WHO assembly backs major health measures as financial strains mount
New strategies on antimicrobial resistance, financing and radiation protection approved - while doing 'more with less.'
Central Emergency Response Fund
The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) is a humanitarian fund established by the U.N. General Assembly. As a "fund of last resort," its mission is to provide immediate, life-saving funding for humanitarian emergencies worldwide, allowing the U.N. and its partners to deliver rapid aid to people affected by sudden-onset crises.
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U.S. pledges $2 billion to U.N. aid, reshaping humanitarian model
Investment brings reform and pooled funding even as deep aid cuts leave U.N. agencies struggling to meet record needs.
Aid blocked and cholera threat looms in Afghan quake response
The severe lack of clean drinking water and sanitation is a big concern particularly in an area where cholera is endemic.
Afghan quake death toll surpasses 1,400 as global aid bypasses Taliban
An IFRC official says the difficult terrain where the quake struck could turn this into a 'protracted crisis' lasting months.
Second round of U.N. emergency cash provided for crisis hotspots
More than a third of the funds will support aid efforts for people in Yemen ($20 million) and Ethiopia ($15 million).