Contributors

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.