Jagan Chapagain

IFRC Secretary General

28th Septemper 2022

220 million:

that is how many people affected by disasters have been supported by National

Societies through the Disaster Response Emergency Fund – DREF over the last 44

years.

500 million:

that is how many Swiss francs the DREF has provided to National Societies in need all

over the world since its inception.

Established in 1979, the DREF provides fast financial grants and loans to National

Societies for emergency services before and immediately after a disaster.

Today, disasters are recurring more frequently with more severe impacts.

Humanitarian needs are growing exponentially. So too is the pressure on our IFRC

network to anticipate and respond to bigger and more complex crises.

Our DREF is evolving to meet these needs. After more than one year of innovation,

teamwork, consultation, revision, testing, and development, the DREF is evolving into

a more agile mechanism.

As one of our IFRC Flagships, the DREF contributes to achieving our Strategy 2030

and making good on the Agenda for Renewal. It ensures our support builds

capacities and is locally led and owned by National Societies.

DREF’s evolution doesn’t stop here. Important efforts are ongoing to secure more

funding through innovative mechanisms such as the Insurance project and to help

National Societies respond to disasters with more agility and at scale.

DISASTER RESPONSE EMERGENCY FUND 2022 Annual Report