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
$5,575 Million (M)
22,603 Disbursements

X

Caribbean
$450 Million (M)
2,412 Disbursements

X

Eastern Europe, Central Asia, & Russia
$2,121 Million (M)
11,497 Disbursements

X

Global Programs
$6,391 Million (M)
11,981 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
$3,292 Million (M)
20,562 Disbursements

X

Middle East & North Africa
$3,332 Million (M)
11,497 Disbursements

X

Sub-Saharan Africa
$9,666 Million (M)
31,671 Disbursements

X

$30.8 Billion
112,276 disbursements

Top Funders

  1. Sweden $4.1 B
  2. European Union Institutions $4.0 B
  3. United States $3.9 B
  4. Norway $2.3 B
  5. Canada $1.9 B
  6. Germany $1.8 B
  7. United Kingdom $1.7 B
  8. Switzerland $1.4 B
  9. Denmark $1.3 B
  10. Spain $1.1 B
  11. Australia $1.0 B
  12. Netherlands $995.5 M
  13. Finland $800.3 M
  14. Italy $760.4 M
  15. Global Fund $630.6 M
  16. Belgium $560.9 M
  17. Ireland $353.9 M
  18. Japan $243.3 M
  19. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) $236.5 M
  20. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $231.1 M
  21. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) $205.7 M
  22. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) $193.8 M
  23. France $161.1 M
  24. United Arab Emirates $119.7 M
  25. International Development Association $101.2 M
  26. M = Millions

Issues

Access to Justice/Equality Before the Law

$1,771,942,590 (6%)
5,645 Grants (5%)

Civic and Political Participation

$4,521,679,668 (15%)
14,900 Grants (13%)

Economic and Labor Rights

$650,175,638 (2%)
2,929 Grants (3%)

Education, Religion, and Culture

$1,951,595,181 (6%)
7,867 Grants (7%)

Environmental and Resource Rights

$2,663,527,005 (9%)
8,155 Grants (7%)

Equality Rights and Freedom from Discrimination

$3,477,211,768 (11%)
17,818 Grants (16%)

Expression and Information Rights

$236,843,392 (1%)
1,407 Grants (1%)

Freedom from Violence

$4,056,303,075 (13%)
13,002 Grants (12%)

Health and Well-being Rights

$2,133,494,163 (7%)
6,216 Grants (6%)

Human Rights, General

$4,596,885,237 (15%)
22,081 Grants (20%)

Migration and Displacement

$1,497,819,306 (5%)
2,282 Grants (2%)

Sexual and Reproductive Rights

$1,861,933,062 (6%)
5,299 Grants (5%)

Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding

$1,409,932,728 (5%)
4,675 Grants (4%)

Populations

Children & Youth

$6,778,107,503 (22%)
24,050 Grants (21%)

Human Rights Defenders

$379,856,567 (1%)
1,690 Grants (2%)

Indigenous Peoples

$652,502,246 (2%)
3,859 Grants (3%)

LGBTQI

$254,711,619 (1%)
1,097 Grants (1%)

Migrants & Refugees

$3,483,286,141 (11%)
5,754 Grants (5%)

People with Disabilities

$818,901,608 (3%)
3,801 Grants (3%)

Sex Workers

$86,445,068 (0%)
962 Grants (1%)

Women & Girls

$8,096,467,236 (26%)
31,110 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.