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Government of India has voluntarily contributed to various UN Funds and Programmes at the UN Pledging Conference for the year 2017 (January- December) as per details below:
Sl. No. | Name of the UN Agency | Ministry/ Department | Amount pledged in 2016 for contribution in 2017 (in US dollar) |
1. | UNDP | Economic Affairs | 4,500,000.00 |
2. | UNICEF | Women & Child Development | 837,377.54 |
3. | UNFPA | Health & Family Welfare | 500,000.00 |
4. | UNEP | Environment & Forest | 100,000.00 |
5. | UNCPCJF | Home Affairs | 3,000.00 |
6. | WFP | Agriculture & Cooperation | 1,920,000.00 (biennium) |
7. | UNCHS(HABITAT) | Housing &Urban Poverty Alleviation | 150,000.00 |
8. | UNODC | Revenue | 100,000.00 |
9. | UNRWA | External Affairs | 1,250,000.00 |
10. | VFTC- Voluntary fund for Technical co-operation | External Affairs | 100,000.00 |
11. | VTFCFS-Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery | External Affairs | 25,000.00 |
12. | VTFVT- Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Torture | External Affairs | 25,000.00 |
13. | UNV | Youth Affairs & Sports | 15,000.00 |
This was stated by Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Voluntary contributions to UN funds confirm government pledges covering a full annual cycle to multiple UN agencies. Government of India made voluntary financial pledges to multiple United Nations funds and programmes, each itemised by recipient UN agency, the administering Indian ministry or department, and the pledged amount for the contribution period, covering development, humanitarian, environmental, health, policing, housing, revenue, external affairs and youth-related UN bodies.Press 'Enter' after typing page number.