FUNDING
82
71
DONOR BASE TO OHCHR IN 2010-2018, BROKEN DOWN BY REGIONAL GROUP
74
Number of donors by regional group
50
38%
62%
37%
78.8
63%
2014
58.7 47%
65.0 53%
2013
65.5 54%
55.7 46%
58.5 53%
52.6 47%
56.6
54.5
0
40
51%
49%
59.3 54%
50.1 46%
2010
30
60
90
120
150
33
30
29
1
2
28
3
27 4
4
26
5 5 5
5
25
25
24 24 24
24
23
African Group
Asia-Pacific Group
Eastern European Group
GRULAC
2017
2018
2016
2014
2015
2013
2011
2012
2010
2017
2018
2016
23 23
23
24 24
10 10 25
25 10
9 9
26
26
8
8
7
7
2011
2011
2010
2017
2018
2016
2014
2015
2013
2011
2012
2010
0
48
49
49
50
50 50
5
5 51 51 5
4 4
52 4
3 3
2
9
10
14
11
13
12 12
12
12
13
11 11
11 14
10
9
16
7
2012
38
16
35
36
19
37
18
38 38
17 39
16 16 40
15
14
2010
34
20
2017
20
10
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47.1
2011
2018
71
57%
79.9
54
2016
63
49.7
70%
43%
81.4
2012
53
2014
2010
54
79
2015
71
2011
61.4
2017
Number of non-donors by regional group
2013
68
2012
78
30%
131.4
2015
74
70
2013
55.7
2018
2016
2011
65
Earmarked funds
2014
62
Unearmarked funds
2015
66
2012
2014
82
EARMARKED VERSUS UNEARMARKED
FUNDING (IN MILLION US$)
2013
63
2010
The number of non-State donors, composed of multilateral organizations, the
private sector and the UN system, has
gradually increased from seven in 2010
to a total of 26 in 2018.
2015
89
2017
2017
63
2018
2018
In 2018, UN Human Rights received
US$55.7 million in unearmarked funds
from 49 donors. The unearmarked funds
represented 30 per cent of the overall
voluntary contribution received in 2018,
a dramatic decrease from 43 per cent in
2017 and the lowest percentage since
2005. During 2010-2018, the percentage
of unearmarked funding has fluctuated
between 30 per cent (at its lowest in 2018)
and 54 per cent (at its highest in 2010
and 2013).
Some of the increase in earmarking can
be attributed to the receipt of more locally
sourced funding for fieldwork and contributions from non-traditional budget lines
that can only be accessed as earmarked
funds (such as humanitarian and development budget lines). Other contributions
that were previously unearmarked are now
provided as more circumscribed funding.
2016
In 2018, the number of Member States that
contributed to UN Human Rights remained
the same as in 2017 at 63 Member States.
The overall number of donors increased
by seven, amounting to a total of 89 donors compared to 82 donors the previous
year. During 2010-2018, the number of
contributing Member States fluctuated
between its lowest (62) in 2015 and its
highest (71) in 2011. The total number of
donors that contributed to UN Human
Rights was lowest in 2010 and 2015 (71)
and highest (89) in 2018.
Total number of donors
2014
NUMBER AND TYPOLOGY
OF DONORS
Number of Member State donors
2016
Of the 63 Member States that contributed
in 2018, four were from the African Group,
14 were from the Asia-Pacific Group, 14
were from the Eastern European Group,
seven were from the Latin American and
Caribbean Group and 24 were members of
the Western European and Others Group.
During 2010-2018, the number of donors
per regional group fluctuated between
24 and 28 for the Western European and
Others Group, between 14 and 20 for the
Asia-Pacific Group, between seven and 14
for the Eastern European Group, between
seven and 10 for the Latin American and
Caribbean Group and between two and
five for the African Group.
EARMARKED VERSUS
UNEARMARKED CONTRIBUTIONS
2015
Additional income, including interest and
miscellaneous income, brought the total
available income in 2018 to US$188.8
million. With expenditure amounting to
US$155.8 million, UN Human Rights recorded less expenditure than income for
the third time since 2010. This was due primarily to a concerted effort undertaken by
UN Human Rights to control expenditures
through systematic monitoring during
the year.
NUMBER OF DONORS (INCLUDING
MEMBER STATES)
2013
Total expenditures in 2018, including both
regular budget and voluntary contributions, reached US$274.1 million (compared
to US$246.7 million in 2017, US$223.3 million in 2016, US$225.9 million in 2015 and
US$239.1 million in 2014).
Eight governments renewed their support after at least one year of financial
inactivity. Another nine Member States
left the list of donors, despite the High
Commissioner’s repeated appeals to
broaden UN Human Rights’ donor base.
Over the last four years, only 46 Member
States provided an annual contribution
and 36 others contributed at least once in
the same four-year period.
2012
EXPENDITURE COMPARED
TO INCOME
FUNDING
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