Independent Review of the Value Added of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

The humanitarian community in DRC has responded to multiple emergencies for over two decades. During 2012, the situation deteriorated given a surge in conflict in eastern DRC, alongside cholera and other epidemics which deepened the humanitarian crisis and increased needs. This report reviews the ‘value added’ of CERF funding to DRC in 2012, considering the indicators of the CERF’s Performance and Accountability Framework (PAF), key related questions and the cholera response. DRC has received CERF funding every year since the Fund’s inception in 2006 and is the largest recipient of CERF funding. The fund allocated US$ 31.5 million in four separate allocations in 2012. DRC also has an established Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF), known locally as the ‘Pooled Fund’ that acts as an important source of funding closely related to CERF.