Public Sector Alliances and Resource Mobilization

Emergency funding

Introduction

Originally called the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF was created to provide humanitarian assistance to children living in a world shattered by the Second World War. To this day, UNICEF responds to natural and human-made emergencies. For more information about UNICEF’s role in emergency response, visit UNICEF's Office of Emergency Operations (EMOPS).

UNICEF is committed to mobilizing necessary resources in a timely manner to meet the rights and needs of children and women in humanitarian crises. UNICEF does this by:

• participating in the Consolidated Appeals Processes (CAPS);
• issuing Humanitarian Action Updates, Immediate Needs Documents and funding proposals as new emergencies emerge;
• processing rapid response and underfunded Central Emergency Response Fund proposals;
• processing flash appeals for non-CAP countries; and
• issuing Emergency Programme Funds (revolving internal loans).

Sources of humanitarian funding

The Central Emergency Response Fund

United Nations Consolidated and Flash Appeals

Relief Web: Financial Tracking System and Funding ‘Quick Search’

Humanitarian Action for Children 2013

Humanitarian Action and Post-Crisis Recovery

 Thematic Report 2011