OECD

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
$4,736 Million (M)
19,610 Disbursements

X

Caribbean
$396 Million (M)
2,116 Disbursements

X

Eastern Europe, Central Asia, & Russia
$1,827 Million (M)
10,002 Disbursements

X

Global Programs
$5,339 Million (M)
10,000 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
$2,829 Million (M)
17,849 Disbursements

X

Middle East & North Africa
$2,770 Million (M)
9,924 Disbursements

X

Sub-Saharan Africa
$7,937 Million (M)
27,125 Disbursements

X

$25.8 Billion
96,642 disbursements

Top Funders

  1. Sweden $3.4 B
  2. United States $3.2 B
  3. European Union Institutions $3.2 B
  4. Norway $2.1 B
  5. Canada $1.8 B
  6. United Kingdom $1.4 B
  7. Germany $1.4 B
  8. Switzerland $1.1 B
  9. Denmark $1.1 B
  10. Spain $952.8 M
  11. Netherlands $846.0 M
  12. Australia $837.4 M
  13. Italy $701.9 M
  14. Finland $697.8 M
  15. Global Fund $621.9 M
  16. Belgium $444.4 M
  17. Ireland $322.5 M
  18. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) $229.5 M
  19. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $209.1 M
  20. Japan $181.5 M
  21. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) $172.3 M
  22. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) $150.4 M
  23. France $126.7 M
  24. Asian Development Bank Special Funds $91.1 M
  25. Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) $88.0 M
  26. M = Millions

Issues

Access to Justice/Equality Before the Law

$1,490,505,538 (6%)
4,708 Grants (5%)

Civic and Political Participation

$3,786,889,214 (15%)
13,047 Grants (14%)

Economic and Labor Rights

$558,073,363 (2%)
2,359 Grants (2%)

Education, Religion, and Culture

$1,729,193,860 (7%)
6,694 Grants (7%)

Environmental and Resource Rights

$2,253,750,507 (9%)
6,913 Grants (7%)

Equality Rights and Freedom from Discrimination

$2,949,196,123 (11%)
15,290 Grants (16%)

Expression and Information Rights

$195,252,243 (1%)
1,196 Grants (1%)

Freedom from Violence

$3,410,208,733 (13%)
11,187 Grants (12%)

Health and Well-being Rights

$1,874,714,323 (7%)
5,498 Grants (6%)

Human Rights, General

$3,891,003,718 (15%)
19,074 Grants (20%)

Migration and Displacement

$1,060,470,012 (4%)
1,983 Grants (2%)

Sexual and Reproductive Rights

$1,499,978,130 (6%)
4,697 Grants (5%)

Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding

$1,135,535,264 (4%)
3,996 Grants (4%)

Populations

Children & Youth

$5,761,711,953 (22%)
20,707 Grants (21%)

Human Rights Defenders

$291,669,246 (1%)
1,362 Grants (1%)

Indigenous Peoples

$565,586,270 (2%)
3,442 Grants (4%)

LGBTQI

$205,724,864 (1%)
920 Grants (1%)

Migrants & Refugees

$2,762,731,335 (11%)
4,926 Grants (5%)

People with Disabilities

$626,264,450 (2%)
3,054 Grants (3%)

Sex Workers

$84,899,800 (0%)
951 Grants (1%)

Women & Girls

$6,793,463,330 (26%)
26,635 Grants (28%)

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.