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Bilateral and Multilateral Funding, 2011 - 2015

In order to provide a more comprehensive picture of the human rights funding landscape, the Advancing Human Rights: Knowledge Tools for Funders initiative has begun tracking bilateral and multilateral support. Using the OECD's Creditor Reporting System (CRS), one of the most comprehensive data sets available on aid, researchers mapped the data to the project taxonomy to categorize aid disbursements by issue area, region of focus, and population. For more information, see the FAQ page.

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Asia & Pacific
$3,436 Million (M)
14,598 Disbursements

X

Caribbean
$294 Million (M)
1,534 Disbursements

X

Eastern Europe, Central Asia, & Russia
$1,312 Million (M)
7,339 Disbursements

X

Global Programs
$3,644 Million (M)
7,251 Disbursements

Bilateral and multilateral funding includes disbursements not directed toward a specific country or region (designated in the OECD data set as “Bilateral, unspecified”). This includes disbursements providing a global benefit or used to cover the donor’s administrative costs.

X

Latin America & Mexico
$2,080 Million (M)
12,833 Disbursements

X

Middle East & North Africa
$1,949 Million (M)
7,207 Disbursements

X

Sub-Saharan Africa
$5,367 Million (M)
20,088 Disbursements

X

$18.1 Billion
70,850 disbursements

Top Funders

  1. Sweden $2.3 B
  2. United States $2.2 B
  3. European Union Institutions $1.9 B
  4. Norway $1.7 B
  5. Canada $1.3 B
  6. United Kingdom $975.6 M
  7. Germany $839.2 M
  8. Switzerland $798.7 M
  9. Denmark $773.8 M
  10. Spain $703.4 M
  11. Netherlands $643.7 M
  12. Global Fund $621.9 M
  13. Australia $578.5 M
  14. Finland $495.1 M
  15. Belgium $369.6 M
  16. Italy $327.9 M
  17. Ireland $265.2 M
  18. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) $192.7 M
  19. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $156.9 M
  20. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) $129.3 M
  21. Japan $124.9 M
  22. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) $107.2 M
  23. Asian Development Bank Special Funds $91.1 M
  24. France $88.3 M
  25. Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) $85.8 M
  26. M = Millions

Issues

Access to Justice/Equality Before the Law

$987,535,712 (5%)
3,317 Grants (5%)

Civic and Political Participation

$2,784,144,062 (15%)
9,503 Grants (13%)

Economic and Labor Rights

$432,048,891 (2%)
1,797 Grants (3%)

Environmental and Resource Rights

$1,517,517,152 (8%)
4,828 Grants (7%)

Equality Rights and Freedom from Discrimination

$2,160,953,426 (12%)
11,178 Grants (16%)

Expression and Information Rights

$121,436,241 (1%)
766 Grants (1%)

Freedom from Violence

$2,325,016,741 (13%)
7,908 Grants (11%)

Health and Well-being Rights

$1,576,315,840 (9%)
4,023 Grants (6%)

Human Rights, General

$2,762,346,381 (15%)
14,493 Grants (20%)

Migration and Displacement

$562,229,820 (3%)
1,419 Grants (2%)

Sexual and Reproductive Rights

$961,960,982 (5%)
3,943 Grants (6%)

Social and Cultural Rights

$1,146,928,021 (6%)
4,909 Grants (7%)

Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding

$742,915,985 (4%)
2,766 Grants (4%)

Populations

Children & Youth

$4,122,536,745 (23%)
15,085 Grants (21%)

Human Rights Defenders

$181,988,012 (1%)
828 Grants (1%)

Indigenous Peoples

$432,969,372 (2%)
2,403 Grants (3%)

LGBTQI

$157,479,399 (1%)
612 Grants (1%)

Migrants & Refugees

$1,619,378,741 (9%)
3,394 Grants (5%)

People with Disabilities

$416,645,473 (2%)
1,983 Grants (3%)

Sex Workers

$76,458,243 (0%)
930 Grants (1%)

Women & Girls

$4,786,675,222 (26%)
18,720 Grants (26%)

Figures based on analysis of Official Development Assistance compiled by the OECD's Development Assistance Committee. For more information about the methodology, see About page.