UNITAR Seminar

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Overview of the Funding Architecture of UN

Operational Activities for Development

New York, 1 February 2012

UNITAR Seminar

Kristinn Sv. Helgason and Andrew MacPherson, OESC, UNDESA

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A. Volume, sources and destination of funding

B. Key funding trends

C. Non-core funding modalities

D. Predictability of funding

E. Importance of UN operational activities

Presentation outline


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A. UN system-wide activities (2009)

Humanitarian Ass is tance

22%

(Based on 2009 contributions to UN system-wide activities ($34.3 billion)

Peacekeeping21%

Norm-setti ng & other16%

Development-related activities

41%

Operational activities for development


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A. Operational activities for development

(DEV & HA, 2009)

Non-core (DEV) 43%

(Based on 2009 contributions which totalled $21.9 billion)

Core (HA) 5%

Non-core (HA)30%

Development-related activities

(DEV)

Humanitarian Ass is tance

(HA)

Core (DEV)22%


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A. Largest UN entities (DEV & HA, 2009)

0

500

1 000

1 500

2 000

2 500

3 000

3 500

4 000

0 200 400 600 800 1 000 1 200 1 400

Core contributions

Non

-cor

e co

ntri

buti

ons

(Millions of current United States dollars)

UNDP

FAO

UNHCR

UNFPA

WHO

UNRWA

UNICEF

WFP

50% core share


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A. Sources of funding (DEV & HA, major groups, 2009)

European Commiss ion 8%

Others19%

(Total funding in 2009: $21.9 billion)

Non-OECD/DAC Governments

9%21%

OECD/DAC Governments

63%21%


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A. Destination of funding (DEV & HA, 2009)

Africa33%

(Total expenditures in 2009: $22.1 billion)

Americas8%Asia/Pacifi c

18%

Europe 2%

Western As ia 8%

Regional and global 11%

Not attributed 7%

Programme support and management

activities 13%


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B. Trends in the sources of total funding

(DEV & HA, major groups, 1995-2009)


0

5

10

15

1994 1999 2004 2009

Cont

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0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

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Core Non-core

Core

Non-core

63%

76%

0

5

10

15

20

1995 2000 2005 2009

Cont

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DAC Governments Non-DAC Governments European Commiss ion Others

99

B. Multilateral aid flows as share of total ODA(2006-2009)

30%27%29%26%

17%13%12%11%

53% 60% 59% 63%

0

25

50

75

100

125

2006 2007 2008 2009

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)

Core-multilateral Multi-bilateral Bilateral Aid

(Source: OECD Creditor Reporting System and DAC Table 1)


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B. Core funding ratios (1994 and 2009)

54%

69%62%

72%

47%42%

34%27%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Tota lcontributions

Development -related

activities

Al lgovernments

(DEV)

DACgovernments

(DEV)

Core

rati

o

1994

2009


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B. Trends in contributions (DEV, 1994-2009)


0

5

10

15

1994 1999 2004 2009

Cont

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US)

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0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

Perc

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Core Non-core

Core

Non-core

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C. Non-core funding modalities (DEV only, 2009)

Thematic funds5%

Local resources

11%

Programme- and project-specifi c

Other multi-donor trust funds 6%

(Total non-core funding for development-related activities: $9.4 billion)

One UN funds 1%

Single-donor, programme- and project-specifi c

77%


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C. One UN Funds (2009)

Total ODATotal UN

expendituresOne UN Fund expenditure

Share of Total ODA

Share of total UN expenditures

Recipient country (millions of United States dollars) (percentage)

Albania 358 19 3.6 1.0 18.5

Cape Verde 196 11 2.4 1.2 20.9

Malawi 772 123 1.1 0.1 0.9

Mozambique 2013 141 10.9 0.5 7.7

Pakistan 2781 586 1.7 0.1 0.3

Rwanda 934 96 5.8 0.6 6.1

United Rep. of Tanzania 2934 165 16.4 0.6 9.9

Uruguay 51 36 6.7 13.3 18.4

Viet Nam 3744 84 19.7 0.5 23.5

Total/Average 13784 1262 68.3 0.5 5.4

(Source of ODA data: OECD/DAC statistics, DAC Table 2a)


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D. Currency exchange rate movements(major currencies, 2005-2009)

-30%

-20%

-10%

0%

10%

20%

30%

Jan-

05

Apr-

05Ju

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Oct

-05

Jan-

06

Apr-

06Ju

l-06

Oct

-06

Jan-

07

Apr-

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l-07

Oct

-07

Jan-

08

Apr-

08

Jul-0

8O

ct-0

8

Jan-

09

Apr-

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Jul-0

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9

Jan-

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Apr-

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Jul-1

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Jan-

11

USD/EUR USD/GBP USD/JPYUSD/NOK USD/DKK USD/CHFUSD/CAD USD/SEK


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D. Change in donor currency and US$ equivalent (UNICEF, core contributions, 2008-2009)

0%

0%

17%

11%

0%

0%

13%

22%

2%

6%

-18%

-4%

-9%

-13%

-5%

1%

2%

-30% -20% -10% 0% 10% 20% 30%

BEL

CHE

DNK

ESP

FIN

GBR

NLD

NOR

SWE

USA

change donor currency change USD change total core contributions


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E. United Nations share of ODA in programme countries (2009)


21%

100%

85%

53%

22%

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Over 40% 30% - 40% 20% - 30% 10% - 20% Under 10%United Nations share of total ODA

Num

ber

of c

ount

ries

0%10%

20%30%

40%50%60%

70%80%

90%100%

Cum

ulati

ve s

hare

of

expe

ndit

ures

United Nations data excludes local resources. Information on ODA obtained from OECD DAC Statistics, DAC Table 2a

31%

8%14%

3%

44%

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