FUNDING
EARMARKED VERSUS
UNEARMARKED CONTRIBUTIONS
IIn 2019, UN Human Rights received
US$57.1 million in unearmarked funds
from 53 donors. In absolute terms, UN
Human Rights raised the eighth highest
amount of unearmarked funds. The unearmarked funds, however, represented
32 per cent of the overall voluntary contributions received in 2019, a two per
cent increase from 30 per cent in 2018,
representing a significant decrease
from 43 per cent in 2017 and the second
lowest percentage since 2006. During
2010-2019, the percentage of unearmarked funding has fluctuated between
30 per cent (at its lowest in 2018) and 54
per cent (at its highest in 2010 and 2013).
Some of the increase in earmarking
can be attributed to the receipt of more
locally sourced funding for fieldwork
and contributions from non-traditional
budget lines that can only be accessed
as earmarked funds (such as humanitarian and development budget lines).
Other contributions that were previously
unearmarked are now provided as more
circumscribed funding.
EARMARKED VERSUS UNEARMARKED
FUNDING (IN MILLION US$)
Unearmarked funds
Earmarked funds
57.1
2019
121.9
55.7
2018
Number of donors by regional group
49.7
2016
57%
38%
79.9
47.1
70%
43%
81.4
62%
37%
78.8
63%
2014
58.7 47%
65.0 53%
2013
65.5 54%
55.7 46%
54
58.5 53%
52.6 47%
2012
50
30%
61.4
2017
Number of non-donors by regional group
54
68%
131.4
2015
OHCHR DONOR BASE IN 2011-2019, BROKEN DOWN BY REGIONAL GROUP
32%
56.6
54.5
2011
51%
49%
40
33
30
29
1
2
28
27 4
4
4
5 5 5
5
25
25
25
24 24 24
24
23
Asia-Pacific Group
Eastern European Group
2019
2017
2018
2016
2014
2015
2013
2011
2012
2019
2017
GRULAC
2018
2016
2014
23 23
23
24
10 10 25
25 10
9
26
26
8
8
27
7
7
6
2015
2019
2017
2018
2016
2014
2015
2013
2011
2012
2019
2017
2018
2016
2014
2015
2013
2011
2012
2019
2017
African Group
2018
2016
2014
2015
2013
2011
49
49
50
50 50
5 51 51 5
51
4 4
52 4
3
3 3
2
2012
0
8
9
15
10
14
11
13
12 12
12
12
13
11 11
11 14
10
9
2013
10
35
36
19
37
37
18
38 38
17 39
17
16 16 40
15
14
2011
34
20
2012
20
WEOG
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