FUNDING FUNDING Funding trends 2010-2018 million US$ 300 250 REGULAR BUDGET ALLOCATIONS Annual Appeal Total voluntary contributions 278.3M Expenditure 200 125.5M 150 100 50 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Until 2015, the annual appeal/extrabudgetary requirements consisted of mere cost plans based on projected income. As of 2016, UN Human Rights introduced a new approach attempting to show the Office’s true requirements, i.e. a needs-based budget of all the funds the Office would need if it was to respond to all requests of assistance it received, and that could realistically be implemented within a single year. EARMARKED VERSUS UNEARMARKED FUNDING (IN MILLION US$) NUMBER OF DONORS (INCLUDING MEMBER STATES) Unearmarked funds Number of Member State donors Earmarked funds Total number of donors 55.7 2018 30% 131.4 61.4 2017 43% 81.4 49.7 2016 38% 79.9 47.1 2015 57% 2018 63 2017 63 70% 62% 37% 78.8 2015 63% 58.7 47% 65.0 53% 2014 2013 65.5 54% 55.7 46% 2013 58.5 53% 52.6 47% 56.6 54.5 2011 0 30 51% 80 UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2018 2010 90 VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS Asia-Pacific Group 2018 14 2010 16 Eastern European Group 14 23 23 2010 7 71 65 120 74 70 68 63 78 74 71 2011 49% 60 82 71 79 For the 2018-2019 biennium, the approved regular budget appropriation for UN Human Rights was US$201.6 million as compared to US$215.5 million in 2016-2017, US$206.9 million in 20142015, US$177.3 million in 2012-2013 and US$151.6 million in 2010-2011. Over the last eight years, approximately 40 per cent of the funding for UN Human Rights came from the United Nations regular budget (40.2 per cent in 2018, 44 per cent in 2017, 45 per cent in 2016, 46 per cent in 2015 and 2014, 44 per cent in 2013 and 42.5 per cent in 2012). On the other hand, approximately 60 per cent came from voluntary contributions (59.8 per cent in 2018, 56 per cent in 2017, 55 per cent in 2016, 54 per cent in 2015 and 2014, 56 per cent in 2013 and 57.5 per cent in 2012). Over the past few years, the increase in the share of the United Nations regular budget for UN Human Rights activities came from additional resources that were allocated to cover the Treaty Body Strengthening Process and additional mandates, including commissions of inquiry established by the Human Rights Council. 54 53 82 62 2012 59.3 54% 50.1 46% 2010 African Group 4 2010 5 2018 2018 2014 2012 89 66 2016 BREAKDOWN OF DONORS BY GEOGRAPHIC GROUP Approximately 40 per cent of the UN Human Rights income is derived from the United Nations regular budget. The cash amount of the regular budget funding that is allocated to UN Human Rights has gradually increased since 2005, when the World Summit committed to a doubling of the regular resources available for UN Human Rights over a period of five years, and when it established the Human Rights Council, which since its inception has been active in creating new human rights mandates, for which regular budget resources have been allocated. REGULAR BUDGET VERSUS VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS Latin American and Caribbean Group 2018 7 33 2010 9 33 Western European and Others Group 2018 24 29 2010 26 29 Non-state donors (private, multilateral donors, etc.) 2018 26 2010 8 54 54 The level of voluntary contributions given to UN Human Rights has increased substantially over the last decade. In 2018, for the eighth consecutive year, UN Human Rights raised more extrabudgetary funds than it had in the previous year. A total of US$187.1 million was raised in voluntary contributions, representing the highest amount ever received by UN Human Rights. In 2017, the second highest amount of US$142.8 million was received in voluntary contributions, followed by US$129.6 million in 2016, US$125.8 million in 2015, US$123.7 million in 2014 and US$121.2 million in 2013. Between 2010 and 2012, the amount of voluntary contributions gradually increased from US$109.4 million in 2010 to US$111.1 million in 2012. 150 UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2018 81