UNDEF

Overview

UNDEF was created by UN Secretary-General Kofi A. Annan in 2005 as a United Nations General Trust Fund to support democratization efforts around the world.UNDEF funds projects that empower civil society, promote human rights, and encourage the participation of all groups in democratic processes. The large majority of UNDEF funds go to local civil society organizations. In this way, UNDEF plays a novel and unique role in complementing the UN's other, more traditional work -- the work with Governments -- to strengthen democratic governance around the world. UNDEF subsists entirely on voluntary contributions from Governments; in 2020, it reached almost 210 million dollars in contributions and counts more than 45 countries as donors, including many middle- and low-income States in Africa, Asia and Latin America. In 14 Rounds of Funding so far, UNDEF has supported over 811 two-year projects in more than 130 countries.

Category:
Bilateral and Multilateral Agency
Sectors of Interest:
Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Refugees and Migration, Arts and Culture, Media Development
Subsectors of Interest:
Access to justice , Anti-corruption, Arts and freedom of expression, Civic engagement participation and volunteerism, Civil rights, Civil society strengthening, Combating sexual harassment, Decentralization, Election Management, Ending violence against women and girls, Freedom of expression, Media and free flow of information, Participatory planning, Political participation, Refugee Self-sufficiency and self-Reliance, Refugee integration and social cohesion , Rule of Law, Social and economic inclusion, Women equity and equality, Youth Participation and Leadership
Country of Coverage:
Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Headquarters:
United States