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...