In August 2022, a tropical storm hit Laos, causing

widespread floods in the country. In the picture, Laos

Red Cross distributes multipurpose cash grants to those

affected, with support from the DREF.

In September 2022, the DREF evolution introduced changes and new

operational parameters for both grants and loans to ensure that the Fund

and its processes are more agile and flexible, to provide better support to

National Societies which are operating in an increasingly complex humanitarian

environment. The DREF evolution also supports the DREF scale-up and ambition.

In line with this, the allocation ceilings and operating timeframes have been

reviewed, new modalities have been introduced (funding from DREF for

assessment, for slow onset/protracted crisis, and for an imminent event) and the

digitalization of the request process, now done through an online application on

the IFRC GO platform.

In 2022, 4 Emergency Appeals received loans of CHF 1,000,000 each, the

ceiling for this category until September 2022. This includes the kick-start

funding for Ukraine and impacted countries, launched in February to assist those

affected by the ongoing conflict.

The DREF continues to champion localization, with the large majority of the

DREF allocations being directly implemented by the local actors - the Red

Cross and Red Crescent National Societies. In 2022, CHF 51,6 Million (86% of

the total allocated) was directly transferred and implemented by the National

Societies.

DISASTER RESPONSE EMERGENCY FUND 2022 Annual Report