Global Humanitarian Thematic Funding
Saving lives, protecting rights and securing a better future for children through flexible funding.
UNICEF relies on voluntary contributions to uphold our mission of reaching every child. UNICEF seeks adequate and quality resources to support effective preparedness and timely response to humanitarian and protection needs, particularly of the most vulnerable populations. UNICEF thematic contributions are pooled, flexible multi-year funds to support the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2022-2025, including humanitarian action.
Global humanitarian thematic funding (GHTF) is, after the Core Resources for Results (RR), the most flexible form of funding as it allows for rapid and strategic responses by UNICEF to humanitarian crises. GHTF makes it possible for UNICEF to deliver assistance to the most vulnerable children when and where it is needed and in a timely and effective manner.
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Why Global Humanitarian Thematic Funding is important
With Global Humanitarian Thematic Funding (GHTF), UNICEF and partners are able to:
Top resource partners to GHTF, 2024
As of 26 April 2024
Ranking | Name of Partner | Total US$ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Private sector fundraising by UNICEF country offices | 2,743,232 |
| 2 | Swedish Committee for UNICEF | 1,617,666 |
| 3 | United States Fund for UNICEF | 515,337 |
| 4 | Dutch Committee for UNICEF | 305,466 |
| 5 | United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF | 285,171 |
| 6 | German Committee for UNICEF | 222,417 |
| 7 | Canadian Committee for UNICEF | 184,638 |
| 8 | Danish Committee for UNICEF | 155,632 |
| 9 | French Committee for UNICEF | 118,839 |
| 10 | Italian Committee for UNICEF | 100,281 |
| 11 | Finnish Committee for UNICEF | 91,990 |
| 12 | Portuguese Committee for UNICEF | 88,7231 |
| 13 | International Online Donations | 27,722 |
| 14 | Icelandic National Committee for UNICEF | 11,057 |
| Grand Total | 6,468,173 |
Top resource partners to GHTF, 2023
As of 31 December 2023
Ranking | Name of Partner | Total US$ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | German Federal Foreign Office | 31,996,394 |
| 2 | Kingdom of the Netherlands | 18,619,934 |
| 3 | Private sector fundraising by UNICEF country offices | 11,878,506 |
| 4 | Sweden | 11,050,795 |
| 5 | United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF | 9,007,964 |
| 6 | Dutch Committee for UNICEF | 3,624,667 |
| 7 | United States Fund for UNICEF | 3,348,887 |
| 8 | German Committee for UNICEF | 1,257,008 |
| 9 | Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF | 1,198,557 |
| 10 | Swedish Committee for UNICEF | 1,174,380 |
| 11 | Finnish Committee for UNICEF | 686,359 |
| 12 | Denmark | 587,199 |
| 13 | Norwegian Committee for UNICEF | 474,219 |
| 14 | Australian Committee for UNICEF Limited | 370,358 |
| 15 | Canada | 364,751 |
| 16 | Danish Committee for UNICEF | 339,993 |
| 17 | Portuguese Committee for UNICEF | 298,959 |
| 18 | Canadian Committee for UNICEF | 61,505 |
| 19 | Polish Committee for UNICEF | 60,168 |
| 20 | Belgian Committee for UNICEF | 38,680 |
| 21 | UNICEF Hungarian Committee Foundation | 24,210 |
| 22 | French Committee for UNICEF | 21,386 |
| 23 | New Zealand Committee for UNICEF | 11,534 |
| Balance from prior years | 244,812 | |
| Grand Total | 96,741,224 |
We express our gratitude to the partners who supported GHTF, as their contributions are essential to UNICEF’s ability to reach the most vulnerable, crisis-affected and forgotten children. Each one of these resource partners, regardless of the size of their contribution, shares in the achievements of GHTF worldwide.
Global Humanitarian Funding Allocations, 2024
As of 26 April 2024
Destination | Total US$ |
|---|---|
| Sudan | 2,120,000 |
| Afghanistan | 2,110,464 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,053,028 |
| South Sudan | 1,600,000 |
| Myanmar | 1,500,000 |
| Ethiopia | 1,350,000 |
| Nigeria | 1,300,000 |
| Bangladesh | 1,250,000 |
| State of Palestine | 1,120,000 |
| Lebanon | 1,120,000 |
| Pakistan | 1,000,000 |
| Haiti | 1,000,000 |
| Burkina Faso | 980,000 |
| Somalia | 805,643 |
| Ecuador | 750,000 |
| Mali | 600,000 |
| Mozambique | 524,373 |
| Iraq | 500,000 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 500,000 |
| Iran | 500,000 |
| Yemen | 500,000 |
| Jordan | 500,000 |
| Libya | 500,000 |
| Serbia | 500,000 |
| Middle East and North Africa Region | 500,000 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 500,000 |
| Honduras | 340,300 |
| Central African Republic | 300,000 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 300,000 |
| Egypt | 300,000 |
| Chad | 300,000 |
| Mauritania | 300,000 |
| Mongolia | 300,000 |
| Burundi | 300,000 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 300,000 |
| Papua New Guinea | 300,000 |
| Nepal | 250,000 |
| Thailand | 250,000 |
| Belarus | 250,000 |
| Malawi | 250,000 |
| Türkiye | 250,000 |
| Djibouti | 250,000 |
| Algeria | 250,000 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean Region | 243,600 |
| Greece | 231,000 |
| Cabo Verde | 230,000 |
| Sri Lanka | 200,000 |
| Cameroon | 180,000 |
| Togo | 180,000 |
| Guatemala | 150,000 |
| Costa Rica | 150,000 |
| Kenya | 150,000 |
| Peru | 150,000 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 150,000 |
| Kazakhstan | 150,000 |
| Cuba | 100,000 |
| Zambia | 100,000 |
| Dominican Republic | 100,000 |
| Georgia | 100,000 |
| Armenia | 100,000 |
| Albania | 100,000 |
| Eritrea | 100,000 |
| Nicaragua | 100,000 |
| Azerbaijan | 100,000 |
| Niger | 69,357 |
*Above figures exclude allocations to HQ.
GHTF Impact for Children: Examples from 2023
In 2023, flexible allocations from the Global Humanitarian Thematic Fund allowed country offices to ensure a robust response across multiple sectors, including nutrition; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); child protection and health.
Türkiye
After the immediate systemwide scale-up in the wake of the earthquake that struck Türkiye in February 2023, and while additional funding from key donors was pending, a timely GHTF allocation supported the country office to quickly deploy and scale up the earthquake response and child protective services. More than 5,730 individuals received psychological first aid from the child helpline. UNICEF was also able to reach 4,780 individuals, including children, their families and service providers, with mental health and psychosocial support, and gender-based violence prevention and mitigation measures, including specialized services.
Myanmar
Through a comprehensive package of services, reaching more than 50,000 people, the Myanmar country office covered water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) needs after Cyclone Mocha struck the country in May 2023.
Afghanistan
With GHTF support, UNICEF reached more than 93,000 people with key messages on acute watery diarrhoea (AWD)/cholera prevention through social mobilization and mass media campaigns. More than 500 people were provided with safe water through the rehabilitation of a water supply system in the south of the country. UNICEF was also able to support 10,000 people through community engagement and the distribution of WASH supplies. The allocation of GHTF was crucial in enabling UNICEF to preposition lifesaving supplies in high-risk districts, train WASH cluster partners on AWD preparedness/response, and respond to AWD/cholera alerts in a timely manner.
South Sudan
In the context of severe child protection needs, limited services, and an 88 per cent funding gap, GHTF allowed the South Sudan country office to deploy trained social workers and quickly set up Child-Friendly Spaces at a remote border locations where more than 134,000 women and children had arrived after fleeing the conflict in Sudan that escalated in mid-April 2023.
Allocation criteria
The directors of the Public Partnerships Division, Programme Division and Office of Emergency Programmes endorse the proposals for GHTF allocation. The proposals are then reviewed and approved by the Deputy Director of Programmes. A set of clear criteria is used to allocate GHTF at all levels – country, regional, multi-regional and global. These criteria include:
- Critical unmet needs for the most vulnerable children
- Critical funding gaps based on available and projected contributions
- Strong implementation capacity based on the delivery track records of regular country programmes
- Alignment with organization-wide initiatives aimed at strengthening the efficiency and effectiveness of UNICEF humanitarian action (e.g., the Humanitarian Review recommendations; the revised Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action, etc.) This can include gender-transformative programming; establishing effective mechanisms for the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse; accountability to affected populations; and localization strategies that emphasize anti-racism and anti-discrimination.
Previous results
Results from 2023
Top resource partners to GHTF, 2023
As of 31 December
Ranking | Name of Partner | Total US$ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | German Federal Foreign Office | 31,996,394 |
| 2 | Kingdom of the Netherlands | 18,619,934 |
| 3 | Private sector fundraising by UNICEF country offices | 11,878,506 |
| 4 | Sweden | 11,050,795 |
| 5 | United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF | 9,007,964 |
| 6 | Dutch Committee for UNICEF | 3,624,667 |
| 7 | United States Fund for UNICEF | 3,348,887 |
| 8 | German Committee for UNICEF | 1,257,008 |
| 9 | Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF | 1,198,557 |
| 10 | Swedish Committee for UNICEF | 1,174,380 |
| 11 | Finnish Committee for UNICEF | 686,359 |
| 12 | Denmark | 587,199 |
| 13 | Norwegian Committee for UNICEF | 474,219 |
| 14 | Australian Committee for UNICEF Limited | 370,358 |
| 15 | Canada | 364,751 |
| 16 | Danish Committee for UNICEF | 339,993 |
| 17 | Portuguese Committee for UNICEF | 298,959 |
| 18 | Canadian Committee for UNICEF | 61,505 |
| 19 | Polish Committee for UNICEF | 60,168 |
| 20 | Belgian Committee for UNICEF | 38,680 |
| 21 | UNICEF Hungarian Committee Foundation | 24,210 |
| 22 | French Committee for UNICEF | 21,386 |
| 23 | New Zealand Committee for UNICEF | 11,534 |
| Balance from prior years | 244,812 | |
| Grand Total | 96,741,224 |
We express our gratitude to the partners who supported GHTF, as their contributions are essential to UNICEF’s ability to reach the most vulnerable, crisis-affected and forgotten children. Each one of these resource partners, regardless of the size of their contribution, shares in the achievements of GHTF worldwide.
Global Humanitarian Funding Allocations, 2023
As of 31 December
Destination | Total US$ |
|---|---|
| Sudan | 7,998,960 |
| State of Palestine | 7,178,550 |
| Lebanon | 4,877,000 |
| Afghanistan | 3,977,500 |
| Haiti | 3,812,579 |
| Myanmar | 3,655,382 |
| Syria | 3,651,973 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3,486,782 |
| Bangladesh | 2,949,000 |
| Cameroon | 2,928,080 |
| Chad | 2,908,852 |
| Europe and Central Asia Region | 2,600,000 |
| Yemen | 2,035,514 |
| Malawi | 1,900,000 |
| Mozambique | 1,866,963 |
| Ethiopia | 1,768,757 |
| Egypt | 1,700,000 |
| Middle East and North Africa Region | 1,562,500 |
| Pakistan | 1,500,000 |
| South Sudan | 1,487,500 |
| South Asia Region | 1,400,000 |
| Burkina Faso | 1,319,700 |
| East Asia and the Pacific Region | 1,250,000 |
| Mali | 1,176,513 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean Region | 1,173,913 |
| Armenia | 1,100,000 |
| Central African Republic | 1,080,819 |
| West and Central Africa Region | 1,062,500 |
| Eastern and Southern Africa Region | 1,000,000 |
| Somalia | 1,000,000 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,000,000 |
| Kenya | 900,000 |
| Pacific islands | 800,000 |
| Libya | 770,000 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 750,000 |
| Eritrea | 700,000 |
| Nigeria | 700,000 |
| Colombia | 662,500 |
| Ecuador | 650,000 |
| Nepal | 650,000 |
| Iran | 600,000 |
| Peru | 600,000 |
| Uganda | 600,000 |
| Venezuela | 600,000 |
| Honduras | 550,000 |
| Jordan | 500,000 |
| Madagascar | 500,000 |
| Türkiye | 500,000 |
| Papua New Guinea | 450,000 |
| Thailand | 450,000 |
| Azerbaijan | 400,000 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 400,000 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 400,000 |
| Mexico | 350,000 |
| South Africa | 350,000 |
| Sri Lanka | 350,000 |
| Dominican Republic | 300,000 |
| El Salvador | 300,000 |
| Guatemala | 300,000 |
| Panama | 300,000 |
| Serbia | 300,000 |
| Togo | 300,000 |
| Zambia | 300,000 |
| Senegal | 250,000 |
| Vanuatu | 250,000 |
| Algeria | 200,000 |
| Benin | 200,000 |
| Cuba | 200,000 |
| Rwanda | 200,000 |
| Tajikistan | 200,000 |
| Tanzania | 200,000 |
| Niger | 167,950 |
| Bolivia | 150,000 |
| Brazil | 150,000 |
| Chile | 150,000 |
| Mongolia | 125,944 |
| Albania | 100,000 |
| Costa Rica | 100,000 |
| Croatia | 100,000 |
| Djibouti | 100,000 |
| Kosovo | 100,000 |
| Nicaragua | 100,000 |
| Iraq | 62,500 |
| Ukraine | 62,500 |
*Above figures exclude allocations to HQ.
Results from 2022
Top resource partners to GHTF, 2022
As of 31 December
|
Ranking |
Name of Partner |
Total US$ |
| 1 | Netherlands | 21,716,649 |
|
2 |
United States Fund for UNICEF |
21,567,098 |
| 3 | German Federal Foreign Office | 20,682,523 |
|
4 |
Private sector fundraising by UNICEF country offices |
16,627,834 |
|
5 |
Swiss Committee for UNICEF |
12,232,416 |
| 6 | Sweden |
11,717,546 |
|
7 |
United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF |
4,796,483 |
|
8 |
Swedish Committee for UNICEF |
3,538,013 |
|
9 |
Dutch Committee for UNICEF |
2,868,301 |
|
10 |
Republic of Korea |
1,000,000 |
|
11 |
Denmark |
589,188 |
| 12 | Irish Committee for UNICEF | 518,486 |
|
13 |
Finnish Committee for UNICEF |
435,645 |
|
14 |
Danish Committee for UNICEF |
226,812 |
|
15 |
French Committee for UNICEF | 218,585 |
|
16 |
Canadian Committee for UNICEF | 143,830 |
|
17 |
Portuguese Committee for UNICEF | 36,654 |
| 18 | Belgian Committee for UNICEF | 34,148 |
|
19 |
Australian Committee for UNICEF | 31,189 |
|
20 |
UNICEF Hungarian Committee Foundation | 24,031 |
|
21 |
Slovak Foundation for UNICEF | 8,272 |
| Grand Total |
119,013,702 |
We express our gratitude to the partners who supported GHTF, as their contributions are essential to UNICEF’s ability to reach the most vulnerable, crisis-affected and forgotten children. Each one of these resource partners, regardless of the size of their contribution, shares in the achievements of GHTF worldwide.
Global Humanitarian Funding Allocations, 2022
As of 30 November
| Destination | Total US$ |
| Ethiopia | 6,663,272 |
| Somalia | 5,978,245 |
| Yemen | 5,859,000 |
| Burkina Faso | 5,500,000 |
| Kenya | 4,000,000 |
| Cluster Coordination** | 4,000,000 |
| Mali | 3,208,076 |
| Bangladesh | 1,785,000 |
| South Sudan | 1,278,351 |
| Niger | 1,235,063 |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,150,000 |
| Philippines | 1,058,026 |
| Haiti | 1,000,000 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 1,000,000 |
| State of Palestine | 879,560 |
| Myanmar | 749,436 |
| Colombia | 650,000 |
| Pakistan | 650,000 |
| East Asia and the Pacific Region | 600,000 |
| Eastern and Southern Africa Region | 600,000 |
| Cross-border response in Chile, Bolivia, and Peru | 600,000 |
| Central African Republic | 500,000 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 500,000 |
| Kazakhstan | 500,000 |
| Central America and Mexico (Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua) | 500,000 |
| Libya | 500,000 |
| Malawi | 500,000 |
| Republic of Cameroon | 500,000 |
| Sri Lanka | 500,000 |
| Uganda | 500,000 |
| Ukraine | 400,000 |
| Iraq | 379,560 |
| Armenia | 350,000 |
| Ghana | 350,000 |
| Guinea | 350,000 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean Region | 350,000 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 300,000 |
| Greece | 300,000 |
| Nigeria | 300,000 |
| South Asia Region | 300,000 |
| Thailand | 300,000 |
| Papua New Guinea | 280,000 |
| Tonga | 250,000 |
| Azerbaijan | 200,000 |
| Benin | 200,000 |
| Cote d’Ivoire | 200,000 |
| Togo | 200,000 |
| West and Central Africa Region | 200,000 |
| Brazil | 193,658 |
| Ecuador | 150,000 |
| Algeria | 100,000 |
| Burundi | 100,000 |
| Eswatini | 100,000 |
| Belarus | 93,658 |
| Cuba | 40,000 |
| Honduras | 40,000 |
| Belize | 20,000 |
| Jamaica | 20,000 |
*Above figures exclude allocations to HQ.
** Supports the cluster leadership role to enhance capacity at the field level prioritizing Levels 2 and 3 Emergencies.
Results from 2021
Top resource partners to GHTF, 2021
|
Rank |
Resource partner |
Total US$ |
|
|
Netherlands |
19.9m |
|
|
Swedish Committee for UNICEF |
3.1m |
|
|
Republic of Korea |
1.0m |
|
|
Australian Committee for UNICEF |
850,836 |
|
|
Finnish Committee for UNICEF |
765,578 |
|
|
Denmark |
662,202 |
|
|
Netherlands Committee for UNICEF |
642,914 |
|
|
United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF |
628,901 |
|
|
Danish UNICEF Committee |
461,113 |
|
|
German Committee for UNICEF |
351,959 |
Global Humanitarian Funding Allocations, 2021
|
Destination |
Total US$ |
|
Haiti |
1,500,000 |
| South Sudan | 1,250,000 |
| State of Palestine | 1,225,024 |
|
Afghanistan |
1,150,000 |
|
Mozambique |
1,146,857 |
|
Bangladesh |
1,050,000 |
|
Yemen |
1,000,000 |
|
Burkina Faso |
900,000 |
|
Latin America and the Caribbean |
850,000 |
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
800,000 |
|
Iraq |
800,000 |
|
Pakistan |
750,000 |
|
Central African Republic |
700,000 |
|
Ethiopia |
700,000 |
|
West and Central Africa Region |
580,000 |
|
East Asia and Pacific Region |
550,000 |
|
Europe and Central Asia Region |
550,000 |
|
Myanmar |
500,000 |
|
South Asia Region |
500,000 |
|
Venezuela |
500,000 |
|
Syrian Arab Republic |
500,000 |
|
Cameroon |
400,000 |
|
Libya |
400,000 |
|
Tanzania, United Republic of |
345,269 |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
300,000 |
|
Burundi |
300,000 |
|
Guatemala |
300,000 |
|
Niger |
300,000 |
|
Iran |
250,000 |
|
East and Southern Africa Region |
200,000 |
|
Eritrea |
200,000 |
|
Middle East and North Africa Region |
200,000 |
|
Pacific Island Countries |
200,000 |
|
Timor-Leste |
200,000 |
|
Cuba |
150,000 |
|
Colombia |
150,000 |
|
El Salvador |
150,000 |
|
Honduras |
150,000 |
|
Croatia |
100,000 |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
100,000 |
|
Mexico |
100,000 |
|
Ukraine |
80,000 |
|
Total |
22,077,150 |
