Age International Age is responding via local partners and in neighbouring countries, providing emergency food and water kits, medical, hygiene and dignity kits and support in response to trauma that so many older people will be experiencing. The Humanitarian Emergency Fund £1 million fund annually since inception in 2017 Fund donates directly to DEC when a UK Appeal is called – Fund spent before Ukraine crisis so SG funding additional Funds also released on recommendation of HEF Panel, which consists of the six DEC Members based in Scotland along with SCIAF and Mercy Corps In the past financial year, HEF funds have been spent in lower profile crises in Ethiopia (Tigray), South Sudan as well as Afghanistan hunger crisis Final recommended project for Burkina Faso under consideration Wider Global humanitarian picture Main UN humanitarian body, OCHA projected in December 2021 that 274 million will need humanitarian support in 2022 These record numbers and increases driven largely by the 3 Cs - conflict, Covid-19 and the accelerating impact of climate emergency Afghanistan is a key example of the impact of ‘the 3Cs’ - see next slide UK Aid budget has been decreasing post Covid-19 impact on UK economy Scottish Government funding focused on 4 priority countries and increased funding for climate impacts announced during COP26 UN OCHA Global Humanitarian Overview 2022 Afghanistan Hunger Crisis An estimated 22 million people – 55% of the population face acute hunger – people don’t know where their next meal is coming from.