2026-27 total Australian ODA [budget estimate]
$11.0 million
2025-26 total Australian ODA [budget estimate]
$11.0 million
2024-25 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 2025-26, Australia provided $11 million in global funding to CERF. In 2025, Australia was CERF's 11th largest donor.
In 2025, CERF assisted 21million people in 35 countries and territories, including:
- critical health care to 8.9 million people
- nutritional support for 1.9 million people (almost 75 per cent children)access to water and sanitation services for 5.8 million people
- released pre-arranged funding to 1.8 million people in 8 countries in anticipation of disasters impacting communities
- enabled access to protection services for 2.8 million people
More information: CERF Annual Reports