Attachments
Seventy-eighth session
Item 72 (a) of the agenda
Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and
disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including
special economic assistance: strengthening of the coordination
of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations
Summary
The present report provides a description of the activities of the Central Emergency Response Fund from 1 January to 31 December 2022, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 77/28. The Fund continued to play a key role in the global humanitarian response in 2022. During the reporting period, the Emergency Relief Coordinator approved $734.6 million in support of life-saving humanitarian activities in 42 countries – the second highest amount in the history of the Fund. In addition, four loans were approved for a total value of $57 million.
The Fund received a total of $611.9 million from its donors in 2022, the fourth highest annual income in its history. In the context of increasing humanitarian needs, continued support from Member States and other donors is crucial for enabling the Fund to meet the needs of people affected by humanitarian emergencies worldwide and to attain its increased annual funding target of $1 billion, as endorsed by the General Assembly in its resolution 71/127.
I. Introduction
1. The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 77/28 on the strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit a report on the detailed use of the Central Emergency Response Fund. The report covers the activities carried out under the Fund from 1 January to 31 December 2022.
II. Overview of the funding commitments of the Fund
2. With $734.6 million provided in 2022 for humanitarian activities in 42 countries (see table below and annex I), the Emergency Relief Coordinator approved the second highest amount in a single year in the history of the Fund. It was second only to 2020, when the Fund allocated $848.1 million for humanitarian responses in 59 countries, facilitated by exceptional end-of-year donor top-ups in 2019 that were carried over to 2020. In addition, in 2022, four loans totalling $57 million were approved. Between its inception in 2005 and the end of 2022, the Fund has provided some $8.2 billion for humanitarian assistance in 119 countries, territories or areas. Grants were directly allocated to United Nations funds and programmes as well as specialized agencies.