RESIDENT/HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR REPORT ON THE USE OF CERF FUNDS 19-RR-ZMB-39661 ZAMBIA RAPID RESPONSE DROUGHT 2019
12 February 2021
The CERF funding provided the critical resources for UN agencies and implementing partners to initiate an immediate response to the drought 2019/2020, which affected the food security and livelihoods of 2.3 million people in Zambia. CERF funding enabled a multisectoral response in five sectors: food security, nutrition, education, protection and WASH and acted as a catalyst in engaging donors to contribute an additional $20million towards the response.
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RCO
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Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
United Nations Central Emergency Relief Fund (CERF)