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Humanitarian policy and partnerships

United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)

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

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