Central Emergency Response Fund - Allocations

Allocations

Since its inception in March 2006, the Fund has provides over US$800 million in assistance, reaching millions of disaster victims in over 60 countries. Recent contributions have helped survivors of the May 2008 earthquake in China and cyclone in Myanmar, as well as victims of the ongoing conflict in Darfur.

Specific allocations from the Fund included:

• In August 2007, the CERF proved vital in allocating funds (US$ 8.7 million) for the response to the 2007 Sudan floods, in response to a request launched by acting United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator David Gressly on behalf of United Nations agencies in the country.

• In February 2008, in response to a request by Resident Coordinator for Cameroon Sophie de Caen, the CERF allocated US$ 4.7 million to the humanitarian operations in response to the inflow of Chadian refugees into Cameroon, in the aftermath of the 2008 battle of N'Djamena.

• In August 2008, in response to a request by Humanitarian Coordinator for Chad Kingsley Amaning, the CERF allocated US$ 1.2 million to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Chad, to replace non-food items that were stolen or looted during continued warfare in Chad. The local OCHA head of office, Eliane Duthoit, highlighted the importance of the contribution, but also called on belligerent parties to stop destroying or looting humanitarian supplies.