Multilateral contributions are growing while the share of bilateral aid is declining (graph)
Contributions to the United Nations have increased steadily since 2011
The share of non-DAC funding to the UNDS increased from 22% to 29% between 2008 and 2017
Private actors are the sixth biggest contributor to the UN Development System
Humanitarian aid experienced a sharp increase between 2012 and 2017
The rise of earmarked funding reflects a shift towards “à la carte” approaches: Evolution of the funding received by the multilateral development system as share of core funding (vertical axis) and changes in multilateral contributions since 2000 (horizontal axis)
UN Funds and Programmes receive high shares of earmarked (non-core) contributions, placing them in the “à la carte” quadrant
In 2018, the United Kingdom surpassed the United States as the largest funder of the multilateral development system
The financial clout of multilateral donors plays a key role in their portfolio management strategies
Nordic countries are particularly generous multilateral supporters
Donors tend to favour earmarked contributions for short-term, emergency responses
Several UN entities present high funding vulnerability: Concentration of multilateral organisations’ donor base - scale from 0 (less concentrated) to 100 (most concentrated) 2016-2018 share of earmarked funding