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UNHCR relies almost entirely on voluntary contributions from governments, inter-governmental institutions, individuals, foundations and corporations. UNHCR works throughout the year to raise funds for its programmes and to address new emergencies as they occur.
It is important that the UN refugee agency receives generous and flexible contributions. These allow it to direct funds where they are most needed to provide protection, shelter, water, health, education and other essentials to the millions of people of concern to UNHCR, including refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless and internally displaced people around the world.
In 2010, UNHCR introduced its first global needs-based budget that reflects comprehensive assessments in all countries where it operates. Total requirements for the year are just over US$3 billion, with the largest programmes in Iraq, Pakistan and the Sudan. It is UNHCR's largest ever budget.
At the agency's annual pledging conference in December 2009, donors pledged US$477.5 million in initial funding. Additional funds are expected during the year.
Total contributions to UNHCR in 2008 (USD)
| Donor | Annual budget |
Supplementary budget |
JPOs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,040,427,305 | 543,794,476 | 13,891,945 | 1,598,113,726 |
| Note: Due to the high volatility of currency exchange rates in 2008, the UN was forced to change its official exchange rates several times per month. Furthermore, UNHCR's contribution recording processes were modified in 2008 andthe financial systems were not able to reflect the multiple exchange rate changes within a month. In order to ensure compliance with UN accounting standards, a manual adjustment was made to record the correct value of income based on the prevailing UN rate of exchange at the time when pledges were received. This manual adjustment of USD 3,482,356 is not reflected in the contribution tables shown here. * Central Government. Other Public Sources channelled through España con ACNUR. Source: UNHCR Global Report 2008. |
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| Governmental Donors and the European Commission | ||||
| United States of America | 250,115,898 | 255,785,705 | 4,350,000 | 510,251,603 |
| European Commission | 89,043,187 | 41,102,589 | 0 | 130,145,776 |
| Japan | 72,515,183 | 37,950,328 | 405,615 | 110,871,125 |
| Sweden | 86,553,556 | 18,101,850 | 711,336 | 105,366,742 |
| Netherlands | 74,726,938 | 9,303,083 | 1,463,908 | 85,493,928 |
| Norway | 51,929,115 | 8,106,226 | 1,012,896 | 61,048,237 |
| United Kingdom | 43,177,676 | 14,245,185 | 0 | 57,422,861 |
| Denmark | 42,646,031 | 12,037,125 | 1,096,182 | 55,779,338 |
| Germany | 32,861,060 | 15,242,886 | 780,241 | 48,884,187 |
| Italy | 32,742,659 | 11,374,342 | 0 | 44,117,001 |
| Canada | 26,979,520 | 15,411,301 | 402,047 | 42,792,868 |
| Spain * | 26,128,864 | 8,671,330 | 1,259,151 | 36,059,344 |
| Australia | 20,938,403 | 7,291,498 | 0 | 28,229,902 |
| Finland | 23,048,537 | 3,799,732 | 752,793 | 27,601,062 |
| Ireland | 22,478,942 | 4,731,040 | 51,287 | 27,261,269 |
| Switzerland | 21,168,760 | 3,934,750 | 377,777 | 25,481,287 |
| France | 19,374,574 | 3,592,498 | 611,891 | 23,578,962 |
| Belgium | 11,123,281 | 4,756,424 | 29,674 | 15,909,379 |
| Luxembourg | 9,256,465 | 752,530 | 70,592 | 10,079,587 |
| Iraq | 0 | 8,000,000 | 0 | 8,000,000 |
| New Zealand | 3,465,604 | 1,080,600 | 0 | 4,546,204 |
| Republic of Korea | 2,700,000 | 100,000 | 216,519 | 3,016,519 |
| Austria | 2,284,483 | 389,408 | 170,246 | 2,844,137 |
| Greece | 1,375,474 | 1,066,565 | 0 | 2,442,039 |
| Hungary | 2,078,075 | 0 | 0 | 2,078,075 |
| Kuwait | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 0 | 2,000,000 |
| Russian Federation | 2,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 2,000,000 |
| Portugal | 1,595,337 | 0 | 0 | 1,595,337 |
| Czech Republic | 328,472 | 657,924 | 0 | 986,396 |
| Poland | 440,315 | 416,954 | 0 | 857,269 |
| China | 651,906 | 0 | 0 | 651,906 |
| Morocco | 500,000 | 0 | 0 | 500,000 |
| Turkey | 200,000 | 250,000 | 0 | 450,000 |
| Romania | 270,189 | 129,366 | 0 | 399,555 |
| Liechtenstein | 263,158 | 0 | 129,791 | 392,949 |
| Estonia | 41,926 | 232,971 | 0 | 274,896 |
| South Africa | 145,985 | 0 | 0 | 145,985 |
| Monaco | 145,773 | 0 | 0 | 145,773 |
| Cyprus | 143,098 | 0 | 0 | 143,098 |
| Saudi Arabia | 112,000 | 0 | 0 | 112,000 |
| Mexico | 101,905 | 0 | 0 | 101,905 |
| Chile | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 100,000 |
| Iceland | 0 | 100,000 | 0 | 100,000 |
| Oman | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 100,000 |
| Bulgaria | 6,000 | 74,892 | 0 | 80,892 |
| Croatia | 22,000 | 40,000 | 0 | 62,000 |
| Algeria | 60,000 | 0 | 0 | 60,000 |
| United Arab Emirates | 54,000 | 0 | 0 | 54,000 |
| Israel | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 50,000 |
| Qatar | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 50,000 |
| Latvia | 37,608 | 0 | 0 | 37,608 |
| Slovenia | 35,000 | 0 | 0 | 35,000 |
| Argentina | 30,000 | 0 | 0 | 30,000 |
| Andorra | 28,384 | 0 | 0 | 28,384 |
| Colombia | 25,000 | 0 | 0 | 25,000 |
| Azerbaijan | 20,000 | 0 | 0 | 20,000 |
| Holy See | 20,000 | 0 | 0 | 20,000 |
| Thailand | 20,000 | 0 | 0 | 20,000 |
| Slovakia | 14,577 | 0 | 0 | 14,577 |
| Costa Rica | 13,534 | 0 | 0 | 13,534 |
| Bahrain | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | 10,000 |
| Bermuda | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | 10,000 |
| Singapore | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | 10,000 |
| India | 9,958 | 0 | 0 | 9,958 |
| Montenegro | 5,000 | 0 | 0 | 5,000 |
| Venezuela | 5,000 | 0 | 0 | 5,000 |
| Philippines | 591 | 0 | 0 | 591 |
| Subtotal | 977,388,999 | 489,729,103 | 13,891,945 | 1,481,010,046 |
| Intergovernmental donors | ||||
| Council of Europe Development Bank | 284,265 | 647,668 | 0 | 931,934 |
| Great Lakes Initiative on AIDS (GLIA) | 840,945 | 0 | 0 | 840,945 |
| African Union | 500,000 | 100,000 | 0 | 600,000 |
| Subtotal | 1,625,210 | 747,668 | 0 | 2,372,878 |
| UN funds | ||||
| Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) | 18,930,859 | 26,748,861 | 0 | 45,679,720 |
| Common Humanitarian Fund for Sudan | 1,745,938 | 6,906,759 | 0 | 8,652,697 |
| Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) | 3,419,413 | 283,155 | 0 | 3,702,568 |
| Central Fund for Influenza Action | 0 | 2,970,000 | 0 | 2,970,000 |
| Pooled Funds for the DRC | 1,174,240 | 1,322,450 | 0 | 2,496,690 |
| UN Trust Fund for Human Security | 826,943 | 233,330 | 0 | 1,060,273 |
| UN Delivering as One | 854,865 | 0 | 0 | 854,865 |
| UN Peacebuilding Fund | 514,980 | 0 | 0 | 514,980 |
| United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) | 120,012 | 385,739 | 0 | 505,751 |
| UN Global Peace and Security Fund | 233,117 | 0 | 0 | 233,117 |
| UN Development Programme (UNDP) | 68,800 | 161,570 | 0 | 230,370 |
| UN Millennium Development Goals | 8,024 | 0 | 0 | 8,024 |
| UN Mission in Sudan | 0 | 4,637 | 0 | 4,637 |
| Subtotal | 27,897,191 | 39,016,501 | 0 | 66,913,692 |
| Private donors | ||||
| España con ACNUR (Spain) | 5,149,933 | 781,140 | 0 | 5,931,074 |
| Japan Association for UNHCR | 3,490,011 | 2,100,417 | 0 | 5,590,428 |
| USA for UNHCR | 3,845,919 | 1,421,857 | 0 | 5,267,776 |
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (USA) | 0 | 5,000,000 | 0 | 5,000,000 |
| Private donors in Italy | 3,655,252 | 1,311,993 | 0 | 4,967,245 |
| Australia for UNHCR | 2,822,548 | 1,246,588 | 0 | 4,069,136 |
| UN Foundation (UNFIP) (USA) | 2,552,822 | 0 | 0 | 2,552,822 |
| Dutch Postcode Lottery (Netherlands) | 2,366,309 | 82,331 | 0 | 2,448,639 |
| Deutsche Stiftung für UNO (Germany) | 1,182,971 | 632,441 | 0 | 1,815,412 |
| Private donors in Canada | 1,115,892 | 342,811 | 0 | 1,458,703 |
| Divac Foundation (Serbia) | 1,018,474 | 0 | 0 | 1,018,474 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Germany) | 763,173 | 0 | 0 | 763,173 |
| Private donors in Greece | 501,112 | 260,893 | 0 | 762,004 |
| Private donors in China | 546,864 | 72,646 | 0 | 619,510 |
| Nike EMEA (Netherlands) | 591,540 | 0 | 0 | 591,540 |
| Stichting Vluchteling (Netherlands) | 133,136 | 348,392 | 0 | 481,528 |
| HQ Online Donations | 426,852 | 38,467 | 0 | 465,319 |
| Private donors in Sweden | 321,230 | 0 | 0 | 321,230 |
| Charities Aid Foundation (United Kingdom) | 305,288 | 1,229 | 0 | 306,517 |
| International Olympic Committee (Switzerland) | 288,000 | 0 | 0 | 288,000 |
| Foundation FC Barcelona (Spain) | 282,500 | 0 | 0 | 282,500 |
| Swedish Postcode Lottery | 0 | 195,652 | 0 | 195,652 |
| Private donors in Thailand | 167,684 | 0 | 0 | 167,684 |
| Statoil Azerbaijan | 165,000 | 0 | 0 | 165,000 |
| Private donors in the United Kingdom | 145,503 | 13,095 | 0 | 158,597 |
| Cartier Foundation (United Arab Emirates) | 155,000 | 0 | 0 | 155,000 |
| Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Portugal) | 0 | 146,413 | 0 | 146,413 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Norway) | 126,482 | 0 | 0 | 126,482 |
| HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein (United Arab Emirates) | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 100,000 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Netherlands) | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 100,000 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (France) | 99,968 | 0 | 0 | 99,968 |
| Private donors in the Republic of Korea | 79,609 | 0 | 0 | 79,609 |
| REN - Redes Energéticas Nacionais (Portugal) | 0 | 73,855 | 0 | 73,855 |
| Medicor Foundation (Liechtenstein) | 70,000 | 0 | 0 | 70,000 |
| The Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation (Republic of Korea) | 60,000 | 0 | 0 | 60,000 |
| Private donors in Switzerland | 57,068 | 0 | 0 | 57,068 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Malaysia) | 53,666 | 0 | 0 | 53,666 |
| Belgian Lottery | 51,020 | 0 | 0 | 51,020 |
| Merck and Co., Inc. (USA) | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 50,000 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Brazil) | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 50,000 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Luxembourg) | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 50,000 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Singapore) | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 50,000 |
| Linfil Holding B.V. (Netherlands) | 0 | 48,006 | 0 | 48,006 |
| Private donors in Portugal | 19,154 | 21,372 | 0 | 40,526 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Thailand) | 40,184 | 0 | 0 | 40,184 |
| Statoil Iran | 37,134 | 0 | 0 | 37,134 |
| ANA Aeroportos Portugal | 0 | 36,928 | 0 | 36,928 |
| Eurocash (Poland) | 0 | 32,383 | 0 | 32,383 |
| Private donors in Cyprus | 31,350 | 156 | 0 | 31,506 |
| Private donors in Syria | 0 | 31,336 | 0 | 31,336 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Cyprus) | 30,000 | 0 | 0 | 30,000 |
| UNHCR Staff | 0 | 30,000 | 0 | 30,000 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Switzerland) | 28,708 | 0 | 0 | 28,708 |
| Popli Khalatbari Charitable Foundation (United Kingdom) | 25,000 | 0 | 0 | 25,000 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Bermuda) | 25,000 | 0 | 0 | 25,000 |
| Tarek A. Juffali Foundation (Saudi Arabia) | 24,970 | 0 | 0 | 24,970 |
| Private donors in the United States of America | 24,069 | 0 | 0 | 24,069 |
| Trade Plus Aid (United Kingdom) | 23,403 | 0 | 0 | 23,403 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Uruguay) | 20,000 | 0 | 0 | 20,000 |
| Brighter Vision Foundation (Liechtenstein) | 0 | 20,000 | 0 | 20,000 |
| Private donors in Belgium | 15,189 | 0 | 0 | 15,189 |
| Private donors in the Netherlands | 5,799 | 9,300 | 0 | 15,099 |
| Red Crescent Society (United Arab Emirates) | 14,972 | 0 | 0 | 14,972 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Finland) | 14,641 | 0 | 0 | 14,641 |
| Private donors in Japan | 13,232 | 0 | 0 | 13,232 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Trinidad and Tobago) | 12,000 | 0 | 0 | 12,000 |
| The Mexican Charity Bazar (Iran) | 11,994 | 0 | 0 | 11,994 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Czech Republic) | 10,700 | 0 | 0 | 10,700 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Kenya) | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | 10,000 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Malta) | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | 10,000 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Portugal) | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | 10,000 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (South Africa) | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | 10,000 |
| Private donors in Fiji | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | 10,000 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Jamaica) | 7,500 | 0 | 0 | 7,500 |
| Private donors in Australia | 7,246 | 0 | 0 | 7,246 |
| Al Walid Ben Talal Foundation (Saudi Arabia) | 6,667 | 0 | 0 | 6,667 |
| Private donors in France | 5,375 | 0 | 0 | 5,375 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Philippines) | 5,000 | 0 | 0 | 5,000 |
| Private donors in Sri Lanka | 4,599 | 0 | 0 | 4,599 |
| Private donors in Austria | 1,868 | 1,310 | 0 | 3,178 |
| Private donors in Lebanon | 3,000 | 0 | 0 | 3,000 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Israel) | 2,261 | 0 | 0 | 2,261 |
| Private donors in Spain | 1,244 | 0 | 0 | 1,244 |
| Private donors in Malaysia | 905 | 0 | 0 | 905 |
| Private donors in Saudi Arabia | 692 | 0 | 0 | 692 |
| All Nippon Airways (Switzerland) | 676 | 0 | 0 | 676 |
| Private donors in Luxembourg | 162 | 194 | 0 | 356 |
| Private donors in the Czech Republic | 168 | 0 | 0 | 168 |
| Private donors in Brazil | 137 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
| Private donors in Poland | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Private donors in Argentina | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Subtotal | 33,515,905 | 14,301,204 | 0 | 47,817,109 |
Unrestricted voluntary contributions to UNHCR in 2008 (USD)
| Donor | USD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 307,666,717 | |||
| * USD 267,036 of the unrestricted contribution was attributed to the DAFI Programme. Source: UNHCR Global Report 2008 |
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| Netherlands | 61,331,722 | |||
| Norway | 43,795,620 | |||
| United Kingdom | 34,926,471 | |||
| Denmark | 25,440,313 | |||
| Ireland | 18,440,233 | |||
| Spain | 16,271,642 | |||
| France | 15,858,139 | |||
| Canada | 14,314,928 | |||
| Finland | 10,903,427 | |||
| Switzerland | 10,380,852 | |||
| Italy | 10,204,082 | |||
| Japan | 9,000,000 | |||
| Germany * | 8,065,870 | |||
| Australia | 7,377,778 | |||
| Belgium | 4,431,315 | |||
| New Zealand | 3,461,538 | |||
| Republic of Korea | 2,300,000 | |||
| Luxembourg | 2,170,350 | |||
| Portugal | 1,595,337 | |||
| Kuwait | 1,000,000 | |||
| Russian Federation | 1,000,000 | |||
| Austria | 874,636 | |||
| Greece | 622,084 | |||
| Morocco | 500,000 | |||
| Private donors in Italy | 420,915 | |||
| Poland | 300,000 | |||
| China | 250,000 | |||
| Private donors in Canada | 249,924 | |||
| Hungary | 202,492 | |||
| Turkey | 200,000 | |||
| Czech Republic | 172,222 | |||
| Cyprus | 133,746 | |||
| Saudi Arabia | 112,000 | |||
| Mexico | 101,905 | |||
| Chile | 100,000 | |||
| Oman | 100,000 | |||
| Liechtenstein | 87,719 | |||
| Private donors in Greece | 85,751 | |||
| HQ Online Donations | 71,638 | |||
| Private donors in China | 63,592 | |||
| Algeria | 60,000 | |||
| United Arab Emirates | 54,000 | |||
| Israel | 50,000 | |||
| Qatar | 50,000 | |||
| Private donors in the United Kingdom | 47,335 | |||
| Private donors in Switzerland | 46,556 | |||
| Estonia | 41,926 | |||
| Slovenia | 35,000 | |||
| Latvia | 33,000 | |||
| Argentina | 30,000 | |||
| Andorra | 28,384 | |||
| Colombia | 25,000 | |||
| Chartities Aid Foundation | 23,579 | |||
| Croatia | 22,000 | |||
| Azerbaijan | 20,000 | |||
| Thailand | 20,000 | |||
| Private donors in Portugal | 19,154 | |||
| Slovakia | 14,577 | |||
| Costa Rica | 13,534 | |||
| Private donors in Korea | 10,071 | |||
| Bahrain | 10,000 | |||
| Bermuda | 10,000 | |||
| Holy See | 10,000 | |||
| Singapore | 10,000 | |||
| India | 9,958 | |||
| Private donors in the United States of America | 7,314 | |||
| Private donors in Japan | 7,132 | |||
| Al Walid Ben Talal Foundation | 6,667 | |||
| Bulgaria | 6,000 | |||
| Private donors in the Netherlands | 5,799 | |||
| Private donors in France | 5,375 | |||
| Montenegro | 5,000 | |||
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 5,000 | |||
| Private donors in Austria | 1,868 | |||
| Private donors in Spain | 1,244 | |||
| Private donors in Saudi Arabia | 692 | |||
| All Nippon Airways | 676 | |||
| Philippines | 591 | |||
| Private donors in Cyprus | 498 | |||
| Private donors in Sweden | 212 | |||
| Private donors in Czech Republic | 168 | |||
| Private donors in Brazil | 137 | |||
| Private donors in Argentina | 30 | |||
Corporate and foundation donations to UNHCR in 2008 (over 100,000 USD, cash or in-kind)
| Donor | Amount in USD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source: UNHCR Global Report 2008 | ||||
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (USA) | 5,000,000 | |||
| UN Foundation - UNFIP (USA) | 2,552,822 | |||
| Dutch Postcode Lottery (Netherlands) | 2,448,639 | |||
| Divac Foundation (Serbia) | 1,018,474 | |||
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation (USA) | 1,000,000 | |||
| Nike Inc. & affiliates (USA) | 971,480 | |||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (USA) | 763,906 | |||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Germany) | 763,172 | |||
| Nike EMEA (Netherlands) | 591,540 | |||
| Stichting Vluchteling (Netherlands) | 481,528 | |||
| Fundación La Caixa (Spain) | 419,907 | |||
| Lutheran World Relief (USA) | 372,515 | |||
| Estate of William N. Edwards (USA) | 317,947 | |||
| International Olympic Committee (Switzerland) | 288,000 | |||
| AEON 1% Club (Japan) | 285,660 | |||
| Foundation FC Barcelona (Spain) | 282,500 | |||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Australia) | 257,648 | |||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (China) | 249,950 | |||
| Moulinsart S.A (Belgium, in-kind) | 223,591 | |||
| Procter & Gamble (Japan, in-kind) | 221,570 | |||
| Swedish Postcode Lottery (Sweden) | 195,652 | |||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers - Charities Aid Foundation (UK) | 192,154 | |||
| TV Asahi Welfare Foundation Doraemon-Bokin (Japan) | 166,667 | |||
| Statoil (Azerbaijan) | 165,000 | |||
| Cartier Foundation (United Arab Emirates) | 155,000 | |||
| Yanmar Co. Limited (Japan, in-kind) | 151,158 | |||
| Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Portugal) | 146,413 | |||
| Fuji Optical Company Limited (Japan, in-kind) | 146,180 | |||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Norway) | 126,482 | |||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Spain) | 124,081 | |||
| Rotary International District (Japan) | 123,944 | |||
| Manpower Inc. (United Kingdom, in-kind) | 117,384 | |||
| Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo (CAM) (Spain) | 116,641 | |||
| Howard G. Buffet Foundation (USA) | 109,600 | |||
| Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf Tournament (Japan) | 108,965 | |||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (India) | 101,496 | |||
| Shinnyo-en Buddhist Order (Japan) | 100,877 | |||
| Jolie-Pitt Foundation (USA) | 100,000 | |||
| Jewish Communal Foundation (USA) | 100,000 | |||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Netherlands) | 100,000 | |||
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