UN Central Emergency Response Fund Allocates $3.5 Million for El Niño Early Action in Eritrea
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher on November 13, 2026, allocated $3.5 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support early action for the impact of El Niño in Eritrea. The allocation is intended to put assistance in place before the worst effects arrive.
The World Meteorological Organization has assessed that 2026 will be one of the four warmest years on record, with a very strong El Niño set to unleash more heat and extreme weather into 2027, and the global average temperature at 1.47°C above pre-industrial levels. Eritrea, in the Horn of Africa, has food, water and livelihood security that is highly sensitive to changes in rainfall.
CERF is the UN's rapid-disbursement mechanism, reserving funds for sudden and foreseeable crises. The specific projects and beneficiary numbers under this early-action allocation will be announced by the implementing agencies on the ground. (Source: UN Central Emergency Response Fund)
Source: UN Central Emergency Response Fund
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