Our funding

Marie Dorcas Musafiri, 23, with her children after giving birth free of charge at the Methodist Health Center in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The facility is supported by the non-governmental organization, Diaspora Médicale Plus with funding from the OCHA-managed DRC Humanitarian Fund. Photo: OCHA/Francis Mweze
Marie Dorcas Musafiri, 23, with her children including a newborn infant at the Methodist Health Center in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). She was able to give birth free of charge at the Center, which is supported by the non-governmental organization, Diaspora Médicale Plus with funding from the OCHA-managed DRC Humanitarian Fund. Photo: OCHA/Francis Mweze.

OCHA cannot deliver its mandate without donor support. Only a small percentage of OCHA’s programme budget is funded from the UN Regular Budget. Most of OCHA’s funding is voluntary contributions from a diverse set of donors. These generous contributions and constant support allow us to deliver services and develop innovative ways to meet or address the challenges confronting the global humanitarian community.

Ways to contribute 

If you are a government or an institution and would like to support OCHA and/or our humanitarian funds email: ocha.donor.relations@un.org

  • Unearmarked contributions to OCHA’s Programme.
  • Thematic or softly earmarked support.
  • Contributions to the UN Global Emergency Fund (CERF) or the Country-Based Pooled Funds.

If you are an individual and private sector and would like to support OCHA and/or our humanitarian funds wish to make a donation, email: ochaprivatesector@un.org

  • Support OCHA’s core coordination work.
  • Contribute directly to support humanitarian response in crises via CrisisRelief.
  • Partner with us through corporate engagement.
  • Contribute to CERF:  https://cerf.un.org/donate

 

Flexible funding: Why your funding matters

To enable the allocation of funds where and when they are needed, contributions must be flexible. Therefore, an important part of OCHA’s resource mobilization strategy is to secure a healthy balance between earmarked and unearmarked funding from donors and, where possible, to secure those commitments on a multi-year basis for greater predictability. OCHA also works with its partners to sustainably and meaningfully diversify its donor base.

Some donor policies allow, or favour, the allocation of unearmarked funding to humanitarian organizations in return for corporate-performance commitments, and an expectation that funds will be internally allocated where they are most needed, including during a sudden-onset emergency. This results in greater operational flexibility and security while allocating funding, especially at the start of each year.

For instance, flexible funding has enabled the recent scale-up of humanitarian assistance to Gaza since the ceasefire. In 2024 this flexibility enabled OCHA to negotiate humanitarian access, deploy staff, and coordinate life-saving assistance in more than 60 countries, including in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Afghanistan, Sudan, Haiti, and Ukraine.

This report showcases the tangible impact of flexible funding and the crucial role of our donors in making these results possible.

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Analysis

Flexible funding: A Lifeline for Humanitarian Action

Core assistance enabled OCHA’s global workforce of nearly 2,600 staff to bring expertise in crisis response and preparedness, civil-military coordination, access negotiations and emergency fund...

OCHA's donors in 2025

The data presented in this chart is updated regularly; however, it may not reflect the latest developments immediately. There might be a delay before the most recent information is incorporated.

Financial Tracking Services (FTS)

OCHA manages the FTS, a tool that tracks global humanitarian aid inside and outside of appeals. For further insights to our global humanitarian aid tracking tool, you can visit: https://fts.unocha.org.

OCHA Donor Support Group

Created by Member States in 1998 as a “group of friends,” originally with seven members, the OCHA Donor Support Group (ODSG) included 31 members by the end of 2025, with one new member joining during the year. The group is a sounding board on issues related to policy, programme and finance. 

The membership criteria include a commitment to provide continued financial support to OCHA and willingness to provide political support to implement General Assembly resolution 46/182. ODSG members provide nearly all of OCHA’s income.

The ODSG is chaired by one of its members on a yearly rotating basis.