World Humanitarian Day

  The steep reductions in humanitarian programming following the defunding have altered the security landscape for aid agencies, exposing new vulnerabilities and amplifying existing ones. In many contexts, the abrupt withdrawal of services has created resentment among affected people, while downsizing has increased exposure for the organisations and individuals that remain. These dynamics are compounded by the erosion of acceptance – driven in part by harmful narratives, misinformation, and disinformation – that is increasingly shaping threat perceptions and behaviours towards aid actors. Rising tensions following abrupt closures and loss of vital services  Provisional data for 2025 includes a small number of major security incidents with evidence of a direct link to defunding-related programme closures or downsizing. The true number is likely higher; many local organisations are unwilling to report such incidents, and others fall outside AWSD’s inclusion criteria because no a...

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 “CERF was created by all nations, for all potential victims of disasters. It represents a real chance to provide predictable and equitable funding to those affected by natural disasters and other humanitarian emergencies.” The Central Emergency Response Fund ( CERF ) is a humanitarian fund established by the General Assembly in 2006 to enable more timely and reliable humanitarian assistance to people affected by natural disasters and armed conflicts. The Fund is replenished annually through contributions from governments and the private sector. It constitutes a pool of reserve funding to support humanitarian action. CERF’s objectives , as set by the General Assembly, are to:  • Promote early action and response to reduce loss of life.  • Enhance response to time-critical requirements.  • Strengthen core elements of humanitarian response in underfunded crises.  CERF has a grant facility of US$450 million and a loan facility of $30 million, and the two componen...