A driver carrying empty plastic containers pauses on his way to buy fuel from Angola and sell it back in Muanda, western Democratic Republic of Congo Congo, Dec 23, 2023. (PHOTO / AP)

GENEVA - The United Nations said on Tuesday it was allocating $100 million to support poorly funded humanitarian crises in seven countries, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Sudan, and Syria.

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The funding, drawn from the United Nations' Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), is among the smallest in recent years as aid organizations are grappling to attract donations amid a flurry of humanitarian crises.

Global aid needs reached a high of nearly $57 billion in 2023 as conflicts, including the war between Israel and Hamas, erupted around the globe, according to OCHA

"This reflects the reduced funding that CERF received in 2023, its lowest since 2018, and the dire reality that donor funding is failing to keep up with soaring humanitarian needs," the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which manages the emergency fund, said in a statement.

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Global aid needs reached a high of nearly $57 billion in 2023 as conflicts, including the war between Israel and Hamas, erupted around the globe, according to OCHA.

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It said last month that the disparity between financial needs and resources had reached an unprecedented level of $35 billion in unmet appeals for financial support.

In addition to the DRC, Sudan, and Syria, the emergency fund allocation will also be used to fund the crisis response in Chad, Niger, Lebanon, and Honduras.