File photo: The United Nations logo is seen at the United Nations Headquarters, in New York on September 24, 2019 AFPThe fund money was used to fight the Covid-19 or other diseases and natural disastersThe United Nations announced Tuesday it has raised more than $370 million for its emergency fund to help respond to crises in 2021. More than 50 donors pledged money to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), managed by the under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, Mark Lowcock, according to a statement. Created in 2005, the fund "has helped millions of people get food, health care, shelter and protection this year," Lowcock said. In 2020, CERF helped 65 million people in 52 countries and territories, for a total amount of more than $900 million. The donors' conference for the emergency fund comes a few days after the UN published its estimate of humanitarian needs for 160 million people in 2021, a total of $35 billion.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 09, 2020 03:56 UTC