BRIEFING KIT

Funding Flows to Central Asian Region in 2006-2011Top Donors to Central Asia (since 2006)As of 30 June 2011Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)As of 30 June 2011United StatesECHOUzbekistan13%KazakhstanRussian FederationCERFSaudi ArabiaGermanyJapanTajikistan37%Total of$24 millionsince 2007Kyrgyzstan50%SwedenSwitzerland- 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90$ MillionCERF is a humanitarian fund established by the United Nationsto enable timely and equitable humanitarian assistance tothose affected by natural disasters and armed conflicts.Overall Funding Received by Central Asian Countries in 2006-2011CountryFunding Received (by year in $)2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 TotalTajikistan 21,026,307 13,051,519 91,859,276 21,713,254 18,384,176 5,670,050 171,704,582Kyrgyzstan 8,533,499 764,234 13,140,899 7,086,600 133,743,958 - 163,269,190Uzbekistan 666,947 - 326,594 64,767 7,144,764 310,000 8,513,072Kazakhstan 140,000 - 416,423 279,529 1,678,877 1,060,000 3,574,829Turkmenistan 573,638 - - 64,767 - 400,000 1,038,405Grand Total 348,100,078»»Since 2006 11 major natural disasters occurred in Central Asia, mainly in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Due tofrequent occurrence of floods, earthquakes, droughts and severe weather, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan haveso far received most of the funding flowing from outside into the region as well as funding provided fromwithin the region.»»Since 2006 CA governments have requested international assistance 11 times to respond to crises. Theappeal threshold in the region is rather wide, ranging from 500 to 30,000 people affected.»»In 2008, an abnormally cold winter accompanied by heavy snowfalls in Tajiksitan damaged water andelectrical supply systems, which led to severe electricity rationing. The international community launchedTajikistan Flash Appeal 2008 to support the Government of Tajikistan to cope with the crisis. Despite theseefforts, the situation further worsened with the coming of an unusually hot spring and summer season. Asa result, over 2 million people were found to be food insecure in the summer of 2008, and a second appeal— Tajikistan Humanitarian Food Security Appeal 2008-2009 — was issued to respond to the crisis.»»For Kyrgyzstan, the most distressing year was 2010, when the intercommunal violence in the South ofthe country took lives of at least 470 people and displaced hundreds of thousands more. In addition to theKERFA, which received $66 million in funding, the country also received other humanitarian assistancefrom over 20 countries.P.2