Contingency Fund for Emergencies – Third quarterly update 2022

Overview

In the third quarter of 2022, the speed and flexibility of the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE) continued to set the Fund apart from other sources used in response to health emergencies.

Between July and September, the CFE helped WHO and partners to respond to several emergencies, such as the crisis in the Greater Horn of Africa; an earthquake in Iran; escalation of violence in the occupied Palestinian territory; cholera in Syria; and Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.

In Q3, US$ 26.3 million was released for 10 emergencies in 14 countries & territories, and for the global monkeypox outbreak.