As of 30 November, the funding gap of the UN-coordinated inter-agency appeals is US$10.2 billion which means that 51 per cent of the required funds remain unmet.
During November, newly reported contributions to FTS totalled $241.3 million for humanitarian response: $68.4 million for South Sudan, $27.9 million for Iraq, and $13.3 million for Lebanon. So far in 2015, $2.2 billion in pledges remain outstanding.
Reported funding to Honduras increased by 12 per cent ($7.1 million or 54 per cent funded). Afghanistan had an increase of 8 per cent. South Sudan, Iraq,
Nigeria, Djibouti and Nepal had increases of 6-7 per cent. There continues to be no increase in the funding to the two least-funded emergencies (Sahel Regional and Gambia).Libya continues to experience ongoing violence, depriving the most vulnerable of their basic needs and triggering large-scale displacement, forcing Libyans to flee on multiple occasions. A new response plan for Libya was launched in mid-November primarily with new requirements for the upcoming year but also reflecting requirements for October-December 2015. The total funding requirement for the new 15-month plan is $165.6 million targeting 1.3 million people to support refugees, migrants, IDPs, returnees and non-displaced people in need. The current Libya plan throughout 2015 has received $13.1 million (37 percent), according to FTS.
In addition to the 29 country-specific humanitarian response plans, Regional Refugee Response Plans (RRP) focus on refugee requirements from a regional perspective through a multi-sectoral approach. The RRPs in Burundi (24 per cent), CAR (21 per cent) and South Sudan (21 per cent) are among the least well-funded plans.
In November, the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) continued to provide support for early humanitarian response to climate-related events linked to El Niño. Some $20 million was allocated for life-saving activities in response to drought in El Salvador and Ethiopia, bringing the total CERF response to El Niño in 2015 to $76 million.
To date, CERF has received $370.3 million in contributions for 2015.
Since January, more than $421.1 million has been allocated for life-saving interventions in 42 emergencies worldwide: $252.2 million in rapid response grants to 31 emergencies and $169 million to sustain humanitarian operations in 20 underfunded and protracted crises.Through the end of November, OCHA-managed country-based pooled funds (CBPFs) have received more than $431 million from Member State donors which has allowed the 18 funds to disburse more than $400 million in support of people in some of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
