1. Key points
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)’s Financial Tracking Service (FTS), donors have committed/contributed US$68.3 million of humanitarian assistance to Pakistan since the start of 2016.
The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department (ECHO) is currently the largest donor to Pakistan, contributing 32% of total funding so far in 2016 (US$21.9 million). The five largest donors account for 78% of current reported funding in 2016.
Pakistan’s UN‐coordinated Humanitarian Strategic Plan (HSP) for 2016 has requirements of US$442 million, of which 6% have been met in the first four months of the year.
The Pakistan Emergency Response fund (ERF) has allocated US$5 million to emergencies in the country so far in 2016, of which 47% has been allocated to health‐related interventions.
2. Recent humanitarian funding to Pakistan
Donors have reported humanitarian commitments/contributions totalling US$68.3 million in response to emergencies in Pakistan so far in 2016. Of the total reported funding, US$28.2 million has been channelled through the UN‐coordinated HSP, accounting for 41% of all funding.
There are two outstanding uncommitted pledges from the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK). The vast majority of the US$20 million (99%) from the US is to support Pakistan’s 2016 HSP for food and livelihoods assistance for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and returnees in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. The UK’s outstanding uncommitted pledge of US$0.9 million is also for Pakistan’s HSP, supporting the coordination efforts of the UN OCHA.
ECHO is currently the largest donor in 2016, having committed US$21.9 million, accounting for 32% of total reported funding. The next largest donor is Japan, reporting US$10 million, followed by Sweden (US$7.8 million), Canada (US$7.4 million) and the US (US$6 million).
Funding from these five donors combined represents 78% of total reported funding so far in 2016.