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What is the total revenue of the UN system?

Total revenue of the UN system was US$ 68.3 billion in 2024; representing a ~ 1% decrease, in real terms, on 2023 revenues. 2024 marked the second consecutive year of declining revenues in real terms, with the trend set to continue into 2025.

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What financial instruments are used for funding the UN?

UN funding is distributed among four primary financial instruments: assessed contributions; voluntary ‘core’ contributions; earmarked contributions; and revenue from other activities.

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What share of UN funding is ‘earmarked’?

In 2024 three in every five US$ given to the UN system (61%) was earmarked to a specific outcome – a significant barrier to the UN’s ability to programme in a responsive and flexible manner. Earmarking has made up over 60% of resources since 2020.

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Who funds the UN?

Seven in every ten US$ of UN funding was direct contributions by governments, with the rest coming from other multilateral organizations and non-State partners.

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What are the UN development system’s overall expenses on humanitarian and development assistance?

In 2024, expenses for humanitarian assistance were US$ 27.2 billion, a contraction of some US$ 3.5 billion as compared to 2023 volumes. Expenses for development assistance came to US$ 21.3 billion, representing a slight increase on 2023 levels.

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What is the share of UN expenses by SDGs?

In 2024, UN entities mapped 83% of total expenses to direct support for the SDGs. The ‘top’ three SDGs by expenses were: SDG 16 on ‘peace, justice, and strong institutions’ (US$ 12.1 billion), SDG 2 on ‘zero hunger’ (US$ 10.2 billion); and SDG 3 on ‘good health and well-being’ (US$ 8.4 billion).

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What is the share of UN expenses in crisis-affected countries?

The UN continued to ‘stay and deliver’ in 2024 – humanitarian and development assistance in 39 ‘crisis-affected’ countries came to US$ 32 billion (some 48% of total expenses), up from US$ 28.3 billion in 2023.

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What is the trend in inter-agency pooled funds?

Contributions to pooled funds increased slightly year-on-year, to US$ 3 billion in 2024. This is comparable to volumes in 2019 and 2020, but lower than in 2021 and 2022.

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Annual Report 2026

Keeping The Promise

Keeping the Promise is the latest edition of the Financing the United Nations Development System series. Drawing on high-quality, disaggregated data, it provides a comprehensive overview of funding trends and flows across the UN system, supporting evidence-based policymaking, accountability, transparency, public trust, and international cooperation.

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Part One of the report lays out the funding sources, allocation patterns and emerging challenges involved. This section of the report aims to enhance transparency and informed decision-making, while contributing to a more coherent, predictable financing landscape in support of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development. The report covers the period 2015–2024, with some figures presenting preliminary 2025 data and projections for 2026 and 2027. This year’s publication comes at a pivotal moment as the UN marked its 80th anniversary, with the launch of the Secretary-General’s UN80 initiative.

Part Two, the Marketplace of ideas, brings together expert contributions examining the conditions shaping UN financing and exploring approaches to improving the quality of funding. Collectively, the articles consider how the UN system can build more resilient, effective and sustainable financing in a period of exceptional pressure.

September 2026

Keeping the Promise (2026)

Keeping the Promise is the latest edition of the Financing the United Nations Development System series. Drawing on high-quality, disaggregated data, it provides a comprehensive overview of funding trends and flows across the UN system, supporting evidence-based policymaking, accountability, transparency, public trust, and international cooperation. Part One examines funding sources, allocation patterns, and emerging challenges, with the aim of supporting informed decision-making and contributing to more coherent and predictable funding arrangements for implementation of the 2030 Agenda. Covering recent trends across the UN system, it incorporates preliminary data for 2025. Part Two, the Marketplace of ideas, brings together expert contributions examining the conditions shaping UN financing and exploring approaches to improving the quality of funding. Collectively, the articles consider how the UN system can build more resilient, effective and sustainable financing in a period of exceptional pressure.

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The Joint Initiative

The annual report on Financing the UN Development System is the result of a longstanding partnership between the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and the United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office.

Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation

The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation is a non-governmental organisation established in memory of the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. The Foundation aims to advance dialogue and policy for sustainable development, multilateralism and peace.

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Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office

The Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office is the UN centre of expertise on pooled financing mechanisms. Hosted by UNDP, it provides fund design and fund administration services to the UN system, national governments and non-governmental partners.

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What is the total revenue of the UN system?