UN Secretary-General António Guterres emphasized the life-saving impact of contributions to the Fund, urging Member States to increase support to meet the $1 billion annual target. Established in 2005, the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has provided over $9 billion in humanitarian funding to assist people in over 100 countries, including Lebanon. The Fund, praised as a UN success story, plays a critical role in responding to crises by providing fast, flexible, and innovative support, with 44 donors pledging $349 million for 2025 at a recent conference.
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Migrants unlawfully housed at government’s flagship asylum site Wethersfield
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper was found to have acted unlawfully by housing asylum seekers at a former RAF base without assessing the impact on vulnerable individuals, breaching the Equality Act. The High Court ruled that the government's failure to fulfill duties to migrants with special needs at RAF Wethersfield was in violation of the law, prompting calls for the closure of the site by refugee charity Care4Calais due to the mental distress inflicted on residents....
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