A total of $108 million was approved for WFP projects through the CERF grant facility. WFP was the largest recipient of CERF funds in 2006. The majority of received funds ($76.5 million) were disbursed under the rapid response grant component in support of life-saving food distributions by averting pipeline breaks or restoring reduced rations to beneficiaries in 22 countries around the world. 22 percent, or $17 million, enabled WFP to provide support to the wider humanitarian community through Humanitarian Air Services, UN Joint Logistics Centers as well as Information and Communications Technology support services.
A total of $58.8 million was approved for UNICEF projects through the CERF grant facility for 24 rapid-onset emergencies and 13 under-funded crises, complementing its internal loan facility by ensuring the continuation and scaling up of an appropriate emergency response. This was clearly demonstrated in the response to the IDP crisis in Chad at a time when 50,000 Chadians had been displaced as a result of violence. CERF funds allowed UNICEF to build on its national and emergency programmes in eastern Chad to provide relief to IDPs through the provision of safe drinking water. Access to clean water prevented the spread of water borne diseases and significantly improved water provision in an area where only three percent of the population had access to safe drinking water. The procurement, delivery and installation of the materials for the water pumping stations were completed within three weeks. Click here to download UNICEF's 2006 Thematic Humanitarian report and here for UNICEF's Annual Report for 2006.
A total of $34.1 million was approved for UNHCR projects through the CERF grant facility. UNHCR provided assistance and protection services to refugees and IDPs in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. In the DRC, CERF funds enabled UNHCR to continue with emergency projects in the returnee areas of South Kivu in the east and Equateur in the north-west. A lack of funds would have led to the suspension of critical activities for some 40,000 returnees. Currently, returnees have access to basic services in Nundu and Fizi, thus significantly lowering the death toll among the affected population. Click here to download UNHCR's Global Report for 2006.
A total of $25.2 million was approved for WHO projects through the CERF grant facility. Prior to the CERF allocation from the under-funded grant element, most health projects under the Liberia Appeal 2006 were not funded, with the national measles immunization campaign being particularly affected. CERF funds covered the gap and it was possible to train vaccinators and recorders for the campaign. 100,000 doses of measles vaccines was purchased and administered, resulting in a measles coverage rate of 97 percent of children. In Eritrea, CERF funding improved coverage of Vitamin A supplementation from 9.8 percent to 95 percent among infants and supported 96 health facilities that handle severe malnutrition and young infant practices. The measles vaccination coverage in the southern part of Eritrea increased from 63.5 percent to 95 percent among children aged from 12-23 months. In the Central African Republic, CERF funding made it possible to implement successfully the national immunization programme after it almost collapsed due to a lack of logistic and financial support. Click here to download WHO's report on the CERF in 2006.
A total of $17.6 million was approved for FAO projects through the CERF grant facility. FAO assisted newly displaced IDPs outside camps in Darfur to protect their livestock assets through vaccinations, animal health care as well as crop and vegetable cultivation. Major achievements, due to the quick access to funds from the CERF, included the fast restoration of livelihoods of small-holding pastoralists in the Horn of Africa following the protracted drought. Such time-critical interventions were crucial to the survival of pastoralist communities who rely entirely on small-scale farming. In Burundi, the CERF allowed for the propagation of disease free cassava for distribution and planting, which improved the food security of thousands of vulnerable households as well as IDPs and refugees. According to FAO, CERF funds raised the organization’s funding coverage in Darfur by ten percent, thereby permitting the restoration of vital productive assets. See useful links to download FAO's reports on the CERF in 2006.
A total of $8.7 million was approved for UNDP projects through the CERF grant facility. UNDP managed projects to support humanitarian mine action efforts in Guinea- Bissau and emergency rehabilitation of community infrastructure in the occupied Palestinian territory. CERF was also instrumental in enabling UNDP’s support to system-wide common security services in Ethiopia and Sri Lanka, for which UNDP is administering the grants on behalf of the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS). Click here to download UNDP's report on the CERF in 2006.
A total of $1.7 million was approved for UNFPA projects through the CERF grant facility. UNFPA provided crucial reproductive health support to women and girls in crisis-affected communities in Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Guinea, Liberia, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Republic of Congo and Kenya. The implementation of the Minimum Initial Service Package contributed to saving the lives of pregnant women. CERF support further facilitated the provision of necessary maternal care and the implementation of HIV prevention in these emergencies in order to provide appropriate health care and social support for victims of sexual violence and abuse. In Liberia, CERF funds supported efforts to mitigate the effects of rape through the provision of rape treatment kits and training in the clinical management of rape for health practitioners in government, international and national NGOs, as well as UN partners. See useful links to download UNFPA's reports on the CERF in 2006
A total of $230,000 was approved for one UNOPS project through the CERF grant facility. UNOPS carried out water and sanitation activities in Cité Soleil, the largest slum in Haiti. The sanitation of open-air canals was necessary to mitigate the health risks to the population living in the surrounding areas. Click here to download UNOPS's report on the CERF in 2006.
A total of $4.7 million was approved for IOM projects through the CERF grant facility. In response to the effects of Typhoon Durian in the Philippines, a CERF grant enabled IOM to deliver over 3,000 tons of emergency relief goods to more than 20,000 families on behalf of 60 agencies and the Government of the Philippines.
[Last Update: 14 June 2007]
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