Central Emergency Response Fund

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The Central Emergency Response Fund is a United Nations global humanitarian fund that provides rapid, flexible financing to enable timely and life-saving assistance in emergencies and underfunded crises.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations fund
emergency response mechanism
humanitarian fund
pooled fund
administeredBy OCHA NERFINISHED
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
allocationCriteria level of existing funding for the crisis
life‑saving nature of proposed activities
urgency of the humanitarian need
appliesToJurisdiction global
benefits people affected by armed conflict
people affected by complex emergencies
people affected by natural disasters
createdBy United Nations General Assembly
currency United States dollar
financedBy voluntary contributions from UN Member States
voluntary contributions from private donors
voluntary contributions from regional authorities
fundingMechanism grant
revolving loan
hasComponent rapid response window
underfunded emergencies window
hasGoal to enable early action and response to reduce loss of life
to ensure more predictable humanitarian financing
to promote equitable funding of crises
headquartersLocation New York City
United States
inception 2006
language English
legalBasis UN General Assembly resolution 60/124
managedBy Emergency Relief Coordinator
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
operatedBy UN OCHA NERFINISHED
ownedBy United Nations
partOf United Nations humanitarian system
purpose to enable timely and life‑saving assistance in crises
to improve the timeliness of humanitarian response
to provide rapid humanitarian assistance in emergencies
to strengthen core elements of humanitarian response
to support underfunded humanitarian emergencies
sectorCoverage food security
health
nutrition
protection
shelter
water, sanitation and hygiene
shortName CERF
supports IOM
UN agencies
international humanitarian organizations through UN partners
website https://cerf.un.org

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