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UN warns of deepening humanitarian needs across Chad, DRC, Mozambique, Myanmar and Colombia as funding falls short
Summary
UN agencies reported new allocations and urgent funding gaps: $2.5 million from CERF to Chad; WFP needs $433 million to sustain operations in eastern DRC; UNHCR and other agencies said funding shortfalls are forcing cuts while displacement rises.
United Nations agencies reported escalating humanitarian needs and significant funding shortfalls across multiple countries, saying new allocations and appeals will be insufficient without faster donor support.
The Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, allocated $2.5 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to respond to a massive influx of refugees and returnees in eastern Chad; the briefing said that brings CERF allocations to Chad this year to $16 million. The UN said more than 55,000 Sudanese refugees and about 39,000 Chadian returnees have arrived in eastern provinces since April,…
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