The UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), received US$634 million, or Rp10.39 trillion (assuming an exchange rate of Rp16,397 per US$), in flexible funding from various donors in 2024, according to data compiled by Statista.
This figure is US$400 million lower than the amount received during the same period the previous year.
Statista explains that this funding is called flexible funding, meaning it is not earmarked for specific operations and can be freely distributed according to needs. Therefore, UNHCR can respond more quickly to emerging crises.
The country receiving the most funding was Ukraine, with a total recorded funding of US$36.1 million (Rp591.94 billion) in 2024. Lebanon received US$33.7 million (Rp552.59 billion), followed by Sudan with US$32.2 million (Rp527.99 billion).
"About 6% of the flexible funding received was used for UNHCR operations in Ukraine, with an additional 5% allocated to programs in Lebanon and Sudan," wrote Florian Zandt, Statista data journalist on Wednesday (June 19, 2024).
Following Ukraine, Lebanon, and Sudan were Ethiopia with US$28.3 million (Rp464.04 billion) and South Sudan with US$27.7 million (Rp454.20 billion).
Statista explains that South Sudan is one of the countries experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis in recent history, with approximately six million additional displaced people due to the war that has been ongoing since April 2023. In addition, 25 million people in Sudan required emergency assistance at the end of 2023. UNHCR reportedly received US$196 million (Rp3.21 trillion) in 2023 for its mission in Sudan.
"However, the agency stated that they needed US$506 million (Rp8.29 trillion) to implement all plans. About half of this funding, US$86 million (Rp1.41 trillion), was provided by the United States," Statista wrote.
The largest contributor to this flexible funding was Sweden, with US$107.9 million (Rp1.76 trillion). This was followed by the United States with US$76.1 million (Rp1.24 trillion); Norway with US$71.7 million (Rp1.17 trillion); Germany with US$47.8 million (Rp783.79 billion); and Denmark with US$45.3 million (Rp742.80 billion).