Yemen pledging conference: Severity of suffering ‘impossible to overstate’ says Guterres

The international response to Monday’s High-Level Pledging Event on Yemen has been described as “disappointing” by the UN chief, announcing that pledges totalled less than last year’s humanitarian response, and a billion dollars less than the figure raised in 2019.

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UN Emergency Response Fund provides ‘spark of hope’ for shared humanity

08 Dec 2021

Fast and flexible, the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) was set up to promote swift, coordinated action in humanitarian crises, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told a High-level Pledging Event on Wednesday, adding: “It has more than fulfilled its mission”.

UN chief urges emergency fund support as one of the ‘most effective investments’ in humanitarian action

09 Dec 2019

The UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), is “one of the most effective investments you can make in humanitarian action”, Secretary-General, António Guterres told a high-level pledging event at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday.

UN and partners seek $7 billion to prevent catastrophe in the Horn of Africa

24 May 2023

With “crisis atop of crisis” threatening millions in the Horn of Africa, the international community cannot afford to stand idly by, Secretary-General António Guterres said at a pledging event to raise $7 billion for the region, held at UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday.