Drought in East Africa, heavy rains in West Africa, with wetness and dryness in Latin America and the Caribbean
Africa Weather Hazards
Consistently low and infrequent seasonal precipitation across some bimodal rainfall areas of northern Tanzania, as well as western Kenya, northeastern Uganda, southeastern South Sudan, and the southern Rift Valley of Ethiopia have strengthened moisture deficits since late March. The poor rains have negatively impacted livestock, led to the replanting of crops, and reduced crop yields. Continued poor rainfall expected in June is likely to adversely impact crops and pastoral conditions in the region.
Sporadic rainfall during the past several months has led to rainfall deficits and dryness across the Hirraan, Galgaduud, and Mudug Regions of southern and central Somalia and the Somali Region of Ethiopia, which has led to water shortages. Light rains should provide some relief during the next week, though dryness will remain.
Poorly distributed rainfall since mid-April had led to a rapid deterioration of ground conditions throughout portions of southern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and northwestern Tanzania. As seasonal rainfall is expected to decrease in June, sustained moisture deficits are likely to negatively impact cropping activities in the region.
Frequent and above-average rainfall since May has resulted in oversaturated conditions in many regions of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, southern Mali, and western Cote d’Ivoire. There is an increased chance for localized flooding as heavy downpours are forecast during the next week.
Dryness continues in parts of East Africa, Central America and Haiti; flooding in Guatemala and West Africa
Africa Weather Hazards
Poor rainfall distribution during March-May rainfall season hurt agricultural and pastoral activities throughout western Kenya, parts of northwestern Tanzania. Although some areas could still receive enhanced rains over the next week, the ending rainy season could further worsen ground conditions.
Poorly distributed rainfall since mid-April had led to a rapid deterioration of ground conditions throughout portions of southern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and northwestern Tanzania. As seasonal rainfall is expected to decrease in June, sustained moisture deficits are likely to hurt cropping activities in the region.
Frequent and above-average rainfall since May has resulted in oversaturated conditions in many regions of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, southern Mali, and western Cote-d'Ivoire. There a=is an increased chance of heavy rains and flooding during the next week.
Dryness continues in East Africa, Honduras and Nicaragua, with flooding possible in West Africa and Guatemala
Africa Weather Hazards
Poor rainfall distribution during the March-May rainfall season hurt agricultural and pastoral activities throughout western Kenya, parts of northeastern Uganda, southeastern South Sudan, and northwestern Tanzania. Southern Ethiopia and northwestern Kenya are forecast to receive limited rains during the next week, which could sustain poor agricultural and pastoral conditions.
Dry spells since mid-April has led to a rapid deterioration of ground conditions throughout portions of southern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and parts of northwestern Tanzania. The negative impacts of this dryness may persist, as seasonal rainfall is expected to decrease over the next few months.
Heavy downpours have led to flooding over Kita Region of southwestern Mali during the past week. Above-average rains have led to large rainfall surpluses during the past few weeks, and the additional rains forecast for the next week maintain the risks for flooding over the region.
Frequent and above-average rains over the past several weeks have increased moisture surpluses over the far western areas of the Gulf of Guinea. High rainfall is expected over Sierra Leone, Liberia, and coastal Côte d’Ivoire during the next week, increasing the likelihood for flooding over many local areas.
Dryness may persist in East Africa as seasonal rains end, flooding possible in the Sudans, West Africa, and Guatemala
Africa Weather Hazards
Poor rainfall distribution during the March-May rainfall season has hurt agricultural and pastoral activities throughout western Kenya, parts of northeastern Uganda, southeastern South Sudan, and northwestern Tanzania. Southern Ethiopia and northwestern Kenya are forecast to receive limited rains during the next week, which could sustain poor agricultural and pastoral conditions.
Dry spells since mid-April has led to a rapid deterioration of ground conditions throughout portions of southern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and parts of northwestern Tanzania. The negative impacts of this dryness may persist, as seasonal rainfall is expected to decrease over the next few months.
Enhanced rains over the past several weeks have resulted in large rainfall surpluses over parts of southern Sudan and South Sudan. Forecasts favor the development of torrential rains throughout many areas of western South Sudan and southwestern Sudan during the next week, with an increased potential for localized flooding in these areas.
Heavy and above-average rains since the beginning of June have oversaturated ground conditions in southern Mali and northeastern Guinea. After a slight decrease in rainfall during the past week, the return of heavy downpours is forecast for the next week, increasing risks for new flooding across the region.
The number of people targeted through coordinated humanitarian appeals rose from 76 million in 31 countries in December 2014 to 78.9 million people in 37 countries in June 2015. This figure now stands at over 82 million.*
US$6.6 billion have been received within the coordinated appeal framework.
The total humanitarian funding received inside and outside coordinated appeals stands at $11.5 billion. It is worth noting that $23.2 billion is the total amount received inside and outside the appeals last year in 2014.
The main reason for revised requirements is the upsurge in violence in Yemen. This has prompted a revision of the country’s appeal from $747.5 million at the beginning of the year to $1.6 billion.
Requirements will be increase by the release of the Haiti plan, and by planned revision to the Libya response plan.
The Syria crisis alone stands for 38 per cent of all requirements.
Together with the emergencies in Iraq, South Sudan and Yemen, they make up 60 per cent of appeal requirements. 56 per cent of funding received for UN coordinated appeals in 2015 has been directed towards these crises.
Flash appeals for Nepal, Honduras and Vanuatu have generated contributions between 50 and 55 per cent of the amounts appealed for. Gambia, Djibouti, Senegal and the Burundi region have received the least funding, at between 2 and 12 per cent of requirements.
As of 24 September, the funding gap of the coordinated appeals framework is $11.7 billion, meaning that almost 60 per cent is not covered. In total, $19.8 billion are required for 2015. $8.1 billion have been received which includes $1.5 billion newly reported to the Financial Tracking Service (FTS) in September.
Despite the generosity of donors, the needs still significantly exceed the total received. The highest amount of funding received is for the Syria crisis which has received $3 billion of the total required investment of $7.4 billion. Coverage therefore is only 41 per cent with a shortfall of $4.4 billion.
Requirements for the Syria crisis represent 37 per cent of the UN-coordinated inter-agency humanitarian appeals, and together with other L3 emergencies (Iraq, South Sudan and Yemen) represent 60 per cent of the funding received this year towards the appeals. 82 million people in 37 countries are targeted for assistance through the UN-coordinated inter-agency appeals.
Some revisions took place over the last month. Due to the recent floods, the Myanmar Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) requirement has increased from $189.5 million to $265 million. It is currently 37 per cent funded. The Afghanistan HRP has been revised from $405.3 million to $416.7 million (currently 48 per cent funded) based on the protracted nature of the refugee response in Khost and Paktika provinces as indicated in the mid-year update of the plan.
Recorded funding for the Yemen HRP increased by 26 per cent over the last month ($416.6 million newly reported), meaning that requirements are now 44 per cent covered. Recorded funding of the Mauritania HRP increased by 14 per cent ($13.5 million newly reported) making it 48 per cent funded.
As reported to FTS, there are $1.78 billion outstanding pledges of which $392 million are potentially earmarked for the UN-coordinated inter-agency appeals. Donors are strongly encouraged to report, check, and coordinate with FTS to ensure contributions are accurately and swiftly reflected.
The total humanitarian funding received inside and outside the humanitarian coordinated appeals stands at $13.4 billion.
As of 28 October, the funding gap of the UN-coordinated inter-agency appeals is US$10.8 billion which means that 54 per cent of the required funds remain unmet.
Globally, humanitarian organizations aim to reach 82 million people across 38 countries in 2015.
Donors continued to give generously; coinciding with the occasion of the 70th UN General Assembly in September, newly reported contributions to FTS between September and October amount to approximately $1.2 billion towards humanitarian response. An additional $647 million in pledges remain outstanding.
Ten appeals are funded between 50-59 per cent: Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Iraq, Mauritania, Nepal, Nigeria, South Sudan,
Sudan, Syria regional refugee and resilience plan (3RP), and Vanuatu. The Afghanistan HRP saw an 11 per cent increase of reported funding rising from 48 per cent to 59 per cent. The Syria 3RP increased by 9 per cent from last month’s figures reaching funding coverage of 50 per cent as reported to FTS.
Other increases in reported funding were for Sudan which saw an 8 per cent increase, DRC a 7 per cent increase, Iraq a 5 per cent increase, and Nigeria a 3 per cent increase.
In stark contrast, the plans for Djibouti (15 per cent); Gambia (5 per cent);
Sahel (15 per cent); Senegal (16 per cent); and the South Sudan regional refugee plan (20 per cent) remain the least funded and constitute a meagre 2 per cent of all funding received. Low funding continues to hinder humanitarian operations and the delivery of essential life-saving assistance.
The Haiti Urgent Request for Humanitarian Funding, a five-month appeal covering August-December 2015, has increased the global request by $26 million. The plan was first released in August, and is now being tracked in FTS. Haiti is seeking funds to respond to multiple factors: a deterioration of the bi-national migration crisis with the Dominican Republic, resurgence in cholera cases, and increased food insecurity and malnutrition. The current El Niño episode will further aggravate the situation as Haiti experiences a second year of drought in several parts of the country.
Through September, country-based pooled funds (CBPFs) have received $352 million. 61 per cent of this funding has gone to NGOs, including 17 per cent to national NGOs. Allocations complement other sources of funding and are prioritized in line with country humanitarian response plans. OCHA manages 18 CBPFs in crisis-affected countries, allowing donors to pool their unearmarked contributions to a specific emergency.
The global figures in this document (82 million people and $19.8 billion requirements) do not include RRP country chapters already covered in corresponding HRPs.
As of 30 November, the funding gap of the UN-coordinated inter-agency appeals is US$10.2 billion which means that 51 per cent of the required funds remain unmet.
During November, newly reported contributions to FTS totalled $241.3 million for humanitarian response: $68.4 million for South Sudan, $27.9 million for Iraq, and $13.3 million for Lebanon. So far in 2015, $2.2 billion in pledges remain outstanding.
Reported funding to Honduras increased by 12 per cent ($7.1 million or 54 per cent funded). Afghanistan had an increase of 8 per cent. South Sudan, Iraq,
Nigeria, Djibouti and Nepal had increases of 6-7 per cent. There continues to be no increase in the funding to the two least-funded emergencies (Sahel Regional and Gambia).
Libya continues to experience ongoing violence, depriving the most vulnerable of their basic needs and triggering large-scale displacement, forcing Libyans to flee on multiple occasions. A new response plan for Libya was launched in mid-November primarily with new requirements for the upcoming year but also reflecting requirements for October-December 2015. The total funding requirement for the new 15-month plan is $165.6 million targeting 1.3 million people to support refugees, migrants, IDPs, returnees and non-displaced people in need. The current Libya plan throughout 2015 has received $13.1 million (37 percent), according to FTS.
In addition to the 29 country-specific humanitarian response plans, Regional Refugee Response Plans (RRP) focus on refugee requirements from a regional perspective through a multi-sectoral approach. The RRPs in Burundi (24 per cent), CAR (21 per cent) and South Sudan (21 per cent) are among the least well-funded plans.
In November, the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) continued to provide support for early humanitarian response to climate-related events linked to El Niño. Some $20 million was allocated for life-saving activities in response to drought in El Salvador and Ethiopia, bringing the total CERF response to El Niño in 2015 to $76 million.
To date, CERF has received $370.3 million in contributions for 2015.
Since January, more than $421.1 million has been allocated for life-saving interventions in 42 emergencies worldwide: $252.2 million in rapid response grants to 31 emergencies and $169 million to sustain humanitarian operations in 20 underfunded and protracted crises.
Through the end of November, OCHA-managed country-based pooled funds (CBPFs) have received more than $431 million from Member State donors which has allowed the 18 funds to disburse more than $400 million in support of people in some of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
Globally, millions of vulnerable households are at risk of increased hunger and poverty due to droughts and floods as a result of a climatic occurrence: El Niño. This phenomenon is not an individual weather event but a climate pattern which occurs every two to seven years and lasts 9-12 months. No two El Niño events are ever the same and it is thought that this particular occurrence could be the most powerful on record. The strongest El Niño in 1997/1998 killed some 21,000 people and caused damage to infrastructure worth US$ 36 billion. According to the World Bank, El Niño is likely to have a negative impact in more isolated local food markets, and many countries are already seeing an increase in prices. Food Security Cluster partners have put preparedness actions in place and are already responding in countries where the effects have materialised, such as Somalia, Ethiopia, Papua New Guinea, and throughout Central America. The global Food Security Cluster is providing support to WFP, FAO, and food security partners through continual monitoring of information, and dissemination of such data to stakeholders for El Niño affected countries, ensuring that country level coordination mechanisms are well equipped to employ preparedness actions and responses, advocating for additional resources to affected countries, and support to country level clusters through surge missions.
As of 30 December, the funding gap of the 2015 UN-coordinated inter-agency appeals is US$9.6 billion which means that 48 per cent of the required funds remain unmet.
During December, newly reported contributions to FTS totalled $736 million for humanitarian response: for response plans specifically, $81.7 million for Iraq, $80.6 million for Yemen, and $41.4 million for Niger. As reported to FTS by 30 December, over $1.7 billion of humanitarian funding remain in outstanding pledges (of which $404 million is allocated for the coordinated response plans).
Reported funding to the Iraq response plans increased by 12 per cent ($81.7 million or 74 per cent funded). Funding for Niger increased by 10 per cent, Haiti by 8 per cent, and Yemen by 5 per cent. Most appeals posted slight increases by one or two per cent while many, including Djibouti, Gambia, Honduras, Guatemala, Nepal, Sahel regional, South Sudan and Vanuatu staying at the same funding level as in November.
Sahel regional (15 per cent) and the Gambia (5 per cent) remain the two most poorly-funded emergencies in 2015.
The Regional Refugee Response Plans (RRP) focus on refugee requirements from a regional perspective through a multi-sectoral approach. The 3RP for Syria is the most well-funded at $2.7 billion (59 per cent), followed by RRPs for Burundi (24 per cent), CAR (21 per cent) and South Sudan (21 per cent) which are among the least funded plans.
As the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) is marking ten years, some 38 Member States and other contributors announced almost $252 million in pledges for 2016 in December, with further pledges expected to be announced early in the new year. In 2015, CERF received some $403 million or 90 per cent of its funding target in contributions; and allocated more than $470 million for life-saving response in 45 countries.
OCHA-managed country-based pooled funds (CBPFs) have received $580 million for 2015 from 19 Member State donors. This has allowed 18 funds to disburse some $500 million in support of affected people in the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Final disbursement figures will be available in January.
Currently, the humanitarian response plans and appeals for 2016 are seeking over $19.8 billion to meet the needs of 89.4 million people across 37 countries. The figures may increase in the course of 2016. As of 29 January, $50 million has been received for the appeals.
In January 2015, the UN-coordinated inter-agency appeals required $16.4 billion to meet the needs of 57.5 million people across 22 countries.
The year ended with requirements at $19.9 billion, an increase of $3.5 billion, to meet the needs of 82 million people in 38 countries.
As of 29 January, 21 humanitarian response plans (HRPs) and six refugee response plans (RRPs) for 2016 have been published. Eighteen of them are already being tracked by the Financial Tracking Service (FTS). Of these, early recipients of funding include: Nigeria (4 per cent funded), Cameroon (3 per cent), Niger (2 per cent), Libya, Chad and Somalia (all at 1 per cent).
Further response plans are being finalised and will be available online in the coming weeks.
Sectors benefitting from early funding have been those of agriculture, protection and human rights, shelter and non-food items, water and sanitation, food and health.
So far in 2016, the reported global humanitarian contributions are over $1.3 billion, with approximately $261 million in outstanding pledges. These contributions are reported towards bilateral funding, the Red Cross movement, and other funding mechanisms including for NGOs outside the UN-coordinated appeals framework.
As reported to FTS, the UN coordinated appeals have been consistently funded on average at 62 per cent regardless of the total requirement per year, and despite its five-fold increase over the last five years. 2015 saw the lowest coverage, closing the year at 53 percent (there may be adjustments to these final figures). The total funds received increased by 93 percent from $5.6 billion in 2011 to a highest $10.8 billion in 2014. It is expected that FTS will receive more funding reports attributed to 2015 appeals over the course of this year. All donors and operational partners are encouraged to report their contributions to FTS in a timely manner to ensure an up-to-date reflection of the funding status.
Meanwhile by 29 January, donors had pledged almost $250 million towards the CERF for 2016, of which some $76 million has already been received. In January, CERF allocated almost $9 million in rapid response grants and an additional $100 million to sustain life-saving relief for up to 4.5 million people in nine severely underfunded crises where levels of vulnerability are alarmingly high and available resources for humanitarian response are critically low.
As at 29 February, the funding requirements for humanitarian response plans and appeals for 2016 are US$20.1 billion to meet the needs of 89.3 million people across 37 countries. The increase since January is due to the release of the Yemen response plan which seeks $1.8 billion to respond to humanitarian needs of 13.6 million people. The global figures are likely to increase further in the course of 2016.
Of the total amount requested, $407 million in funding has been received so far towards the UN coordinated inter-agency appeals with outstanding pledges amounting to over $135.4 million as reported to the Financial Tracking Service (FTS). At the London Conference to support Syria and the region on 4 February, donors pledged $11.3 billion of which $5.9 billion are for 2016 and $5.4 billion for 2017-2020. Rapid disbursement and decisions of allocation will be important to allow agencies to step up operations in Syria in light of the cessation of hostilities. We are following up on donor plans to understand where funding gaps exist.
Twenty-three humanitarian response plans (HRPs) and six refugee response plans (RRPs) for 2016 have been published. The funding status so far is as follows: Guatemala and Niger (9 per cent funded), Iraq (8 per cent), Burkina Faso and South Sudan (5 per cent), Afghanistan and Nigeria (4 per cent), Cameroon and Libya (3 per cent). Protracted emergencies such as Chad, Somalia and Yemen are 2 per cent funded.
In South Sudan, urgent funding of $220 million is required to enable aid organizations to rapidly scale-up humanitarian action before the end of the dry season in May 2016. Aid workers are in a race against time to respond in areas previously cut off by fighting and rains, and to pre-position vital supplies ahead of the next rainy season.
As reported to FTS, since January, around $2.4 billion of humanitarian funding with over $2 billion has been allocated outside of the appeals framework, including bilateral funding, funding to the Red Cross movement, and other mechanisms for NGOs.
Meanwhile, donors have pledged almost $250 million for 2016 for the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) thus far, of which almost $129 million has been received. To-date, CERF has allocated almost $20 million and set aside additional $21 million in rapid response grants. Another $100 million, of which $3 million has already been allocated, is intended to sustain life-saving relief for 5.3 million people in nine severely underfunded crises, including Burundi, DPR of Korea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda where levels of vulnerability are alarmingly high and available resources for humanitarian response are critically low.
By the end of February, 18 Country-Based Pool Funds (CBPFs) have received contributions and pledges of some $100 million.
As at 31 March, the global funding requirements for humanitarian response plans and appeals for 2016 are over US$20.1 billion to meet the needs of 88.7 million people across 38 countries.
About $1.5 billion in funding has been received so far, leaving a shortfall of $18.6 billion. The outstanding pledges amount to over $124.4 million as reported to the Financial Tracking Service (FTS).
New plans in March included the Fiji Tropical Cyclone Winston Flash Appeal seeking $39 million and the Burundi Humanitarian Response Plan requiring $62.3 million. The global figures are likely to increase further in the course of 2016.
Urgent funding to time-sensitive needs is required in some operational priorities where there are risks of severe consequences due to seasonal cycles or impending breaks in funding pipelines.
These include operations in Somalia, South Sudan and Ethiopia and the emergency response to needs in the aftermath of the cyclone in Fiji. Please see icon overleaf for further information.
For the El Niño-related needs, an estimated $2.4 billion has been appealed through government or Humanitarian Country Team plans in the countries of greatest concern. The funding gap is about $1.5 billion, of which over $600 million is required for Ethiopia alone.
Meanwhile, by the end of March, the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has received almost $224 million in contributions for 2016; and allocated more than $160 million through its underfunded emergencies (UFE) and rapid response (RR) windows. The Fund has allocated almost $60 million in rapid response grants to eleven countries. Most recently, funds have been allocated in response to the tropical cyclone Winston in Fiji; yellow fever outbreak in Angola; and refugee response in South Sudan; while CERF has continued responding to humanitarian consequences of the global El Niño phenomenon - in Angola, Lesotho, Mozambique, Somalia and Swaziland. The first allocation round, of $100 million, to sustain life-saving relief in nine severely underfunded crises, was finalised in March.
The global figures in this document (88.7 million people and over $20.1 billion requirements) do not include RRP country chapters already covered in corresponding HRPs.
As of 30 April, global funding requirements to meet the needs of 89 million people across 39 countries through humanitarian response plans and appeals for 2016 amount to over US$20.3 billion. About $3.8 billion in funding has been received so far, leaving a shortfall of $16.5 billion. With the emergence of new humanitarian crises, global financial requirements have increased by around 2 per cent in the first trimester of the year.
The Ecuador Earthquake Flash Appeal issued in April seeks $72.8 million to support 350,000 people with multi-sector life-saving assistance over a three-month period. Also this month, the humanitarian country team in Port-au-Prince concluded a Humanitarian Response Plan for Haiti, requiring $193.8 million to overcome severe food insecurity affecting 1.3 million people, and ensure protection for returnees andOn 26 April, the Emergency Relief Coordinator convened a global call for support and action to avert accumulation of adverse effects of the El Niño crisis. An estimated $3.6 billion is required to respond to this crisis in countries across East Africa, Southern Africa, Central America, Asia and the Pacific, through government plans, plans developed by the humanitarian community, and in some cases joint government-humanitarian country team plans. This figure is expected to escalate.
Funding for the Syria Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) and the Syria Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP) is at 13 per cent and 23 per cent respectively. Although the London conference earlier this year saw record-level pledges, many donors have not yet allocated the funds pledged, and disbursement rates remain low. Without tangible contributions, organizations cannot scale up or sustain operations in Syria and the region.
Over the last month the Financial Tracking Service (FTS) recorded funding for the Syria 3RP increased by 17 per cent; appeal funding for South Sudan increased by 14 per cent, and funding towards Fiji, Honduras, Senegal, and the Nigeria RRP increased by 12 percent. At the other end of the spectrum, reports on funding for The Gambia have yet to come in. Please see overleaf for information on time-sensitive funding needs.
By end-April the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has received $229.7 million in contributions for 2016 (this is 81 per cent of all commitments and 51 per cent of the annual funding target). The Fund has allocated $96.5 million in rapid response grants to 16 countries, and $99.9 million from the first round of underfunded emergency grants in 9 countries. Following the earthquake in Ecuador, the Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien announced a
$7 million CERF allocation to support immediate life-saving response efforts in affected areas. This funding will help kick-start vital logistics, shelter, WASH, and emergency health operations in affected areas of Ecuador. As the El Niño global climatic events continue to impact tens of millions lives across the globe, CERF has also allocated approximately $50.3 million for life-saving activities in response to drought, floods and cyclones since January this year, with an additional $6 million currently being processed.
In the first quarter of 2016, country-based pooled funds (CBPFs) received $171 million from 11 donors. 60 per cent of this funding has gone to NGOs, including 11 per cent to national NGOs. OCHA manages 18 CBPFs in crisis-affected countries, allowing donors to pool their earmarked contributions to a specific emergency and enabling Humanitarian Coordinators and the best-placed organizations on the ground to deliver assistance in a timely and coordinated manner.
As of 30 May 2016, financial requirements of UN-coordinated Humanitarian Response Plans, Flash Appeals and Regional Refugee Plans as reflected in the Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) amount to an unprecedented US$20.8 billion and are expected to rise. These appeals are currently funded at $4.8 billion, or 23 per cent. $16 billion in financial requirements remain unmet. Overall, humanitarian operations in 2016 are funded at almost $9.2 billion.
Currently humanitarian partners aim to reach 91 million people in need in as many as 40 countries. The increase in May is due to the Flash Appeal in response to the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Ecuador, to a response plan for Zimbabwe and to expanded requirements in Ethiopia as a consequence of El Niño.
Over $3.6 billion is required for El Niño-related activities through government plans, plans developed by humanitarian country teams, and joint government-humanitarian organization plans in countries across the most affected regions of East Africa, Southern Africa, Central America and Asia Pacific. The newly appointed United Nations Special Envoys for El Niño will work to generate resources for El Niño response and to secure long-term solutions for resilience building and preparedness. Meteorologists indicate that a La Niña event is more likely than not to occur later this year.
Over the last month, FTS records a significant increase of 28 per cent in funding for the Burundi RRP while funding for the Myanmar plan has increased by 20 per cent. Funding for the Mali appeal increased by 8 per cent, Nigeria and CAR by 7 per cent, and Iraq, Syria and Ukraine all increased by 6 percent. Meanwhile, no funding reports have been submitted to FTS by donors or implementing agencies for the Gambia HRP and the Yemen RRMRP, five months after these appeals were released.
The Central Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) has received $245 million in contributions for 2016 thus far and is projecting $413 million in contributions this year, with a shortfall of $37 million from its annual funding target. CERF continues to provide fast, flexible and life-saving humanitarian aid in emerging crises and the world’s most neglected disasters. In May, CERF approved $18 million from the Rapid Response window to support emergency interventions for Ecuador – earthquake;
Guinea – Ebola resurgence; Nigeria – Lassa fever outbreak; South Sudan – conflict; and Viet Nam – El Niño-related drought. As of end-May, CERF has allocated more than $216 million to 26 countries through the Rapid Response and Underfunded Emergencies windows.
At the World Humanitarian Summit several leaders announced their support for the UN Secretary-General’s proposal for a $1 billion CERF. An expanded CERF will enable distribution of vital resources anywhere anytime a humanitarian catastrophe exists, in a manner commensurate with growing needs.
Contributions to Country-based Pooled Funds (CBPFs) at the end of May 2016 stand at $284 million, of which $247 million have been allocated as follows: 42 per cent to UN agencies, 44 per cent to international NGOs and 13 per cent to national NGOs, with 1 per cent to Red Cross/Red Crescent societies.
