About
Donations from Crisis Relief go towards the United Nations' efforts to fund critical work in humanitarian crises around the world.
UN Humanitarian Funds include CERF, a global fund that provides immediate rapid-response aid when disasters strike, and individual Humanitarian Funds for ongoing crises in specific countries. Each fund's primary goals include:
Supporting life-saving activities such as providing food, shelter and education
Filling critical funding gaps when humanitarian needs surpass the amount of funds available
Expanding assistance in hard-to-reach areas
The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)
Country Humanitarian Funds
The UN manages the funds and makes them available to NGOs, the Red Cross/Red Crescent Organisations and UN agencies working on the ground to help people most in need. Additional information about the funds can be found here.
UN Crisis Relief is run by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Homepage photo credit: Giles Clarke/UN OCHA
Supporting life-saving activities, such as providing food, shelter and education.
Filling critical funding gaps when humanitarian needs surpass the amount of funds available.
Expanding assistance in hard-to-reach areas.