Extrabudgetary financial support to the organization of UNEA-6
In addition to available resources from UN Regular Budget and UNEP Environment Fund, the successful organization of UNEA sessions is always contingent on generous extrabudgetary financial support from Member States.
In particular, additional financial support is necessary to ensure an inclusive and participatory UNEA through travel support to delegates from developing countries and to a limited number of participants from major groups and stakeholders.
Thanks to the generous financial contributions of several Member States, the Secretariat offered travel support for up to two representatives from developing countries to attend UNEA-6 and its preparatory meetings. In total, travel support was provided to 173 representatives from 100 Member States, 29 individuals from the Major Groups and Stakeholders, and 28 youth participants for the Youth Environment Assembly.
For more information, please see:
- Secretariat note on budget estimates for the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (11 October 2023)
Status of contributions to UNEA-6 (as of 27 March 2023)
UNEA-6 budget initial funding gap: US $ 1,729,000
Contributions received: US $ 1,236,601
Contributions pledged: US $1,236,601
Remaining funding gap (pledged and received): US $ 492,399
| Donor | Notes | Pledged | Received | |
 | Australia | Contribution to support the attendance of Pacific Island Countries at the assembly | 20,100 | 20,100 |
 | Azerbaijan | Contributions towards UNEA-6 | 11,730 | 11,730 |
 | Belgium | Contribution to support the travel of developing countries to UNEA 6 | 32,503 | 32,503 |
 | European Commission | Contributions to support travel, daily subsistence allowance for government delegates, major groups representatives, in particular LDS, and SIDS, and various communication activities. | 600,000 | 600,000 |
 | European Investment Bank | Contributions towards UNEA-6 | 13,143 | 13,143 |
 | Finland | Contribution to finance participation of eligible ODA country representatives, both government and stakeholder representatives | 43,812 | 43,812 |
 | France | Contribution to UNEP to support the organization of the Global Youth Environment Assembly | 29,856 | 29,856 |
| France | Support the organisation of the UNEA 6* | 200,000 | 200,000 |
 | GEF Secretariat | Contribution to Global Youth Environment Assembly travel | 12,000 | 12,000 |
 | Germany | Support participation of government officials and civil-society representatives from developing countries and countries with economies in transition in 6th UNEA and OECPR | 16,234 | 16,234 |
 | Hungary | Contributions towards UNEA-6 | 10,843 | 10,843 |
 | Morocco | Contributions towards UNEA-6 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
 | New Zealand | Contributions towards UNEA-6 | 6,209 | 6,209 |
 | Portugal | Support to major groups and stakeholders in UNEA-6 | 53,937 | 53,937 |
 | Sweden | Contribution to Global Youth Environment Assembly Travel | 45,000 | 45,000 |
 | Switzerland | Support participation of developing countries representatives and major groups and stakeholders in UNEA-6 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
 | United Kingdom | Provide travel support to delegates from developing countries to attend UNEA 6 | 96,234 | 96,234 |
| Total | 1,236,601 | 1,236,601 |
All amounts are in US dollars in line with the UN reporting currency. The pledges received in the original currency had to be converted to US dollars using the UN monthly rate on the date of receipt of the funds.
*France, there was an exchange loss attributed to the use of the UNEP Euro bank account, resulting in an actual amount received of USD 192,998.01. The variance has been accounted for as an exchange gain/loss.
