[Published: Thursday April 28 2011]
UN humanitarian fund benefits 22 million
New York, 28 Apr – (ANA) - The United Nations-managed humanitarian fund set up to ensure rapid assistance for people affected by conflict and natural disasters allocated $415 million
last year, making it possible for aid agencies to help at least 22 million people in 45 countries.
In a report, the UN said nearly $52 million was provided to Pakistan, which was struck by massive floods in late July, making it the top recipient of Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for 2010, followed by Haiti, Niger, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Sudan.
The first quarter of 2010 was the busiest so far in the history of the fund,
which was set up by the General Assembly in 2005 and is managed by the UN Office
for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). (ANA)
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