Swedish contributions to UNHCR
Sweden is one of UNHCR’s most important strategic partners and a generous donor. In 2023, Sweden provided USD 137.3 million to UNHCR, making it our fifth biggest government donor and eighth biggest donor per capita. Sweden is UNHCR’s biggest multi-year donor of unearmarked funding, and in 2023, USD 85.2 million of Sweden’s overall funding was unearmarked.
Facts about Sweden as a donor:
- In 2023, Sweden provided important support to UNHCR’s Earthquake Emergency Response in Türkiye and Syria.
- In 2023, Sweden also supported UNHCR’s response to the Ukraine situation, the Sudan situation and the South Sudan situation.
- Sweden strongly focuses on special protection and assistance measures to support women and girls affected by crisis.
- Sweden’s unearmarked and flexible support allows UNCR to respond rapidly to emergencies, as well as continue protecting forcibly displaced people in protracted and forgotten crises.
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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.
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Sweden Aids Uganda’s Efforts in Providing Safe Haven and Self-Reliance for Africa’s Largest Refugee Population
Uganda provides a home to nearly 1.7 million refugees and asylum-seekers, the highest number in Africa, most of whom come from South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Unearmarked funding makes a difference in the lives of people living amidst neglected humanitarian crises
In 2023, UNHCR has been challenged by financial constraints despite ever-growing humanitarian need and forced to do more with less. Unearmarked contributions, such as those from Norway and Sweden, fund UNHCR’s vital operations in forgotten crises and enable UNHCR to plan and implement effective and sustainable humanitarian responses.
Sweden’s support vital to helping refugees in South Sudan
More than 200,000 South Sudanese refugees have fled conflict in Sudan and returned to South Sudan, but many find themselves stranded in remote border areas. Swedish contributions to UNHCR are vital to continuing the life-saving support in the region.