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.
2022 in review: Sweden as a Donor
Empowering women and girls with support from Sweden
Support from Sweden enables our humanitarian colleagues to assist displaced people worldwide.
Swedish support makes a difference
Our colleague Charlotte Hallqvist explains why Swedish support makes a difference for the people of South Sudan.
Read more about the impact of Sweden’s contributions
One year on: Support from the Nordic and Baltic countries vital in helping displaced Ukrainians
Funding from the Nordic and Baltic countries has helped provide essential support to people displaced as a result of the war in Ukraine.
As snow falls on Chernihiv, a town north of Kyiv, families are finding solace in the warmth of their newly repaired homes
UNHCR’s shelter programme repairs homes damaged by airstrikes and shelling this year.
Unearmarked funding makes a difference in the world’s worst humanitarian crises
Unearmarked support from Norway and Sweden helps UNHCR address crises that may be out of the spotlight but very much in need of support.