Swedish contributions to UNHCR
Sweden is one of UNHCR’s most important strategic partners and a generous donor. In 2021, Sweden provided USD 123 million to UNHCR, making it our fourth biggest government donor and fifth biggest donor per capita. Sweden is UNHCR’s biggest multi-year donor of unearmarked funding, and in 2021, USD 75.4 million of Sweden’s overall funding was unearmarked.
Key facts about Sweden as a donor:
- Sweden is an advocate and supporter of refugee education and gender equality. Sweden strongly focuses on special protection and assistance measures to support women and girls affected by crisis.
- In 2021, Sweden supported UNHCR’s response to Syria situation response, the South Sudan situation and the Sahel situation.
- Sweden’s unearmarked support allows UNCR to respond rapidly to emergencies, as well as continue protecting forcibly displaced people in protracted and forgotten crises.
- At the Global Refugee Forum, Sweden advocated for flexible funding and resettlement.
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Read more on how early unearmarked Swedish funding helps refugees.
Meet Axel in Sudan
Support from Sweden enables our humanitarian colleagues to assist displaced people worldwide.
Meet Ana in Yemen
Support from Sweden enables our humanitarian colleagues to assist displaced people worldwide.
Read more about the impact of Sweden’s contributions
Strong and timely support to UNHCR has helped millions of displaced Ukrainians
The Nordic and Baltic countries responded fast in providing support, allowing UNHCR to provide both immediate and longer-term response to people fleeing the war in Ukraine.
Protecting Rohingya refugees and building monsoon resilience
Swedish support allows UNHCR to prepare for and respond to the monsoon season that exacerbates the situation in the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh.
Nordic funding provides lifesaving support to displaced Yemenis
Unearmarked funding from the Nordic countries helps UNHCR continue protecting and assisting Yemenis caught in one of the world’s largest but most underfunded crises.