IN 2016, HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLANS (HRPs) in the MENA region requested US$7 billion and have received $2.6 billion. In total, MENA HRPs are 38 per cent funded. Three new FLASH APPEALS address specific situations: in Iraq where the humanitarian impact of the Mosul operation requires $284 million; in Afghanistan where $152 million is needed to assist returnees from Pakistan; and in Libya where $10 million is needed for Sirt.
The SYRIA REGIONAL REFUGEE AND RESILIENCE PLAN (3RP) requested US$4.55 billion. The total amount received is $2.4 billion (53 per cent), which leaves a shortfall of $2.1 billion (47 per cent).
Nine countries from the MENA region have made pledges and contributed funds in 2016 for humanitarian appeals worldwide.The amount totals $939.6 million, with contributed funds going to 45 countries. The largest donors are United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia which have committed $680 million and pledged a further $362 million. The largest recipients of all donations are Yemen and Syria.
The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) distributed US$11.98 million3 funds to Libya in 2016. Two countries from the MENA region, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, made contributions of $1 million4 each to the CERF.