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UN emergency fund injects $125 million to scale up aid in 11 countries with underfunded crises

New York, 13 December 2019 - UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock has released US$125 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to urgently boost humanitarian response to people in need in 11 countries across the world in 2020.

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United Nations releases new funding to fight Samoa measles outbreak

New York, 09 December 2019 - The UN’s Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock has released US$2.6 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund to help fight the devastating measles outbreak in Samoa and support the…

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CERF releases $ 6 million to ramp up humanitarian response in DRP Korea

New York, 16 October 2019 - UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock today announced a US$6 million allocation from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support life-saving humanitarian response in the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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CERF provides US$75 million to eight underfunded crises

(New York, 5 September 2019): Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock released today US$75 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support responses to eight underfunded emergencies. The countries…

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UN Secretary-General appoints new members to CERF’s Advisory Group

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed seven new members to the Advisory Group of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2005, the 19-member Advisory Group provides policy guidance and advice…