Financing the UN Development System: Pathways to Reposition for Agenda 2030 (2017)

With the function of the system increasingly dictated by the nature of the funding it receives, the issue of financing is at the centre of any credible repositioning. That being said, it is far from clear what the appetite is for financing reform and which reforms should be prioritised.

This third annual report on financing the UN development system seeks to contribute to the debate by providing a thorough overview of the revenue, income sources, and expenditure of the UN development system. It gauges the major trends, opportunities and challenges around financing, while also presenting five possible pathways along which the UN development system can reposition for Agenda 2030.