FUNDING UN managed pooled and trust funds funding received by UN Human Rights in 2017 through UNDP Donor US$ Joint Programmes (Guatemala) flexible as possible and provided in multi-year agreements in order to help increase predictability and sustainability in planning. They would need to be paid as early as possible in the year to help mitigate cash flow problems during the first two quarters of the year. 360,000 Peacebuilding Fund (Guinea, Guatemala, Niger, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone) 1,349,357 UNDG-Human Rights Mainstreaming Trust Fund 419,495 Towards Unity in Action in the Republic of Moldova 223,369 UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict 362,644 UNPRPD - Disability Fund (Fiji) 200,000 TOTAL 2,914,865 Funding Trends Level of contributions In 2017, for the seventh consecutive year, UN Human Rights raised more funds than it had in the previous year. A total of US$142.8 million in extrabudgetary contributions was received, representing an increase of 10 per cent compared to the previous year (US$129.6 million). Additional income, including interest and miscellaneous income, brought the total available income in 2017 to US$142.8 million. With expenditures amounting to US$136.2 million, UN Human Rights recorded less expenditure than income for the second time since 2010, mainly as a result of a concerted effort undertaken by the Office to control expenditures through systematic monitoring during the year. There is no room for complacency, however, as the unmet needs are enormous. Number of donors In 2017, 63 Member States made contributions to UN Human Rights, compared to 66 in 2016, 62 in 2015 and 65 in 2014. In total, 82 institutional donors were registered, compared to 82 in 2016, 71 in 2015 and 74 in 2014. Ten governments renewed their support after at least one year of financial inactivity. Another 13 Member States left the list of donors, despite the High Commissioner’s repeated appeals to broaden the Office’s donor base. Total extrabudgetary requirements for 2017 amounted to US$252.9 million. These were funds that UN Human Rights would have needed in addition to its regular budget allocation if it was to adequately respond to all of the requests that it had received for the year. It is crucial for the Office to attract support from new Member States while simultaneously maintaining the support of existing donors. Over the last four years, only 48 Member States provided an annual contribution and 36 others contributed at least once in the same four-year period. UN Human Rights will redouble its efforts to secure additional revenue from voluntary contributions. It will strongly advocate for an increase of the regular budget to fully cover its existing mandated activities that are being subsidized by extrabudgetary resources. Furthermore, voluntary contributions need to be as Of the 63 Member States that contributed in 2017, 25 were members of the United Nations Western and Others Group, 16 were from the Asian Group, 10 were from the Eastern European Group, 10 were from the Latin American and Caribbean Group and two were from the African Group. 80 UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2017