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UN chief calls for $1 billion in donor contributions to emergency response fund

UN chief calls for $1 billion in donor contributions to emergency response fund

Dec 09, 2017, at 09:46 am

  New York, Dec 9(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday called for $1 billion in donor contributions to the Organization’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) – a pool of funding that supports critical relief operations in crises around the world – as humanitarian needs have increased from $5.2 billion in 2005 to over $24 billion on Friday.  

UN emergency response fund reaches annual goal of $450 million, but more needed

UN emergency response fund reaches annual goal of $450 million, but more needed

Oct 10, 2017, at 01:19 pm

New York, Oct 10(Just Earth News): The United Nations global emergency response fund has reached its 2017 funding target of $450 million, but much more is required given that the number of people in need of assistance is at a record high.