Donors update meeting on 24 February 2025
Budgetary update by the Secretariat to the Bureau of the INC on 18 March 2025
Status of contributions to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment
Total contributions: USD 39,115,122 as of 02 April 2025 (PDF).
| Donors | Pledges* | Contribution Received** | Notes |
| Norway | 7,208,686 | 7,208,686 | Excludes in-kind contribution through the provision of a Junior Professional Officer to the INC Secretariat as of October 2023. |
| Germany | 6,180,126 | 6,180,126 | Includes the contribution of 250,000 Euros to support the host country in the organization of INC-1. Excludes in-kind contribution through the provision of a Junior Professional Officer to the INC Secretariat as of September 2023 |
| United States of America | 4,381,189 | 4,381,189 | Of the contribution received, 300,000 US dollars was earmarked to cover INC-1 host country costs. |
| Australia | 3,371,627 | 2,045,305 | Excludes in-kind contribution through the provision of a Junior Professional Officer to the INC Secretariat. |
| Canada | 2,920,348 | 2,920,348 | Earmarked towards INC-4 and associated activities |
| United Kingdom | 2,703,862 | 2,460,848 | The amount will be disbursed in instalments until the end of 2024. The amount reflected is the 1st installment |
| European Commission | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | |
| Republic of Korea | 1,952,917 | 1,952,917 | Earmarked towards INC-5 and associated activities. |
| Switzerland | 1,950, 028 | 1,950, 028 | This includes contributions to cover the costs of a P5 position in Geneva for the INC Secretariat. |
| Japan | 1,736,090 | 1,736,090 | |
| Sweden | 1,161,223 | 1,161,223 | |
| Denmark | 993,078 | 993,078 | |
| Ireland | 722,925 | 722,925 | |
| Netherlands | 476,532 | 476,532 | |
| France | 462,456 | 462,456 | This excludes in-kind contributions through the provision of a Junior Professional Officer to the INC Secretariat as of November 2022, as well as additional costs for organizing and hosting INC-2 in Paris, which are estimated to be USD 780,000 |
| Spain | 297,379 | 224,990 | |
| Belgium | 212,548 | 212,058 | Belgium on behalf of the Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, the Flemish Department of Environment & Spatial Development, the Public Service of Wallonia, and Brussels Environment. |
| Austria | 117,769 | 117,769 | |
| Finland | 107,386 | 107,386 | |
| Monaco | 74,441 | 74,441 | |
| Portugal | 63,883 | 63,883 | |
| New Zealand | 20,628 | 20,628 | |
| Total | 39,115,122 | 37,472,907 |
*Amounts contributed for the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) are included in the overall contributions from the respective donors.
**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.
