Major Donors

The group of UNODC Major Donors consists of 21donor countries with substantial donor record. In 2007, the group of the Major Donors provided 72 per cent of the voluntary contributions.

The table below indicates Major Donors' contributions for the year 2007 in descending order. Particularly noteworthy in 2007 were the large multi-year grants received from Australia in support of HIV/AIDS treatment in Myanmar (US$3.3 million), from Canada for the UNODC programme in Afghanistan ($27 million), from the European Commission for the Victim Empowerment Programme in South Africa ($18.9 million) and from Italy in support of criminal justice reform in Afghanistan ($3.3 million).

Significantly increased pledes were made by Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and by the European Commission.

Key institutional support for general purpose funding came from Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Turkey and the United States of America. Together, these States contributed about 91 per cent of general purpose funding. Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Norway and Turkey increased their general purpose contributions in 2007 to sustain the core infrastructure of UNODC.