Funding 2009

 

The Government of Japan contributed a grant of US$ 3,000,000 for the execution of UNODC activities in Afghanistan.

Voluntary donor pledges to UNODC reached an unprecedented level of $250 million in 2008, an increase of 39 per cent.

Largest contributors were Brazil, Canada, Colombia, the European Commission, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the USA.

 

NEWS:


Interview with Mr. Giovanni Ricciulli, the Ambassador of Italy to the Republic of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan

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Cambodia: Report just released on drugs under a project funded by Sweden, Australia, USA, Canada, Italy and KHANA

Read the executive summary

Funds and Partnerships

UNODC Resources

Voluntary contributions to the activities of UNODC are provided by governments, grouped into "major donors" and emerging and national donors", UN Agencies, Inter-Governmental Organizations, International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and private donors, including private sector entities and foundations.

Voluntary donor contributions comprise two types:

  • General-purpose funds (GP), i.e. unearmarked voluntary contributions which finance UNODC's executive direction and management;
  • Special-purpose funds (SP), which are earmarked voluntary contributions to finance UNODC's technical cooperation and other substantive activities at Headquarters (Vienna) and in the field.

In 2008, actual voluntary contributions for both drugs and crime programmes were pledged to an amount of US$ 258.8 million which represents an increase of 43.6 per cent compared to last year (2007:US$ 180.2 million).

The distribution of the funding was as follows:

  • Earmarked or special purpose funding - $245.5 million (94.9 per cent)
  • Un-earmarked or general purpose funding - $13.3 million (5.1 per cent)

In terms of type of activity, the funding distribution between drugs and crime programmes was as follows:

  • Drugs Programme - $191.5 million (74 per cent, compared with 63 per cent in 2007)
  • Crime Fund - $67.3 million (26 per cent, compared with 37 per cent in 2007)


Since 2006, the annual level of voluntary funding for UNODC has more than doubled. This large increase has primarily been driven by higher contributions for programme funding (technical assistance).