UN releases $45m for emergencies in CAR, Chad, Sudan, Afghanistan

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The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has released 45 million dollars from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to the Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Sudan and Afghanistan.

The UN OCHA said the fund was released to the four countries “struggling in crises away from the headlines”, where more than 21 million people need urgent humanitarian assistance.

“The allocation for these neglected emergencies will sustain and scale up critical aid operations by humanitarian partners in these countries, where life-saving needs are alarmingly high but funding is critically low.

“This funding is a lifeline for millions of people who struggle in crises away from the headlines.

“Focusing largely on longstanding…

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