FUNDING their contributions. The additional income was a much appreciated investment in human rights and meant that the Office could meet more of the demands it is facing. Nevertheless, the donated amount falls far below the US$252.9 million in extrabudgetary funding that was being sought. The overall increase of 10 per cent refers to both earmarked and unearmarked contributions. In 2017, earmarked contributions (57 per cent) surpassed unearmarked contributions (43 per cent) for the fourth time since 2008. Yet, unearmarked funds reached the second highest amount received at US$61.4 million. Some of the increase in earmarking can be attributed to the receipt of more local funding for field activities and contributions from non-traditional budget lines that can only be accessed as earmarked funds. Other contributions that were previously unearmarked have been transformed into more circumscribed funding. While additional funding is much appreciated, increases in earmarking limits the Office’s capacity to allocate resources where they are most urgently required and demands more constant budgetary adjustments over the course of the year. During the year, approximately 60 per cent of all voluntary funding was used to support work in the field, which receives minimal support from the regular 78 UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2017 budget. The remainder of the voluntary funding was distributed between other areas of the Office’s work and often supplemented the limited resources available from the regular budget. This enabled the Office to achieve a far greater impact than would otherwise have been possible. Who Funds UN Human Rights? The Office calls on all Member States and other donors, including the private sector, to raise the funds that are needed to fully implement its mandate to promote and protect human rights. The table overleaf lists, in descending order, all donors that voluntarily contributed in 2017. As was the case in previous years, the overwhelming majority of voluntary contributions came from Member States, which provided a total of US$126.1 million, or 88.3 per cent of all contributions. International organizations, including the European Commission and UN partners, contributed an additional US$16 million, or 11.2 per cent, of all contributions.