Using the most up-to-date and reliable data available, it provides answers to a series of straightforward questions: How and by whom is the UN funded?

In order to achieve our mandate, UNDP relies entirely on voluntary contributions from UN Member States, multilateral organizations, private sector and other sources, in the form of unrestricted regular …

In 2019, total UN system expenditure was US$ 55.6 billion. UN expenditure is usually divided into four activity areas: development assistance, humanitarian assistance, peace operations and global …

Today, at the UN headquarters in New York, the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office have released a new report on the financing of the UN development …

Core funding allows UNDP to operate at the core of the United Nations development system, support UN system-wide assets (UNV, UNCDF, UNOSSC, and MPTFO), sustain a global operating network …

UNDP's Funding Windows are a multi-donor, flexible funding mechanism that provide a strategic opportunity for partners to contribute to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

In 2022, the most notable results include the nearly 1000 youths that we placed in employment and income generation opportunities, over 200 SMMEs supported through training and grant funding, the …

In order to achieve our mandate, UNDP relies entirely on voluntary contributions from UN Member States, multilateral organizations, private sector and other sources, in the form of unrestricted regular …

'The situation is challenging and funding is under pressure. But this moment also gives us the chance to renew our work, and to focus on innovation, on delivery and on real impact for the people we serve.'

This resource page provides key definitions to help users gain a better understanding of the data and figures presented on this site, as well as relevant documentation on UN inter-agency pooled funds.