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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)
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5
10
15
1994 1999 2004 2009
Cont
ribu
tion
s(b
illio
ns o
f con
stan
t 20
08 $
US)
-50
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
Perc
enta
ge c
hang
e (b
ase
year
is 1
994)
Core Non-core
Core
Non-core
63%
76%
0
5
10
15
20
1995 2000 2005 2009
Cont
ributi
ons
(bill
ions
of c
onst
ant 2
008
Uni
ted
Stat
es d
olla
rs)
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
OD
A(B
illio
ns o
f con
stan
t 20
08 U
S do
llars
)
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)
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5
10
15
1994 1999 2004 2009
Cont
ribu
tion
s(b
illio
ns o
f con
stan
t 20
08 $
US)
-50
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
Perc
enta
ge c
hang
e (b
ase
year
is 1
994)
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: $9.4 billion)
One UN funds 1%
Single-donor, programme- and project-specifi c
77%
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C. One UN Funds (2009)
Total ODATotal UN
expendituresOne UN Fund expenditure
Share of Total ODA
Share of total UN expenditures
Recipient country (millions of United States dollars) (percentage)
Albania 358 19 3.6 1.0 18.5
Cape Verde 196 11 2.4 1.2 20.9
Malawi 772 123 1.1 0.1 0.9
Mozambique 2013 141 10.9 0.5 7.7
Pakistan 2781 586 1.7 0.1 0.3
Rwanda 934 96 5.8 0.6 6.1
United Rep. of Tanzania 2934 165 16.4 0.6 9.9
Uruguay 51 36 6.7 13.3 18.4
Viet Nam 3744 84 19.7 0.5 23.5
Total/Average 13784 1262 68.3 0.5 5.4
(Source of ODA data: OECD/DAC statistics, DAC Table 2a)
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D. Currency exchange rate movements(major currencies, 2005-2009)
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
Jan-
05
Apr-
05Ju
l-05
Oct
-05
Jan-
06
Apr-
06Ju
l-06
Oct
-06
Jan-
07
Apr-
07Ju
l-07
Oct
-07
Jan-
08
Apr-
08
Jul-0
8O
ct-0
8
Jan-
09
Apr-
09
Jul-0
9O
ct-0
9
Jan-
10
Apr-
10
Jul-1
0O
ct-1
0
Jan-
11
USD/EUR USD/GBP USD/JPYUSD/NOK USD/DKK USD/CHFUSD/CAD USD/SEK
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D. Change in donor currency and US$ 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)
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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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