In order to adhere to the principles outlined in the UNOV/UNODC Partnership Policy which regulates the engagement of external partners and to comply with the transparency obligations reinforced by our donors, UNODC ensures the publication of grants awarded through open competition as well as those partnerships that receive specific donor contribution funds.
The decision to publish information will give due consideration to the safety, protection of personal data, confidentiality and security of all partners.
UNVTF was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2010 as part of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. The fund is victim-centred and aims to provide essential humanitarian, legal and financial aid to victims of trafficking in persons through established channels of assistance. The main objectives of the Grants programme are:
For more information, please visit the UNVTF Grants website.
Since 1994, UNODC has received a contribution from the Drug Abuse Prevention Centre (DAPC) of Japan to support drug prevention activities by non - governmental organisation in low and middle-income countries. Grants have been disbursed globally every year since. This project falls under the thematic programme of addressing health and human development vulnerabilities in the context of drugs and crime.
The objective of this Grants programme is to strengthen the capacity of civil society to prevent drug use globally using evidence-based substance use prevention interventions with a focus on youth.
For more information, please visit the DAPC Grants website.
UNODC Pakistan in collaboration with the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) have launched a Call for Proposals aimed at fostering collaborative efforts in preventing and countering violent extremism. The grants program is funded by the European Union and is seeking innovative projects proposals from not-for-profit organisations working to promote peace, resilience, and inclusivity within communities across Pakistan.
For more information, please see the Guidelines for Grant Applicants.
UNODC’s CHILD initiative was developed to promote a worldwide coordinated response to children and young adolescents at risk of using drugs and affected by drug use dependence.
The objective of this Grants programme is to strengthen the capacity of civil society to prevent drug use globally using evidence-based drug prevention, treatment, care and rehabilitation interventions with a focus on children and young adolescents at risk of using drugs.
For more information, please see the Guidelines for Grant Applicants.
UNODC has launched a Call for Proposals through the support of the European Union - Basket Fund for Legal Aid Service Provision in Ethiopia – to improve availability, accessibility and quality of legal aid services in the Ethiopian criminal justice system.
For more information, please see the Guidelines for Grant Applicants.
UNODC has launched a Call for Proposals under the European Union (EU) funded initiative on Ensuring Decent Work and Reducing Vulnerabilities for Women and Children in the Context of Labour Migration in Southeast Asia (‘PROTECT’) to support and provide legal assistance to victims of trafficking and exploitation.
For more information, please see the Guidelines for Grant Applicants.
The European Union is one of UNODC’s important partners globally. Since the signing of an exchange of letters between the EU and UNODC in 2005, cooperation has developed rapidly. The list of partners that have received EU contributions as of 1 January 2022 is available under the link below.