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

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Name	Category	Countries of Coverage	Sectors & Services
Partners-Jordan	National and Regional NGO	Jordan	Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Social Development
Women Rehabilitation Organization	National and Regional NGO	Iraq	Education, Health, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Child Rights, Agriculture, Water and Wastewater, Refugees and Migration, Social Development
Transtec	Consulting Firm	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Education, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Agriculture, Social Development, Trade
Libyan Women Forum	National and Regional NGO	Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Human Rights, Women Rights and Empowerment
IREX Europe	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Media Development
Pyalara	National and Regional NGO	Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine	Education, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Media Development
El Wedad Society for Community Rehabilitation	National and Regional NGO	Palestine	Education, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Child Rights
Women`s Affairs Center GAZA (WAC)	National and Regional NGO	Palestine	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Human Rights, Social Development
MENAHRA	National and Regional NGO	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Health, Women Rights and Empowerment, Human Rights, Media Development, Social Development
Association Tunisienne des Femmes Démocrates (ATFD)	National and Regional NGO	Tunisia	Education, Health, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Human Rights, Social Development
The Social and Solidarity Economy Laboratory (Lab`ess)	National and Regional NGO	Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Urban & Rural Development, Social Development
Mouvement Social	National and Regional NGO	Lebanon	Education, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Child Rights, Refugees and Migration, Social Development
Association Mouvement Alternatives Citoyenne (ALCI)	National and Regional NGO	Morocco	Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Social Development
Riyada Consulting and Training	Consulting Firm	Palestine	Health, Democratic Governance, Youth Empowerment
European Endowment for Democracy (EED)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Arts and Culture, Media Development
UNODC	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Health, Human Rights, Refugees and Migration, Women Rights and Empowerment
International Telecommunications Union (ITU)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Education, Information Communication and Technology
International IDEA	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Sudan, Tunisia	Democratic Governance, Refugees and Migration, Women Rights and Empowerment
University Research Co (URC)	Consulting Firm	Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia	Health
ADA	International Organization	Morocco, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Youth Empowerment, Agriculture
Oxfam Novib	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen	Agriculture, Climate Change and Global Warming, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
SOLIDAR	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia	Democratic Governance, Human Rights, Social Development
ERIM	International Organization	Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Media Development
Inclusion International	International Organization	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Education, Health, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Human Rights, Social Development
World Youth Alliance	International Organization	Iraq, Lebanon, Sudan	Health, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Arts and Culture
Lebanese Transparency Association-LTA	National and Regional NGO	Lebanon	Democratic Governance, Youth Empowerment
East Europe Foundation of Moldova	International Organization	Morocco, Tunisia	Education, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Human Rights
NEXUS Resilient Sustainability	Consulting Firm	Jordan, Palestine	Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Environment and Energy, Water and Wastewater, Tourism, Waste Management, Climate Change and Global Warming
IREX	International Organization	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Information Communication and Technology, Media Development, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Action Associative	National and Regional NGO	Tunisia	Democratic Governance, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights
Zimam	National and Regional NGO	Palestine	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Natural Resource Governance Institute	International Organization	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Environment and Energy, Industry
Le Médiateur pour la Démocratie et les Droits de l`Homme	National and Regional NGO	Morocco	Democratic Governance, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Media Development
Tamkeen Fields for Aid	National and Regional NGO	Jordan	Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Human Rights, Refugees and Migration
ABAAD	National and Regional NGO	Lebanon	Education, Health, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Child Rights, Refugees and Migration, Social Development
Cooperative Association for Savings and Lending	National and Regional NGO	Palestine	Health, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Agriculture, Urban & Rural Development, Social Development
Leaders	National and Regional NGO	Jordan, Palestine	Education, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Environment and Energy, Refugees and Migration, Information Communication and Technology, Tourism
International Peace and Cooperation Center (IPCC)	National and Regional NGO	Palestine	Education, Entrepreneurship, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Urban & Rural Development, Social Development, Tourism
ALTER	Consulting Firm	Turkey	Environment and Energy, Infrastructure, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater
IBSAR	National and Regional NGO	Tunisia	Human Rights, Social Development, Industry
ActionAid	International Organization	Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Climate Change and Global Warming
Solidarity Is Global Institute	National and Regional NGO	Jordan	Democratic Governance, Health, Human Rights, Refugees and Migration, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
ADE	Consulting Firm	Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Yemen	Agriculture, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Food Security, Health, Humanitarian aid, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Lam Echaml	National and Regional NGO	Tunisia	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment
Transparency International	International Organization	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance
UNDP	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Industry, Infrastructure, Refugees and Migration, Trade, Urban & Rural Development, Waste Management, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Journalists for Human Rights	International Organization	Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia	Democratic Governance, Human Rights, Media Development
DanChurchAid	International Organization	Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Syria	Economic Growth, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration
World Vision	International Organization	Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Yemen	Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration
Arab NGO Network for Development	National and Regional NGO	Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Human Rights
World Learning	International Organization	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Education, Social Development, Youth Empowerment
Strategic Initiative for Women In the Horn of Africa	International Organization	Sudan	Human Rights, Refugees and Migration, Women Rights and Empowerment
Care International	International Organization	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Yemen	Food Security, Humanitarian aid, Women Rights and Empowerment
International Foundation for Electoral System (IFES)	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Social Development
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs	International Organization	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Social Development, Youth Empowerment
IOM	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen	Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration
Egyptian Center for Women`s Rights (ECWR)	National and Regional NGO	Egypt	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment
People in need Czech Republic	International Organization	Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Turkey, Yemen	Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Social Development
Plan International	International Organization	Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Sudan	Education, Humanitarian aid, Women Rights and Empowerment
Search for Common Ground	International Organization	Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Social Development, Youth Empowerment
Lebanese Center for Human Rights-CLDH	National and Regional NGO	Lebanon	Human Rights, Refugees and Migration, Social Development
Penal Reform International (PRI)	International Organization	Algeria, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Human Rights
CAWTAR	National and Regional NGO	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Economic Growth, Human Rights, Women Rights and Empowerment
European Association for Local Democracy	International Organization	Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Tamkeen	National and Regional NGO	Bahrain	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship
Permanent Peace Movement	National and Regional NGO	Lebanon	Child Rights, Democratic Governance, Human Rights
Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights (ECWR )
ITU
The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA)
URC
Solidarity Is Global Institute-Jordania
Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights (ECWR)