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Humanitarian policy and partnerships

United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)

2025-26 total Australian ODA [budget estimate]

$11.0 million

2024-25 total Australian ODA [budget estimate]

$11.0 million

2023-24 total Australian ODA [budget estimate]

$11.0 million

* Australia's development and humanitarian priorities are set out in Australia's International Development Policy and Australia's Humanitarian Policy.

Australia works with the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) – a global fund that enables humanitarian partners to provide life-saving support and protection to people in need through rapid response when a new crisis emerges, and critical support to underfunded crises.

In 2024-25, Australia provided $11 million in global funding to CERF. In 2024, Australia was CERF's 12th largest donor.

In 2024, CERF assisted 34.9 million people in 45 countries and territories, including:

  • critical health care to 8.5 million people
  • food assistance and agricultural inputs to 8.5 million people
  • access to water and sanitation services for 6.6 million people
  • education for 600,000 people
  • protection services to 14 million people
  • gender-based violence prevention and response services for 975,000 people.

More information: CERF Annual Reports

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