UN Allocates $160 Million for Underfunded Humanitarian Crises

The United Nations has announced a $160 million allocation from its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support life-saving aid in 12 severely underfunded humanitarian crises.

The funding is intended to help sustain assistance for 87 million people affected by those crises, as shortages of humanitarian financing threaten relief efforts.

The money is being released from CERF to support emergency assistance, rather than being allocated to replenish the fund itself.

The announcement did not specify how the funding would be divided among the 12 crises or identify the countries receiving support.