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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
$4,041 Million (M)
17,211 Disbursements

X

Caribbean
$338 Million (M)
1,839 Disbursements

X

Eastern Europe, Central Asia, & Russia
$1,570 Million (M)
8,779 Disbursements

X

Global Programs
$4,587 Million (M)
8,657 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
$2,428 Million (M)
15,411 Disbursements

X

Middle East & North Africa
$2,410 Million (M)
8,658 Disbursements

X

Sub-Saharan Africa
$6,610 Million (M)
23,708 Disbursements

X

$22.0 Billion
84,263 disbursements

Top Funders

  1. Sweden $2.8 B
  2. United States $2.7 B
  3. European Union Institutions $2.6 B
  4. Norway $1.9 B
  5. Canada $1.5 B
  6. United Kingdom $1.2 B
  7. Germany $1.1 B
  8. Switzerland $993.1 M
  9. Denmark $927.9 M
  10. Spain $818.1 M
  11. Netherlands $768.6 M
  12. Australia $688.5 M
  13. Global Fund $621.9 M
  14. Finland $604.5 M
  15. Italy $579.3 M
  16. Belgium $401.0 M
  17. Ireland $291.5 M
  18. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) $216.5 M
  19. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $183.6 M
  20. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) $151.5 M
  21. Japan $151.1 M
  22. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) $135.7 M
  23. France $108.3 M
  24. Asian Development Bank Special Funds $91.1 M
  25. Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) $87.0 M
  26. M = Millions

Issues

Access to Justice/Equality Before the Law

$1,191,233,886 (5%)
3,996 Grants (5%)

Civic and Political Participation

$3,292,511,084 (15%)
11,292 Grants (13%)

Economic and Labor Rights

$487,336,496 (2%)
2,039 Grants (2%)

Environmental and Resource Rights

$1,880,171,672 (9%)
5,854 Grants (7%)

Equality Rights and Freedom from Discrimination

$2,610,144,435 (12%)
13,414 Grants (16%)

Expression and Information Rights

$154,466,585 (1%)
975 Grants (1%)

Freedom from Violence

$2,789,923,185 (13%)
9,628 Grants (11%)

Health and Well-being Rights

$1,711,481,694 (8%)
4,780 Grants (6%)

Human Rights, General

$3,349,691,360 (15%)
17,125 Grants (20%)

Migration and Displacement

$848,856,187 (4%)
1,702 Grants (2%)

Sexual and Reproductive Rights

$1,194,616,201 (5%)
4,317 Grants (5%)

Social and Cultural Rights

$1,542,002,493 (7%)
5,778 Grants (7%)

Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding

$931,882,509 (4%)
3,363 Grants (4%)

Populations

Children & Youth

$4,894,597,823 (22%)
17,879 Grants (21%)

Human Rights Defenders

$231,155,286 (1%)
1,102 Grants (1%)

Indigenous Peoples

$494,724,126 (2%)
2,956 Grants (4%)

LGBTQI

$181,393,846 (1%)
776 Grants (1%)

Migrants & Refugees

$2,297,436,202 (10%)
4,193 Grants (5%)

People with Disabilities

$500,169,261 (2%)
2,534 Grants (3%)

Sex Workers

$82,614,379 (0%)
942 Grants (1%)

Women & Girls

$5,763,892,180 (26%)
22,789 Grants (27%)

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.