Overview

The year of 2022 was characterized by multiple crises and complex situations. The

war in Ukraine, severe drought and hunger crisis in Africa, the deteriorating complex

economic issues in Sri Lanka or Lebanon, in addition to the increasing number of

natural disasters linked to climate change, such as the prolonged hurricane season in

the Americas or one of the hottest summers in Europe; have all led to increasing

numbers of people in need for additional assistance.

In 2022, the Forecast based Action by the DREF was fully merged into the DREF,

thereby establishing the concept of One Fund with two pillars, namely the

Anticipatory and Response pillars. These two pillars give National Societies access to

predictable funding throughout the disaster management cycle, to mitigate the

impacts of disaster, assist people at-risk or affected, and ensure that small and

medium scale emergencies receive timely financial support for response.

In 2022, the DREF supported 91 National Red Cross Red Crescent Societies with

predictable funding to anticipate specific hazards, implement early actions and

respond to disasters, allocating almost 60 million Swiss Francs. The Fund supported

154 operations through 33 loans to Emergency Appeals, 114 grant allocations to

operations in anticipation and response to hazards, and 8 triggered Early Action

Protocols, which collectively supported National Societies to reach more than 15

million people.

2018 2019 20202021 2022

15

10

5

0

Increase in people targeted 2018-2022 (by Million people)

Decrease in consequence of the COVID19 Pandemics

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DISASTER RESPONSE EMERGENCY FUND 2022 Annual Report