Humanitarian Financing - How to Give
Support to Emergency Relief Efforts
Thank you for your interest in assisting the victims of emergencies worldwide.
OCHA ensures a coordinated, timely and effective international response in support of Government-led humanitarian relief efforts in natural disasters and other crises. OCHA is also mandated to mobilize resources on behalf of the United Nations and non-governmental organizations. Such resources may be financial or in-kind, and may be channelled directly to the appealing organization(s) or through an OCHA-managed pooled fund.
For information on how to give to these international response efforts, please check OCHA's Guide to Humanitarian Giving. All resources mobilized through the channels mentioned in the guide are destined for humanitarian relief operations. These operations are developed following a needs analysis undertaken by Humanitarian Country Teams. Such joint humanitarian programming coordinated under OCHA’s auspices is strategic and prioritized, and results are monitored and evaluated.
We encourage all contributors to report their giving to the United Nations Financial Tracking Service for full accountability and visibility.
Donate to the Central Emergency Response Fund |
Donate to a country-based Emergency Response Fund |
Donate to OCHA |
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CERF is a humanitarian fund established by the United Nations. It enables more timely and reliable humanitarian assistance to people affected by natural disasters and armed conflicts.
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Emergency Response Funds (ERFs) are country-specific pooled funds. They fill critical funding gaps and ensure the most urgent actions have enough resources at the onset of a humanitarian crisis. Funds are channelled through OCHA to NGOs and United Nations agencies. OCHA manages ERFs in Afghanistan, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Myanmar, Nepal, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Uganda, Yemen and Zimbabwe.
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OCHA relies on voluntary contributions for 95 per cent of its budgetary requirements. We gladly accept donations from governments, individuals and corporations. To make a direct contribution to support OCHA's coordination, information management, humanitarian financing, advocacy and policy development work, please contact our Donor Relations Section: donateocha@un.org. Learn more about how OCHA is funded Please make cheques payable to "United Nations" and indicate in the bottom left-hand corner that it is for "OCHA unearmarked", or insert the crisis you are donating to, e.g. "OCHA in Sudan". Mail to:
UN OCHA For more information, e-mail us at donateOCHA@un.org. |
