Flexible Funding in 2025
Flexible Funding in 2025
Unlike earmarked contributions, flexible funding allows UNHCR to respond rapidly in emergencies, sustain support in protracted crises, and uphold a principled, accountable approach to humanitarian action.
At the Luakdong site in Gambella, Ethiopia, South Sudanese refugee Chol Tut Deng takes a break with her youngest son. After fleeing conflict in South Sudan and being separated from one of her children, this moment offers a brief sense of comfort amid uncertainty. Her story reflects the emotional toll of displacement and the strength of mothers caring for their children in crisis settings.
In 2025, UNHCR received $1.189 billion in flexible funding contributions or 34% of the total voluntary contributions of $3.527 billion.
This flexible funding included $728 million in fully unearmarked funding. By way of comparison, in 2024, UNHCR received $1.470 billion in flexible funding, which amounted to 30% of the $4.821 billion in voluntary contributions raised. Of that total, $759 million was fully unearmarked funding.
Indicative flexible funding allocations | 2025 (USD)
Indicative unearmarked funding allocations | 2025 (USD)
Relevant resources
Explore key documents that showcase the impact of flexible funding and where resources were directed by the end of the year. The allocation data file also breaks down how flexible contributions were used throughout the year.
Previous Flexible Funding Reports
The Flexible Funding Reports contain an overview, financial tables, and case studies of how and where flexible funding made a difference. You can find the previous years' versions of the reports in the dropdown below.
Please note that from 2022 onwards, the report is fully accessible online, and no full PDF version is produced; nevertheless you can find case studies available as PDFs.