro-descendant people, and people with disabilities.The humanitarian needs were on the increase but international donor funding to Honduras was erratic and key humanitarian programmes were underfunded. As a result, CERF allocated $6.5 million to Honduras from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 145,479 people, including 42,130 women, 40,292 men, 63,057 children, and 2,154 people with disabilities in Camp Coordination and Camp Management, Health, Multi-Purpuse Cash, Nutrition, Protection (GBV) and Shelter and Non-Food Items sectors.This CERF allocation was critical to provide life-saving response to approximately 145,479 people including women, men, children, and persons with disabilities, ensuring their access to health, nutrition, shelter, and protection services (including gender based violence). The allocation also promoted local institutional ownership of responsibilities, seeking to contribute to the sustainability and continuity of the response after the end of the project. Joint planning of activities with the governmental institutions, such as protection activities, shelter or to provide health care, opened space for greater state presence capacity, and ensured continued government investment in both humanitarian response efforts and infrastructure development, particularly in border areas. Participation of the Southeast and Western border Local Coordination Team (LCT) throughout the whole CERF process was fundamental, helping in consultative processes involving humanitarian organizations, community-based organizations and local authorities during the planning process, the implementation of the project and its constant monitoring. Furthermore, close relationship with community leaders made it possible to carry out activities to strengthen self-protection mechanisms and advance with installed capacity in communities. Finally, CERF played a catalytic role in resource mobilization. The ongoing engagement with communities and increased visibility of emergencies enabled the mobilization of additional resources, amplifying the project's reach and impact. Of over $46 million was secured through the 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan, CERF, along with USAID/BHA/PRM funding, significantly boosted operations initiated by humanitarian actors using their own resources.IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons6499852.00001740671454792023-05-22T00:00:002023-05-17T00:00:002023-05-31T00:00:002023-11-30T00:00:002024-09-05T00:00:006499852.00002023-03-01T00:00:00Honduras is facing overlapping risks in protection, health, and food security that have worsened due to political and social conflicts exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, forced displacement and migration, and the effects of climate change. The most affected groups include vulnerable populations such as pregnant and breastfeeding women, children, migrants, indigenous and Afro-descendant people, and people with disabilities. In response, the Emergency Relief Coordinator allocated $6.5 million on March 1 from CERF's Underfunded Emergencies window to support life-saving humanitarian action. The funding will address the needs of 184,000 people, the majority of whom are women, children, and people with disabilities. The CERF funds will strengthen the activities of five UN agencies, resulting in a more coherent and coordinated response to humanitarian needs by prioritizing the protection of people at risk, the provision of shelter, as well as the supply of nutrition and non-food items. This fund will help with humanitarian relief in the most afflicted regions of Departamento El Paraíso, Cortés, and Atlántida.PReport Available994202323-UF-KEN-5968548KenyaKEN2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural DisasterKenya UF Application Jun 2023 (drought)3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa4400000Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) have faced a severe and prolonged humanitarian crisis due to five consecutive failed rainy seasons, leading to one of the worst droughts in recent history. This has resulted in widespread food insecurity, malnutrition, displacement, and disease outbreaks, placing millions at risk. The drought has devastated livelihoods, particularly among pastoralist and agricultural communities, as livestock deaths and failed harvests have pushed households into extreme poverty. According to assessments, over 4.4 million people faced acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3+), with children and pregnant or lactating women at heightened risk of malnutrition and starvation. The drought crisis has also exacerbated health risks, with cholera outbreaks spreading across multiple counties due to water scarcity and poor sanitation. The situation further worsened for displaced populations, particularly women and children, who faced heightened protection risks, including gender-based violence (GBV) and exploitation. Limited access to clean water, healthcare, and basic services intensified vulnerabilities, overwhelming local capacities. Despite some seasonal rainfall improvements, the scale of humanitarian needs remains immense, requiring continued emergency interventions to stabilize communities and prevent further deterioration. Humanitarian organizations, including UN agencies and local partners, have scaled up life-saving assistance, but funding shortfalls and resource constraints continue to hinder the response. The crisis highlights the urgent need for sustained humanitarian support, resilience-building programs, and long-term solutions to address the structural challenges driving food insecurity and vulnerability in Kenya’s ASAL regions.CERF-funded assistance played a critical role in responding to the drought crisis in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) by providing life-saving interventions across multiple sectors. In the food security sector, CERF enabled cash-based transfers (CBT) and emergency food aid, reaching 737,393 people, including vulnerable households and school children through expanded school feeding programs to prevent malnutrition. In the health sector, CERF supported the pre-positioning of emergency medical supplies and cholera management kits, ensuring rapid response to disease outbreaks and immediate access to healthcare in affected counties. Additionally, the funding strengthened disease surveillance systems, allowing for early detection and intervention in high-risk areas. CERF also addressed water scarcity in the WASH sector, benefiting over 500,000 people through water trucking, borehole rehabilitation, and sanitation improvements in drought-affected areas, reducing the spread of waterborne diseases. In the shelter sector, emergency shelters and non-food items (NFIs) were provided to displaced families, ensuring safe and dignified living conditions. Moreover, CERF funding enhanced protection mechanisms, particularly for gender-based violence (GBV) survivors, by increasing access to psychosocial support and community protection initiatives. The funding also played a catalytic role in mobilizing additional donor contributions, strengthening coordination among humanitarian actors, and ensuring a swift and efficient response to the worsening humanitarian situation in Kenya’s ASALs.This CERF allocation focused on three strategic areas: to safeguard and protect the most vulnerable populations in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) of Kenya; to deliver dignified and effective assistance through multi-purpose cash, utilizing organizations closest to affected communities and finally; the allocation helped support efforts to curb a cholera outbreak in the ASAL counties. Funding from this allocation enabled UNHCR, WFP, WHO, FAO, IOM, UNFPA and, UNICEF in cooperation with the government and their partners to address critical needs of 737,393 people including 495,203 primary school children who benefitted from a school feeding programme. The allocation was similarly instrumental in supporting the refugee response in Kenya at a critical time-with significant underfunding in the refugee operation and helped enhance political buy-in for sustained dialogue with the government regarding its plans towards its new refugee policy. The allocation was used to pass-through funding to local NGOs who already have extensive experience implementing Multi-Purpose Cash (MPC) in drought-affected communities. This both placed communities at the centre, by enabling them to use MPC for whichever needs they prioritize and furthered the UN's commitment to localization. Finally, this allocation also enhanced sectoral and multi-sectoral coordination, improved information-sharing and analysis for decision making as well as inter-agency collaboration, thus enhancing efficiency and effectiveness of the response. CERF funds were used strategically in Kenya's Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) to deliver rapid, flexible funding at a critical moment, bridging gaps while additional resources were mobilized. The allocation enhanced coordination among UN agencies, NGOs, and government partners, ensuring a streamlined, multi-sectoral response that maximized impact. CERF also catalyzed further donor contributions, attracting funding from Japan and South Korea to expand cash-based assistance and school feeding programs. By prioritizing the most vulnerable populations, including GBV survivors, malnourished children, and displaced communities, CERF ensured targeted, life-saving aid. While primarily focused on emergency relief, it also contributed to long-term resilience through investments in livelihood support, WASH, and healthcare, reinforcing the sustainability of humanitarian efforts in Kenya.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHORefugees;Other affected persons8001346.00007022507373932023-06-19T00:00:002023-06-15T00:00:002023-07-03T00:00:002024-01-26T00:00:002024-11-01T00:00:008001346.00002023-03-02T00:00:00The ERC has allocated $8 million to Kenya under the first allocation round of 2023 for underfunded emergencies. The drought situation in Kenya remains critical, affecting 22 of the 23 Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) counties. Some 4.4 million people are in need of assistance. Over 970,200 children under 5 and 142,170 pregnant and breastfeeding mothers are acutely malnourished and need treatment. Drought-affected communities are enduring communicable disease outbreaks, including an ongoing cholera outbreak with 10,300 cases.PReport Available969202323-UF-ERI-5837233EritreaERI2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural DisasterEritrea UF Application May 2023 (Drought)3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa500689Eritrean rural communities were hit hard by successive years of drought with serious consequences for people’s health, wellbeing, and livelihoods. Climate change has led to extreme weather patterns, which have affected water resources, food production, hygiene, sanitation and health, and particularly child and maternal nutrition. The country’s ‘Bahri’ rainy season from October to January, upon which people in the coastal areas and lowlands rely, failed for four consecutive years, and the cumulative impact of low levels of precipitation caused significant stress on pastoralists and agro-pastoralists communities.In the face of increasing drought-related needs and stagnant funding, the Emergency Relief Coordinator allocated $5 million from CERF’s Underfunded Emergency window for life-saving action. This funding enabled UN agencies and their Government partners to provide life-saving assistance to 275,395 people, including 53,916 women, 12,917 men and 208,563 children and 13,226 persons with disabilities. The CERF allocation strengthened essential basic services in the most drought-affected areas of the country, including immunization outreach for children and pregnant women, strengthening of maternal health services in hard-to-reach areas, distribution of supplementary animal feed, food-for-work activities that restored degraded land, and rehabilitation of water supply systems. This funding supported people in the most drought-affected regions of the Northern Red Sea, the Southern Red Sea, and Anseba.CERF helped respond to time-critical needs. For example, CERF funds allowed FAO and partners to respond to urgent agricultural needs at the right time in the seasonal calendar. The assistance reached affected people at a time of severe stress, especially regarding the provision of layer feed required by chicken - usually between one and four months after they hatch and before they are big enough to lay eggs. Targeting for this project was also gender sensitive with a heavy focus on female poultry farmers, providing a livelihoods lifeline to struggling households. Additionally, CERF funds improved the lives of people in some of the most under-served parts of the country that were hit hardest by the drought. For example, CERF enabled UNICEF to mitigate the catastrophic effects of water stress on remote communities and their livestock through the accelerated initiation of rehabilitation and construction of water supply systems leveraging existing stocks of supplies. This project also had significant gender benefits with women reporting that they not only have a significantly reduced work burden now that water is available closer to home, but also that the health of their children had improved. Beyond securing access to clean and safe water, the timely response enabled by CERF was critical to preventing the spread of infectious diseases which are at a higher risk at times of water stress. Moreover, CERF improved coordination, helping agencies and their Government partners to implement a strategic, joined-up nexus approach to the drought response, demonstrating the UN’s value added in times of crisis and its broader recognition of the effects of climate change on Eritrea. Finally, CERF improved complementary resource mobilization from other sources. For example, CERF has enabled WHO to leverage funding from the GAVI Alliance for vaccines, which co-financed the immunization program with $800,000, and the EPR flagship program with $500,000.FAO;UNDP;UNFPA;UNICEF;WHOOther affected persons5002073.00002748172753952023-05-05T00:00:002023-05-03T00:00:002023-05-15T00:00:002024-01-29T00:00:002024-12-31T00:00:005002073.00002023-03-01T00:00:00Located in the Horn of Africa, Eritrea is currently impacted by the drought in the region. The failure of rainy seasons for the past four years in coastal areas and lowlands has impacted the livelihoods of pastoralists and agro-pastoralists. In response, the Emergency Relief Coordinator allocated $5 million on 1 March from CERF's Underfunded Emergencies window for life-saving action, targeting around 295,000 people, of which 26% are women, 58% are children, and 5% are persons with disabilities. The CERF allocation aims to strengthen essential basic services in the most drought-affected areas of the country, including immunization outreach for children and pregnant women, strengthening of maternal health services in hard-to-reach areas, distribution of supplementary animal feed, food-for-work activity, and rehabilitation of water supply systems. This funding will support people in the most drought-affected regions of Northern Red Sea, Southern Red Sea, and Anseba.PReport Available995202323-UF-ETH-5863234EthiopiaETH2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural DisasterEthiopia UF Application Jun 2023 (drought)3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa24000000The humanitarian situation in the drought-affected southern and eastern regions of Ethiopia was rapidly deteriorating in 2023, outpacing the current response efforts. These regions have endured the effects of five consecutive sub-par rainy seasons over the past two years, resulting in an unprecedented impact on the residents. Of the 24 million people living in these drought-affected areas, 13 million were identified as requiring multi-sector lifesaving support, and 11 million faced extreme food insecurity. The hardest-hit regions included large parts of Oromia and the Somali region, sections of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region (SNNPR), the South-West Ethiopia Peoples’ Region (SWEPR), and the Afar region. The situation was further compounded by cholera outbreaks in several parts of the country.The ERC on 1 March 2023 allocated $23 million from CERF’s Underfunded Emergency window for life-saving action, reaching over 2 million people, of whom 481,765 were women, 454,200 men, 1,080,313 children, and including 323,405 persons with disabilities. This allocation, supplemented a parallel $17 million allocation from the Ethiopian Humanitarian Fund, primarily focused on averting the escalating crisis exacerbated by food insecurity, malnutrition, and associated risks like cholera. Furthermore, this funding bolstered initial efforts to rebuild coping capacities and livelihoods of vulnerable communities. It provided an essential package of critical emergency life-saving assistance, thereby mitigating the risk of morbidity and mortality. The allocation also ensured that these communities are empowered to prioritize their pressing needs in a dignified manner.This CERF funding led to a fast delivery of assistance to people in need. For instance, the logistics component played a key role in ensuring the swift transportation of humanitarian supplies to areas where multiple overlapping crises, customs clearance delays, and high inflation had previously hampered procurement. The establishment of coordination fora at the zonal level further facilitated the timely scale-up of operations. Additionally, this CERF allocation addressed time-sensitive humanitarian needs, particularly in drought-affected areas where pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities were still recovering from previous droughts in 2017, 2020, and 2021. UN partner agencies highlighted its critical impact across various sectors, including cholera response, malnutrition, measles prevention, water supply, and multipurpose cash assistance, with a strong focus on reaching remote areas, women, and children. This CERF funding also improved coordination amongst the humanitarian community. For instance, the consultation process for the Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund’s (EHF) parallel allocation strategy brought together Cluster Lead Agencies, the Humanitarian Country Team, the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group, the EHF Advisory Board, and OCHA sub-offices. It also engaged national and international NGOs as well as donor representatives, fostering a more inclusive and strategic response. Finally, CERF funding played a catalytic role in resource mobilization. UN agencies underscored its importance during a period of constrained funding, while the Logistics Cluster noted that CERF’s multisectoral and collective approach enhanced visibility and helped attract additional resources.FAO;IOM;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons23000000.000018394142023-06-29T00:00:002023-06-15T00:00:002023-07-03T00:00:002024-02-05T00:00:002024-11-22T00:00:0023000000.00002023-03-02T00:00:00The humanitarian context in drought-affected areas of southern and eastern Ethiopia is quickly changing, and the needs continue to outpace and surpass the ongoing response. This is exacerbated by the outbreak of cholera in some parts of the country. In response, the Emergency Relief Coordinator allocated $23 million on March 1 from CERF’s Underfunded Emergencies window for life-saving action, targeting 1,839,414 people, of whom 426,871 are women, 1,009,175 are children, and 403,368 are men. The CERF allocation aims to bolster the humanitarian response in underserved drought-affected and cholera-prone areas by providing access to safe and quality drinking water, shelter, and multi-purpose cash assistance. This allocation will support 20 woredas in the Somali, Oraimo, and Southwest regions.PReport Available1035202323-UF-MOZ-6120361MozambiqueMOZ2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedMozambique UF Application Nov 2023 (Displacement Returnees)1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa176174In 2023, close to one million people remained displaced in Cabo Delgado and widespread displacement was placing a heavy burden on host communities and continued to fuel and increase tensions among communities. Violence against civilians generated a complex protection crisis where civilians continued to be killed and were subjected to sexual violence, abductions and enforced disappearances, with destruction of property including schools, health centres and places of worship. Mocimboa da Praia, the district targeted by this UFE allocation, was the district most affected by the conflict, and experienced widespread violence, heavy destruction of infrastructures, and large-scale displacement over the past years. As of September 2023, a total of 176,174 people returned home in Mocimboa da Praia, of whom 50% are children and 30% were women – both among those most heavily impacted by the conflict, including having endured captivity from non-state armed groups (NSAGs). In addition, IPC figures showed that about 24,000 people in Mocimboa da Praia were projected to face severe level of food insecurity (IPC4), with concerning deficits in quantity and quality of food consumed.As of mid-2023, the 2023 HRP (requesting 512.9 million) was only 30% funded. As a result, on 01 September 2023, the ERC allocated $6.8 million to Mozambique from the CERF Underfunded Emergencies window to expand and sustain the implementation of key lifesaving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide an integrated, multi-sectoral response to highly vulnerable people in Mocimboa da Praia, the district previously most affected by the conflict and currently hosting one third of the returnee population. The UFE allocation reached 90,150 people, including 22,926 women, 47,518 children, and 7,571 persons with disabilities with Protection (including mental health, GBV and child protection), Food Security and Education sector interventions. The allocation also supported IOM's project to improve Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) in Mocimboa de Praia; the collective AAP initiative serves the broader humanitarian system by strengthening common complaint and feedback mechanisms, channels of information provision, and community dialogues between civil society partners and local authorities.This CERF funding led to a fast delivery of assistance to people in need. For instance, within the first 6 months of CERF-funded activities, USD 685,980 worth of food vouchers, 2,000 menstrual hygiene management kits, and 15,000 learner kits were distributed; more than 1,300 protection monitoring interviews were conducted; and mobile brigades with GBV services for over 10,000 people were deployed. In addition, this grant helped respond to time-critical needs. An example is the prioritization of Housing, Land, and Property (HLP) services, which proved to be time-critical for returnees aiming to re-establish themselves. Without secure access to land and property, returnees faced significant barriers to recovery and long-term reintegration. To address this, UNHCR partnered with a local civil society organization and government authorities to implement community land delimitation, issue land titles, and offer legal assistance. These efforts provided essential legal protection against the immediate and long-term risks of illegal expropriation and forced eviction, while also supporting conflict resolution, revitalizing community courts, and offering legal counselling. In total, 15 communities were delimited and titled, with land documentation delivered—benefiting 30,000 individuals. Moreover, this CERF funding improved coordination amongst the humanitarian community. Indeed, about 45% of the funds received by the appealing agencies through this allocation was sub-granted to national and international partners, including 29.4% exclusively to NNGOs - ensuring greater accountability to the affected people and building the capacity for a more effective localized response. Finally, this grant helped improve resource mobilization from other sources. For instance, after the agreed reprogramming allowed FAO to redirect part of the funds to support IDPs and host communities in the Mecula and Marrupa districts of Niassa province, targeted advocacy for vulnerable, conflict-affected populations in the area resulted in additional funding from the Embassy of Japan to support those same communities during the 2025–2026 agricultural seasons.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFPHost communities;Returnees6800000.0000600002023-12-22T00:00:002023-12-11T00:00:002023-12-31T00:00:002024-06-27T00:00:002025-05-15T00:00:006800000.00002023-08-30T00:00:00According to IOM’s latest displacement tracking matrix in 2023, close to a million people remain displaced in Cabo Delgado. Displacement is placing a heavy burden on host communities who, living just above self-subsistence, have been sharing their scant resources with displaced people in solidarity. As people continue to be displaced, solidarity is reaching breaking point and tensions among communities are increasing. The violence against civilians has generated a complex protection crisis where civilians continue to be killed, and subjected to sexual violence, abductions, enforced disappearances, with destruction of property including schools, health centres and places of worship. Given the high level of humanitarian needs and low level of funding, Mozambique was selected by the ERC to receive funds under the CERF Underfunded Emergencies window.PReport Available941202322-UF-MOZ-5542761MozambiqueMOZ2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedMozambique UF Application Dec 2022 (Conflict)1Conflict-related2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa1500000After a sharp escalation in the first half of 2021, the conflict in northern Mozambique – which began in October 2017 – gradually subsided by early 2022. However, recent attacks by non-State armed groups (NSAGs) in previously safe areas triggered a new wave of displacement and unfolding humanitarian needs. By June 2022, over 945,000 people were estimated to be internally displaced in northern Mozambique, including 869,603 in Cabo Delgado, 73,699 in Nampula, and 2,130 in Niassa. Children and women constituted 55 percent and 24 percent of the displaced population, respectively. Protection risks remained a serious concern, particularly for women and girls, people with disabilities, older individuals, and those living with HIV/AIDS. The humanitarian response in 2022 targeted 1.2 million people in urgent need of assistance and protection across Cabo Delgado, Nampula, and Niassa.The humanitarian needs were on the increase but international donor funding to Mozambique was erratic and key humanitarian programmes were underfunded. As a result, CERF allocated $5 million to Mozambique from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 296,961 people, including 84,662 women, 33,504 men, 172,795 children, and 27,445 people with disabilities in Education, Health, Health(Sexual and Reproductive Health), Protection, Child Protection and Gender-Based Violence protection sectors.CERF facilitated the rapid delivery of assistance to those in need. This allocation empowered humanitarian partners in northern Mozambique to provide urgent aid to individuals affected by the conflict, with a particular focus on women and children—the most impacted population groups. For instance, within the initial six months of CERF-funded activities, humanitarian partners successfully distributed 20,000 learning kits, established two temporary clinics, deployed two mobile clinics, supported over 3,000 women and girls with integrated sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and gender-based violence (GBV) assistance, and conducted 8,500 protection monitoring interviews in severely affected districts. Furthermore, CERF enhanced coordination within the humanitarian community. This allocation facilitated collaboration among recipient agencies, humanitarian partners, and the Government of Mozambique at both national and provincial levels. It strengthened localization efforts through existing and new partnerships with national non-governmental organizations (NNGOs) and civil society organizations (CSOs). Notably, 31% of the funds received by the appealing agencies through this allocation were sub-granted to national and local partners, ensuring greater accountability to the affected population and building capacity for a more effective localized response.UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHOHost communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons4999997.00001273002909612022-12-15T00:00:002022-12-06T00:00:002022-12-16T00:00:002023-08-04T00:00:002024-06-19T00:00:004999997.00002022-09-09T00:00:00In response to the crisis, CERF allocated $5 million on 9 September 2022 from its Underfunded Emergencies window for the immediate commencement of life-saving activities.PCompleted966202323-UF-MDG-5829055MadagascarMDG2Underfunded Emergencies5StormNatural DisasterMadagascar UF Application Apr 2023 (TC Batsirai and Emnati)3Biological (human disease outbreak and other health emergency)1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa3840000The far South-East of Madagascar was ravaged by successive cyclones, Batsirai and Emnati in 2022 and Freddy in 2023. More than a quarter of the people in the region face food insecurity (IPC3+, as of April 2023), forcing them to resort to negative coping strategies such as school dropout, child labour and child marriage. In one district, acute malnutrition is above 15% and in another two above 10%. Disease prevalence, especially among children, has increased while access to healthcare has reduced. A flash appeal will seek about $90m in humanitarian funding for the South-East.The CERF allocation is supporting life-saving activities for a total of 336,000 people, including 20,500 people with disabilities, across the food security, health and reproductive health, nutrition, protection including gender-based violence programming and child protection, education and camp management sectors by FAO, IOM, UNFPA, UNICEF WFP and WHO. Beyond life-saving assistance to cyclone-affected, extremely food-insecure Malagasies in the far South-East, the CERF allocation aims to help get these people out of humanitarian needs. The CERF allocation thus has a bridging function to address the most acute needs as development actors come in and put infrastructure in place (health, education, etc.), to help people recover. In addition, the country team uses the CERF allocation to enhance localization and accountability to affected people by (a) creating a forum for direct engagement between UN and local NGOs/civil society for the first time and (b) strengthening a joint complaint mechanism. Finally, the CERF allocation is enabling a multi-sectoral and integrated response, demonstrating that such an approach is the most efficient and effective and thereby encouraging other donors to support it.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHOInternally displaced persons;Other affected persons8499950.00003357793068582023-04-19T00:00:002023-04-14T00:00:002023-04-25T00:00:002023-10-13T00:00:002024-07-25T00:00:008499950.00002023-03-01T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted988202323-UF-LBN-5863352LebanonLBN2Underfunded Emergencies35Economic DisruptionUnspecified EmergencyLebanon UF Application May 2023 (Economic)5Conflict-related014Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia5700000Lebanon is experiencing a constantly evolving multi-layered crisis which is exacerbating long-term structural vulnerabilities, reversing previously made development gains, and leading to acute and increasingly visible humanitarian needs among the most vulnerable populations. The financial and socio-economic crisis, compounded by the lack of reforms, the political impasse, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact of the Ukrainian crisis, has further deteriorated leading to a significant increase in humanitarian needs. 2.5 million Lebanese, migrants and Palestine refugees are estimated to be in need humanitarian assistance, in addition to 1.5 million Syrian refugees. As many as 2.2 million people need food assistance in 2022, while 1.95 million people need support to access critical health assistance. Other pockets of acute needs have been found across all other sectors, with 1 million people needing support to access safe water and sanitation, 334,000 children requiring protection services, 393,000 people, majority women and girls, in need of GBV services, and 172,000 children in need of educational support. Further, some 464,000 people, primarily children and women, suffer from some form of nutritional deprivation and 62,000 migrants require specific shelter and protection assistance. The situation is also further compounding protection risks for already marginalized groups in the society, including elderly people, disabled persons as well as the LGBTQ+ community.As CERF and LHF are humanitarian instruments, humanitarian needs are the first entry point in delivery of more impactful, coherent area-based programming and provision of a complementary package of integrated services in areas of greatest need. From intersectoral discussions three prioritized districts were identified with both a convergence of multisectoral needs and the ability to add impact with funding (through, for example, strengthening linkages between Humanitarian, development and peace interventions). These districts are Akkar, Tripoli and Zahle. Sub-national discussions are now ongoing to further refine cadasters in which we can further focus our combined efforts. The overarching complementary strategy spans across both CERF and LHF with “sectors” split based on their relevance to each mechanism’s comparative strengths. The allocation targets a combined total of 762,403 affected people with activities in the Protection (including CP and GBV), Nutrition, WASH and Health sectors.IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEFHost communities;Refugees;Other affected persons8000000.00007630332023-06-02T00:00:002023-06-02T00:00:002023-06-16T00:00:002023-12-13T00:00:002024-09-19T00:00:008000000.00002023-03-01T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available1034202323-UF-MLI-6120257MaliMLI2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedMali UF Application Nov 2023 (Conflict and Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa255788In 2023, Mali continued to experience a stark deterioration in the security situation, including an extension of the conflict to southern Mali and increased risk of resumption of full-scale conflict in the north. Armed groups intensified their activities with devastating impacts on civilian populations who were in dire need of protection. Persistent insecurity continued to result in major displacement contributing to an increase in humanitarian needs across all sectors. Approximately 40% of Mali’s total population (8.8 million people) needed humanitarian assistance (HRP) in 2023 with an estimated 2.3 million requiring food assistance and 1.5 million children under five suffering from acute malnutrition. In addition, the withdrawal of MINUSMA at the end of 2023 was expected to result in further insecurity, displacement, and access challenges.As of mid-2023, the 2023 Mali HRP (requesting $751 million) had only been 21% funded. As a result, the ERC on 30 August 2023 allocated $8 million to Mali for lifesaving assistance to affected people in need of protection and basic services. This CERF UFE allocation enabled UN agencies and partners to provide an integrated, multi-sectoral assistance package to highly vulnerable and underserved populations in Ségou region and at-risk populations with increasing needs in Kidal and Timbuktu regions. An estimated 1.8 million people, including 300,000 displaced people and 850,000 children were to be affected by increased conflict and violence. This UFE allocation reached target 108,328 people, including 32,778 women, 24,544 men, 51,006 children, and 2,303 people with disabilities with lifesaving Food Security, Nutrition, Education and Protection interventions. This allocation strategically expanded coverage to previously underserved areas and anticipated possible access and security consequences of MINUSMA's withdrawal by mitigating potential repercussions through a robust localization approach.The strategic added value of this allocation lay mainly in its multi-sectoral approach and its contribution to improving the quality of local livelihoods, health and protection systems. The allocation effectively enabled emergency interventions to be implemented covering all underfunded humanitarian sectors, including protection (notably of children and survivors of GBV), education, health (including sexual and reproductive health), food security and nutrition in the under-covered regions of Ségou, Timbuktu and Kidal. In addition, certain recipient agencies such as FAO, UNFPA and WHO have focused their interventions on strengthening the capacities of local agricultural, pastoral and health systems. These approaches have helped to ensure the sustainability and local ownership of CERF interventions. This allocation has also helped strengthen humanitarian coordination through the implementation of integrated and complementary response approaches, notably in the nutrition and health sectors led by UNICEF, WFP, WHO, UNFPA and their partners. Last but not least, this allocation has strengthened localization insofar as over 35% of the funding has been channeled to national NGOs or government technical services to implement the various activities. In this respect, most of the recipient agencies had recourse to new partners, enabling new national NGOs to access CERF funding.FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons8000000.0000893081083282023-12-22T00:00:002023-12-11T00:00:002023-12-23T00:00:002024-08-13T00:00:002025-05-01T00:00:008000000.00002023-08-30T00:00:00Mali has witnessed a marked deterioration in the security situation in recent months, and an extension of the conflict to southern Mali. Armed groups have intensified their activities with negative impacts on civilian populations. Persistent insecurity has triggered major movements of populations contributing to an increase in humanitarian needs across all sectors: more than 422,000 people have been displaced within the country, mainly children and women. Food insecurity and malnutrition continue to affect millions of people - an estimated 1.2 million people are already in need of food assistance during the current lean season. It is estimated that nearly 1.5 million children under five suffer from acute malnutrition. Humanitarian access will likely be further challenged by the termination of the peacekeeping operation. Given the high level of humanitarian needs and low level of funding, Mali was selected by the ERC to receive funds under the CERF Underfunded Emergencies window.PReport Available1027202323-UF-MWI-6120056MalawiMWI2Underfunded Emergencies5StormNatural DisasterMalawi UF Application Nov 2023 (Storm)3Biological (human disease outbreak and other health emergency)1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa0After being hit by the Cyclone Freddy in March 2023 (over 2.5 million people affected, over 650,000 displaced, 679 killed), Malawi was still facing a significant surge in the needs with alarmingly high levels of acute food insecurity, reduced crop production and rising food prices. About 22 percent of the population (4.4 million people) faced acute food insecurity between October 2023 and March 2024, an increase of 15 percent from the previous year (3.8 million). About 266,000 people were in Phase 4 (humanitarian emergency). Many households were struggling to meet basic food needs and were resorting to negative coping strategies. The cholera epidemic in Malawi resulted in over 58,000 confirmed cases, with over 1,700 deaths, representing a 3% fatality rate. This situation occurred due to the insufficient national WASH services coverage. Malawi was facing overlapping crisis across most sectors: the cyclone has compounded pre-existing challenges that range from food insecurity, inadequate provision of water, education and shelter, to gender-based violence, protection of youth and children, mental health and psychosocial services, amongst others.As a result of the increased and largely unmet needs, Malawi received $4 million from CERF's underfunded emergency window, enabling UN agencies and their partners to provide life-saving assistance to nearly 800,000 people, including 94,350 people with disabilities in the food security, WASH, nutrition and protection sectors. The CERF funds acted as a catalyst in sending an important signal to donors on existing funding gaps. This funding, while lifesaving and addressing immediate needs, was also used to leverage additional funding and advocate to advance improved approaches that better address protracted humanitarian situations, linking short-term humanitarian interventions with long-term resilience and development efforts.CERF funds led to a fast delivery of assistance to people in need, rapidly providing safe drinking water and improved sanitation to beneficiaries, contributing to improved public health outcomes. CERF helped respond to time-critical needs, with the funds helping to stabilize conditions in just one month after the disaster. CERF improved coordination amongst the humanitarian community, who collaborated on proposal development, implementation, and reporting.UNICEF;WFPHost communities;Refugees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons4000000.00007586007976942023-12-14T00:00:002023-11-27T00:00:002023-12-14T00:00:002024-07-01T00:00:002025-03-18T00:00:004000000.00002023-08-30T00:00:00Malawians are still recovering from the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy (March 2023), which caused devastating floods and mudslides, affecting over 2.2 million people. At least 1.3 million people require urgent food and livelihoods support following the impact of the flooding on agriculture, livestock and household food stocks. More than 200,000 hectares of agricultural land were impacted and over 1.4 million livestock were affected, exacerbating food insecurity in the affected districts when more than 2 million people in southern Malawi were already facing Crisis (IPC Phase 3) levels of food insecurity. Freddy also caused major damage to health facilities and affected access to safe water and sanitation. Malawi is facing its deadliest cholera outbreak in recorded history and its largest in the last two decades, leaving 4.8 million people in need of assistance. Given the high level of humanitarian needs and low level of funding, Malawi was selected by the ERC to receive funds under the CERF Underfunded Emergencies Window.PCompleted973202323-UF-COD-5837427Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedDR Congo UF Application May 2023 (Conflict)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa1653000Violence related to armed group activities in eastern DRC continues to create an increasingly critical humanitarian situation leading to a major humanitarian crisis. Since March 2022, and directly linked to the resurgence of the armed group M23, North Kivu has registered over 1.1 million new internally displaced people bringing the total number of displaced in the province to 2.3 million (as of 11 April 2023). In Ituri, and in part as a ripple effect of the M23 crisis, more than 144,000 people have been displaced in the territories of Djugu, Irumu, and Mahagi since January. More than half of displaced persons live in precarious conditions in spontaneous sites or public facilities such as churches, schools, and hospitals.In response, the Emergency Relief Coordinator allocated $22 million on 1 March 2023 from CERF's Underfunded Emergencies window to support life-saving humanitarian action by seven UN agencies. The funding will address the needs of 695,000 people, including 215,000 women, 197,000 men, 283,000 children, and including 99,000 persons with disabilities. The allocation has a dual focus on providing immediate emergency assistance to conflict-affected populations, while also aiming to contribute to preparing for long-term solutions, where possible. The funds will be channeled through agencies with existing presence and capacity to implement a multi-sectoral response such as the distribution of food and non-food items, provision of medical and psychological assistance, and rehabilitation of existing shelters.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons22012795.00006944976244382023-05-12T00:00:002023-05-10T00:00:002023-05-19T00:00:002023-11-13T00:00:002024-11-29T00:00:0022012795.00002023-03-01T00:00:00The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is experiencing devastating impact from recurrent conflicts and disease outbreaks, which are putting hundreds of thousands of displaced people at significant risk. In the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, 1.2 million new internally displaced people have been reported since March 2022. This has caused a spike in the number of gender-based violence against women and child sexual exploitation. In response, the Emergency Relief Coordinator allocated $22 million on March 1 from CERF's Underfunded Emergencies window to support life-saving humanitarian action by seven UN agencies. The funding will address the needs of 711,000 people, majority of whom are women, children, and people with disabilities. The funds will be channeled through agencies with existing presence and capacity to implement a multi-sectoral response such as the distribution of food and non-food items, provision of medical and psychological assistance, and rehabilitation of existing shelters.PReport Available972202323-UF-TCD-5843421ChadTCD2Underfunded Emergencies6FloodNatural DisasterChad UF Application May 2023 (Flood)3Biological (human disease outbreak and other health emergency)1Natural Disaster2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa600000Approximately 1.3 million people were affected by severe floods in 2022. Among these, close to 200,000 were in sites in N’Djamena, and about 250,000 were in sites in the Lake Province. After the water level in the Chari River lowered, people began to return, but 100,000 people remained in N’Djamena without the means to return and repair or rebuild their homes. In the Lac Province, 200,000 people remained in need of assistance, with only one sixth having received shelter assistance. There was a small window of opportunity before the next rains, which started in June 2023, to help the displaced return home. Those who remained in the sites risked disease outbreaks during the rainy season.Humanitarian needs were on the increase but international donor funding to Chad was erratic and key humanitarian programmes were underfunded. As a result, CERF allocated $9 million to Chad from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 519,574 people, including 138,511 women, 117,448 men, 263,705 children, and 57,192 people with disabilities in the Food Security, Health, Nutrition, Protection, Shelter/Non-Food Items and WASH sectors. The allocation also supported the Humanitarian Air Service.This CERF allocation helped address the most urgent needs of more than 519,000 people who were affected by the 2022 floods and who remained unassisted in sites in N'Djamena and Lake Province. The assistance supported a return package to the flood victims who were affected by the decision taken by the Government to close the sites of the victims. Through this allocation, the return assistance strategy developed by the Government and its partners has been implemented and supported by protection messages and the assistance package for a voluntary return that respects the dignity of vulnerable populations. The allocation was catalytic in mobilizing additional resources to strengthen the protection and health response in flood-affected areas. CERF funds led to the fast delivery of critical assistance to those in need. The allocation supported the plan to help disaster-affected individuals in returning home and provided essential help to IDPs. By utilizing multi-purpose cash transfers and local labor for constructing emergency shelters, logistical challenges were addressed, allowing for a swift response to the crisis. Additionally, the deployment of midwives to Lac facilitated the establishment of mobile clinics, delivering healthcare to internally displaced persons and flood-affected communities. CERF also enhanced coordination within the humanitarian community. All projects funded by the allocation were implemented in coordination with sectoral clusters and the flood response framework established by the Government. Agencies and implementing partners improved communication on geographic targeting and beneficiary lists, ensuring a more harmonized and complementary response. As a result, beneficiaries of emergency shelters were set to automatically receive food assistance, essential household items, access to water and sanitation infrastructure, and hygiene kits, creating a more integrated and effective support system.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons9000594.00005179835195742023-05-10T00:00:002023-05-05T00:00:002023-05-19T00:00:002023-11-25T00:00:002024-08-21T00:00:009000594.00002023-03-01T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available1038202323-UF-CAF-6119820Central African RepublicCAF2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedCAR UF Application Nov 2023 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa200035As of mid-2023, half a million people in the Central African Republic were displaced, and 3 million people do not have enough to eat. Serious human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law continue occurred. 3.4 million people (56% of the population) needed humanitarian assistance and protection in 2023, representing a 10% increase compared to 2022. In addition to a severe food and malnutrition crisis, the country faced a high prevalence of gender-based violence as well as lack of education opportunities. Civilians were disproportionately affected by explosive devices, particularly in Western CAR. Haut-Mbomou prefecture, in the far southeast, was witnessing escalating conflicts between armed groups, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis.The 2023 HRP for the Central African Republic (CAR) was budgeted at $533M and funded at 35%. On 30 August 2023, the ERC allocated $6.5 million to CAR for lifesaving assistance to affected people in need of protection and basic services. This CERF UFE allocation enabled UN agencies and partners in CAR to provide humanitarian assistance to five sub-prefectures with severe needs that were previously under served due to financial and access constraints. New access to affected people was gained through new local partnerships and a robust localization approach to fostering community acceptance. This UFE allocation targeted 111,900 people, including 50,000 women, 45,000 children, and 5,200 persons with disabilities. WFP, UNFPA, and UNICEF provided life-saving assistance in the Food Security, Nutrition, Protection (Child protection and GBV) and Education sectors. The allocation also supported UNICEF's project to promote Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) by establishing three collective feedback and complaints mechanisms that serve the overall humanitarian community.This 2023 CERF UFE allocation helped overcome a critical funding gap in the most neglected areas, enabling a rapid and coordinated response in under funded humanitarian clusters. In Protection, over 67,594 people received integrated assistance addressing gender-based violence, including the establishment of five safe spaces, distribution of dignity kits, and training of medical providers. In Education, school rehabilitation and kit distribution reached more than 19,203 children. In Nutrition, preventive and curative activities reached 49,031 children under five in areas with high malnutrition rates. The multi-sectoral approach, partnerships with national actors (with 19.8% of funds transferred to national organizations), and the establishment of locally rooted collective AAP mechanisms demonstrate added strategic value—both operationally and in terms of accountability. Finally, this allocation catalyzed additional funding (notably from FCDO) to expand AAP mechanisms beyond the geographic scope and lifespan of CERF projects.UNFPA;UNICEF;WFPHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons7000000.00001169012023-12-26T00:00:002023-12-12T00:00:002023-12-31T00:00:002024-08-23T00:00:002025-05-08T00:00:007000000.00002023-08-30T00:00:00The humanitarian context is becoming more complex: the northeast has been impacted by the Sudanese crisis and the arrival of asylum-seekers from Sudan, while the northwest is impacted by the situation in Chad. Asylum-seekers have sought refuge in some of the most vulnerable regions. A further spill-over effect from Sudan is possible, which could lead to further instability. Half a million people are displaced, and 3 million people currently do not have enough to eat. Serious human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law continue to occur. In 2023, 3.4 million people (56% of the population) are in need of humanitarian assistance and protection, representing a 10% increase compared to 2022. Given the high level of humanitarian needs and low level of funding, the Central African Republic was selected by the ERC to receive funds under the CERF Underfunded Emergencies window.PReport Available984202323-UF-COL-5858424ColombiaCOL2Underfunded Emergencies33Violence/ClashesConflict-relatedColombia UF Application May 2023 (Multiple emergencies)1Geophysical06Latin America and the Caribbean9South America2Americas17812Non-state armed groups increased violence in the Pacific Coast region of Colombia, leaving indigenous, Afro-Colombian, and peasant communities vulnerable. The violence resulted in restricted mobility, limited access to essential goods and services, and hindered livelihood activities and the practice of cultural customs.The humanitarian needs were on the increase but international donor funding to Colombia was erratic and key humanitarian programmes were underfunded. As a result, CERF allocated $6.5 million to Colombia from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 23,092 people, including 6,694 women, 5,854 men, 10,544 children, and 1,179 people with disabilities in Education, Food security (Food assistance and Agriculture), Health, Health(SRH), Protection(CP, GBV and Mine Action) and WASH sectors.This CERF UFE allocation pioneered a new model of inter-agency operations that sought to bring them together in a complementary fashion to foster community-driven solutions. The allocation enabled critical interventions across 28 hard-to-reach communities in Chocó, Valle del Cauca, and Nariño where state and humanitarian presence had historically been minimal. The response centralized protection and education as organizing principles for integrating interventions for greater impact and to build resilience and empowerment in affected communities. With 31% of the CERF funding sub-granted to local partners, the initiative strengthened localization by enhancing the capacities of local organizations and partners, ensuring greater impact and sustainability. As a pilot under the Flagship Initiative framework, it provided key lessons in inter-agency coordination and serves as a roadmap for future, more efficient humanitarian interventions across Colombia. Further, CERF enabled the swift delivery of coordinated assistance to those in need by enhancing the rapid response capacities of UN agencies and facilitating interagency efforts to pool their resources and expertise, ensuring that humanitarian aid reached affected communities quickly and comprehensively. This collaboration resulted in a more efficient and targeted response. CERF also strengthened coordination within the humanitarian community. CERF funds also played a key role in mobilizing additional resources by first promoting the recognition of emergencies by governmental institutions, which in turn encouraged a stronger humanitarian response from the State. CERF funds allowed continuity of processes in certain communities where the agencies have expressed willingness to continue with the projects initiated using their resources, some in the first half of 2025.FAO;UN Women;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNOPS;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons6525950.000017812230922023-06-14T00:00:002023-05-24T00:00:002023-06-19T00:00:002024-01-26T00:00:002024-10-22T00:00:006525950.00002023-03-01T00:00:00Non-state armed groups have increased violence in the Pacific Coast region of Colombia, which has made indigenous, Afro-Colombian, and peasant communities vulnerable. The violence has resulted in restricted mobility, limited access to essential goods and services, and prevented livelihood activities and the practice of cultural customs. In response, the Emergency Relief Coordinator allocated $6.5 million on March 1 from CERF's Underfunded Emergencies window for life-saving action, targeting around 12,000 people, including women, children, and people with disabilities. The CERF allocation seeks to aid vulnerable ethnic communities and victims of violent clashes by providing psycho-emotional recovery aid for children and adolescents, educating people on the risk of mines, and sustaining crop production. This fund will support humanitarian response in the most conflict-affected areas namely Nariño, Chocó, and Valle del Cauca.PReport Available945202322-UF-CMR-5596618CameroonCMR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedCameroon UF Application Dec 2022 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa2370362In March 2022, the food security analysis revealed that approximately 2.4 million people, representing around 9 percent of the population, were food insecure in Cameroon. Among them, 185,000 individuals faced extreme or emergency food insecurity (IPC phase 4). In the Far North region of Cameroon, over 378,000 people were internally displaced. These displacements occurred due to inter-communal clashes during the second half of 2021, leaving many without shelter. Additionally, around 23,000 people were affected by flooding in recent months. In the north-west and south-west (NWSW) region, ongoing separatist conflict led to the continued displacement of populations. As of August 2022, approximately 598,000 people were internally displaced in these areas, where severe human rights violations, arbitrary detentions, targeted violence, and gender-based violence persist.The humanitarian needs were on the increase but international donor funding to Cameroon was erratic and key humanitarian programmes were underfunded. As a result, CERF allocated $6 million to Cameroon from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 323,197 people, including 60,979 women, 38,875 men, 223,343 children, and 19,492 people with disabilities in food security (agriculture and food assistance), protection (gender based violence protection) , nutrition, and shelter and non-food item sectors.This CERF allocation facilitated rapid assistance to those in need, enabling humanitarian partners to deliver life-saving aid promptly to 323,197 people in crisis-affected regions of Cameroon. The speed of this response was ensured by several key factors: strong operational presence of international and national implementing partners in targeted areas, including pre-existing agreements with service providers and local organizations; the implementing partners’ access capacity; and acceptance by local communities and authorities. CERF also contributed to a timely response to new displacements caused by violence, floods, inter-communitarian conflicts and recent returnee movements. CERF implementing partners were able to monitor movements and identify new alerts through the inter-agency coordination mechanisms in place in the Far North region. Complementarity with other existing rapid response mechanisms was also ensured. Additionally, CERF enhanced coordination within the humanitarian community. The allocation played a crucial role in strengthening inter-agency coordination mechanisms in the Far North, North-West, and South-West regions. These systems facilitated rapid information sharing, monitoring of the humanitarian situation (including tracking new alerts and population movements), and strategic decision-making. CERF-funded partners leveraged existing coordination mechanisms to gather information, prioritize interventions, and avoid duplication while maximizing complementarity with other ongoing projects. Overall, CERF funding not only mobilized national and regional inter-sectoral/inter-cluster efforts in designing the response strategy but also renewed HCT commitments to an inter-agency approach and critical cross-cutting issues such as localization, gender, protection mainstreaming, accountability to affected populations (AAP), disability inclusion, and more.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFPHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons6000109.00001820943231972022-12-16T00:00:002022-12-08T00:00:002022-12-27T00:00:002023-07-31T00:00:002024-04-09T00:00:006000109.00002022-09-09T00:00:00In response to the crisis, CERF allocated $6 million on 9 September 2022 from its Underfunded Emergencies window for the immediate commencement of life-saving activities.PReport Available1037202323-UF-CMR-6119718CameroonCMR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedCameroon UF Application Nov 2023 (Underfunded Emergencies)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa4700000Three complex humanitarian crises, including the Lake Chad basin conflict, the North-West and South-West (NWSW) crisis, and the Central African Republic (CAR) refugee crisis, persistently affect nine of Cameroon's ten regions. In 2023 the need for humanitarian assistance and protection reached a critical point, with one out of every six Cameroonians requiring support, totalling around 4.7 million people. The projection for the end of 2023 suggested that 2.9 million people will face acute food insecurity. There are over 2 million people on the move as internally displaced persons, returnees, or refugees. Humanitarian needs are compounded by structural development weaknesses and chronic vulnerabilities that further challenge the long-term recovery of affected people. The 2023 HRP targeted 2.7 million people, of whom 23% were women, 55% were children, and 15% were people with disabilities.Given the high level of humanitarian needs and low level of funding, Cameroon was selected by the ERC to receive US$6 million under CERF’s Underfunded Emergencies window. The allocation focused on locations which had not been reached or not regularly reached in the past due to insecurity and physical access constraints by supporting community-based response activities and via local partners. This CERF allocation provided humanitarian assistance to 169,886 people, including 93,316 women, 59,272 children, and including 2,534 persons with disabilities in the WASH, Nutrition, Protection, and Shelter sectors as well as multi-sector refugee assistance. The allocation also strengthened accountability to affected people by supporting the establishment of a humanitarian complaints and feedback mechanism.The CERF allocation played a crucial role in enabling a timely, coordinated, and life-saving response that improved the well-being of crisis-affected populations across Cameroon. In the shelter sector, over 38,000 people, mainly internally displaced people fleeing violence, received assistance in the Far North and North-West/South-West (NWSW). This was made possible through strong coordination between IOM and UNHCR, enabling effective delivery in hard-to-reach areas despite insecurity. In protection, CERF funding strengthened collaboration between UNHCR, UNFPA, and UNICEF, providing GBV prevention and response assistance, and broader protection services, improving safety and dignity in conflict-affected zones. The nutrition response treated 194,569 people, including 14,538 children under five affected by SAM, helping to reduce malnutrition rates in targeted areas. The WASH sector reached 74,792 people with access to safe water and improved infrastructure amid increased displacement pressures. CERF also scaled up refugee assistance, supporting 14,507 new arrivals at Gourenguel transit center, relieving the overcrowded Minawao camp hosting 80,000 refugees. By enabling rapid resource mobilization and reinforcing inter-agency coordination aligned with the Humanitarian Response Plan, CERF contributed to maximizing impact and strengthened the overall humanitarian response.IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFPHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons6349999.00001381552023-12-26T00:00:002023-12-11T00:00:002023-12-31T00:00:002024-07-15T00:00:002025-06-18T00:00:006349999.00002023-08-30T00:00:00Three complex humanitarian crises, including the Lake Chad basin conflict, the North-West and South-West (NWSW) crisis, and the Central African Republic (CAR) refugee crisis, persistently affect nine of Cameroon's ten regions. This year, the need for humanitarian assistance and protection reaches a critical point, with one out of every six Cameroonians requiring support, totalling around 4.7 million individuals. The projection for 2023 suggests that over 3.2 million people will face acute food insecurity. There are over 2 million people on the move as internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, or refugees. Humanitarian needs are compounded by structural development weaknesses and chronic vulnerabilities that further challenge the long-term recovery of affected people. The 2023 HRP targets 2.7 million people of whom 23% are women, 55% are children, and 15% are people with disabilities. Out of the 9 sectors targeted by the HRP, food security, protection, and refugee assistance account for 61% of the overall requirements. Given the high level of humanitarian needs and low level of funding, Cameroon was selected by the ERC to receive funds under the CERF Underfunded Emergencies window.PReport Available1033202323-UF-AFG-586438AfghanistanAFG2Underfunded Emergencies7Heat/Cold WaveNatural DisasterAfghanistan UF Application Nov 2023 (Extreme winter precipitation)3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia453867Afghanistan was facing extreme climate vulnerabilities, with temperatures dropping to –30°C and the previous year’s winter (2022/23) being the coldest in over a decade. The emerging El Niño pattern threatened heavier snowfall that could isolate communities already struggling with limited preparedness. The 2023 Winter Prioritization Plan identified Food Security, Emergency Shelter/NFI, and Protection as critical needs, particularly for families in substandard shelters, including the elderly and children. The lean season intensified risks, with 18.3 million people requiring urgent food assistance while funding covered only a small portion of needs. These conditions underscored the urgent necessity of international support to address life‑saving priorities and prevent further humanitarian deterioration during the winter months.The CERF allocation significantly strengthened Afghanistan’s humanitarian response during severe winter conditions. CERF‑funded activities reached about 645,000 people—well above the planned 450,000—including 141,000 women, 252,000 men, 251,000 children, and more than 85,000 persons with disabilities. Support across Food Security, Shelter, and Protection helped stabilize communities during the lean season. WFP provided food assistance to over 216,000 people, reducing acute food insecurity, while IOM and UNHCR improved shelter conditions for more than 114,000 individuals through repairs and winterization. Protection efforts reached over 60,000 women and girls with GBV services through UNFPA. Mine Action partners, led by UNMAS, cleared 17.5 million square meters of contaminated land, reducing explosive hazards for communities and schools. UNOPS strengthened AAP mechanisms, improving community engagement. Overall, this allocation enabled a coordinated, multi-sectoral response that delivered timely support and reinforced household resilience during Afghanistan’s harsh winter.The CERF allocation greatly improved the timeliness and coherence of the humanitarian response in Afghanistan by enabling rapid, life‑saving interventions across key sectors. WFP addressed urgent food needs during the lean season, while IOM and UNHCR delivered critical winterization and shelter support that strengthened household resilience. UNFPA expanded essential services for survivors of gender-based violence, and UNMAS reduced explosive risks by clearing contaminated areas, improving community safety. Cash assistance enabled fast winter support, helping prevent deaths during the harsh 2023/2024 season. CERF also strengthened AAP efforts through a UNOPS‑led pilot that improved community feedback and data analysis. The allocation reinforced coordination across agencies, clusters, and OCHA, promoting joint planning and reducing duplication, which contributed to a more integrated and effective humanitarian response.IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNMAS;UNOPS;WFPHost communities;Refugees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons20612124.00004538676448372023-12-26T00:00:002023-12-12T00:00:002023-12-31T00:00:002024-08-10T00:00:002025-08-31T00:00:0020612124.00002023-08-30T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available1025202323-UF-BGD-6119512BangladeshBGD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedBangladesh UF Application Nov 2023 (Rohingya refugees)1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia1501038At the end of 2023, six years after they arrived in 2017, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh were still facing dire challenges. Vulnerable coastal camps were exposed to floods, landslides, fires, and cyclones, worsened by climate change. Reduced humanitarian funding led to cuts in essential aid, including food assistance. Security incidents rose, increasing the vulnerability of refugees. At the same time, funding cuts exacerbated food insecurity, malnutrition, and security concerns. The lack of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) heightened gender-based violence risks, environmental damage, and community tensions as people – often women and girls – had to collect firewood. Additionally, the discontinuation of Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC) services added pressure for emergency delivery care.On 6 November 2023, the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) approved an $8 million allocation from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for underfunded emergencies. This allocation empowered four agencies to deliver crucial assistance across three key sectors: Food Security, Health, and Shelter-Camp Coordination and Camp Management, specifically in the provision of Non-Food Items (NFI). The activities encompassed the delivery of lifesaving food assistance, monthly distribution of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders and refills, emergency provision of LPG, and support for comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care (CEmONC) activities. In totality, the CERF allocation reached 935,284 individuals in need, including 246,722 women, 207,180 men, 481,382 children, including 112,104 people with disabilities.Despite significant challenges and delays related to nationwide political instability, movement restrictions, and internet/power blackouts, this CERF grant enabled fast delivery of lifesaving assistance through enhanced sexual and reproductive health services, critical non-food items (Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG – hence mitigating deforestation and promoting social cohesion with the host community)) and essential food assistance. Nutritional intake has improved through greater food security, and women and girls have been empowered through dedicated services and related awareness related to sexual and reproductive health. By showing solidarity from the international community to the Government of Bangladesh, this allocation has positively shaped government relations and ongoing advocacy efforts. The CERF funds, implemented during a period of unanticipated political and civil unrest exacerbated by natural climate related emergencies, compelled partners to form stronger partnerships at the inter-sectoral level, as well as with government authorities and enhancing support for camp-level operations. The CERF allocation served as a catalyst for donors by highlighting activities of a critical and lifesaving nature and priority funding gaps, while increasing the visibility of the Rohingya situation.IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;WFPHost communities;Refugees8000000.00009335569352842023-12-05T00:00:002024-12-23T00:00:002023-12-14T00:00:002024-07-01T00:00:002025-03-12T00:00:008000000.00002023-08-30T00:00:00The Rohingya people have faced systematic disenfranchisement, discrimination, and targeted persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine State for decades. Persecution has repeatedly driven Rohingya refugees across the border into Bangladesh. Women, girls, and boys, who make up the majority of the Rohingya refugee population, are particularly vulnerable to risks of abuse, exploitation, and gender-based violence. As of September 2022, almost one million refugees were registered in Bangladesh, residing in thirty-three extremely congested camps. Furthermore, the Rohingya refugees are extremely vulnerable to a variety of natural hazards, including flooding, landslides, fire outbreak, cyclones, and the adverse impacts of climate change. Given the high level of humanitarian needs and low level of funding, Bangladesh was selected by the ERC to receive funds under the CERF Underfunded Emergencies window.PReport Available1030202323-UF-BFA-6119616Burkina FasoBFA2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedBurkina Faso UF Application Nov 2023 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa1000000Burkina Faso was currently experiencing a worsening multidimensional crisis, with 4.7 million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The main causes of this crisis were insecurity and inter-community conflicts by non-state armed groups (NSAG), forcing people to flee their homes. While new official numbers had not been released since March 2023, when over 2 million people were internally displaced (10% of the population), more than 570,000 new displacements were recorded between January and September. Most of these displacements were toward urban areas, particularly in the regions most affected by insecurity. As a result, these urban areas became overcrowded, with underserved populations requiring assistance in managing displacement and accessing basic services. For instance, towns such as Ouahigouya, Bogandé, Kongoussi, and Boulsa were home to almost half of the newly displaced individuals since the beginning of the year. Many of these communities faced high malnutrition and food insecurity, up to famine conditions (IPC5). This influx of people was straining social cohesion in host communities and required humanitarian aid to address the immediate needs of vulnerable people.In response, the ERC allocated $9 million dollars from CERF’s Underfunded Emergencies window for life-saving activities, which reached targeting 258,673 people of whom 47 662 were women, 104 698 were men, 106,313 were children, and 32,338 were people with disabilities. This CERF allocation aimed to ensure the management of displacement and the provision of an integrated package of multi-sectoral assistance, through the Shelter and Non-Food Items, Protection, Nutrition, WASH, Food Security, and Health sectors in 4 communes categorized as urban areas in the North (Ouahigouya), East (Bogandé) and Centre-North (Kongoussi and Boulsa) regions. The allocation also supported UNHCR's project to promote collective Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) by improving access to inter-agency mechanisms for reporting and handling community complaints.CERF contributed significantly to improving living conditions in areas with high concentrations of new displacement, thanks to the provision of integrated multisectoral assistance packages comprising the Shelter/NFI, Nutrition, water, hygiene, and sanitation (WASH), Food Security, Health, Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) and Protection, including Child Protection, GBV and HLP in the four municipalities of Ouahigouya (North), Bogandé (East), Kongoussi and Boulsa (Center-North). The allocation also supported the UNHCR project to promote collective accountability to affected populations (AAP) by improving access to inter-agency feedback and complaint mechanisms for communities, benefiting 215,922 affected people. Thanks to the efforts of each organization to strengthen the effectiveness of the response, most sectors, with the exception of AAP, exceeded their initial targets. The health response provided support to 173,581 people. In addition, 31,400 people received WASH assistance, and 20,483 people received nutritional support. Critical protection assistance reached 153,455 vulnerable and at-risk people. The Child Protection project reached 28,840 people, while the GBV response provided assistance to 7,433 people and 107,469 people received HLP support. The CCCM and Shelter/NFI sectors assisted 51,198 and 30,168 internally displaced persons respectively. In terms of food security, 11,353 and 37,167 people received food and agricultural assistance, respectively.FAO;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Internally displaced persons9641844.00005417782586732023-12-23T00:00:002023-12-03T00:00:002023-12-31T00:00:002024-07-15T00:00:002025-05-13T00:00:009641844.00002023-08-30T00:00:004.7 million people are in need of humanitarian aid (20% of the population) and 1.9 million people have moved within the country as of December 31, 2022. Needs of affected people have increased both in terms of severity and geographical scale compared to 2022. Emergency (IPC Phase 4) will likely persist in Soum, Oudalan, and Yagha, where many municipalities remain blockaded, and households have very few food and income sources. There is risk that Famine (IPC Phase 5) could occur in Djibo commune in Soum if an increase in conflict further restricts already low levels of crop cultivation, humanitarian aid, and market supply deliveries. The humanitarian community is prioritizing its interventions in 2023 to target 3.1 million people who experience acute and urgent needs across 127 municipalities. Given the high level of humanitarian needs and low level of funding, Burkina Faso was selected by the ERC to receive funds under the CERF Underfunded Emergencies window.PCompleted1036202323-UF-MMR-61204165MyanmarMMR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedMyanmar UF Application Nov 2023 (conflict)1Conflict-related2Man-made13South-Eastern Asia14South-Eastern Asia3Asia17600000The people of Myanmar entered 2023 facing an unprecedented political, socioeconomic, human rights and humanitarian crisis with residual needs persisting from previous years, and new needs flowing from security and conflict dynamics since the military takeover in 2021. The most acute needs facing communities are distinct needs of IDPs who have been displaced multiple times. The more times people are displaced, the faster their already limited resources are depleted, requiring urgent replenishment to reduce the adoption of negative coping mechanisms and save lives. In addition, most recent IDPs, including those displaced multiple times, are in or near conflict hotspots which are hard-to-access due to worsening insecurity and restrictions faced by humanitarian organizations.In November 6, the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) approved an $9 million allocation from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for underfunded emergencies. The CERF allocation prioritizes geographic locations which face high multiple displacement flows and severe needs but have received insufficient funds and limited response coverage in terms of people reached against 2023 HRP targets. FAO, IOM, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNHCR, WFP, and WHO will provide life-saving activities in Food Security – Agriculture, Health, Education, Child Protection and Mine Action, Health, WASH, Health – Sexual and Reproductive Health, Protection – Gender-based Violence, Shelter and Non-Food Items, Protection and Food Security – Food Assistance sectors. This allocation targets 203,000 people affected by the crisis. The allocation also supports an IOM project contributing to inter-agency initiatives to promote collective Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) by strengthening community-centered engagement in the Northwest and Southeast regions of Myanmar, as well as national-level coordination and decision-making to enhance AAP.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons9394583.00002030004626602023-12-14T00:00:002023-12-19T00:00:002023-12-31T00:00:002024-08-10T00:00:002025-08-29T00:00:009394583.00002023-08-30T00:00:00The people of Myanmar entered 2023 facing an unprecedented political, socioeconomic, human rights and humanitarian crisis with residual needs persisting from previous years, and new needs flowing from security and conflict dynamics. Almost half the population was thought to be living in poverty in 2023 and the number of people on the move as a result of conflict and depleted coping capacities, stood at 1.5 million at the start of 2023. The 2023 HRP, which targets 5.2 million people, focuses predominantly on people in need in rural areas, aiming to alleviate suffering for people facing acute vulnerabilities such as mental and physical disability; those using emergency coping strategies; internally displaced people and returnees; and those living in households headed by women, children, or the elderly with an emphasis on addressing food insecurity, reinforcing protection from sexual exploitation and abuse; preventing and responding to gender-based violence; strengthening gender, mental health and psychosocial support; and promoting and delivering on disability inclusion. Given the high level of humanitarian needs and low level of funding, Myanmar was selected by the ERC to receive funds under the CERF Underfunded Emergencies window.PReport Available947202322-UF-MMR-56292165MyanmarMMR2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedMyanmar UF Application Dec 2022 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made13South-Eastern Asia14South-Eastern Asia3Asia14400000The humanitarian situation in Myanmar continued to be dominated by ongoing hostilities and increasing economic stress for households. The impact on civilians was severe, with frequent indiscriminate attacks in civilian areas driving new displacement. The destruction of civilian property, explosive ordnance contamination, and lack of livelihood opportunities prolonged the displacement of IDPs. More than 1.3 million people were displaced across the country at the time. Approximately two-thirds of the displaced population were concentrated in three areas—Sagaing Region, Rakhine State, and Kachin State. Rising food prices and constrained agricultural production nationwide contributed to deeper food insecurity as items became more unaffordable and less available. In response to the crisis, CERF allocated $10 million on 9 September 2022 from its Underfunded Emergencies window to enable the immediate commencement of life-saving activities.The humanitarian needs were on the increase but international donor funding to Myanmar was erratic and key humanitarian programmes were underfunded. As a result, CERF allocated $10 million to Myanmar from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 396,000 people, including 115,800 women, 89,300 men, 190,900 children, and 17,000 people with disabilities in Education, Food Security (Agriculture and Food Assistance), Health, Health (SRH), Nutrition, Protection (Child Protection, GBV and Mine Action), Shelter and Non-Food Items and WASH sectors.This CERF allocation supported the desperately needed expansion of the humanitarian response into new areas with emerging needs due to escalating conflict, particularly in the sectors for which protracted funding shortfalls had prevented a meaningful scale-up of humanitarian operations. It also advanced partnerships with local CSOs and NGOs, who have better access, a wider geographic presence, and are more cost-efficient and sustainable in their work in the longer-term. The allocation reached approximately 396,000 people with life-saving humanitarian assistance. Given that localization was a key priority for this allocation, the lead agencies were encouraged to direct half of the funding they received to local and national actors through sub-grants. As part of this allocation, the 7 lead UN agencies channelled $3,877,249 to local and national actors, representing around 39 per cent of the total funds allocated. This grant strengthened the role of local and national actors as critical partners of UN agencies while ensuring that people in conflict and disaster-affected areas were not left behind. CERF funding facilitated the procurement of essential relief supplies and the establishment of strong local partnerships, enabling a rapid scale-up of response efforts amid a worsening humanitarian crisis, particularly in the aftermath of Cyclone Mocha. With CERF support, agencies and their partners were able to respond to emerging needs more quickly and comprehensively than would have been possible without these resources. Additionally, CERF enhanced coordination within the humanitarian community. Through CERF funding, UN agencies organized joint, multi-sectoral response activities following Cyclone Mocha, improving overall coordination beyond this specific grant. It also fostered collaboration on cross-cutting issues such as Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), ensuring broader access to these services across sectors for affected communities.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons10000901.00002370003960002022-12-20T00:00:002022-12-15T00:00:002022-12-22T00:00:002023-07-31T00:00:002024-07-30T00:00:0010000901.00002022-09-09T00:00:00The humanitarian situation in Myanmar continues to be dominated by ongoing hostilities and increasing economic stress for households. The impact on civilians is severe with frequent indiscriminate attacks in civilian areas driving new displacement. The level of destruction of civilian property, explosive ordnance contamination and lack of livelihoods opportunities are prolonging the displacement of IDPs. More than 1.3 million people are currently displaced across the country. About two-thirds of the displaced people are concentred in three areas – Sagaing Region, Rakhine State and Kachin State. Rising food prices and constrained agricultural production nationwide are contributing to deeper food insecurity as items become more unaffordable and less available. In response to the crisis, CERF allocated $10 million on 9 September 2022 from its Underfunded Emergencies window for the immediate commencement of life-saving activities.PCompleted955202322-UF-YEM-5572885YemenYEM2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedYemen UF Application Jan 2023 (Conflict)1Conflict-related2Man-made14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia1086817The humanitarian situation in Yemen remains critical. Extreme weather conditions have further exacerbated humanitarian needs, adding another layer of suffering for millions of Yemeni people, already severely affected by over seven years of economic collapse and protracted conflict. Almost three quarters of the population, some 23 million people, need humanitarian assistance or protection. Aid agencies can only assist an average 11.6 million people per month as the 2022 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan – seeking $4.27 billion – is only 47.5% funded (as of 23 September) forcing aid agencies to reduce assistance and close programmes due to severe funding shortfalls. The findings of the latest 2022 Multi-Cluster Location Assessment (MCLA) highlighted several types of vulnerabilities and the specific needs of vulnerable populations. Among population groups, migrants and refugees appeared more vulnerable because of lack of access to basic services and humanitarian assistance. Other vulnerable groups include female-headed households, single women, elderly, and child-headed households. Sectoral findings highlighted the key issues and pressing needs related to shelter, water, sanitation and hygiene, health, education, livelihood and protection. Findings highlighted that majority of the refugees, migrants, and IDPs lived in rented houses and faced difficulties in managing the rent. Some 57 per cent of the returnees and 44 per cent of the non-displaced household reported that their shelters are damaged and need repair. Most of the IDPs also faced issues in managing the cost of non-food items, which were available in their nearby markets.The overarching objective of this CERF UFE allocation is to prioritise activities and sectors that either severely underfunded or discontinued due to lack of funding. It focuses on the activities in which underfunding significantly makes it difficult to sustain ongoing life-saving emergency activities and the acute needs in IDP sites targeting Al Hudaydah; Hajjah; Marib and Taizz governorates. This allocation will provide lifesaving and multi-sectoral activities for approximately 1,086,817 of the most vulnerable IDPs and host communities. This will include women and girls at risk of gender-based violence as well as persons with disabilities to ensure they have access to basic life-saving services. Targeted sectors are WASH, Protection (CP), Nutrition, ES/NFI, Health (SRH), CCCM and FSA.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons20033355.00006787702022-12-31T00:00:002023-01-12T00:00:002022-12-31T00:00:002023-07-26T00:00:002024-04-30T00:00:0020033355.00002022-09-09T00:00:00The humanitarian situation in Yemen remains alarming with food insecurity at its highest point and more than 60 per cent of the population estimated to be experiencing acute food insecurity. Beyond conflict, some of the major drivers of food insecurity include a depreciating exchange rate, fuel imports, global fuel and food prices, global food supply chain and food imports and severe humanitarian funding gap. This allocation targets the provision of CCCM, Child Protection, Shelter/NFI, and livelihood assistance as well as sustain safe access to water, hygiene services and support reproductive health care in health facilities and through emergency mobile teams. The allocation targets a combined total of 1,086,817 most vulnerable affected people, out of the 20,000,000 affected.PCompleted1022202323-UF-YEM-6120885YemenYEM2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedYemen UF Application Nov 2023 (Conflict)1Conflict-related2Man-made14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia4500000In Yemen, over 8 years of conflict has left 4.5 million people in protracted displacement, and the unpredictable political environment and effects of climate change are projected to displace an additional 378,000 people by the end of 2023. Two Yemen governorates were selected for this CERF allocation, Saada (DFA) and Marib (IRG). These governorates were selected as they are on the front-line of the conflict, they have acute destruction of infrastructure and livelihoods, and are areas where returns and local integration are being witnessed.The overarching operational objectives of this CERF UFE allocation are:1. Meet the lifesaving needs of returnees, IDPs and host communities in return areas through the provision of multi-sectoral assistance; 2. Enhance the resilience of returnees, IDPs and host communities through livelihood activities, shelter support and ensuring access to essential basic services. 3. Facilitate the provision of a coordinated, timely, and relevant life-saving humanitarian assistance by ensuring the common procurement, warehousing and transportation of the supplies needed to respond to vulnerable communities after an acute shock. In addition, this CERF allocation contains an additional $3 Million to support a pipeline of multi-sectoral lifesaving assistance and minimum response packages in strategic locations, to support new displacements caused by conflict, forced evictions from IDP sites, natural disasters, and winterization. The allocation targets 377,786 affected people with activities in the following sectors: Food Security, ES/NFI, Health (including SRH), WASH, and EiE.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons20000269.00003777862023-11-16T00:00:002023-12-20T00:00:002024-07-08T00:00:002025-04-07T00:00:0020000269.00002023-08-30T00:00:00Across the country, an estimated 21.6 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance and protection services in Yemen in 2023 — approximately 66% of the total population. Protection needs in particular remain prevalent, with some 17.7 million people estimated to need protection services in 2023 while an estimated 15.4 million people need water, sanitation and hygiene assistance and services; 7.5 million people, many of whom are in diverse displacement settings, live in inadequate shelter conditions; 4.5 million people had been displaced by the end of 2022. The food security crisis in Yemen is critical, with at least 3.3 million people in IPC phase 3+ (2.5 million in IPC 3 and 0.8 million in IPC 4) as of May 2023. The situation is expected to deteriorate, primarily due to factors such as access constraints. Current projections indicate that the situation will worsen significantly by the end of December 2023, estimating that a minimum of 3.9 million people will be categorized in IPC phase 3+ (2.8 million in IPC 3 and 1.1 million in IPC 4). Given the high level of humanitarian needs and low level of funding, Yemen was selected by the ERC to receive funds under the CERF Underfunded Emergencies window.PCompleted967202323-UF-SYR-5838578Syrian Arab RepublicSYR2Underfunded Emergencies1EarthquakeNatural DisasterSyria UF Application Apr 2023 (Earthquake)3Geophysical1Natural Disaster14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia8800000A devastating series of earthquakes and aftershocks in the early hours of 06 February 2023, originating close to Gaziantep, Türkiye, has impacted vast parts of the area of operations (AoO) in Syria. As of 12 February, at least 5,791 people had reportedly been killed and 10,041 injured. Overall, the humanitarian community estimates that 8.8 million people live in areas that have been affected by the earthquake in Syria and have been impacted in varying degrees. These numbers likely under-represent the true scale of needs. This situation has led to a severe shelter (and broadly NFIs) crisis due to the destruction/damage to buildings where the affected people used to live; water installations have either been destroyed or heavily damaged, remaining health facilities are struggling to cope with the increase in number of patients and dwindling supplies, and protection concerns (including CP and GBV) have increased. Several other factors are influencing and exacerbating the severity of humanitarian needs, including pre-existing large scale humanitarian needs, logistical and access constraints to certain areas, winter conditions and an ongoing cholera outbreak. Prior to the earthquake, some 15.3 million people in Syria were assessed to require humanitarian assistance in 2023, an all-time high for the country that is entering its 13th year since hostilities started. Public service provision - water, electricity, heating, and social services – which were already under strain before the earthquake, are under severe pressure, and people's access to emergency healthcare is limited with hospitals reportedly overwhelmed. Lack of fuel and heavy machinery and equipment are also major issues, hampering efforts to quickly reach those most in need. With Syria already being one of the largest-scale humanitarian situations in the world (and among the most underfunded), the resources of humanitarian actors were stretched thin even before the earthquake. This CERF allocation provides a window for fast, life-saving action before supplementary funding from other sources becomes available.The allocation enables a holistic and comprehensive response to meet the needs of affected people, allowing assistance and services to be delivered in an efficient manner, and mitigating the numerous protection concerns that have arisen, including GBV and child protection concerns. The WASH and shelter response to affected people is guided by protection standards and principles, including GBV. The WASH and Health projects include preventative and preparedness measures for a significant resurgence of cholera cases, which are already increasing, and also continue support to health services and mental health in areas affected by the earthquake. The needs of Palestine refugees directly impacted by the earthquake will be supported through multi-sectoral engagements. A small portion of the allocation may also be used to address specific needs assessment gaps. UN Agencies are working through local partners to the extent possible.IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNRWA;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons25000000.000012351072023-04-27T00:00:002023-04-26T00:00:002023-05-03T00:00:002023-11-15T00:00:002024-07-30T00:00:0025000000.00002023-02-06T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available946202322-UF-VEN-55398147VenezuelaVEN2Underfunded Emergencies22Human RightsUnspecified EmergencyVenezuela UF Application Dec 2022 (Human rights)5Conflict-related2Man-made6Latin America and the Caribbean8Central America2Americas341883According to the 2022 Humanitarian Needs Overview, approximately 7.7 million people needed protection and humanitarian aid. The prolonged poverty and vulnerability in these regions were worsened by an eight-year economic decline and the repercussions of COVID-19, leading to job losses, food shortages, and the breakdown of essential services. The most vulnerable, predominantly women, girls, and the elderly, resorted to harmful coping strategies, including asset sales, reducing meals, forced migration, exploitation by trafficking rings, involvement in illicit activities, and transactional sex, among other measures.The humanitarian needs were on the increase but international donor funding to Venezuela was erratic and key humanitarian programmes were underfunded. As a result, CERF allocated $8 million to Venezuela from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 175,572 people, including 72,227 women, 22,426 men, 80,919 children, and 5,143 people with disabilities in Food security(Agriculture), Health (Sexual and Reproductive Health), Protection, Protection( GBV), Shelter and Non-Food items and WASH sectors.This CERF allocation played a critical role in strengthening the humanitarian response in Venezuela by enabling seven UN agencies to work closely with local actors and communities in three priority states, ensuring tailored responses to the specific needs of affected populations and efficient use of resources. The allocation contributed significantly to a rapid delivery of assistance to people in need, particularly in remote communities with high protection risks and limited government and partner presence. CERF-funded projects provided urgent food and nutrition assistance to vulnerable households, which were mainly led by women and elderlies, and strengthened health services, addressing emergency needs in priority hospitals and community health brigades. CERF also helped improve coordination amongst the humanitarian community. This allocation fostered a partnerships between UN agencies and organizations with a broad local community platform, which helped achieve objectives more quickly and effectively by leveraging their reach and knowledge of the implementation areas, as well as high relational capital with local communities and suppliers. For example, local implementing partners of CERF and VHF funds were able to expand the provision of multi-sectoral services to address GBV through the direct protection assistance and the establishment of shelters in the states of Apure and Sucre.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons7999999.0000655901755722022-12-28T00:00:002022-10-25T00:00:002022-12-30T00:00:002023-07-03T00:00:002024-04-12T00:00:007999999.00002022-09-09T00:00:00In response to the crisis, CERF allocated $8 million on 9 September 2022 from its Underfunded Emergencies window for the immediate commencement of life-saving activities.PReport Available951202322-UF-SSD-5540091South SudanSSD2Underfunded Emergencies6FloodNatural DisasterSouth Sudan UF Application Dec 2022 (Floods and Conflict)3Biological (human disease outbreak and other health emergency)1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa924000A fourth consecutive year of extreme flooding, combined with a rise in violent civil conflict, exacerbated vulnerabilities and needs across many regions in South Sudan, overstretching the capacity of humanitarian partners to respond. Flood levels recorded in some areas in 2022 exceeded the unprecedented levels reached in 2021. Concurrently, increased violence in Unity, Upper Nile, Warrap, and the Abyei Administrative Area drove large-scale displacement. According to an October 2022 situational assessment, significant geographical overlap of flooding and conflict affected 924,000 people, many of whom had previously been displaced. Additionally, IPC reports indicated that approximately two-thirds of the population could face acute food insecurity during the 2023 lean season, with 1.4 million children projected to face acute malnutrition.The humanitarian needs were on the increase but international donor funding to South Sudan was erratic and key humanitarian programmes were underfunded. As a result, CERF allocated $14 million to South Sudan from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 425,956 people, including 135,487 women, 127,194 men, 163,275 children, and including 38,600 people with disabilities in the Education, Health, Protection and WASH sectors, and with multi-purpose cash.CERF facilitated the rapid delivery of assistance to those in need by enhancing WASH services for vulnerable communities in Longechuk through UNICEF. WHO supported the timely provision of health services to communities experiencing secondary and tertiary displacements. Additionally, CERF improved resource mobilization from other sources. Although the funds were not allocated specifically to certain counties, they complemented UNICEF’s broader humanitarian response in other emergency-affected areas. CERF funding to WHO worked in synergy with contributions from ECHO, SSHF, and USAID/BHA. For example, health supplies were provided through other funding sources, and CERF funding leveraged ECHO's support for outbreak surveillance and response. IOM successfully secured additional resources to address the needs of communities in Twic, Aweil, and the Abyei Administrative Area shortly after the project. However, these resources primarily targeted the new Sudan crisis. In Abyei, IOM received increased funding to support the relocation of displaced people facing eviction due to land security issues.IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons13999464.00002625224259562022-12-29T00:00:002022-12-27T00:00:002022-12-31T00:00:002023-07-10T00:00:002024-06-14T00:00:0013999464.00002022-09-09T00:00:00People in South Sudan continue to face the multiple compounding shocks of continued food insecurity, macroeconomic shocks, three consecutive years of flooding, disease outbreaks, increased sub-national violence, and threats and attacks on humanitarian workers and assets, resulting in an overall protection crisis. In response to the crisis, CERF allocated $14 million on 9 September 2022 from its Underfunded Emergencies window for the immediate commencement of life-saving activities.PReport Available1026202323-UF-UGA-6120683UgandaUGA2Underfunded Emergencies32RefugeesConflict-relatedUganda UF Application Nov 2023 (Refugees and Karamoja)101Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa1665208Uganda, Africa’s largest refugee-hosting country, continues to face a protracted humanitarian crisis, with over 1.5 million refugees primarily from South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The situation deteriorated further in 2023 due to sustained refugee arrivals, reduced food rations, and looming cuts to essential health services. A potential cash pipeline break in November 2023 threatened to disrupt critical assistance. Rising maternal health concerns, increased incidents of Gender-Based Violence, and a surge in child malnutrition compounded the crisis. Both refugee settlements and the Karamoja region experienced escalating humanitarian needs, underscoring the urgency for additional funding to sustain life-saving services and prevent further deterioration.The Emergency Relief Coordinator allocated $6.5 million from CERF's Underfunded Emergencies window to address the severe underfunding of the refugee response and Karamoja region in Uganda. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 1.3 million people, including 300,000 women, 800,000 children, and 38,000 persons with disabilities across the sectors of Food Assistance, Health, and Gender-Based Violence response. The CERF allocation helped prevent a break in the food pipeline, sustained essential healthcare services, and addressed urgent nutrition and protection needs. A dedicated amount of $500,000 was used to strengthen the country’s collective commitment to Accountability to Affected Populations, ensuring more inclusive and responsive humanitarian action.The CERF allocation enabled rapid assistance to over 1.3 million people across refugee-hosting districts and the Karamoja sub-region. UN agencies and partners delivered urgent support in health, nutrition, protection, and food security, reducing mortality and improving well-being. Essential healthcare, GBV services, and nutrition interventions addressed time-critical needs. Cash-based activities stimulated local markets in refugee settlements, improving access and economic conditions. Visibility of key sectors such as nutrition increased, helping position them as government priorities. Linkages between humanitarian and development efforts were strengthened, contributing to longer-term resilience. Coordination improved through collaboration with local organizations and UN agencies. Continued operation of Women’s Centers and active community engagement reflected the sustainability of CERF-supported interventions.UN Women;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFPHost communities;Refugees;Other affected persons6500001.00009984042023-12-20T00:00:002023-12-01T00:00:002023-12-31T00:00:002024-07-22T00:00:002025-05-21T00:00:006500001.00002023-08-30T00:00:00Uganda is Africa’s largest refugee-hosting country, with nearly 1.5 million refugees located across 13 districts. Refugees from the DRC are the second largest population in Uganda, numbering over half a million. Such a large presence of refugees has exacerbated the economic, environmental and development challenges faced by the host communities. In 2023, refugees from the DRC are continuing to cross to Uganda due to ongoing instability in North Kivu and Ituri provinces. Funding for Uganda’s refugee plan has dwindled in the past years, and it is now considered one of the world’s most underfunded refugee situations. The capacity of partners to provide lifesaving support to new arrivals and basic assistance to refugees has diminished; this has manifested as significant reductions in food rations, cuts in the distribution of hygiene kits and soap, and undue strains on public services (water and sanitation, healthcare, and education) in settlements. Partners continue to prioritize the delivery of essential services, but more involvement and support from development actors, as agreed through the Global Compact on Refugees, is needed. Humanitarian needs for other communities in Uganda are also rising due to the successive droughts since 2020. Low household purchasing power, disease outbreaks and localized conflict have further exacerbated conditions. Given the high level of humanitarian needs and low level of funding, Uganda was selected by the ERC to receive funds under the CERF Underfunded Emergencies window.PReport Available978202323-UF-SDN-5864276Republic of the SudanSDN2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedSudan UF Application May 2023 (Conflict)1Conflict-related2Man-made3Northern Africa3Northern Africa1Africa937752Following the eruption of fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (SAF) in Sudan on 15 April 2023, humanitarian activities were severely affected by large-scale looting, attacks against humanitarian premises and the killing and injury of humanitarian staff. As a result, in order to ensure the safety and security of staff, large-scale evacuations and relocations of humanitarian workers were carried out from key locations across Sudan, including Khartoum and Darfur, and humanitarian programmes were suspended in multiple areas. With the conflict prolonging and needs rising rapidly, humanitarian partners reoriented their focus to the question of how to deliver within such a highly volatile and extremely complex contexts, which is characterized by a plethora of armed actors, command and control issues within the two main parties to the conflict, significant bureaucratic impediments and physical access constraints due to rains. Already before the crisis, humanitarian partners estimated that some 15.8 million people – about a third of the population of Sudan– would need humanitarian assistance in 2023- 8.9 million of whom were women and girls, 2.5 million IDPs, 900,000 returnees, and 900,000 refugees and asylum seekers from South Sudan, Central African Republic (CAR), Ethiopia and Eritrea. Approximately 1.5 million more people were expected to require humanitarian assistance in 2023 compared to 2022, and constituted the highest number since 2011. With the crisis situation the allocation responded to, these numbers were expected to increase considerably. Of the 15.8 million people in need, about 11 million needed emergency assistance, including three million children under five years of age who suffered from acute malnutrition.Thanks to the CERF 2023 UFE allocation, agencies and partners successfully reached 1,285,385 representing 137% of the planned target of 937,752 individuals; the increase is due to the higher than anticipated number of new internally displaced persons, as well as the corresponding increase in the number of host community members assisated. The allocation adopted an area-based and multi-sectoral approach, focusing on specific locations with protracted and new displacements caused by localized inter communal violence. The response addressed unprecedented spikes in acute food insecurity due to dry spells and erratic rains, high inflation, recurring floods, and persistent disease outbreaks. These challenges, compounded by extreme stress on basic services, resulted in record numbers of people requiring humanitarian assistance for the third consecutive year. Sexual and gender-based violence remained a life-threatening concern for the most vulnerable internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by conflicts in West, Central, South, East, and North Darfur, West and South Kordofan, Abyei, and Blue Nile. This allocation prioritized projects that incorporated life-saving engagements and had a duration of no more than one year at scale. These projects focused on protection actions and included an ambitious localization agenda aligned with the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) targets in the targeted states. The allocation addressed underfunded priority areas by ensuring that at least 50% of the targeted population consisted of newly displaced people or returnees.This CERF allocation adopted an area-based and multi-sectoral approach, focusing on specific locations with protracted and new displacements caused by localized intercommunal violence. The strategy focused on targeting the most vulnerable among newly displaced populations in the hardest-hit areas through lifesaving interventions. Each targeted state developed its own state plan, which served as the primary reference for agency submissions and coordination mechanisms during project implementation. The development of state plans facilitated a bottom-up approach to prioritizing the most vulnerable populations by leveraging real-time field knowledge and data. The CERF-funded response addressed unprecedented spikes in acute food insecurity due to dry spells and erratic rains, high inflation, recurring floods, and persistent disease outbreaks. Further, this allocation facilitated a fast delivery of assistance to people in need, and helped respond to time-critical needs. Due to the deteriorating operational environment and the need to evacuate/relocate humanitarian personnel from Khartoum to Port Sudan, it was not possible to conduct an after-action review of this allocation. This has led to limited discussion and identification of CERF's added value by the country operation. Nevertheless, CERF-funded agencies and partners successfully reached nearly 1.3 million people, representing 137% of the planned target, with life-saving assistance.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons18085493.00009377522023-05-12T00:00:002023-05-23T00:00:002023-06-02T00:00:002023-11-10T00:00:002024-09-06T00:00:0018085493.00002023-03-01T00:00:00The ERC has allocated $18 million to Sudan under the first allocation round of 2023 for underfunded emergencies. Given the escalation of conflict in Sudan, the country team is reprioritizing the strategy for this allocation.PReport Available976202323-UF-PAK-5856268PakistanPAK2Underfunded Emergencies6FloodNatural DisasterPakistan UF Application May 2023 (Floods)3Biological (human disease outbreak and other health emergency)1Natural Disaster10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia33000000Intense monsoon rains caused floods and landslides across Pakistan, heavily affecting Balochistan and Sindh Provinces, where rainfall was 2.9 times its 30-year average and affected about 15% of the population. The floods caused displacement, destroyed crops and livestock, damaged property and infrastructure, and disrupted access to drinking water and healthcare.In response to the crisis, CERF allocated $6.5 million from its Underfunded Emergencies window for the immediate commencement of life-saving activities. This funding will enable UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 506,513 people, including 189,234 women, 10,464 men, 306,815 children, and 2,941 people with disabilities in nutrition and protection (GBV) sectors.This CERF allocation enabled timely and targeted interventions, ultimately improving the well-being and resilience of the affected population. The CERF projects successfully complemented essential nutrition services during a period of heightened need, addressing severe malnutrition in flood-affected areas and contributing to improved child nutrition and health outcomes. Visit to the communities showed that the nursing mothers in the targeted areas were not aware of nutritional status of their children before the interventions. With services available in the vicinity, children affected by severe malnutrition were provided life-saving support. The CERF grant enabled the introduction and scale up of a community-based nutrition programme that included the family MUAC pilot exercise for strengthening the prevention and early detection of wasting management at the household level. The allocation through integrated approach fostered greater community engagement and awareness, promoting sustained health improvements and empowering individuals with knowledge to prevent malnutrition. The CERF projects provided strategic added value to the respond beyond immediate life-saving and emergency response by linking interventions with sustainable development solutions. CERF funding improved coordination among various stakeholders, enabling smooth transition from rapid response to recovery stages. The CERF operationalized Nutrition Stabilisation Centres would be sustained by the government facility and programme following the completion of the projects. Through funding to the under-resourced Gender Based Violence (GBV) sub-sector, CERF supported GBV service delivery, establishing referral pathways and coordination mechanisms that helped initiate discussions on the common and standardized GBV guidelines. CERF led to a fast delivery of assistance to people in need following the flood emergency in both Balochistan and Sindh provinces. In Balochistan, the timely funding covered critical gaps in ensuring life-saving Nutrition and GBV services targeting vulnerable populations including children with moderate and severe malnutrition, pregnant and lactating women, and adolescent girls and boys. The strengthened Nutrition facilities will continue to benefit the community long after the project's completion, demonstrating integration and linkages of services for effective response to children and vulnerable women and girls. Furthermore, the funding established an effective operational platform at the provincial level, addressing the overlapping emergencies posed by the Afghan refugee crisis and flood emergency. The CERF grant also strengthened coordination within the humanitarian community. Regular meetings between OCHA, Government and provincial programme teams facilitated technical and operational support to all organizations involved in delivering life-saving services and coordination to avoid duplication of activities and address immediate needs. Key stakeholders, including communities, actively participated in the project, utilizing existing community-based structures and field-level coordination mechanisms. The project's coordination structures, such as the Nutrition sector and GBV Sub Working Groups, played a pivotal role in amplifying capacity-building efforts and expanding the project's objectives. Close liaison and coordination with provincial authorities ensured their support and ownership. Through these coordinated efforts, malnutrition cases were cured through synergetic approach and nutrition outcomes of affected communities were significantly improved. The CERF funds also played a vital role in improving resource mobilization from other sources, by drawing attention to the nutrition status of children and mothers and highlighting the impact of coordinated interventions improving their well-being. This allowed the country team to secure additional funding from donors, including Japan and Norway.UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHOOther affected persons6484314.00004816505065132023-05-24T00:00:002023-05-12T00:00:002023-05-30T00:00:002023-11-28T00:00:002024-10-07T00:00:006484314.00002023-03-01T00:00:00Intense monsoon rains caused floods and landslides across Pakistan, heavily affecting Balochistan and Sindh Provinces, where rainfall was 2.9 times its 30-year average and has affected about 15% of the population. The floods have caused displacement, destroyed crops and livestock, damaged property and infrastructure, and disrupted access to drinking water and healthcare. In response, the Emergency Relief Coordinator allocated $6.5 million on March 1 from CERF's Underfunded Emergencies window to provide life-saving assistance to 481,650 of the most vulnerable affected people, including women, men, children, and people with disabilities. Four UN agencies with presence and capacity will use the funds to support lifesaving activities by providing the affected people with nutrition, medical assistance, and shelter.PCompleted1016202323-UF-PSE-6120569occupied Palestinian territoryPSE2Underfunded Emergencies33Violence/ClashesConflict-relatedoPt UF Application Oct 2023 (Conflict)1Geophysical014Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia2100000The occupied Palestinian territory (OPT) is one of the most complex and challenging environments in which the United Nations operates. The OPT remains a protracted political crisis characterized by 55 years of Israeli military occupation. This crisis is exacerbated by a lack of adherence to international humanitarian and human rights law, internal Palestinian divisions and the recurrent escalation of hostilities between Israel and Palestinian armed groups, with the most severe and deadly of these cycles currently ongoing since 7 October. Even prior to the current crisis, there have been increased vulnerabilities and needs resulting from 16 years of Israeli-imposed blockade on Gaza, repeated closure of Israeli-controlled borders, frequent displacement, the excessive use of force on Palestinians, as well as the consequences of demolitions, evictions, settler expansion and settler violence. Israeli-controlled border closures, which have limited travel, ability to see family or access work, have had an impact on mental wellbeing and socio-economic status of Palestinians. Displacement has resulted in negative health and education outcomes, and affected the access to water, hygiene and sanitation. The destruction of productive assets has contributed to unemployment, poverty, food insecurity, and eventually aid dependency. Finally, the consistent denial of rights and threats to Palestinian wellbeing and living standards, have hindered socioeconomic progress, further contributing to insecurity. Meanwhile, funding levels for the 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) remained exceptionally low, requiring the humanitarian community to prioritize life-saving activities, unable to meet all the humanitarian needs. Just prior to events of 7 October, there has been an increase in conflict-related injuries and fatalities across the West Bank, increase in settler violence, and stringent movement restrictions amidst a shrinking funding environment. Tensions have risen in both Gaza and the West Bank. The escalation since October 7 has turned an already serious humanitarian situation into a catastrophic one. The entire Strip is under a full blackout, fuel for essential services is scarce with services collapsing, while intense airstrikes continue across the Gaza Strip, resulting in a cumulative fatality toll of over 7,000 among Palestinians in Gaza, where 66 percent are children and women. More than 18,000 Palestinians have been reported injured, and approximately 1,500 are believed to be trapped or dead under the rubble.The overarching objective of the CERF allocation is to alleviate the suffering of vulnerable populations affected by conflict and reinforce their resilience and well-being in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT). Priorities will include access to life saving services with a focus on protection, responding to the effects of settler violence and military incursions in the Gaza strip and West Bank. The allocation targets a combined total of 1.2 million people, with activities in the Food Security, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Protection (including child protection, protection from gender-based violence and mine action), Education, and Health sectors. The allocation also supports UN Women's project to promote collective Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) by establishing gender-responsive and inclusive Community Feedback Mechanism (CFM) in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.UN Women;UNFPA;UNICEF;UNOPS;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Other affected persons6700000.000012488902023-10-25T00:00:002023-12-31T00:00:002024-08-22T00:00:002025-08-08T00:00:006700000.00002023-08-30T00:00:00The occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) is a complex and challenging environment characterized by a protracted political crisis and conflict due to 56 years of military occupation. This crisis is exacerbated by non-compliance with international humanitarian and human rights law, and recurrent escalations of hostilities. The absence of livelihood opportunities has led to aid dependency and negative coping strategies of some 2.1 million people who are currently in need of humanitarian assistance. The 2023 HRP targets 1.6 million people of whom 49% are women, 50% are children, and 21% are people with disabilities. The HRP focuses on 8 sectors with Food Security, Health, and Protection representing 73% of the total requirement. Given the high level of humanitarian needs and low level of funding, the oPt was selected by the ERC to receive funds under the CERF Underfunded Emergencies window.PReport Available1083202424-UF-NER-6407766NigerNER2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedNiger UF Application May 2024 (Response to conflict-related needs)1Conflict-related2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa4500000The humanitarian situation in Niger deteriorated throughout 2023, resulting in an estimated 4.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in 2024. Conflict-induced displacement, floods, food insecurity, disease outbreaks, underfunding, and the limited capacity of the Government to assist people affected by the overlapping crises have all contributed to increased humanitarian needs and vulnerability. The coup d'état in July 2023 and subsequent ECOWAS sanctions against Niger further exacerbated the country’s fragile socioeconomic situation. During the 2024 lean season (June-August), more than 3.2 million (12 per cent of the total population) were severely food insecure. There is a large fodder deficit in most pastoral areas, and severe malnutrition prevails with a GAM prevalence of 12.2 per cent, i.e. above the 10 per cent “serious” threshold. Regions with the highest humanitarian needs are Diffa, Tillabéri, Maradi and Tahoua (the first two are also the implementation areas of the Flagship Initiative).This $10 million CERF allocation provided humanitarian assistance in four regions with the greatest needs in Niger, including six municipalities supported by the Flagship Initiative and additional localities in the departments of Maradi and Tahoua identified by the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group. This allocation was designed to be strategically aligned with the Flagship Initiative, whereby specific interventions are based on the needs expressed by affected communities, determined through local consultations, while seeking complementarities with ongoing interventions (including activities funded by the Regional Humanitarian Fund). Overall, the CERF allocation was used by the Niger Humanitarian Country Team in its advocacy efforts to mobilize additional donor funding for priority humanitarian needs. Responses were provided in the sectors of food security, nutrition, protection (including gender-based violence and child protection), shelter and non-food items, water, hygiene and sanitation, and logistics. The following operational achievements were noted: This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving multisectoral assistance to over 1,200,000 people, including 293,000 women, 236,000 men, 710,000 children, and 5,800 people with disabilities in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Shelter and Non-Food Items, Protection (including child and GBV), Nutrition, Food Security (including food assistance and agriculture) sectors, and Common Services (UNHAS).This allocation enabled rapid emergency assistance at a time when Niger was affected by multiple sanctions, including financial sanctions that limited humanitarian operations. With humanitarian funding constrained by these sanctions, assistance capacity was severely reduced. Thanks to these funds, urgent needs were quickly covered in the targeted areas. Agencies were required to better coordinate their actions to deliver a multisectoral response and avoid duplication given the country’s socio‑political context. Agencies also continued advocacy efforts to mobilize additional resources. For example, a donor breakfast, led by OCHA, was organized to present the humanitarian and funding situation and alert donors to the need for financing the response.FAO;IOM;UN Women;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFPHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons10576460.0000123949812394982024-05-30T00:00:002024-05-22T00:00:002024-08-12T00:00:002025-01-08T00:00:002025-11-17T00:00:0010576460.00002024-02-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted1063202424-UF-SDN-6406376Republic of the SudanSDN2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedSudan UF Application Apr 2024 (Conflict)1Conflict-related2Man-made3Northern Africa3Northern Africa1Africa30000000Ten months after war erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on 15 April 2023, Sudan is facing one of the fastest unfolding crises globally, with unprecedented needs emerging in such a short period. About 25 million people – of whom over 14 million are children – need humanitarian assistance and support. More than 8 million people – about 15 per cent of the total population of the country – have fled their homes since the conflict started. They have sought refuge within Sudan or in neighbouring countries, making Sudan the largest displacement crisis in the world. This displacement crisis is further compounded by a food crisis as well as a protection crisis.This allocation focuses on the needs stemming from the food and protection crisis, with a focus on the Kordofan and Darfur states and Khartoum. With famine looming in what is becoming the world’s worst hunger crisis, the allocation aims to avoid as much as possible people slipping into and die from starvation, malnutrition, or diseases compounded by undernourishment and address some of the many protection issues, prioritizing the most vulnerable, women and girls as well as IDPs and refugees in camp settings. Beyond providing immediate life-saving assistance, the allocation aims to serve as a catalyst in securing critical stakeholder support, including from different parties of the conflict, to provide access, safety and security required for the UN-led response at large to continually target places most in need. This allocation targets 1,922,150 people with activities in the following sectors: Protection (including GBV), Food Security, Health, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, and Camp Coordination and Camp Management.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons26212229.000019221502024-04-16T00:00:002024-04-05T00:00:002024-08-19T00:00:002025-01-27T00:00:002025-12-22T00:00:0026212229.00002024-02-10T00:00:00Ten months after war erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on 15 April 2023, Sudan is facing one of the fastest unfolding crises globally, with unprecedented needs emerging in such a short period. About 25 million people – of whom over 14 million are children – need humanitarian assistance and support. More than 8 million people – about 15 per cent of the total population of the country – have fled their homes since the conflict started. They have sought refuge within Sudan or in neighbouring countries, making Sudan the largest new displacement crisis in the world currently. This displacement crisis is further compounded by a food crisis as well as a protection crisis. This allocation focuses on the needs stemming from the food and protection crisis, with a focus on the Kordofan and Darfur states and Khartoum. Beyond providing immediate life-saving assistance, the allocation aims to serve as a catalyst in securing critical stakeholder support, including from different parties of the conflict, to provide access, safety and security required for the UN-led response at large to continually target places most in need.PCompleted14142024CERF-MMR-24-UF-1414165MyanmarMMR2Underfunded Emergencies29Displacement/MigrationCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Myanmar 2024 (Conflict/disaplcement)0Internal strife2Man-made13South-Eastern Asia14South-Eastern Asia3Asia18600000Since late June 2023, intensified conflict between the Myanmar Armed Forces (MAF) and armed groups in Mandalay Region has displaced over 83,000 people, with numbers rising amid ongoing clashes and severe monsoon floods. Mandalay, already hardest hit by nationwide flooding (affecting nearly 400,000 people), faces compounded crises as back-to-back floods—including Typhoon Yagi’s remnants in September—have impacted over 1 million people across 70 townships. Neighboring conflict zones in Magway and Sagaing host half of Myanmar’s 1.5 million displaced since the 2021 military takeover.Humanitarian needs are dire: 18.6 million people require aid, including 6 million children. A third of school-age children lack education access due to displacement and economic hardship, while malnutrition surges amid food insecurity and limited treatment supplies (only 9% of severe cases receive care). Chronic underfunding of the 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (28% funded) has left critical gaps, particularly in education (8% funded) and nutrition (12% funded), with a $137 million shortfall. This risks long-term consequences for children, including stunting, developmental delays, and exposure to child labor or early marriage. Urgent resources are needed to address overlapping crises of conflict, displacement, and climate disasters.In response to the crisis, the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) allocated US$12 million from CERF's Underfunded Emergencies window for the delivery of urgent humanitarian aid in hard-to-reach areas with the most severe needs and significant numbers of new IDPs in the Northwest, Southeast and Shan State. Further, CERF funds are used to help spearhead system change through the promotion of MPCA ahead of its inclusion in the 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, bolstering cash coordination efforts across the response. The ERC later allocated an additional $1 million through the thematic funding envelope accompanying the UFE allocation round, to support climate-smart humanitarian initiatives of IOM and UNICEF to build crisis-affected communities' adaptive capacity and resilience to future climate shocks. Together, this CERF allocation supports UN agencies and their partners in providing life-saving assistance to 209,260 people, including 77,884 women, 53,201 men, 78,175 children, and 12,960 people with disabilities in Education, Food Security (Food Assistance and Agriculture), Health (including Sexual and Reproductive Health), Multi-Purpose Cash, Nutrition, Protection (including Child Protection and GBV), Shelter and Non-Food Items and WASH sectors.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons13000001.000020926002024-12-24T00:00:002024-12-17T00:00:002024-12-31T00:00:002025-08-06T00:00:002026-07-13T00:00:0013000001.00002024-08-15T00:00:00Since late June 2023, intensified conflict between the Myanmar Armed Forces (MAF) and armed groups in Mandalay Region has displaced over 83,000 people, with numbers rising amid ongoing clashes and severe monsoon floods. Mandalay, already hardest hit by nationwide flooding (affecting nearly 400,000 people), faces compounded crises as back-to-back floods—including Typhoon Yagi’s remnants in September—have impacted over 1 million people across 70 townships. Neighboring conflict zones in Magway and Sagaing host half of Myanmar’s 1.5 million displaced since the 2021 military takeover.Humanitarian needs are dire: 18.6 million people require aid, including 6 million children. A third of school-age children lack education access due to displacement and economic hardship, while malnutrition surges amid food insecurity and limited treatment supplies (only 9% of severe cases receive care). Chronic underfunding of the 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (28% funded) has left critical gaps, particularly in education (8% funded) and nutrition (12% funded), with a $137 million shortfall. This risks long-term consequences for children, including stunting, developmental delays, and exposure to child labor or early marriage. Urgent resources are needed to address overlapping crises of conflict, displacement, and climate disasters.PReport Available1040202423-UF-VEN-61207147VenezuelaVEN2Underfunded Emergencies35Economic DisruptionUnspecified EmergencyVenezuela UF Application Dec 2023 (Economic crisis)5Conflict-related06Latin America and the Caribbean8Central America2Americas18Venezuela crisis 2018-1730700Humanitarian needs remained high with 7.7 million people in need of assistance (equivalent to 27% of the population). Despite some signs of stabilization in 2022, the economy remained a quarter of its size of 2013. According to the HRP, progress was being made through a more focused response at the municipal level, integrating capacity building and resilience as a way of working, promoting gender equality, localisation and the humanitarian-development nexus to leave no one behind.In 2023, the humanitarian needs in Venezuela were on the increase but international donor funding to the Country was erratic and key humanitarian programmes were considerably underfunded. As a result, CERF allocated $8.2 million on 30 August 2023 to Venezuela from its Underfunded Emergencies window to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 153,131 people, including 85,360 women, 23,624 men, 44,177 children, and 5,953 people with disabilities in the health, protection (including GBV and Child protection), shelter, nutrition, WASH and food security sectors.The CERF 2023 UFE allocation in Venezuela enabled rapid, coordinated humanitarian aid across multiple sectors. In health, WHO, UNICEF, and UNFPA provided essential services, including over 5,000 pediatric consultations, 2,200 prenatal visits, 1,250 safe deliveries, and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) support for nearly 39,000 people, while strengthening 30 facilities. Protection efforts by UNFPA and IOM expanded gender-based violence prevention and response, reaching 5,000 people and training front-line responders. In food security, WFP assisted 11,360 vulnerable individuals with food and livelihood training, while FAO supported 1,750 families with tools, training, and a “cash-for-work” program to sustain income and survival. A dedicated Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) project advanced community participation, training 114 humanitarian workers, creating inclusive feedback mechanisms, and processing over 240 community inputs that improved transparency, accessibility, and program relevance. The allocation also strengthened inter-agency coordination and community-based approaches in under-served areas, empowering populations and enhancing sustainability. Overall, CERF funding was pivotal in delivering life-saving aid, improving accountability, and fostering inclusive, resilient, and coherent humanitarian responses in Venezuela's complex operational environment.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons8245002.00001533421531612023-12-19T00:00:002023-12-18T00:00:002023-12-31T00:00:002024-08-30T00:00:002025-06-11T00:00:008245002.00002023-08-30T00:00:00Humanitarian needs remain high with 7.7 million people in need of assistance (equivalent to 27% of the population). Despite some signs of stabilization in 2022, the economy remains a quarter of its size of 2013. According to the HRP, progress is being made through a more focused response at the municipal level, integrating capacity building and resilience as a way of working, promoting gender equality, localisation and the humanitarian-development nexus to leave no one behind. There are currently six priority areas for humanitarian assistance in Venezuela: population health; nutrition and food security; access to basic services; access to education; protection risks; and human mobility. Given the high level of humanitarian needs and low level of funding, Venezuela was selected by the ERC to receive funds under the CERF Underfunded Emergencies window.PCompleted14112024CERF-YEM-24-UF-141185YemenYEM2Underfunded Emergencies29Displacement/MigrationCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Yemen Aug 2024 (Response to protracted needs)0Internal strife2Man-made14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia18000000In Yemen, 18.2 million people (over 55% of the population and including 4.5 million displaced people) experience continued vulnerabilities stemming from the protracted conflict and subsequent economic crisis. Many are impacted by several shocks that compound the severity of their needs. This includes worsening malnutrition, increasing food insecurity, outbreaks of communicable diseases and limited access to clean water. People, especially in communities affected by displacement, are forced to resort to negative coping mechanisms as they face protection risks and reduced living standards. With the 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan funded at only 28 per cent, this CERF grant was released at a critical moment to address the key drivers of the growing needs.This CERF UFE allocation has two strategic objectives: i) address malnutrition and its drivers; and ii) scale-up support to affected people in informal settlements, focusing on the marginalized people in displaced and host communities. These objectives were agreed following extensive consultations with the HCT and 200 partners, including many local organizations, women-led organizations and women’s rights organizations to ensure that local and national NGOs could inform the priorities of this allocation strategy. The CERF allocation complements a $30 million allocation of the Yemen Humanitarian Fund (YHF), which is implemented simultaneously. Concretely, the combined $50 million allocations respond to the needs in the 32 highest-priority districts, i.e., those registering an inter-sectoral severity score of 4 and above. The CERF allocation will be catalytic in helping preserve the humanitarian gains made so far. With the administrative delays that the NGOs experience, this CERF allocation utilizes the UN’s comparative advantage to initiate a rapid and comprehensive response to the deteriorating situation in the most severely affected districts. It maximizes its impact by scaling up the response in the same areas as the NGO projects under the YHF allocation and ensures that UN agencies act as first and last resort in the response. At the same time, within the context of the looming lean season and winter, this allocation provides timely assistance to prevent an already dire situation from getting worse and to mitigate the risk of people slipping further into emergency status, which would be difficult to reverse. The allocation targets over 910,000 people. UNICEF, FAO, UNFPA, UNHCR, IOM, WFP, and WHO will implement seven projects covering Nutrition, WASH, Food Security, Health (including SRH), Protection (including GBV), Camp Coordination and Camp Management, and Shelter/NFI sectors.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons20000030.000091051813685192024-11-20T00:00:002024-11-11T00:00:002024-11-22T00:00:002025-05-27T00:00:002026-03-01T00:00:0020000030.00002024-08-15T00:00:00In Yemen, 18.2 million people (over 55% of the population and including 4.5 million displaced people) experience continued vulnerabilities stemming from the protracted conflict and subsequent economic crisis. Many are impacted by several shocks that compound the severity of their needs. This includes worsening malnutrition, increasing food insecurity, outbreaks of communicable diseases and limited access to clean water. People, especially in communities affected by displacement, are forced to resort to negative coping mechanisms as they face protection risks and reduced living standards. With the 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan funded at only 28 per cent, this CERF grant was released at a critical moment to address the key drivers of the growing needs.PCompleted1095202424-UF-SYR-6407578Syrian Arab RepublicSYR2Underfunded Emergencies33Violence/ClashesConflict-relatedSyria UF Application Jul 2024 (Protracted needs)1Geophysical014Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia16700000The humanitarian crisis in Syria demands immediate and comprehensive action as the situation continues to worsen. In 2023, escalating violence, accompanied by violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International Human Rights Law (IHRL), has resulted in widespread displacement and suffering. By 2024, an alarming 16.7 million people are projected to require assistance, marking the highest number since the crisis began in 2011. The protection crisis remains acute, with ongoing threats to children, women, and girls. Military hostilities persist, causing displacements, infrastructure destruction, and heightened suffering. The escalation in October 2023, particularly in northern Syria led to the temporary displacement of over 153,000 people. 3.9 million people required protection in 2023. Attacks on health facilities, schools, and water systems continue, underscoring the critical need for protection of civilians. Approximately 7.2 million Syrians are displaced, many living in overcrowded camps, amplifying the need for comprehensive protection measures. The February earthquakes in north Syria and Türkiye added complexity to an already dire situation, causing almost 6,000 deaths and over 12,800 injuries in Syria. The economic fallout, coupled with the loss of breadwinners, left millions unable to meet basic needs, necessitating long-term funding and improved emergency preparedness. The economic crisis has seen the Syrian pounds lose half its value against the United States of America dollars (US$), plunging Syrians further into poverty. The effects of economic deterioration and lack of livelihood opportunities further expose women and girls to the risk of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and other forms of Gender-Based Violence in the effort of accessing food and job opportunities.The inter-sector group of the Whole of Syria agreed on identifying the most vulnerable and severe areas where the nutrition situation is particularly alarming. That geographical severity was complemented by the protection sector to ensure that future interventions would also positively contribute to improve the protection environment. This analytical process resulted in a shorter list of 11 sub-districts and a combined total of approximately 680,000 people including 170,000 women, 276,000 children and 63,000 persons with disabilities, targeted with a multi-sectoral package of Nutrition, WASH, Health and Food Security activities. The allocation also includes a project of UNFPA aimed at promoting collective Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), funded through a dedicated AAP envelope accompanying this UFE allocation round.FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons20650000.00006799662024-08-06T00:00:002024-08-20T00:00:002025-03-27T00:00:002025-12-22T00:00:0020650000.00002024-02-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available14102024CERF-BFA-24-UF-141016Burkina FasoBFA2Underfunded Emergencies33Violence/ClashesConflict-relatedCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Burkina Faso 2024 (Violence/clashes)1Geophysical05Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa1300000Burkina Faso has been facing increasing humanitarian needs due to insecurity, communal tensions, and climate change. Over 6.3 million people needed humanitarian assistance and protection, with 3.8 million targeted in the 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan of partners. Gender-based violence (GBV) remained critical, while civilian casualties from IEDs rose from 40% in 2022 to 60% in 2023. As of March 2023, 2 million people were displaced and over 850,000 people were estimated to have been newly displaced since then. Humanitarian access remained one of the operational challenges for humanitarian partners, and an estimated 1.1 million people in hard-to-reach areas were at risk of high mortality and morbidity. Nearly 2.7 million people faced food insecurity, including 423,000 in IPC Phase 4 as of March 2024, 3.3 million people lacked healthcare and 3 million people needed WASH support.In response to the crisis, the Emergency Relief Coordinator allocated $11 million from CERF’s Underfunded Emergencies (UFE) window. The regular UFE allocation of $10 million aimed to address the most critical needs of the most vulnerable individuals, focusing on children, women and girls at risk and survivors of gender-based violence (GBV). The allocation targeted two regions, the Sahel and the Nord, with multisectoral responses and the Est region, with psychosocial support. This allocation also served as a catalyst to strengthen collective efforts by the HCT to reach the most vulnerable people living in hard-to-reach areas where humanitarian assistance was most urgently needed. In addition, through $1 million from the dedicated climate action funding envelope accompanying this UFE round, the allocation piloted an innovative eco-agriculture initiative that includes water, nutrition, and improved cookstoves to strengthen community resilience to climate shocks while promoting women’s empowerment in the Boucle du Mouhoun region. Collectively, this CERF funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide emergency, life-saving assistance to 90,939 people in the Protection (including GBV, Mine Action and Child Protection), Nutrition, Food Security (Agriculture), Shelter and Non-Food Items, and WASH sectors.The 2024 CERF UFE allocation played a key role in strengthening the humanitarian response in Burkina Faso, enabling rapid and targeted coverage of the most critical needs amid significant operational constraints and funding shortfalls. It supported priority multisectoral interventions, with a particular focus on women, girls, and children, who have been particularly affected by the crisis. High operational performance was recorded in several key sectors. Interventions in water, hygiene, and sanitation; nutrition; agriculture; and food security exceeded projections, with output achievements ranging from 111% to 131% and reaching a greater number of people than initially planned. The protection sectors, including child protection, shelter/emergency medical assistance, GBV, and mine action, also achieved significant results, contributing to an effective strengthening of protection for vulnerable populations.Despite access restrictions, the allocation reached isolated areas through a combination of location-based approaches, aerial operations, and humanitarian convoys, thereby maintaining the continuity of operations in the priority regions of the Sahel, the North, and the East. With regard to climate adaptation, the activities met or exceeded their objectives, while providing significant added value in terms of climate resilience and sustainability. The interventions comprehensively strengthened the capacity of households, communities, and essential services to cope with future climate shocks.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEFHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons11000015.000082755909392024-12-10T00:00:002024-12-03T00:00:002024-12-16T00:00:002025-06-09T00:00:002026-04-24T00:00:0011000015.00002024-08-15T00:00:00Burkina Faso faces increasing humanitarian needs due to insecurity, communal tensions, and climate change. Over 6.3 million people need humanitarian assistance and protection, with 3.8 million targeted in the 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan of partners. Gender-based violence (GBV) remains critical, while civilian casualties from IEDs rose from 40% in 2022 to 60% in 2023. As of March 2023, 2 million people were displaced and over 850,000 people are estimated to have been newly displaced since then. Humanitarian access remains one of the operational challenges for humanitarian partners, and an estimated 1.1 million people in hard-to-reach areas are at risk of high mortality and morbidity. Nearly 2.7 million people face food insecurity, including 423,000 in IPC Phase 4 as of March 2024, 3.3 million people lack health care and 3 million people need WASH support.PCompleted14062024CERF-BDI-24-UF-140617BurundiBDI2Underfunded Emergencies6FloodNatural DisasterCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Burundi 2024 (Post-flood needs & food insecurity)3Biological (human disease outbreak and other health emergency)1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa306000Burundi is facing a worsening humanitarian crisis fuelled by recurring climate shocks and ongoing socio-economic challenges. Since late 2023, conditions have deteriorated due to El Niño-related heavy rains, severe flooding, and rising water levels in Lake Tanganyika, which have displaced thousands and left many communities struggling to recover. Resettlement efforts have been hampered by inadequate shelter conditions, forcing many displaced people to relocate multiple times. Although the Government of Burundi has now identified adequate land for resettlement, progress remains slow, and the upcoming rainy season threatens to further aggravate conditions. Additionally, the impact of the flooding has exacerbated Burundi's already critical food insecurity. According to the latest IPC analysis, 1.2 million people have faced high levels of food insecurity (IPC3+) during the June to September 2024 harvest season, including 122,000 in 'emergency' conditions (IPC4). Chronic malnutrition affects over half of children under five across the country. As the lean season progresses, the risk of a food and nutrition crisis continues to grow, posing a serious threat to vulnerable communities.In response to the crisis, the Emergency Relief Coordinator allocated $6 million from CERF’s Underfunded Emergencies (UFE) window. This includes a regular UFE allocation of $5 million to address the most critical needs of the most vulnerable populations, particularly those displaced multiple times by climatic shocks, as well as children and women and girls at risk of or surviving gender-based violence (GBV). The funding supports multi-sectoral responses in Bubanza, Bujumbura Mairie, Bujumbura Rural, Cibitoke, Makamba, and Rumonge provinces. This allocation also serves as a catalyst to strengthen partnerships, advance localization, and is expected to mobilize additional donor support to prevent further deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Burundi. Moreover, the allocation strategically complements a previous CERF Rapid Response allocation provided to Burundi for floods in May by bridging immediate emergency assistance with recovery efforts that aim to stabilize displaced people and strengthen the resilience of people and communities to future shocks. In addition, through $1 million from the dedicated climate action envelope accompanying this UFE round, the allocation supports a Cash for Work initiative helping displaced populations restore degraded land through agroforestry, reforestation, terrace development, contour line creation, and soil conservation techniques. This addresses immediate humanitarian needs while strengthening resilience and adaptive capacities to future climate-related erosion, drought, and flooding. Collectively, this CERF funding enables UN agencies and partners to provide emergency, life-saving assistance to 130,618 people across the food security (including agriculture), health, protection (including against gender-based violence) as well as shelter and non-food items sectors.FAO;UN Women;UNHCR;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons5992935.00001306181296912024-12-23T00:00:002024-12-11T00:00:002024-12-31T00:00:002025-06-16T00:00:002026-05-28T00:00:005992935.00002024-08-15T00:00:00Burundi is facing a worsening humanitarian crisis fuelled by recurring climate shocks and ongoing socio-economic challenges. Since late 2023, conditions have deteriorated due to El Niño-related heavy rains, severe flooding, and rising water levels in Lake Tanganyika, which have displaced thousands and left many communities struggling to recover. Resettlement efforts have been hampered by inadequate shelter conditions, forcing many displaced people to relocate multiple times. Although the Government of Burundi has now identified adequate land for resettlement, progress remains slow, and the upcoming rainy season threatens to further aggravate conditions. Additionally, the impact of the flooding has exacerbated Burundi's already critical food insecurity. According to the latest IPC analysis, 1.2 million people have faced high levels of food insecurity (IPC3+) during the June to September 2024 harvest season, including 122,000 in 'emergency' conditions (IPC4). Chronic malnutrition affects over half of children under five across the country. As the lean season progresses, the risk of a food and nutrition crisis continues to grow, posing a serious threat to vulnerable communities.PCompleted14122024CERF-CMR-24-UF-141218CameroonCMR2Underfunded Emergencies29Displacement/MigrationCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Cameroon 2024 (Addressing displacement needs)0Internal strife2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa3400000In 2024, 3.4 million people in Cameroon need humanitarian assistance due to armed violence, natural disasters, and epidemics, resulting in forced displacement and limited access to services, among other impacts. Over 1 million people have been internally displaced, and the country hosts 500,000 refugees and 658,000 returnees. Non-State Armed Group violence has led to attacks on schools and health centers, with over 11,000 protection incidents reported this year. An estimated 928,000 people, mostly women, require GBV assistance, while access to reproductive health services remains urgent. More than 304,000 people, including 135,000 children, need malnutrition care, with rising cases of SAM. Floods in the Far North have worsened vulnerability, affecting 356,000 people, destroying 56,000 homes and 65 health facilities, in a context where health access is already limited by insecurity.In response to the crisis, the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) allocated $7 million from CERF's Underfunded Emergencies window for the delivery of prioritized multi-sectoral assistance to address the most acute humanitarian needs of populations in the conflict-affected regions of the Far North, North-West and South-West of Cameroon. This was complemented by an additional $1.5 million allocated through the dedicated thematic funding to promote climate-smart humanitarian initiatives, through which FAO, UNHCR and UNICEF are implementing agriculture and WASH programmes including provision of agricultural inputs for above-ground gardens, poultry and fish farming, and distributing assets to improve food processing, such as solar-powered dryers, which are low-cost and sensitive to climatic risks as they can be used in water-scarce conditions, flood-proof water and sanitation systems, facility-based dual-use (water pumping and electricity supply) solar-power solutions, water-saving technologies and related awareness raising. Together, these CERF funds are providing UN agencies and partners to deliver emergency, life-saving assistance to some 301,000 people in the Protection (including GBV and Child Protection), Nutrition, Food Security (Agriculture), Health (including Sexual and Reproductive Health), Shelter and Non-Food Items, and WASH sectors.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons8489865.00003011083172412024-12-17T00:00:002024-12-11T00:00:002024-12-24T00:00:002025-07-15T00:00:002026-03-27T00:00:008489865.00002024-08-15T00:00:00In 2024, 3.4 million people in Cameroon need humanitarian assistance due to armed violence, natural disasters, and epidemics, resulting in forced displacement and limited access to services, among other impacts. Over 1 million people have been internally displaced, and the country hosts 500,000 refugees and 658,000 returnees. Non-State Armed Group violence has led to attacks on schools and health centers, with over 11,000 protection incidents reported this year. An estimated 928,000 people, mostly women, require GBV assistance, while access to reproductive health services remains urgent. More than 304,000 people, including 135,000 children, need malnutrition care, with rising cases of SAM. Floods in the Far North have worsened vulnerability, affecting 356,000 people, destroying 56,000 homes and 65 health facilities, in a context where health access is already limited by insecurity.PReport Available1082202424-UF-TCD-6407021ChadTCD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedChad UF Application May 2024 (Food Insecurity)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa3000000Chad was experiencing three major crises due to internal and regional conflicts, climate shocks, and structural challenges, leading to forced displacement, food insecurity, malnutrition, and health emergencies. A food and nutrition crisis was affecting 2 million people in IPC3+, a number that could increase to 2.9 million people during the lean season if no assistance was to be provided. The nutritional situation remained concerning, with over 520,000 children under 5 suffering from SAM and 1.5 million people suffering from MAM. Against this backdrop, in February 2024, the government declared a food and nutrition emergency, calling for humanitarian intervention to address the crisis.In response to the crisis, CERF allocated $15 million on 10 February 2024 from its Underfunded Emergencies window for the immediate commencement of life-saving activities. The allocation later was awarded an additional $400,000 under the thematic AAP envelope to implement a UNICEF project to promote collective AAP among IDPs in the Lac region. This CERF allocation is enabling the humanitarian community to respond to the Chad government’s declaration of a food and nutrition emergency in the provinces of Salamat, Ouaddaï, Sila, Ennedi Est and Lac which are the most affected by the crisis, taking into account aggravating factors such as the mortality rate of children under five years old and recent forced population movements. To ensure an effective and impactful response, a multisectoral approach is implemented, complementing food security and nutrition with WASH and health interventions to address essential and critical needs. A small portion of the allocation is used to sustain UNHAS services, which plays a crucial role in granting access to remote areas, especially during the rainy season in June when certain regions of the country become completely cut off and inaccessible. The funding supports UN agencies and their partners to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to over 511,000 people, including 216,000 women, 203,000 children, and including 52,000 persons with disabilities.The allocation enabled a rapid, integrated response to a complex emergency, filling critical gaps and strengthening inter-cluster coordination. In nutrition, 32,075 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition were treated with a recovery rate of 94%, thanks to the immediate supply of therapeutic inputs and capacity building for treatment units. In the WASH sector, the construction and rehabilitation of 28 water points and 1,700 family showers ensured access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities for 90,025 people, reducing the risk of waterborne diseases. In terms of food security, 122,882 people benefited from emergency cash transfers, stabilizing their food consumption in a context of prolonged lean season. Health support helped strengthen the management of common diseases and epidemics (cholera, hepatitis E), reaching 76,781 people. Finally, the continuation of UNHAS flights ensured humanitarian access to isolated areas, with 25,770 passengers transported. These results demonstrate that CERF not only saved lives, but also improved the coherence and effectiveness of the humanitarian response in critical timeframes.FAO;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons15399236.00005961735105712024-06-03T00:00:002024-05-19T00:00:002024-07-11T00:00:002024-12-24T00:00:002025-10-24T00:00:0015399236.00002024-02-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PReport Available1071202424-UF-COD-6407627Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedDR Congo UF Application Apr 2024 (DR Congo UF Application Mar 2024)1Conflict-related2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa4130031Starting in spring 2022, the conflict between the Armed Forces of the DRC and the M23 armed group escalated, with a significant deterioration in 2023 and a further deterioration noted since late January 2024. Hostilities led to substantial displacement, affecting both previously displaced individuals and local residents. In North Kivu and in particularly in Goma, IDPs nearly double since August 2023, exceeding 297,000 people, predominantly women and children. In Nyiragongo territory a 24 per cent increase in displaced households was reported since beginning of February 2024, if compared to August 2023, with an additional caseload of 132,661 new IDPs. This surge overwhelmed host communities, leading to the saturation of existing displacement sites and the emergence of new informal settlements, with approximately 104 sites now around Goma. South Kivu also saw an increase in displacement, and the total displaced population in South Kivu reached over 280,000 people. The displacement crisis exacerbated vulnerabilities among displaced populations and host communities across North and South Kivu. The situation in territories such as Masisi, Nyiragongo, Rutshuru, Lubero, and Béni and around Goma town in North Kivu was catastrophic. Humanitarian efforts prioritized decongesting displacement sites, ensuring access to clean water, sanitation, basic healthcare, and food. Protection, particularly for women and children, education support, and hygiene kits for adolescent girls, were crucial.As part of its Underfunded Emergency funding window, in February CERF pledged $20 million to address the increasing humanitarian needs in DRC, where key humanitarian are underfunded. The allocation sustained the implementation of life saving operations. The CERF funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to over 1,000,000 people in North and South Kivu, including over 200,000 women and 672,000 children, and including over 50,000 people with disabilities in the Food Security (assistance and Agriculture), Protection (including GBV and child protection), Shelter and NFI, Camp coordination and management, and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sectors.The CERF allocation played a decisive role in the humanitarian response in the DRC in 2024. It enabled a rapid and coordinated mobilization of humanitarian actors in the face of the deteriorating security situation. The immediate availability of pre‑positioned stocks (FAO, UNFPA, WFP) made it possible to quickly meet needs for food, agricultural inputs, and essential kits. UNICEF ensured continuous access to safe drinking water in areas at high risk of cholera. Despite access constraints and operational challenges, the interventions helped save lives and strengthen household resilience, notably through adapted agricultural training and the rehabilitation of road corridors that facilitated humanitarian access. This funding also encouraged inter‑agency synergies: FAO–WFP coordination, complementarity with the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF), and alignment with the DRC Humanitarian Fund. However, some limitations were noted in collaboration between UNICEF and the AAP group in North Kivu, which reduced the full use of community feedback (see sub‑section on coordination). Finally, the visibility of the results achieved helped mobilize additional resources from bilateral donors (USAID, ECHO, the United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden, and Norway), confirming its leverage role in strengthening the humanitarian response in the DRC.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFPHost communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons20708962.0000106045712618542024-05-06T00:00:002024-04-30T00:00:002024-08-14T00:00:002024-12-23T00:00:002025-11-28T00:00:0020708962.00002024-02-10T00:00:00Since spring 2022, Eastern DRC has witnessed massive in crease in population displacement as a result from the escalation in the conflict between the Armed Forces of the DRC and the M23 armed group. Further escalation in hostilities since late January 2024 has led to even mroe substantial displacement, affecting both previously displaced individuals and local residents. In North Kivu and in particularly in Goma, IDPs have nearly double since August 2023, exceeding 297,000 people, predominantly women and children. South Kivu has also seen an increase in displacement, and the total displaced population in South Kivu has now reached over 280,000 people. The displacement crisis exacerbates vulnerabilities among displaced populations and host communities across North and South Kivu. Humanitarian efforts must prioritize decongesting displacement sites, ensuring access to clean water, sanitation, basic healthcare, and food. Protection, particularly for women and children, education support, and hygiene kits for adolescent girls, are crucial. In response to the crisis, CERF allocated $20 million in February 2024 from its Underfunded Emergencies window for the immediate commencement of life-saving activities. The CERF allocation will focus on providing lifesaving assistance to over 679,000 people in North and South Kivu, including 134,000 women and 431,000 children, and including 33,700 people with disabilities in the Food Security (assistance and Agriculture), Protection (including GBV and child protection), Shelter and NFI, Camp coordination and management, and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sectors.PCompleted14082024CERF-MWI-24-UF-140856MalawiMWI2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural DisasterCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Malawi 2024 (Drought)3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa9000000In March 2024, a State of Disaster due to drought was declared in 23 out of 28 districts in Malawi. The declaration followed a period of El Niño-induced, pro-longed dry spells which significantly reduced crop harvests and increased food insecurity across the population. According to the most recent IPC assessment, 4.2 million people are currently in IPC Phase 3 or above, a number that is expected to increase to 5.7 million between October 2024 and March 2025, of which 416,000 people will be in IPC Phase 4. The humanitarian needs in the country have further been exacerbated by socio-economic challenges, including food insecurity, poverty, and limited access to basic services. Access to clean water and sanitation facilities remains a challenge in many parts of Malawi, leading to the spread of waterborne diseases and contributing to poor health outcomes, especially among children and vulnerable communities. As the situation continues to deteriorate, many families are turning towards negative coping mechanisms, including migration (leaving children as the head of households), increased school dropouts, GBV, and child marriage.In response to the crisis, the Emergency Relief Coordinator allocated $4.6 million from CERF’s Underfunded Emergencies window. This funding enables UN agencies and partners to provide emergency, life-saving assistance to nearly 280,000 people in the Education, Multi-Sector Refugee Assistance, Food Security (Agriculture), Health, Nutrition, and WASH sectors.FAO;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Other affected persons4601450.00002797146271412024-12-23T00:00:002024-12-06T00:00:002024-12-27T00:00:002025-07-15T00:00:002026-03-31T00:00:004601450.00002024-08-15T00:00:00In March 2024, a State of Disaster due to drought was declared in 23 out of 28 districts in Malawi. The declaration followed a period of El Niño-induced, pro-longed dry spells which significantly reduced crop harvests and increased food insecurity across the population. According to the most recent IPC assessment, 4.2 million people are currently in IPC Phase 3 or above, a number that is expected to increase to 5.7 million between October 2024 and March 2025, of which 416,000 people will be in IPC Phase 4. The humanitarian needs in the country have further been exacerbated by socio-economic challenges, including food insecurity, poverty, and limited access to basic services. Access to clean water and sanitation facilities remains a challenge in many parts of Malawi, leading to the spread of waterborne diseases and contributing to poor health outcomes, especially among children and vulnerable communities. As the situation continues to deteriorate, many families are turning towards negative coping mechanisms, including migration (leaving children as the head of households), increased school dropouts, GBV, and child marriage.PReport Available14072024CERF-MLI-24-UF-140757MaliMLI2Underfunded Emergencies33Violence/ClashesConflict-relatedCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Mali 2024 (Violence/clashes)1Geophysical05Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa377000The first half of 2024 was marked by an intensification of military operations by the Malian Armed Forces and their foreign partners against non-state armed groups (NSAGs) in the center and north of Mali. During this time, the NSAGs carried out an increased number of deliberate attacks against civilian populations (including using improvised explosive devices) in these areas. This persistence of conflict-related violence exacerbated the severity of multi-sectoral humanitarian needs. Protection actors documented 19,113 human rights violations during the first half of the year (a 288% increase compared to 2023), primarily in the Gao, Mopti, Ségou, Timbuktu, and Ménaka regions. Furthermore, in July 2024, the results of the SMART rapid nutritional survey revealed rates of overall acute malnutrition as high as 30.1% in the Gao and Ménaka regions, well above the WHO’s 15% alert threshold. In these regions, severe acute malnutrition among children aged 6–59 months reached up to 11%. This deterioration in the nutritional situation in the Gao and Ménaka regions was primarily attributed to persistent insecurity, prolonged displacement, lack of access to basic social services, and insufficient humanitarian assistance due to underfunding. Finally, beginning in July 2024, unprecedented floods struck Mali, killing 62 people, injuring 118, and leaving nearly 180,000 displaced. On 23 August 2024, the Malian government declared a state of natural disaster and launched a response plan focused on food assistance for the most vulnerable affected people. The government, therefore, sought support from partners to address needs in other sectors, including non-food items, water, sanitation, and hygiene, protection of women and children, and health, in order to prevent the outbreak of waterborne diseases and epidemics in the most affected regions.This CERF allocation of US$12.75 million enabled recipient agencies to deploy a multi-sectoral emergency response to address the priority needs of the most vulnerable host and displaced populations in the underserved regions of Gao, Ménaka, and Ségou, which were facing armed violence, alarming levels of malnutrition, and the health and material consequences of the 2024 floods. A total of 181,020 people (88% of whom were women and children) in the regions of Gao, Ménaka and Ségou benefited from integrated, life-saving assistance covering the sectors of protection, health, nutrition, food security, shelter, water, hygiene, and sanitation, in accordance with the identified priority and underserved needs.CERF funds added strategic value to the humanitarian response in Mali by advancing a multi-sectoral approach, local ownership of interventions (38% of funding was sub-granted to local actors, including national NGOs and State service providers), as well as complementarity with previous CERF allocations and projects financed by the Regional Humanitarian Fund for West and Central Africa. An additional allocation of $1.75 million under the climate action funding envelope enabled WFP, UNICEF, and UNHCR to strengthen the resilience of communities in the targeted areas by adapting their means of production, water infrastructure, and shelters to floods and other climate-related shocks. WFP’s activities supported the creation or rehabilitation of productive, natural, and social assets while emphasizing the strengthening and diversification of livelihoods as well as improved market access, based on an inclusive and participatory community-based approach. UNICEF helped improve access to water and mitigate the impact of future floods through the construction and rehabilitation of water infrastructure and the clearing of drainage ditches. Finally, UNHCR enabled several hundred households affected by the 2024 floods to rehabilitate their shelters while making them more resilient to future shocks.UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons12750666.00001519881810202024-12-16T00:00:002024-12-03T00:00:002024-12-18T00:00:002025-07-16T00:00:002026-03-20T00:00:0012750666.00002024-08-15T00:00:00In the first half of 2024, intensified military operations in central and northern Mali led to increased violence against civilians, including targeted attacks and improvised explosive devices, and worsening humanitarian needs. The Protection Cluster documented 19,113 human rights violations (+288% from 2023), including physical harm, property violations, and forced displacement. Gender-Based Violence (GBV) incidents rose by 25% in Gao. Nutrition surveys revealed alarmingly high acute malnutrition rates in Gao and Ménaka, with GAM at 30.1% and SAM at 11%, driven by insecurity, disease outbreaks, and inadequate humanitarian aid. Unprecedented floods since July affected 180,000 people, causing 62 deaths and destroying 10,000 homes and vital infrastructure, particularly in Gao and Ségou. The Government declared a disaster and launched a $7M plan for food aid, seeking partner support for health, WASH, protection, and NFIs to prevent disease outbreaks and epidemics. Despite CERF allocations improving malnutrition, urgent intervention is needed to address remaining critical needs.PCompleted1079202424-UF-LBN-6406952LebanonLBN2Underfunded Emergencies16DisplacementConflict-relatedLebanon UF Application Apr 2024 (Displacement)1Conflict-related2Man-made14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia0Since 8 October 2023, south Lebanon has experienced hostilities due to the armed conflict at its border with Israel, affecting 3.1 million people. Due to this armed conflict, 92,621 individuals have been internally displaced, and 1,324 casualties have been reported as of 18 April 2024. Civilian infrastructure has been severely impacted, damaging 9 water facilities, 790 hectares of agricultural land, and 6 health facilities, and closing 72 schools. CERF’s allocation is made in the context of the Lebanon Response Plan, of which outlines a unified and coherent action to aid every population group in Lebanon, with a focus on vulnerable and hard to reach communities. The plan appeals for $2.71 billion in funding to support 3.1 million people.In response, the Emergency Relief Coordinator allocated $9 million from CERF’s Underfunded Emergencies window to aid 414,465 affected people in the South and Nabatieh governorates. This included 157,367 women, 102,934 men and 154,164 children. 7,080 persons with disabilities are also covered. The CERF allocation will support the most pressing needs in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Gender-Based Violence, Protection and Health sectors, as well as with multi-purpose cash assistance. The CERF allocation of $9 million supplements a parallel allocation of $21 million from Lebanon Humanitarian Fund. This joint strategy aims to encourage other donors to support the implementation of the Lebanon Response Plan.IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons9000001.00004144652024-05-22T00:00:002024-05-06T00:00:002024-06-18T00:00:002024-10-10T00:00:002025-09-02T00:00:009000001.00002024-02-10T00:00:00Since 8 October 2023, south Lebanon has experienced hostilities due to the armed conflict at its border with Israel, affecting 3.1 million people. Due to this armed conflict, 92,621 individuals have been internally displaced, and 1,324 casualties have been reported as of April 18, 2024. Civilian infrastructure has been severely impacted, damaging 9 water facilities, 790 hectares of agricultural land, and 6 health facilities, and closing 72 schools, (UNOCHA ). CERF’s allocation is made in the context of the Lebanon Response Plan, of which outlines a unified and coherent action to aid every population group in Lebanon, with a focus on vulnerable and hard to reach communities. The plan appeals for $2.71 billion in funding to support 3.1 million people. In response, the Emergency Relief Coordinator allocated 9 million USD from CERF’s Underfunded Emergencies window to aid 500,000 affected people in the South and Nabatieh governorates. The CERF allocation will support the most pressing needs in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Gender-Based Violence, Protection, Health, and Multi-Purpose Cash sectors. The CERF allocation of USD 9 million supplements a parallel allocation of $21 million from Lebanon Humanitarian Fund. This joint strategy aims to encourage other donors to support the implementation of the Lebanon Response Plan.PCompleted14092024CERF-MOZ-24-UF-140961MozambiqueMOZ2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural DisasterCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Mozambique 2024 (Drought)3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa1800000Mozambique is experiencing a severe humanitarian crisis due to drought. This has led to over 1.8 million people facing severe food insecurity (IPC3+) between April and September 2024, which is expected to rise to 3.3 million – including 800,000 at emergency levels (IPC4) – by March 2025. The compounds the lingering effects of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in 2023, which led to failed crops, skyrocketing food prices, and livestock depletion. Vulnerable groups, including women, children, and people with disabilities, are at heightened risk, facing assaults, school dropouts, and worsening health conditions. In response, Mozambique's humanitarian partners have launched a Drought Appeal targeting 1.4 million people, focused on urgent needs in Food Security, WASH, Protection, and Nutrition, particularly in four priority districts (Guro, Macossa, Tambara, and Maringue) where 190,000 people require immediate assistance.On 15 August 2024, the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) approved an $7 million CERF Underfunded Emergencies allocation to alleviate the suffering of people severely affected by the El Niño-induced drought through the delivery of targeted life-saving assistance in priority areas. The ERC later allocated an additional $1.15 million through the thematic funding envelope accompanying the UFE allocation round, to support climate-smart humanitarian initiatives of FAO, UNICEF and WFP to build crisis-affected communities' adaptive capacity and resilience to future climate shocks. This allocation targets 383,100 people affected by the El Niño-related drought. UNICEF, FAO, UNHCR, and WFP will implement four projects addressing critical needs in food security, protection (including child protection), nutrition, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).FAO;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFPOther affected persons8150001.00003831002875172024-12-10T00:00:002024-11-27T00:00:002024-12-23T00:00:002025-06-27T00:00:002026-03-13T00:00:008150001.00002024-08-15T00:00:00Mozambique is experiencing a severe humanitarian crisis due to drought. This has led to over 1.8 million people facing severe food insecurity (IPC3+) between April and September 2024, which is expected to rise to 3.3 million – including 800,000 at emergency levels (IPC4) – by March 2025. The compounds the lingering effects of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in 2023, which led to failed crops, skyrocketing food prices, and livestock depletion. Vulnerable groups, including women, children, and people with disabilities, are at heightened risk, facing assaults, school dropouts, and worsening health conditions. In response, Mozambique's humanitarian partners have launched a Drought Appeal targeting 1.4 million people, focused on urgent needs in Food Security, WASH, Protection, and Nutrition, particularly in four priority districts (Guro, Macossa, Tambara, and Maringue) where 190,000 people require immediate assistance.PCompleted14132024CERF-ETH-24-UF-141334EthiopiaETH2Underfunded Emergencies29Displacement/MigrationCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Ethiopia 2024 (Displacement and other priorities)0Internal strife2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa21400000Ethiopia's humanitarian needs remained high in 2024 and will continue into 2025. The situation is complex, with high humanitarian needs caused by multiple and overlapping causes, such as climate (drought and floods), conflict/violence, disease outbreaks, and economic shocks. More than 4 million people have been displaced. While some IDPs have had opportunities to return – often to destroyed livelihoods with minimal to no rehabilitation support – others continue to live in displacement, dependent on limited humanitarian assistance. Since the start of the cholera outbreak in August 2022, a total of 52,490 cholera cases, including 656 deaths, have been reported from 9 regions. There is a growing number of reported incidents of various forms of gender-based violence (GBV) (assaults, rapes, killings, etc.) across the country, and severe gaps in GBV protection services are identified. It is also reported that the absence of essential services drives the affected population to adopt negative coping strategies and makes them susceptible to GBV, including children. There is a need to provide the humanitarian actors with improved access to air services, such as regular and ad-hoc flights and air evacuations, particularly in the Amhara region. Despite the increase in humanitarian needs in Ethiopia, the 2024 HRP is critically underfunded, having received only 21% of its funding requirements as of September 2024. Some life-saving clusters, contributing to the reduction of risk of mortality and morbidity, remain extremely low, including Agriculture (9%), Health (14%), and Protection (14%).In response to the crisis, the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) allocated $15 million to Ethiopia under CERF's 2024 second Underfunded Emergencies (UFE) round to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. The allocation is strategically aligned with the HRP-identified prioritized needs and leverages the HCT-endorsed policies providing funding for the contested areas of northern Ethiopia, promoting principles of safe, dignified and principled return and providing needed humanitarian assistance to other vulnerable host communities. It also contributes to increased operations in hot spots where conflicts and economic situations have led to protection concerns, including gender-based violence. Lastly, it addresses and improves the preparedness and response cholera outbreak. The strategy is based on five interlinked, agreed top priorities, namely 1) support to underserved IDPs and host communities (countrywide), including returnees in contested areas, 2) protection (GBV), 3) Cholera response, 4) UNHAS and logistic cluster and 5) Mine Action. This was complemented by an additional $1 million allocated through the thematic funding envelope accompanying the UFE allocation, to support a joint climate-smart humanitarian initiative of FAO and IOM to build crisis-affected communities' adaptive capacity and resilience to future climate shocks. Together the $16 million CERF allocation enables UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 811,077 people, including 279,268 women, 159,582 men, 372,227 children, and 97,731 people with disabilities in CCCM, Early Recovery, Education, Food Security, Health, Nutrition, Protection, Shelter/NFI, WASH and Common Services sectors, including through the use of multi-purpose cash assistance as a modality.FAO;IOM;OHCHR;UN Women;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNMAS;UNOPS;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons15999690.00008110779881042024-12-13T00:00:002024-12-04T00:00:002024-12-31T00:00:002025-08-01T00:00:002026-04-30T00:00:0015999690.00002024-08-15T00:00:00Ethiopia's humanitarian needs remained high in 2024 and will continue into 2025. The situation is complex, with high humanitarian needs caused by multiple and overlapping causes, such as climate (drought and floods), conflict/violence, disease outbreaks, and economic shocks. More than 4 million people have been displaced. While some IDPs have had opportunities to return – often to destroyed livelihoods with minimal to no rehabilitation support – others continue to live in displacement, dependent on limited humanitarian assistance. Since the start of the cholera outbreak in August 2022, a total of 52,490 cholera cases, including 656 deaths, have been reported from 9 regions. There is a growing number of reported incidents of various forms of gender-based violence (GBV) (assaults, rapes, killings, etc.) across the country, and severe gaps in GBV protection services are identified. It is also reported that the absence of essential services drives the affected population to adopt negative coping strategies and makes them susceptible to GBV, including children. There is a need to provide the humanitarian actors with improved access to air services, such as regular and ad-hoc flights and air evacuations, particularly in the Amhara region. Despite the increase in humanitarian needs in Ethiopia, the 2024 HRP is critically underfunded, having received only 21% of its funding requirements as of September 2024. Some life-saving clusters, contributing to the reduction of risk of mortality and morbidity, remain extremely low, including Agriculture (9%), Health (14%), and Protection (14%).PReport Available1031202423-UF-HTI-6119941HaitiHTI2Underfunded Emergencies33Violence/ClashesConflict-relatedHaiti UF Application Nov 2023 (Violence and displacement)1Geophysical06Latin America and the Caribbean7Caribbean2Americas5200000Gang violence has caused large‑scale displacement in Port‑au‑Prince, including 20,719 people in under a month after the 12 August 2023 escalation, adding to nearly 200,000 already displaced. Conditions in spontaneous sites were extremely poor, with limited access to water, food, shelter, and sanitation. Overcrowding, unsafe structures, and inadequate latrines heightened risks of cholera, violence, and exploitation. Pregnant women faced severe barriers to care. Poor sanitation, insecurity, and lack of services increased the risk of complications. Severe food insecurity affected 4.3 million people, projected to reach 4.43 million by June 2024, with Port‑au‑Prince among the hardest hit. Education also deteriorated: schools in gang‑affected areas closed, and at least 33 schools hosting displaced families prevented 11,550 children from attending classes. Violence against schools surged—72 schools were targeted between October 2022 and February 2023, compared with eight the previous year.In response to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Haiti, characterized by widespread displacement due to gang violence and deteriorating living conditions, CERF allocated $8 million to humanitarian operations. This funding addressed critical needs of vulnerable internally displaced persons in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas. The intervention focused on the provision of safe and dignified living environments, mitigating protection risks, and fostering sustainable solutions. The CERF allocation supported multi-sectoral priorities, including shelter, health, nutrition, education and protection, reaching over 125,000 affected people, including 37,800 women, 36,000 men, 51,000 children, and including 5,900 people with disabilities.The CERF allocation played a key role in improving the speed and coherence of the humanitarian response in Haiti. It strengthened inter‑agency coordination, accelerated the delivery of assistance, and helped mobilize additional funding. It enabled a more unified accountability system, streamlined information‑sharing, and supported a joint hotline that centralized feedback and referrals. Inter‑agency coordination improved both in site management and through shared governance among UN agencies and partners. Local NGOs gained technical capacity, with many establishing functioning feedback systems and participating more actively in collective response efforts. The CERF funding also acted as a catalyst for resource mobilization, helping agencies raise over USD 134 million to scale up multisectoral activities. Its flexibility allowed for rapid deployment in newly affected areas and quick adjustments to emerging needs—such as mobile clinics, emergency relocations, and fast support to displaced children seeking to return to school. Overall, the project strengthened coordination across sectors, accelerated urgent service delivery, and attracted new donors by demonstrating rapid, tangible impact.IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons8289993.00003626511254712023-12-26T00:00:002023-12-06T00:00:002023-12-31T00:00:002024-08-10T00:00:002025-05-26T00:00:008289993.00002023-08-30T00:00:00The crisis in Haiti due to gang violence has worsened in recent months, displacing over 194,000 persons mostly in metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince. Famine-like conditions were observed in the capital for the first time in the nation’s recent history. Since the launch of the HRP, an IASC System-Wide Scale-up was activated in April. More than 5.2 million Haitians, nearly half of the population, are in need of humanitarian assistance and protection, a number that has doubled in five years. A climate of fear now reigns across the country, particularly in Port-au-Prince where the presence and influence of gangs continues to grow and results in acts of extreme violence and brutality, including gang rapes, the use of children in their operations, and attacks on medical and educational personnel and infrastructure. Food insecurity is also particularly alarming, with Haiti having one of the highest levels of food insecurity in the world relative to its population, experiencing catastrophic levels of food insecurity with life-threatening severe acute malnutrition. The HRP's two strategic objectives are: to assist 3.2 million people with multi-sectoral assistance to reduce their vulnerability, cover their basic needs and improve their living conditions within a protective environment; and to deploy efforts to strengthen the resilience of populations to shocks and the capacities of national institutions to respond to natural disasters. Given the high level of humanitarian needs and low level of funding, Haiti was selected by the ERC to receive funds under the CERF Underfunded Emergencies window.PCompleted1065202424-UF-HND-6407842HondurasHND2Underfunded Emergencies35Economic DisruptionUnspecified EmergencyHonduras UF Application Apr 2024 (Food Insecurity)5Conflict-related06Latin America and the Caribbean8Central America2Americas2800000In Honduras, 2.8 million people, including 1.26 million children and adolescents, are in need of humanitarian assistance due to widespread violence, human mobility, climate change, and food insecurity. The situation is particularly worrying in the department of Gracias a Dios, characterized by high vulnerability to climate hazards and the presence of remote indigenous communities. Furthermore, the situation of migrants in transit is critical, with food insecurity being a significant concern along the route.The $6 million CERF allocation bolsters prioritized humanitarian response activities addressing key shocks facing Honduras: 1) urgent human mobility needs in border areas and 2) food insecurity in vulnerable communities. The allocation is used strategically for an inter-sectoral response focusing on the most vulnerable populations in four departments. Humanitarian activities funded by CERF are designed to complement ongoing development projects, government efforts and a humanitarian-development collaboration/nexus strategy, developed to support the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF). As part of the humanitarian response transition, a cluster coordination architecture review has been initiated, including in municipalities targeted by this CERF allocation, to ensure that national and sub-national structures have or acquire adequate capacity to coordinate and meet residual humanitarian needs. CERF funds are helping to better position the UN system and the HCT to address critical response gaps, strengthen the relationship with the Government whose response capacity has been significantly strained due to limited funding, and mobilize additional resources by demonstrating to key donors the life-saving impact of funding channeled to under-served locations and strengthening advocacy with less traditional donors to the region. The UFE allocation targets 113,662 people, including 47,336 men, 39,776 women, 26,550 children, and 2,941 people with disabilities. IOM, UNHCR, UNICEF, WHO, and WFP are providing life-saving assistance in the Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM), Health, Food Security (including Nutrition), Protection (including GBV and Child protection), and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sectors. The RC has requested that at least 25 per cent of CERF funds under this allocation be sub-granted to national and local entities, in line with the localization target set for and nearly achieved in the last CERF UFE allocation to Honduras. This approach is designed to strengthen the capacities of local partners and enhance the impact and scope of their future interventions. Clusters prioritized for the allocation engaged in consultation with local cluster partners and government counterparts, seeking opportunities for CERF funding to strengthen existing partnerships and build new partnerships to boost the planned interventions’ impact on community structures and ownership at the local level. The allocation also includes a project of UNICEF aimed at promoting collective Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), funded through a dedicated AAP envelope accompanying this UFE allocation round.IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Other affected persons6392670.00001136621430532024-05-07T00:00:002024-08-19T00:00:002024-08-06T00:00:002025-03-03T00:00:002026-02-02T00:00:006392670.00002024-02-10T00:00:00Summary will be available soon.PCompleted14152025CERF-HTI-24-UF-141541HaitiHTI2Underfunded Emergencies33Violence/ClashesConflict-relatedCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Haiti 2024 (Conflict/violent clashes)1Geophysical06Latin America and the Caribbean7Caribbean2Americas5500000The situation in Haiti took a dramatic turn at the beginning of 2024 for thousands of vulnerable people, especially women and children living in areas controlled by the violence of armed groups. Protection risks have multiplied and people's ability to feed themselves has been further compromised. The inhabitants of the ZMPAP, especially the women and children, have paid the highest price: nearly 2,500 people were killed or injured in the first quarter of 2024 (+53% compared to Oct- Dec 2023). In the second quarter, 1,379 people were killed and injured and 428 abducted. This indiscriminate violence has led to an increase in cases of sexual and gender-based violence. In the first quarter of 2024, nearly 1,793 incidents of gender-based violence were reported. The updated IPC food security analysis (March 2024) showed a significant deterioration in the food situation. Some 5 million people (nearly 50% of the population, or one in two Haitians) faced high levels of acute food insecurity for the period March to June 2024, compared to 4.3 million according to the previous August 2023 IPC projection. As a result, more than 530,000 more people are in a situation of acute food insecurity (IPC3+) compared to previous estimates, including 243,500 people who have moved to an emergency situation (IPC4). The latest 2024 nutrition survey projected a deterioration in the nutritional situation during the second half of 2024. tipping the entire department of Artibonite and 11 communes into a serious nutritional situation The survey presents a projection of 276,736 cases of acute malnutrition in 2024, including 125,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition, an increase of nearly 20% compared to the HNRP 2024 projections.In response to the crisis, the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) allocated $9 million to Haiti under CERF's 2024 second Underfunded Emergencies (UFE) round to sustain the implementation of key life-saving operations. This was complemented by an additional $1.5 million allocated through the thematic funding envelope accompanying the UFE allocation, to support climate-smart humanitarian initiatives of FAO and WFP to build crisis-affected communities' adaptive capacity and resilience to future climate shocks. CERF funding will enable UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 257,562 people, including 103,972 women, 62,128 men, 91,462 children, and 9,718 people with disabilities in the food security (including food assistance and agriculture), protection (including child protection and GBV), CCCM, nutrition and health sectors.FAO;IOM;OHCHR;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons10493766.000025756202024-12-26T00:00:002024-12-31T00:00:002025-07-25T00:00:002026-04-30T00:00:0010493766.00002024-08-15T00:00:00The situation in Haiti took a dramatic turn at the beginning of 2024 for thousands of vulnerable people, especially women and children living in areas controlled by the violence of armed groups. Protection risks have multiplied and people's ability to feed themselves has been further compromised. The inhabitants of the ZMPAP, especially the women and children, have paid the highest price: nearly 2,500 people were killed or injured in the first quarter of 2024 (+53% compared to Oct- Dec 2023). In the second quarter, 1,379 people were killed and injured and 428 abducted. This indiscriminate violence has led to an increase in cases of sexual and gender-based violence. In the first quarter of 2024, nearly 1,793 incidents of gender-based violence were reported. The updated IPC food security analysis (March 2024) showed a significant deterioration in the food situation. Some 5 million people (nearly 50% of the population, or one in two Haitians) faced high levels of acute food insecurity for the period March to June 2024, compared to 4.3 million according to the previous August 2023 IPC projection. As a result, more than 530,000 more people are in a situation of acute food insecurity (IPC3+) compared to previous estimates, including 243,500 people who have moved to an emergency situation (IPC4). The latest 2024 nutrition survey projected a deterioration in the nutritional situation during the second half of 2024. tipping the entire department of Artibonite and 11 communes into a serious nutritional situation The survey presents a projection of 276,736 cases of acute malnutrition in 2024, including 125,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition, an increase of nearly 20% compared to the HNRP 2024 projections.PUnder Implementation14552025CERF-HND-25-UF-145542HondurasHND2Underfunded Emergencies33Violence/ClashesConflict-relatedCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Honduras 2025 (Violence, displacement and storm)1Geophysical06Latin America and the Caribbean8Central America2Americas392550Honduras continues to face a complex humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by armed violence, drought and floods, poverty and inequality. Nearly 16 per cent of the population requires humanitarian assistance, with women, children and marginalized groups disproportionately affected. Displacement remains a critical issue, with 247,000 people internally displaced. Gang violence, drug trafficking, extortion, forced recruitment, and gender-based violence contribute to widespread insecurity. Children, women and migrants returning to Honduras face extreme protection risks. The departments of Cortés, Atlántida, and Colón experience the highest violence rates, compounded by limited access to health, education, and basic services. The country is also highly vulnerable to storms, floods, and prolonged droughts. In late 2024, Tropical Storm Sara impacted over 251,000 people, compounding food insecurity. Health concerns persist, with low vaccination rates, high maternal deaths, and increasing cases of dengue.The RC is using this allocation to support vulnerable communities in the country's North Atlantic region, which have been suffering from the impact of violence and forced displacement, as well as Tropical Storm Sara. The allocation strengthens partnerships with national NGOs, civil society organizations and government counterparts, enhancing local institutional capacities. Interventions are strategically linked with concurrent development and peace programmes to facilitate a responsible transition from humanitarian operations. The allocation aims to leave behind stronger local coordination platforms, institutions that can take over essential service provision, and sustainable community protection networks.IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons4990032.00006883502025-06-19T00:00:002025-06-05T00:00:002025-06-25T00:00:002025-12-29T00:00:002026-10-02T00:00:004990032.00002025-02-08T00:00:00Honduras continues to face a complex humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by armed violence, drought and floods, poverty and inequality. Nearly 16 per cent of the population requires humanitarian assistance, with women, children and marginalized groups disproportionately affected. Displacement remains a critical issue, with 247,000 people internally displaced. Gang violence, drug trafficking, extortion, forced recruitment, and gender-based violence contribute to widespread insecurity. Children, women and migrants returning to Honduras face extreme protection risks. The departments of Cortés, Atlántida, and Colón experience the highest violence rates, compounded by limited access to health, education, and basic services. The country is also highly vulnerable to storms, floods, and prolonged droughts. In late 2024, Tropical Storm Sara impacted over 251,000 people, compounding food insecurity. Health concerns persist, with low vaccination rates, high maternal deaths, and increasing cases of dengue.PUnder Implementation14542025CERF-MRT-25-UF-145458MauritaniaMRT2Underfunded Emergencies32RefugeesConflict-relatedCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Mauritania 2025 (Refugees)105Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa471000Mauritania has faced a humanitarian crisis since 2012 due to Malian refugees fleeing conflict, worsened by socioeconomic and climate issues in Hodh Chargui. In 2024, over 112,000 Malian refugees arrived, bringing the total to around 280,000, with 162,000 registered by UNHCR. Many new arrivals are vulnerable, having experienced violence in Mali. The Mbera camp, designed for 70,000, now shelters over 116,000, with most new arrivals settling in host communities, increasing refugees outside the camp to 154,000. UNHCR estimates that by the end of 2025, Mauritania will host around 318,000 refugees, plus 55,000 returnees and 218,000 affected host community members. Women and children make up 83% of in-camp and 79% of out-of-camp refugees, facing protection risks and inadequate access to services. Only 18% of out-of-camp refugees are registered, increasing their vulnerability. In 2025, Hodh el Chargui is experiencing a diphtheria outbreak, with 80% of cases concentrated in the region.This CERF UFE allocation provides a balanced humanitarian response that strengthens social cohesion and resilience among refugees, returnees, and host populations in Hodh el Chargui and Bassikounou. By improving access to essential services, it addresses urgent needs like food, shelter, and core relief items, stabilizes refugee populations, and prevents overcrowding and epidemics. This allocation therefore catalyses a shift in the response towards a more sustainable model, bridging humanitarian aid and long-term development by reinforcing local services and direct assistance, and empowering local structures. A community-based approach fosters social cohesion and lays the groundwork for longer-term resilience, aligning with efforts to ensure durable solutions for all affected populations. This allocation targets 97,299 people. WFP, UNHCR, WHO and UNFPA are providing life-saving services in the Food Security, Shelter and NFI, and Health (including sexual and reproductive health) sectors, utilizing cash assistance to the extent feasible. In addition to the regular UFE funding envelope of $4 million, FAO and IOM, with $1 million from a dedicated thematic funding envelope, are implementing a joint initiative to promote climate-smart humanitarian action to support flood-affected communities in Guidimakha.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons5000000.00009729902025-06-27T00:00:002025-06-17T00:00:002025-07-11T00:00:002025-12-30T00:00:002026-11-02T00:00:005000000.00002025-02-08T00:00:00Mauritania has faced a humanitarian crisis since 2012 due to Malian refugees fleeing conflict, worsened by socioeconomic and climate issues in Hodh Chargui. In 2024, over 112,000 Malian refugees arrived, bringing the total to around 280,000, with 162,000 registered by UNHCR. Many new arrivals are vulnerable, having experienced violence in Mali. The Mbera camp, designed for 70,000, now shelters over 116,000, with most new arrivals settling in host communities, increasing refugees outside the camp to 154,000. UNHCR estimates that by the end of 2025, Mauritania will host around 318,000 refugees, plus 55,000 returnees and 218,000 affected host community members. Women and children make up 83% of in-camp and 79% of out-of-camp refugees, facing protection risks and inadequate access to services. Only 18% of out-of-camp refugees are registered, increasing their vulnerability. In 2025, Hodh el Chargui is experiencing a diphtheria outbreak, with 80% of cases concentrated in the region.PUnder Implementation14602025CERF-TCD-25-UF-146021ChadTCD2Underfunded Emergencies29Displacement/MigrationCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Chad 2025 (Refugees and returnees)0Internal strife2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa1668019Chad faces a worsening humanitarian crisis driven by conflict, displacement, and climate shocks, with over 1.3 million refugees and 210,000 returnees, primarily from Sudan, the Central African Republic, Nigeria, and Cameroon. The provinces of Ouaddai, Waddi Fira, and Lac are among the most affected, with overcrowded refugee camps, food insecurity, and inadequate access to basic services. In 2024, severe flooding impacted 1.9 million people, worsening already fragile living conditions. Malnutrition rates are rising sharply, with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) exceeding emergency thresholds. The humanitarian response remains underfunded, leaving millions without sufficient food, shelter, healthcare, and protection services. In light of the funding crisis, the HCT in March reprioritized the HNRP with a tightened focus on the refugee and returnee responses in the eastern and Lac provinces, and a prioritized requirement of $836 million to provide the most urgent life-saving and protection assistance to 2.8 million people who are most in need.The RC/HC is using this allocation to bolster the refugee response in the east and to provide returnee support in the Lac province of Chad, two major fronts of humanitarian operations marked by the compounded impact of mass displacement, floods, and food insecurity. The allocation is underpinned by a tightly focused and efficient funding model supporting a limited number of agencies and priority sectors to reduce transaction costs, while fostering new innovative partnerships between recipient agencies and local actors – a funding approach that could be replicated by other donors. This CERF allocation is also a strategic investment to advance collective accountability and localization to bridge immediate life-saving response and longer-term sustainability, with an ambitious target to channel nearly half of CERF funds to national actors and activities planned to reinforce local response structures and capacity. The CERF allocation complements the first allocation of $8 million from the Regional Humanitarian Fund for West and Central Africa to Chad, which targets the same areas and sectors but with complementary activities and partnerships, and a concurrent $20 million multi-year allocation from the Education Cannot Wait Fund in support of educational resilience. In addition to the regular UFE funding envelope of $12 million, FAO and UNICEF, with $1.5 million from a dedicated thematic funding envelope, are implementing a joint initiative to promote humanitarian action with climate adaptation benefits to enhance community resilience to future climate shocks in the Lac. Further, the ERC on 22 May allocated a $2.5 million funding to help scale up urgent response to a sudden increase in Sudanese refugees and Chadian returnees arriving to Chad's easten eastern provinces. The allocation targets 373,343 people. FAO, IOM, UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP and WHO are providing life-saving Food Security, Nutrition, Protection, Shelter/NFIs, WASH, Health and Education assistance.FAO;IOM;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons16000008.000037334302025-06-25T00:00:002025-06-16T00:00:002025-07-20T00:00:002025-12-15T00:00:002026-10-14T00:00:0016000008.00002025-02-08T00:00:00Chad faces a worsening humanitarian crisis driven by conflict, displacement, and climate shocks, with over 1.3 million refugees and 210,000 returnees, primarily from Sudan, the Central African Republic, Nigeria, and Cameroon. The provinces of Ouaddai, Waddi Fira, and Lac are among the most affected, with overcrowded refugee camps, food insecurity, and inadequate access to basic services. In 2024, severe flooding impacted 1.9 million people, worsening already fragile living conditions. Malnutrition rates are rising sharply, with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) exceeding emergency thresholds. The humanitarian response remains underfunded, leaving millions without sufficient food, shelter, healthcare, and protection services. In light of the funding crisis, the HCT in March reprioritized the HNRP with a tightened focus on the refugee and returnee responses in the eastern and Lac provinces, and a prioritized requirement of $836 million to provide the most urgent life-saving and protection assistance to 2.8 million people who are most in need.PUnder Implementation14592025CERF-CAF-25-UF-145920Central African RepublicCAF2Underfunded Emergencies29Displacement/MigrationCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Central African Republic 2025 (Conflict displacement)0Internal strife2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa103000While the humanitarian situation across the Central African Republic (CAR) remains critical, due to a challenging funding environment, the country team is focusing on an estimated 316,7000 people who are most in need, in three prefectures of Haut-Mbomou, Mbomou and Basse-Kotto. In five sub-prefectures—Zangba, Rafai, Zemio, Mboki, and Obo— over 103,000 vulnerable people, including displaced persons and host communities, are in need of urgent assistance, in the sectors of protection (including GBV), food security and WASH.The RC/HC is using this allocation to help the humanitarian system in its ‘reset’, pivoting its operations towards the people most in need in humanitarian hotspots in eastern CAR, along the DRC border (five sub-prefectures in Haut-Mbomou, Mbomou and Basse-Kotto prefectures), which have since 2023, grappled with violence, recurrent displacement, and extremely limited access to basic services. Through integrated, multi-sectoral assistance, the allocation not only addresses urgent humanitarian needs but also alleviates community tensions and fosters social cohesion among IDPs, refugees, and host communities. The CERF funds complements an earlier $6 million CAR Humanitarian Fund allocation, which targets the same sub-prefectures with complementary sectors, activities, and partnerships, to maximize coverage and impact. The CERF allocation is used to expand and sustain humanitarian access through local and national partners who are better placed to bring critical aid to these remote and hard-to-reach communities. In addition to the regular UFE funding envelope of $6 million, UN Women, with $700,000 from a dedicated thematic funding envelope, is implementing a project aimed at restoring livelihoods and strengthening the adaptive capacity of displaced women and youth and host communities experiencing acute food insecurity and climate shocks. The UFE allocation targets 69,984 people, including refugees, returnees, IDPs, and host communities. FAO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UN Women and WFP are providing life-saving assistance in the food security, WASH, and protection (including GBV) sectors.FAO;UN Women;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFPHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons6699961.0000699842025-06-23T00:00:002025-06-10T00:00:002025-07-11T00:00:002025-12-08T00:00:006699961.00002025-02-08T00:00:00While the humanitarian situation across the Central African Republic (CAR) remains critical, due to a challenging funding environment, the country team is focusing on an estimated 316,7000 people who are most in need, in three prefectures of Haut-Mbomou, Mbomou and Basse-Kotto. In five sub-prefectures—Zangba, Rafai, Zemio, Mboki, and Obo— over 103,000 vulnerable people, including displaced persons and host communities, are in need of urgent assistance, in the sectors of protection (including GBV), food security and WASH.PUnder Implementation14532025CERF-AFG-25-UF-14538AfghanistanAFG2Underfunded Emergencies19Post-conflict NeedsConflict-relatedCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Afghanistan 2025 (Post-conflict needs)1Conflict-related2Man-made10Southern Asia13Southern Asia3Asia22900000The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan continues to worsen due to protracted conflict, economic collapse, climate challenges, and systemic gender-based restrictions, leaving over half the population—22.9 million people—in need of humanitarian assistance. The response remains critically underfunded, limiting relief efforts. The health system is struggling, with funding shortages causing the closure of 220 health facilities. Access to essential medicines and maternal care is restricted, increasing preventable diseases and maternal mortality. Over 875,000 children and 728,000 women are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition. Water and sanitation conditions are dire, with 21 million people lacking safe water access. This exacerbates disease outbreaks like cholera. Women and girls face exclusion from schools and workplaces, intensifying gender-based violence and economic dependency.The RC/HC is using this CERF UFE allocation to safeguard the survival and dignity of women and children (especially girls) in Afghanistan who have been bearing the brunt of the protracted humanitarian crisis combined with systemic restrictions from public services and livelihoods. The CERF allocation complements a $29.5 million allocation of the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund, launched in March, together targeting districts identified with the greatest needs and response gaps. The CERF allocation funds select interventions to support vulnerable women, adolescent girls and children, through the provision of essential services and protection at family and community levels. The allocation promotes the leadership and technical capacity of national NGOs, including women-led organizations (WLOs), recognizing the vital role they play in providing culturally appropriate solutions for women and girls to access humanitarian assistance. UN agencies are working with these local partners to implement gender-sensitive aid programmes to the most vulnerable women and girls, including in remote areas, while fostering community resilience and structures to support them. This allocation targets approximately 1,4 million people. UNICEF, WHO and UNFPA provides life-saving assistance in the Health, Nutrition, WASH and Protection (GBV) sectors, utilizing cash assistance to the extent feasible. In addition to the regular UFE funding envelope of $19 million, UNICEF, with $1 million from a dedicated thematic funding envelope, are implementing a WASH project to promote climate-smart humanitarian action to enhance crisis-affected communities' adaptive capacity and resilience to future climate shocks and stresses.UNFPA;UNICEF;WHOReturnees;Other affected persons19966141.0000138362602025-07-07T00:00:002025-06-06T00:00:002025-07-17T00:00:002026-01-15T00:00:002026-10-16T00:00:0019966141.00002025-02-08T00:00:00The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan continues to worsen due to protracted conflict, economic collapse, climate challenges, and systemic gender-based restrictions, leaving over half the population—22.9 million people—in need of humanitarian assistance. The response remains critically underfunded, limiting relief efforts. The health system is struggling, with funding shortages causing the closure of 220 health facilities. Access to essential medicines and maternal care is restricted, increasing preventable diseases and maternal mortality. Over 875,000 children and 728,000 women are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition. Water and sanitation conditions are dire, with 21 million people lacking safe water access. This exacerbates disease outbreaks like cholera. Women and girls face exclusion from schools and workplaces, intensifying gender-based violence and economic dependency.PUnder Implementation14522025CERF-VEN-25-UF-1452147VenezuelaVEN2Underfunded Emergencies35Economic DisruptionUnspecified EmergencyCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2025 (Socio-economic disruption)5Conflict-related06Latin America and the Caribbean8Central America2Americas700000Venezuela continues to face significant humanitarian challenges driven by structural economic bottlenecks, political and social instability, and recurrent climate-related events. An estimated 7.6 million people require humanitarian assistance, with critical needs for health, food security, education, water and sanitation, nutrition, and protection assistance. The healthcare system is severely strained, disproportionately impacting women, children, indigenous communities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people with disabilities. The abrupt withdrawal of US support, which funded 56% of Venezuela’s HNRP in 2024, has deepened these challenges, particularly for women and girls. The overall funding shortages have resulted in a drastic reduction in essential services, leaving 1.2 million people without healthcare access, cutting GBV response programs by 50%, and reducing child protection services by 60%, exposing thousands to heightened risks of violence and exploitation.The RC/HC will use this allocation to help the rigorous reprioritization of humanitarian response, directing limited resources towards safeguarding the survival and dignity of vulnerable women and children, who have been disproportionately impacted by the sudden funding withdrawal and shortages. The allocation adopts a strategic emphasis on localization to facilitate a structured and responsible transition as the country operation scales down. At least 40% of funding will be allocated to national and local partners, particularly women-led and community-based organizations, which play an essential role in the response, possessing both the proximity and capacity to rapidly resume/expand suspended life-saving services. This will facilitate a shift toward a more sustainable, locally led response model that ensures the continuity of critical services beyond this CERF allocation. A complementary $3 million allocation from the Venezuela Humanitarian Fund will further support localization efforts. The UFE allocation targets approximately 174,000 people. FAO, UNICEF, WHO, UNFPA, UNHCR, and IOM are providing life-saving assistance in the Food Security (Agriculture), WASH, Health (including SRH), Nutrition and Protection (including Child Protection and GBV) sectors. In addition to the regular UFE funding envelope of $8 million, FAO and UNICEF, with $1.1 million from a dedicated thematic funding envelope, are implementing projects promoting climate-smart humanitarian action to enhance crisis-affected communities' adaptive capacity and resilience to future climate shocks and stresses.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons9099187.000017381802025-06-27T00:00:002025-06-13T00:00:002025-07-11T00:00:002026-01-05T00:00:002026-10-09T00:00:009099187.00002025-02-08T00:00:00Venezuela continues to face significant humanitarian challenges driven by structural economic bottlenecks, political and social instability, and recurrent climate-related events. An estimated 7.6 million people require humanitarian assistance, with critical needs for health, food security, education, water and sanitation, nutrition, and protection assistance. The healthcare system is severely strained, disproportionately impacting women, children, indigenous communities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people with disabilities. The abrupt withdrawal of US support, which funded 56% of Venezuela’s HNRP in 2024, has deepened these challenges, particularly for women and girls. The overall funding shortages have resulted in a drastic reduction in essential services, leaving 1.2 million people without healthcare access, cutting GBV response programs by 50%, and reducing child protection services by 60%, exposing thousands to heightened risks of violence and exploitation.PUnder Implementation14582025CERF-ZMB-25-UF-145886ZambiaZMB2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural DisasterCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Zambia 2025 (Drought)3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa9000000Zambia is facing a complex humanitarian situation driven by climate shocks, food insecurity, and disease outbreaks. Prolonged droughts, erratic rainfall, and flash floods have severely impacted agricultural production, leaving over 5.83 million people food insecure, particularly in southern, western, and eastern provinces. Malnutrition rates are rising, with over 227,000 children under five suffering from acute malnutrition. The situation is exacerbated by economic challenges, including high inflation and unemployment, which limit households’ ability to cope. The 2023/24 is one of the driest rainfall season Zambia has experienced in more than forty years resulting in significant crop losses, and livestock stresses. Over 9.8 million people in 84 out of the 117 districts are affected by crop failure, drying pasture and drying water sources. Assessments found that 6.6 million people need immediate humanitarian assistance. An update IPC Analysis found the number of people in Emergency Phase (IPC 4) between October 2024 to March 2025 more than doubled to 236,000; with 5.6 million in IPC 3. The Zambia Vulnerability Assessment Committee report show the number of food insecure people had increased to 5.8 million in the 2023/2024 consumption year. Health systems are strained due to recurrent cholera outbreaks, Mpox outbreak and the lingering effects of COVID-19, with limited access to clean water and sanitation further increasing vulnerability. The humanitarian response focuses on food security, nutrition, health, WASH, and protection, targeting the most affected populations, including women, children, and refugees.In response to the crisis, the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) allocated $4.7 from CERF’s Underfunded Emergencies window to deliver lifesaving, multi-sectoral assistance to 50,716 people in Zambia’s eight most food-insecure districts in Western, Southern, and Luapula provinces, where over 10–15% of the population is in IPC Phase 4. The integrated response addresses urgent needs caused by climate shocks and food insecurity through Agriculture, Food Security, and Livelihoods interventions, including conditional cash assistance, solar-powered irrigation systems, and nutrition-sensitive approaches. Building on successful past collaboration, WFP and UNFPA will maintain integrated support, combining food and cash assistance with GBV and Sexual Reproductive Health services, mobile clinics, and grievance desks. All interventions will be coordinated under the El Niño response framework, aligned with existing WASH and Nutrition programming, and implemented by agencies, alongside strong support to local partners in line with Zambia’s localization commitments.FAO;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFPOther affected persons4750424.00005071602025-07-01T00:00:002025-06-12T00:00:002025-07-16T00:00:002025-12-29T00:00:002026-10-01T00:00:004750424.00002025-02-08T00:00:00Zambia is facing a complex humanitarian situation driven by climate shocks, food insecurity, and disease outbreaks. Prolonged droughts, erratic rainfall, and flash floods have severely impacted agricultural production, leaving over 5.83 million people food insecure, particularly in southern, western, and eastern provinces. Malnutrition rates are rising, with over 227,000 children under five suffering from acute malnutrition. The situation is exacerbated by economic challenges, including high inflation and unemployment, which limit households’ ability to cope. The 2023/24 is one of the driest rainfall season Zambia has experienced in more than forty years resulting in significant crop losses, and livestock stresses. Over 9.8 million people in 84 out of the 117 districts are affected by crop failure, drying pasture and drying water sources. Assessments found that 6.6 million people need immediate humanitarian assistance. An update IPC Analysis found the number of people in Emergency Phase (IPC 4) between October 2024 to March 2025 more than doubled to 236,000; with 5.6 million in IPC 3. The Zambia Vulnerability Assessment Committee report show the number of food insecure people had increased to 5.8 million in the 2023/2024 consumption year. Health systems are strained due to recurrent cholera outbreaks, Mpox outbreak and the lingering effects of COVID-19, with limited access to clean water and sanitation further increasing vulnerability. The humanitarian response focuses on food security, nutrition, health, WASH, and protection, targeting the most affected populations, including women, children, and refugees.PUnder Implementation14572025CERF-SOM-25-UF-145774SomaliaSOM2Underfunded Emergencies8DroughtNatural DisasterCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Somalia 2025 (Drought)3Meteorological, Hydrological and Climatological1Natural Disaster1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa4600000Somalia faces severe humanitarian challenges due to prolonged drought, flooding, and conflict. The country is recovering from recent droughts and floods, with La Niña conditions expected to worsen food insecurity and displacement. An estimated 4.4 million people will be food insecure, and 1.7 million children will face acute malnutrition. Cholera cases are surging and half of the population lacks access to clean water. Conflict and inter-clan violence further exacerbate the crisis. In light of the global drop in humanitarian funding, the HCT is undertaking a rigorous reprioritization of the HNRP, with a tightened focus on food security and nutrition response linked to looming drought. The RC/HC is using this allocation to help refocus the severely underfunded humanitarian response, directing limited resources towards imminent drought response and famine prevention in the most vulnerable, underserved and hard-to-reach rural areas. The allocation aims to enhance collaboration with the government, expand response reach and service continuity in remote locations, and help reaffirm the UN as an effective and strategic actor in Somalia. The allocation targets 10 districts prioritized through rigorous data analysis and operational consultations. Further, to achieve maximum and lasting impact on the ground, this CERF allocation is jointly prioritized with the Somalia Humanitarian Fund’s Allocation of $28 million. Together, the allocations enhance local capacity and improve last-mile delivery, particularly in hard-to-reach areas, through strengthened local partnerships. The allocation supports FAO, WFP, WHO, UNICEF, and IOM to implement integrated Food Security, Health, Nutrition, and WASH interventions. These include unconditional cash transfers and livestock support to sustain livelihoods and prevent displacement, disease surveillance and maternal and child health services, malnutrition screening and therapeutic feeding, and rehabilitation of water sources and emergency hygiene kits distribution. CERF funds enable UN agencies and partners to deliver emergency, life-saving assistance to over 1.7 million people in areas facing IPC Phase 4 conditions and extreme intersectoral needs. In addition to the regular UFE funding envelope of $13 million, FAO, with $1.85 million from a dedicated thematic funding envelope, is implementing a food security project to promote climate-smart humanitarian action to enhance drought-affected communities' adaptive capacity and resilience to future climate shocks and stresses.FAO;IOM;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons14849911.0000139273102025-07-01T00:00:002025-06-12T16:53:24.5632025-07-16T00:00:002025-12-22T00:00:002026-10-19T00:00:0014849911.00002025-02-08T00:00:00Somalia faces severe humanitarian challenges due to prolonged drought, flooding, and conflict. The country is recovering from recent droughts and floods, with La Niña conditions expected to worsen food insecurity and displacement. An estimated 4.4 million people will be food insecure, and 1.7 million children will face acute malnutrition. Cholera cases are surging and half of the population lacks access to clean water. Conflict and inter-clan violence further exacerbate the crisis. In light of the global drop in humanitarian funding, the HCT is undertaking a rigorous reprioritization of the HNRP, with a tightened focus on food security and nutrition response linked to looming drought. PUnder Implementation14512025CERF-SDN-25-UF-145176Republic of the SudanSDN2Underfunded Emergencies29Displacement/MigrationCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Sudan 2025 (Famine, conflict and cholera)0Internal strife2Man-made3Northern Africa3Northern Africa1Africa30400000Sudan’s food crisis is rapidly deteriorating, with famine now observed in an increasing number of localities. The December 2024 Famine Review Committee (FRC) report confirmed famine in nine localities and identified 16 more at risk. Compounding the crisis, Sudan has experienced recurrent cholera outbreaks in recent years, exposing systemic failures in water, sanitation, and healthcare. Meanwhile, recent military gains by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), including the recapture of Wad Medani in January, have triggered large-scale returns. Returnees face immense challenges: destroyed infrastructure, scarce basic services—electricity, water, food, healthcare—and the risk of unexploded ordnance. Finally, USAID’s recent termination of approximately 90% of its foreign aid contracts has severely disrupted humanitarian enabling services in Sudan.This CERF allocation aims to provide a critical, immediate injection of funds to prevent large-scale loss of life, sustain humanitarian operations in an extremely underfunded response, and maximize impact through a targeted, multi-sectoral approach. With Sudan facing worsening famine and cholera outbreak, and large-scale returns to areas with nonfunctional services, this allocation addresses the most acute needs while ensuring the humanitarian system remains operational. The Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SHF) is complementing the CERF allocation by providing $24.5 million to tackle the escalating food crisis, $5.5 million to strengthen the health sector in Khartoum, and $5 million to support cholera response efforts. This CERF allocation targets at least 1.6 million people. UNICEF, FAO, UNFPA, UNHCR, IOM, UNMAS, UNDP, WFP, and WHO are providing life-saving services in the following sectors: Nutrition, Health (including sexual and reproductive), Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Protection (including gender-based violence and mine action), Emergency Shelter and non-food items, and Common Services (UN Humanitarian Air Service). FAO;UNDP;UNFPA;UNHCR;UNICEF;UNMAS;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons22000001.000029159492025-05-23T00:00:002025-05-12T00:00:002025-07-22T00:00:002025-11-21T00:00:0022000001.00002025-02-08T00:00:00Sudan’s food crisis is rapidly deteriorating, with famine now observed in an increasing number of localities. The December 2024 Famine Review Committee (FRC) report confirmed famine in nine localities and identified 16 more at risk. Compounding the crisis, Sudan has experienced recurrent cholera outbreaks in recent years, exposing systemic failures in water, sanitation, and healthcare. Meanwhile, recent military gains by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), including the recapture of Wad Medani in January, have triggered large-scale returns. Returnees face immense challenges: destroyed infrastructure, scarce basic services—electricity, water, food, healthcare—and the risk of unexploded ordnance. Finally, USAID’s recent termination of approximately 90% of its foreign aid contracts has severely disrupted humanitarian enabling services in Sudan.PUnder Implementation14562025CERF-NER-25-UF-145666NigerNER2Underfunded Emergencies29Displacement/MigrationCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Niger 2025 (Conflict - Displacement)0Internal strife2Man-made5Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa1200000Niger faces insecurity from Non-State Armed Groups (causing massive population movements with 507,000 displaced persons in December 2024) as well as annual shocks like floods, food insecurity, malnutrition, and epidemics. According to the November 2024 Cadre Harmonise, 2.2 million people will be in food insecurity phases 3 and 4 during the lean season, with recurrence in 15 zones, mainly in Diffa, Tillabéri, and North Tahoua. About 1.6 million children are acutely malnourished, including some 412,000 with severe acute malnutrition, while the prevalence of global acute malnutrition (GAM) observed at the end of 2024 was 8.5%, — above the 5% threshold set by WHO.The RC/HC is using this allocation to support populations at the intersection of the climate and security crises, while supporting the government and humanitarian partners' efforts to decentralize operations, build community resilience and enhance local capacities. Building on the gains of the Flagship Initiative, humanitarian actors will work closely with local communities, national NGOs and government institutions to advance sustainable solutions that reduce dependence on emergency assistance. The CERF allocation complements an earlier $6.8 million allocation of the Regional Humanitarian Fund for West and Central Africa, and bolsters the localization ambitions and targets of the HCT. This allocation targets approximately 81,000 people. FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO provide life-saving assistance in the areas of Food Security, Nutrition, and Health. Cross-cutting protection priorities including mine action and PSEA are integrated. In addition to the regular UFE funding envelope of $7 million, FAO and WFP, with $1.6 million from a dedicated thematic funding envelope, are implementing a joint initiative to promote climate-smart humanitarian action to enhance crisis-affected communities' adaptive capacity and resilience to future climate shocks and stresses.FAO;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons8600000.000014622002025-06-13T00:00:002025-05-25T00:00:002025-06-24T00:00:002025-12-10T00:00:002026-09-28T00:00:008600000.00002025-02-08T00:00:00Niger faces insecurity from Non-State Armed Groups (causing massive population movements with 507,000 displaced persons in December 2024) as well as annual shocks like floods, food insecurity, malnutrition, and epidemics. According to the November 2024 Cadre Harmonise, 2.2 million people will be in food insecurity phases 3 and 4 during the lean season, with recurrence in 15 zones, mainly in Diffa, Tillabéri, and North Tahoua. About 1.6 million children are acutely malnourished, including some 412,000 with severe acute malnutrition, while the prevalence of global acute malnutrition (GAM) observed at the end of 2024 was 8.5%, — above the 5% threshold set by WHO.PUnder Review15012026CERF-SYR-25-UF-150178Syrian Arab RepublicSYR2Underfunded Emergencies29Displacement/MigrationCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Syrian Arab Republic 2025 (Conflict - Displacement)0Internal strife2Man-made14Western Asia15Western Asia3Asia15600000Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.UNICEF;UNRWAHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons18000000.000014983242026-06-01T00:00:002026-05-20T14:55:21.272026-12-02T00:00:0018000000.00002025-12-08T00:00:00Summary will be available soonPUnder Review15042026CERF-MMR-25-UF-1504165MyanmarMMR2Underfunded Emergencies29Displacement/MigrationCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Myanmar 2025 (Conflict/displacement)0Internal strife2Man-made13South-Eastern Asia14South-Eastern Asia3Asia16200000Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.WHOHost communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons11000000.00004238242026-05-21T00:00:002026-05-20T00:00:002026-12-01T00:00:0011000000.00002025-12-08T00:00:00Summary will be available soonPUnder Implementation15022026CERF-BFA-25-UF-150216Burkina FasoBFA2Underfunded Emergencies33Violence/ClashesConflict-relatedCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Burkina Faso 2025 (Conflict - Violence/clashes)1Geophysical05Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa4500000le résumé sera bientôt disponiblele résumé sera bientôt disponibleFAO;UNHCR;UNICEF;WFP;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons6999410.00001350072026-05-28T00:00:002026-05-18T07:25:02.932026-06-04T00:00:002026-11-20T00:00:006999410.00002025-12-08T00:00:00le résumé sera bientôt disponiblePUnder Implementation15102026CERF-COD-25-UF-151027Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD2Underfunded Emergencies29Displacement/MigrationCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Democratic Republic of the Congo 2025 (Conflict Displacement )0Internal strife2Man-made2Middle Africa2Middle Africa1Africa14900000le résumé sera bientôt disponiblele résumé sera bientôt disponibleUNFPA;UNICEF;WHOHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons18000000.00003131572026-05-21T00:00:002026-05-15T00:00:002026-05-29T00:00:002026-11-24T00:00:0018000000.00002025-12-08T00:00:00le résumé sera bientôt disponiblePUnder Review15032026CERF-MLI-25-UF-150357MaliMLI2Underfunded Emergencies33Violence/ClashesConflict-relatedCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Mali 2025 (Conflict - Violence/clashes)1Geophysical05Western Africa6Western Africa1Africa5100000Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.FAO;IOM;UNFPA;UNICEF;WFPHost communities;Refugees;Returnees;Internally displaced persons8000000.0000907072026-06-01T00:00:002026-05-20T06:36:07.4332026-06-10T00:00:002026-11-19T00:00:008000000.00002025-12-08T00:00:00Mali is facing a fast-spreading diphtheria outbreak since mid-September 2025. As of the beginning of December, 537 suspected cases and 32 deaths (CFR 6.1%) have been reported, with the number of cases and fatalities expected to be much higher due to underreporting. The outbreak coincides with insecurity, limited health access, vaccine shortages and cross-border movements.PUnder Review15062026CERF-MOZ-25-UF-150661MozambiqueMOZ2Underfunded Emergencies29Displacement/MigrationCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Mozambique 2025 (Cabo Delgado conflict)0Internal strife2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa2400000Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.Host communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons5000000.00001141202026-06-11T00:00:002026-05-27T00:17:20.885000000.00002025-12-08T00:00:00Summary will be available soonPUnder Review15052026CERF-HTI-25-UF-150541HaitiHTI2Underfunded Emergencies29Displacement/MigrationCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Haiti 2025 (Conflict, Violence and Displacement)0Internal strife2Man-made6Latin America and the Caribbean7Caribbean2Americas6400000Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.Host communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons;Other affected persons10000000.0000951412026-06-01T00:00:0010000000.00002025-12-08T00:00:00le résumé sera bientôt disponiblePUnder Review15072026CERF-ETH-25-UF-150734EthiopiaETH2Underfunded Emergencies29Displacement/MigrationCERF Underfunded Emergencies: Ethiopia 2025 (displacement)0Internal strife2Man-made1Eastern Africa1Eastern Africa1Africa9600000Summary will be available soon.Summary will be available soon.FAOHost communities;Returnees;Internally displaced persons13000000.00003383302026-06-04T00:00:002026-05-27T02:26:09.5932026-11-12T00:00:0013000000.00002025-12-08T00:00:00Summary will be available soon