FUNDING FUNDING PREDICTABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY JUNIOR PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS, 2016-2018 UN Human Rights opened 2018 with only US$34.6 million of predictable income in pledged contributions, being annual instalments of multi-year funding agreements. In 2018, UN Human Rights had such agreements with 17 donors, including 13 Member States (Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Qatar, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), the European Commission and three other donors (the Ford Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation and Microsoft). Some Member States provided UN Human Rights with additional, indirect financial support by contributing to the United Nations Junior Professional Officers Programme, which is administered by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in New York. As of 31 December, UN Human Rights had SPONSOR IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS Belgium A number of Member States, namely Colombia, Qatar and Senegal, who host UN Human Rights offices, provide in-kind support by covering costs of items such as the rent of premises, utilities and vehicles. These corresponding contributions are credited to their assessed contributions to the United Nations regular budget. MEMBER STATE NATURE OF IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION Rental of premises Colombia Senegal Qatar Provision of armoured vehicle and running costs Rental of premises Rental of premises and running costs 96 UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2018 ESTIMATED FAIR VALUE US$ 275,041 13,411 120,000 NATIONAL JPOs (+ NON-NATIONALS) 2016 33 Junior Professional Officers (27 women and 6 men) who were supported by the Governments of Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland (see table below). Switzerland and the Netherlands also funded Junior Professional Officers who were nationals of other countries. NATIONAL JPOs (+ NON-NATIONALS) 2017 UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTEERS, 2016-2018 In addition, UN Human Rights benefited from indirect financial support through the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Programme, which is administered by UNDP. As of 31 December, UN Human Rights had 17 UNVs who were fully funded by the Governments of Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, the Republic of Korea, In 2018, a total of 70 UN Volunteers (UNVs) served with OHCHR, of whom 23 per cent were national UN Volunteers and 67 per cent were women. The table below shows the number of UNVs that were funded by Member States, including non-nationals of the Member States. NATIONAL JPOs (+ NON-NATIONALS) 2018 1 Denmark 5 10 8 Finland 2 1 1 Germany 2 2 Hungary Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland (see table below). Germany and Luxembourg funded UNVs who were nationals of other countries. Of the 17 UNVs, 12 were young people between 18 and 29 years of age. SPONSOR UNVs NATIONALS OF THE DONOR COUNTRY (+ NON-NATIONALS) 2016 UNVs NATIONALS OF THE DONOR COUNTRY UNVs NATIONALS OF THE DONOR COUNTRY (+ NON-NATIONALS) 2017 (+ NON-NATIONALS) 2018 1 1 1 Belgium Italy 1 3 3 Japan 1 2 3 Republic of Korea 1 2 2 Netherlands 2 2 3 (+2) Norway 2 2 1 Saudi Arabia 1 1 1 1 1 2 Finland Spain Sweden 1 2 2 Switzerland 4 6 (+1) 3 (+1) France 2 1 1 Germany 1 (+1) 1 (+1) 1(+1) Ireland 1 1 1 Italy 1 Republic of Korea 2 2 2 Luxembourg (+1) (+1) (+1) Norway 1 1 1 1 1 Sweden United States of America 1 1 TOTAL 23 36 Switzerland 5 7 7 TOTAL 15 17 17 138,600 33 UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2018 97

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