UN appeals for $148 million for Colombia earthquake relief
August 29, 2026 | United Nations, International
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During questions from reporters, Maria Jose Torres, the United Nations resident coordinator for Colombia, said the updated humanitarian response plan requests $148,000,000 to finance emergency assistance.
Torres said international donors have so far provided roughly $35,000,000 and the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) immediately released $5,000,000 on day two of the emergency. “You can see that it's more or less 40% of total needs,” she said.
She characterized the funding shortfall as urgent and said further donor contributions are necessary to scale shelter, health and education responses.
Torres said international donors have so far provided roughly $35,000,000 and the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) immediately released $5,000,000 on day two of the emergency. “You can see that it's more or less 40% of total needs,” she said.
She characterized the funding shortfall as urgent and said further donor contributions are necessary to scale shelter, health and education responses.
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