Member States Announce Contributions at 2017 United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities
Commitments Represent Decline over 2016
Some 20 countries pledged a total of $398.98 million at today’s United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities, reflecting a significant decrease from 2016.
In opening remarks, Navid Hanif, Director of Economic and Social Council Support and Coordination in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, said the total contributions for United Nations operational activities for development in 2016 had totalled $29.9 billion, which represented an increase of 8 per cent over 2015.
He said that core contributions to the United Nations development system in 2016 had amounted to under 22 per cent of total contributions or $6.5 billion, of which seven donors accounted for half of the core funding. That funding included a 5 per cent increase in core contributions compared to 2015, ending two consecutive years of decline. Some $23.4 billion in non‑core funding had been provided in 2016, of which only 7 per cent or $1.7 billion were channelled through inter‑agency pooled funds, despite acknowledgement by the General Assembly that those funds were useful mechanisms for strengthening system‑wide coherence, reducing fragmentation and generating economies of scale.
Noting significant challenges in broadening the funding base, he said available support could not keep pace with the growing humanitarian demands and accentuated the importance of protecting development gains.
The Conference elected Zohrab Mnatsakanyan (Armenia) as President of the 2017 Pledging Conference by acclamation, and Juergen Schulz (Germany) and Hessa AlAteibi (United Arab Emirates) as Vice‑Presidents.
Mr. Mnatsakanyan said States in 2016 had pledged a more than $1 billion, which marked a historic increase in financial commitments compared to previous years’ Pledging Conferences. Nonetheless, combined contributions to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN‑Women) increased by only 0.4 per cent, while their core contributions declined by 2 per cent. As funding remained below current needs, he encouraged all States to renew and increase their financial contributions.
A number of Member States then made their pledges.
Concluding the Pledging Conference for Development Activities, Nick Hartmann, Director of the Resources Partnerships Group, UNDP, said resources to the Programme dropped by 36 per cent from 2010 to 2016. By the end of 2017, he said the Programme expected $600 million for core resources, which represented a decrease of 15 per cent from 2015.
Sanjay Wijesekera, Acting Director of Public Partnerships for UNICEF, said the Fund’s revenue trend had been positive overall at $20 billion from 2014 to 2017, with unrestricted regular resources making up 27 per cent of that amount. Noting challenges, he said public sector funding had fallen almost $100 million, insecurity had driven up operational costs in countries like South Sudan and Somalia and 50 per cent of UNICEF appeals had remained unfunded.
Klaus Simoni Pederson, Chief of UNFPA’s Resource Mobilization Branch, said his Fund’s projected total contribution revenue of $849 million would result in a decrease of 26 per cent from the 2017 strategic plan contribution target of $1.142 million. To bridge the funding gap, he appealed to all States to consider increasing the amounts for regular resources for UNFPA in 2018 and future years.
Linda Kalenga, Officer‑in‑Charge of the Resource Mobilization Section, UN‑Women, said that several Member States in 2016 had expanded their support to the Entity, resulting in its fastest growth since 2012. She expressed optimism that such growth would translate into substantial increases in pledged contributions.
Delegates also approved the 2017 United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities draft report (document A/CONF.208/2017/L.1).
Pledges Made
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Country/Agencies |
Amount Pledged |
Notes |
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Kuwait |
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UNRWA |
$2,000,000 |
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UNHCR |
$1,000,000 |
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CERF |
$1,000,000 |
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UNDP |
$570,000 |
|
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Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria |
$500,000 |
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OHCHR |
$500,000 |
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UN-HABITAT |
$354,000 |
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UNICEF |
$200,000 |
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UNEP |
$200,000 |
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UN-Women |
$50,000 |
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UNITAR |
$20,000 |
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UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture |
$10,000 |
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UNFPA |
$10,000 |
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UNDCP |
$5,000 |
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Albania |
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UNDP |
$500 |
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UNFPA |
$500 |
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UN-Women |
$500 |
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UNICEF |
$500 |
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Luxembourg |
€45,000,000 |
subject to parliamentary approval |
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UNDP |
€2,750,000 |
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Thematic |
€2,600,000 |
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UNFPA |
€2,750,000 |
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Thematic |
€2,800,000 |
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UNICEF |
€2,750,000 |
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Thematic |
€2,850,000 |
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UN-Women |
€1,300,000 |
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UNCDF |
€550,000 |
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Thematic |
€250,000 |
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UNRWA |
€3,750,000 |
|
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Singapore |
$640,000 |
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UNICEF |
$50,000 |
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UN Women |
$50,000 |
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UNDP |
$300,000 |
|
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G77 Account for Economic Cooperation |
$5,000 |
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UNHCR |
$60,000 |
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OCHA |
$20,000 |
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CERF |
$50,000 |
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UNFPA |
$5,000 |
|
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UN Voluntary Fund for Trafficking in Persons |
$5,000 |
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OHCHR |
$15,000 |
$10,000 for Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to Support the Participation of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States; and $5,000 for Voluntary Fund for implementation of the Universal Periodic Mechanism |
|
UNEP |
$50,000 |
|
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Trust Fund of the East Asian Seas |
$20,000 |
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UNDCP |
$10,000 |
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Denmark |
no numbers provided for 2018 |
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Slovenia |
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UNICEF |
$30,400 |
core resources |
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Thailand |
$2,600,000 |
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UNDP |
$865,112 |
|
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UNDP local office |
$466,126 |
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UNICEF |
$174,313 |
|
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UNICEF office for Thailand administrative expenses |
$61,813 |
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|
WHO South-East Asia |
$500,000 |
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WHO South-East Asia Regional Office Building Plus the South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund |
$200,000 |
|
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UNFPA |
$150,000 |
|
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UNRWA |
$40,000 |
|
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UNDCP |
$30,000 |
|
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UNHCR |
$20,000 |
|
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CERF |
$20,000 |
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OHCHR |
$20,000 |
|
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Trust Fund for the support of the Centre for Human Rights |
$20,000 |
|
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UN-Women |
$20,000 |
|
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Implementation Support Unit of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention |
$9,987 |
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Trust Fund for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations |
$10,000 |
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Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries |
$5,000 |
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United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific |
$3,000 |
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United Nations Capital Development Fund |
$2,500 |
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UNITAR |
$2,000 |
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UNV |
$1,500 |
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United Nations Disarmament Information Programme |
$1,000 |
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Trust Fund for the Pacific Island Countries |
$1,000 |
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Myanmar |
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UNDP |
MK 1,080,000 |
equivalent of $900 |
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UNDP Local Office Cost |
MK 660,000 |
equivalent of $550 |
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UNDFPA |
$3,000 |
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UNESCAP |
$2,000 |
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Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific |
$1,000 |
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UN Capital Development Fund |
$5,000 |
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UNIDO |
$5,000 |
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Indonesia |
$717,000 |
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UNODC |
$45,000 |
broken down as follows: |
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OHCHR |
$20,000 |
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UNCITRAL |
$20,000 |
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
$70,000 |
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) |
$75,000 |
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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) |
$110,000 |
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UN-Women |
$147,000 |
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CERF |
$220,000 |
|
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Perez-Guerrero Trust Fund for South-South Cooperation |
$10,000 |
|
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UNFPA |
Rp 190,000,000 |
earmarked for UNFPA activities in Indonesia |
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Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
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UNDP |
$60,943.49 |
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UNICEF |
$120,883.05 |
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UNFPA |
$29,782.53 |
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India |
$10,000,000 |
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UNDP |
$4,500,000 |
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WFP |
$1,920,000 |
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UNRWA |
$1,250,000 |
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UN-Women |
$1,000,000 |
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UNICEF |
$862,000 |
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UNFPA |
$500,000 |
|
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UN-Habitat |
$150,000 |
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UNEP |
$100,000 |
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UNODC |
$100,000 |
|
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UN Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation |
$200,000 |
|
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Norway |
subject to parliamentary approval |
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UNDP |
NKr 535,000,000 |
equivalent of $65 million |
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Thematic |
NKr 35,000,000 |
|
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UNICEF |
NKr 410,000,000 |
equivalent of $50 million |
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Thematic |
NKr 70,000,000 |
|
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UNFPA |
NKr 500,000,000 |
equivalent of $61 million |
|
UNHCR |
NKr 350,000,000 |
equivalent of $43 million |
|
WFP |
NKr 290,000,000 |
equivalent of $35 million |
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UNRWA |
NKr 125,000,000 |
equivalent of $15 million |
|
UNAIDS |
NKr 130,000,000 |
equivalent of $16 million |
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UN-Women |
NKr 85,000,000 |
equivalent of $10 million |
|
China |
no numbers provided |
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Russian Federation |
depending on implementation of national budget |
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|
WFP |
$20,000,000 |
|
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UNIDO |
$2,600,000 |
|
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UNHCR |
$2,000,000 |
|
|
OHCHR |
$2,000,000 |
|
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UNDOC |
$2,000,000 |
|
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CERF |
$1,500,000 |
|
|
UNDP |
$1,100,000 |
|
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OCHA |
$1,000,000 |
|
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UNICEF |
$1,000,000 |
|
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UNEP |
$900,000 |
|
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UNAIDS |
$500,000 |
|
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UN-Habitat |
$400,000 |
|
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UNFPA |
$300,000 |
|
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UNITAR |
$200,000 |
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|
Bangladesh |
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UNDP Headquarters |
$500,000 |
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UNDP Local Office |
Tk 1,500,000 |
|
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UNICEF |
$50,000 |
|
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UNFPA Headquarters |
$35,000 |
|
|
UNFPA Local Office |
$3,800 |
contribution made in Tk equivalent |
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UN-Women |
$15,000 |
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UNEP |
$2,000 |
|
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UNV |
$2,000 |
|
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UN Fund for Drug Abuse Control Programme (UNODC) |
$2,000 |
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UN Fund for South-South Cooperation |
$15,000 |
|
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Mongolia |
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UNDP |
$17,000 |
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UNICEF |
$11,000 |
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UNFPA |
$4,000 |
|
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CERF |
$10,000 |
|
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UN-Women |
$7,000 |
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UNEP |
$1,000 |
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Andorra |
€230,000 |
no specific breakdown given |
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Estonia |
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UNICEF |
€150,000 |
|
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UN-Women |
€80,000 |
|
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UNDP |
€75,000 |
|
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UNFPA |
€60,000 |
|
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OCHA, CERF, UNRWA, UNHCR |
no numbers given |
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United Arab Emirates |
not exhaustive, further contributions to be announced when finalized/approved |
|
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UN-Women |
$5,000,000 |
as part of $15 million commitment to be disbursed over the next 3 years as previously announced |
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UNRWA |
$1,000,000 |
|
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Trust Fund for Strengthening of OCHA |
$500,000 |
|
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CERF |
$20,000 |
|
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UNDP |
$324,000 |
core budget |
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UNHCR |
$200,000 |
|
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UNICEF |
$100,000 |
core budget |
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OHCHR |
$50,000 |
|
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UNEP |
$40,000 |
|
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UN Fund for South-South Cooperation |
$40,000 |
|
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UN Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Fund |
$30,000 |
|
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Fund of the UN International Drug Control Programme |
$10,000 |
|
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UN Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery |
$30,000 |
|
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Perez-Guerrero Trust Fund for South-South Cooperation |
$20,000 |
|
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UNITAR |
$10,000 |
|
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UNFPA |
$10,000 |
|
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UN Voluntary Fund on Disability |
$10,000 |
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UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture |
$10,000 |
|
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UN Voluntary Trust Fund for the Convention to Combat Desertification |
$10,000 |
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UNIDR |
$10,000 |
|
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Cooperative Mechanism on Safety of Navigation and Environmental Protection in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore |
$100,000 |
aid to navigation fund |
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Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
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UNDP |
$25,000 |
|
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UNICEF |
$5,350 |
|
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UNFPA |
$3,000 |
|
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UN-Women |
$1,000 |
|
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UN Office for South-South Cooperation |
$2,000 |
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UNCDF |
$1,500 |
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UNV |
$1,000 |