Sweden as a Donor
Sweden as a Donor
Sustainable solutions for South Sudanese refugees facilitate their local inclusion and empowerment © UNHCR/Blaise Sanyila
Swedish contributions to UNHCR
Sweden is one of UNHCR’s most important strategic partners and a generous donor. In 2025, Sweden provided USD 179 million to UNHCR. Sweden is UNHCR’s biggest multi-year donor of unearmarked funding.
Facts about Sweden as a donor:
In 2025, Sweden provided support to numerous situations, including Cameroon, DR Congo, South Sudan and Syria.
In 2025, Sweden also provided valuable support for the Sudan situation, including for the prevention of gender-based violence.
In 2025, Sweden also supported UNHCR’s work in Yemen, Ethiopia and Bangladesh.
Sweden’s unearmarked and flexible support allows UNCR to respond rapidly to emergencies, as well as continue protecting forcibly displaced people in protracted and forgotten crises.
For more information on funding to UNHCR, visit our contributions page.