Donors give nearly $375 million to UN emergency relief fund
Channel: UNECOSOC
Date: 18/12/2011

United Nations You Tube-16 December 2011 - Donors pledged nearly $375 million today to the United Nations fund that ensures that humanitarian workers can quickly begin saving lives when a crisis strikes.

The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has disbursed more than $2 billion in assistance since it was launched in 2006, making it the world's largest source of humanitarian funding.

Full article: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=40757&Cr=CERF&Cr1=