Written question asked by Lord Bates (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 December 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 December 2025. It was answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 December 2025 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
UNICEF: Finance
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government how much they contributed to the United Nations Children’s Fund in (1) 2023, (2) 2024, and (3) 2025; and how much they plan to contribute in 2026.
- Answer
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The table below shows UK funding provided to the World Health Organisation in the years 2023 and 2024, and Official Development Assistance (ODA) provided in those same years to support: (a) the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); (b) the United Nations Children's Fund; (c) Water Supply and Sanitation programmes; and (d) Humanitarian Aid.
2023
£ million
2024
£ million
World Health Organisation
173.0
194.0
UNHCR
43.0
77.0
Of which: bilateral
10.0
44.0
Of which: multilateral
33.0
33.0
United Nations Children's Fund
223.4
331.0
Of which: bilateral
183.4
307.0
Water, Supply and Sanitation
36.7
79.6
Humanitarian Aid
884.2
1,453.1
Figures for 2025 and 2026 will be published in the normal way in due course.
Secondary information
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- HL12773
- Session
- 2024-26
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Finance UNICEF
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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