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Multilateral Aid Review: Assessment of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [PDF - 40 KB]opens in a new window
01 March 2011
OHCHR encourages engagement with the UN’s human rights mechanisms, and monitors progress and failures in relation to UN human rights standards.
Multilateral Aid Review: Assessment of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR ) [PDF - 40 KB]opens in a new window
UNHCR provides international protection and humanitarian assistance to refugees and other persons of concern while working to find durable solutions to their situation.
Multilateral Aid Review: Assessment of International Finance Corporation (IFC) [PDF - 45 KB]opens in a new window
IFC fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing capital in international financial markets and providing advisory services.
Multilateral Aid Review: Assessment for the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) [PDF - 40 KB]opens in a new window
UNISDR aims to achieve substantive reduction in disaster losses and build resilient nations and communities as an essential condition for sustainable development.
Multilateral Aid Review: Assessment of Asian Development Fund (AsDF) [PDF - 35 KB]opens in a new window
The AsDF is a major provider of concessional loans and grants in Asia and the Pacific with a focus on basic infrastructure.
Multilateral Aid Review: Assessment of International Organisation for Migration (IOM) [PDF - 46 KB]opens in a new window
IOM provides services and advice to governments and migrants to advance understanding of migration issues and to encourage social and economic development through migration.
Multilateral Aid Review: Assessment of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) [PDF - 44 KB]opens in a new window
CERF is a humanitarian fund established by the UN to enable more timely and reliable humanitarian assistance to those affected by natural disasters and armed conflicts.
Multilateral Aid Review: Assessment for the Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) [PDF - 123 KB]opens in a new window
GFDRR’s main areas of focus are global and regional level advocacy, technical and financial assistance to low and middle-income countries and a disaster recovery fund.
Multilateral Aid Review: Assessment of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) [PDF - 40 KB]opens in a new window
Multilateral Aid Review assessment of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Red Crescent Movement which is the largest humanitarian network in the world
Multilateral Aid Review: Assessment of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) [PDF - 39 KB]opens in a new window
OCHA is an entity in the UN Secretariat that supports the mobilization, funding, coordination and policy setting of humanitarian action in response to both protracted and rapid onset emergencies.
Multilateral Aid Review: Assessment of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM) [PDF - 33 KB]opens in a new window
A global public/private partnership that raises and disburses funds to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
Multilateral Aid Review: Assessment of UNITAID [PDF - 34 KB]opens in a new window
UNITAID aims to scale up access to treatment for poor people by engaging in commodity markets to reduce prices, improve quality and increase and accelerate the supply of key diagnostics and medicines for the poor.
Multilateral Aid Review: Assessment of Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO) [PDF - 42 KB]opens in a new window
ECHO is the humanitarian arm of the European Commission and acts as a donor on behalf of the European Union.
Multilateral Aid Review: Assessment of the African Development Fund (AfDF) [PDF - 38 KB]opens in a new window
The AfDF provides highly concessional loans and grants to 38 mainly low-income African countries.
Multilateral Aid Review: Assessment of Inter-American Development Bank (EBRD) [PDF - 44 KB]opens in a new window
IADB’s focus is on economic growth, climate change and sustainable cities. It provides loans for infrastructure projects, particularly for energy, transportation and water resources.
Multilateral Aid Review: Assessment of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) [PDF - 41 KB]opens in a new window
UNIDO is a specialised agency of the United Nations that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalisation and environmental sustainability. It provides technical support to member
Multilateral Aid Review: Assessment of Expanded Delivering as One Funding Window for the achievement of the MDGs (EFW) [PDF - 38 KB]opens in a new window
EFW is a multi-donor trust fund that provides un-earmarked funding to UN country programmes that adopt a Delivering as One (DaO) approach.
Multilateral Aid Review: Assessment of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) [PDF - 45 KB]opens in a new window
The EBRD finances banks, industries and business from Central Europe and the Western Balkans to Central Asia to support countries’ transition towards democratic market.
Multilateral Aid Review: Assessment of the Education for All - Fast Track Initiative (FTI) [PDF - 38 KB]opens in a new window
The Education for All - FTI is a global partnership between donors, developing countries, agencies and civil society organisations to drive progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.
Multilateral Aid Review: Assessment for United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) [PDF - 80 KB]opens in a new window
UNEP is the designated UN systems entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional level.