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.
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