GENEVA, 29 January 2016 (UN News Service): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday released 100 million US dollar (ca. 680 mio. DKR) from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for severely underfunded aid operations in nine neglected emergencies.
The funds will enable life-saving help for millions of people forced from their homes in Central and Eastern Africa, those affected by conflict and food insecurity in Libya and Mali, and the most vulnerable and at risk of malnutrition in North Korea.
“This funding is a lifeline for the world's most vulnerable people. It is a concrete demonstration of our shared commitment to leave no one behind”, said Mr. Ban.
Hurtig humanitær udrykningsfond
According to the UN, CERF is one of the fastest and most effective ways to support rapid humanitarian response.
The Fund pools donor contributions into a single fund so money is available to start or continue urgent relief work anywhere in the world at the onset of emergencies and for crises that have not attracted sufficient funding.
Today, some 64 million dollar from the CERF allocation will allow humanitarian partners to respond to the displacement crises in Central and Eastern Africa caused by conflict and violence in South Sudan, Burundi and the DR Congo.
Urgently needed funds will help an estimated 1.7 million refugees, displaced people and host communities in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
A further 28 million dollar will help relief agencies address the humanitarian needs of up to 350,000 people affected by conflict and food insecurity in Libya and in Mali, where an estimated 300,000 people will be assisted, especially in the North.
1,8 millioner nordkoreanske børn skal have ordentlig mad
An allocation of eight million dollar will support urgent life-saving humanitarian assistance for more than 2.2 million vulnerable people in North Korea, including 1.8 million children who need urgent nutrition assistance.
“With so many crises competing for attention around the world many people in need are forgotten,” said the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien.
“These CERF grants will help sustain life-saving assistance and protection in emergencies where the needs of the most vulnerable communities are alarmingly high but the resources enabling us to respond remain low,” he noted, adding:
“A strong and well-resourced CERF will help us focus on addressing the most critical needs.”
Fonden har ti-års jubilæum i år
Since 2006, 125 UN Member States and observers, private-sector donors and regional governments have supported the Fund.
To date, CERF has allocated almost 4.2 billion dollar for humanitarian operations in 94 countries and territories.
Danmark har ydet 143,56 mio. dollars og er dermed niende største giver til CERF. Sverige har stillet med fire-en-halv gange mere og Norge fire gange mere (redaktionel tilføjelse).
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