UNOCHA Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)

Current understanding

The U.S. Department of State is obligating $50.0M to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in support of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), which channels rapid financing to UN agencies responding to emerging crises and underfunded emergencies worldwide. The obligation lists the Democratic Republic of the Congo as place of performance, though CERF disburses globally based on need.

Evidence log

• 2026-06-27 — State · UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS — $100.0M (VEN): cross-connection with unocha-venezuela-humanitarian-pooled-funds: Both are UNOCHA-managed pooled financing mechanisms for rapid emergency response, one country-based (Venezuela) and one global (CERF). (novelty: 5)
• 2026-06-22 — State · UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS — $435.0M (SDN): cross-connection with unocha-sudan-humanitarian-pooled-funds: Parallel UNOCHA financing mechanisms — the Sudan Humanitarian Fund is a country-based pooled fund, while CERF is the global central emergency response counterpart. (novelty: 5)
• 2026-06-05 — State · UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS — $50.0M (COD): cross-connection with unocha-drc-regional-humanitarian-fund: Both are State Department obligations to OCHA-managed pooled funding mechanisms; CERF operates globally while the DRC/Regional Humanitarian Funds are country/region-based pooled funds. (novelty: 4)

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