Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response: Donors and partners
UNICEF is reaching millions of children and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics, thanks to the generous support of our donors and partners.
The COVID-19 pandemic remains a crisis on an unprecedented scale. National governments continue to grapple with the challenges of implementing public health measures, maintaining essential health and social services, and reaching populations – especially the hardest to reach – with COVID-19 tools. New variants continue to emerge as the pandemic persists.
In 2022, UNICEF’s COVID-19 response is two-pronged. First, working in 145 countries and territories, UNICEF is supporting children across the world to help them recover from the effects of the pandemic by providing vital health, nutrition, education, child protection, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), gender-based violence and social protection services.
Second, as a key agency in the global Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A), UNICEF is asking donors for $4.8 billion to support procurement and roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines, tests, treatments, and personal protective equipment (PPE) around the world (Read the investment case here, which brings together needs expressed in the 2022 ACT-A Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal, the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator Supplies Financing Facility (ACT-A SFF) and for broader health sector support). This effort includes risk communication and community engagement, which is critical for the successful roll-out of COVID-19 tools; infection prevention and control in primary health care facilities, which are vital to keep health workers safe; and support towards maintaining essential services.
ACT-A HAC appeal for 2022
To do our part in the ACT-A cooperation framework, UNICEF requires US$1.3 billion for its ACT-A Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal, to deliver lifesaving vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics for COVID-19 in 2022. This includes $575 million to support the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to low- and middle-income countries in 2022.
UNICEF thanks its donors and partners for their historic generosity and support for the largest and fastest procurement and supply operation in history.
ACT-A HAC 2022 results
As of 10 January 2023, $882.2 million has been received thanks to:
|
Donor |
Amount (US$) |
|---|---|
| Gavi | 268.9 million |
| United States of America | 203.4 million |
| Germany | 145.9 million |
| Canada | 135.3 million |
| Private Sector | 69.2 million |
| Japan | 38.5 million |
| Australia | 12.8 million |
| Italy | 3.3 million |
| United Nations Joint Programme* | 2.7 million |
| Iceland | 1.9 million |
| China | 800,000 |
| United Arab Emirates | 725,179 |
| The Global Fund through the Government of Madagascar | 530,000 |
| Czech Republic | $302,957 |
| Total: | 882.2 million |
*with contributions from Australia
Additional $2.7 million from Australia and $51.6 million from Canada have been raised and will be paid in 2023.
COVID-19 response: 2022 results
UNICEF is responding to COVID-19 across 145 countries and territories through 52 appeals in 2022
UNICEF continues to respond to the urgent needs caused by COVID-19, outlined in the country, multi-country and regional Humanitarian Action for Children appeals, as children around the world continue to miss out on essential services crucial for their survival.
As of 11 May 2022, $14.7 million has been received thanks to:
| Donor | Amount (US$) |
|---|---|
| Private sector | 5.7 million |
| United Kingdom | 3.7 million |
| Australia | 2.6 million |
| World Health Organization | 1.9 million |
| The World Bank through theGovernment of Madagascar | 400,000 |
| UNDP USA | 16,525 |
| Total | 14.7 million |
Included in the private sector contributions listed above are financial and/or in-kind contributions in support of UNICEF’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic from the following corporate donors, foundations and leadership giving from individuals:
- Fosun Foundation (Shanghai)
- Z Zurich Foundation
Previous appeals results
ACT-A HAC: 2021 results
As of 9 March 2022, $828.2 million had been received thanks to:
| Donor | Donation (US$) |
|---|---|
| Private sector | 287.6 million |
| GAVI | 184.5 million |
| Japan | 122.5 million |
| Germany | 56.3 million |
| United States | 50.7 million |
| Norway* | 50 million |
| European Commission/ECHO | 31.9 million |
| Australia | 13.7 million |
| Canada | 7.6 million |
| New Zealand | 7.1 million |
| Switzerland | 6.5 million |
| Denmark | 3.3 million |
| UN Joint Programme** | 2.7 million |
| UN Multi Partner Trust Fund | 1.4 million |
| United Arab Emirates | 1.1 million |
| Ireland | 506,757 |
| UNOPS | 422,360 |
| Czech Republic | 220,070 |
| WHO | 200,000 |
| Total*** | 828.2 million |
* Contribution received in 2021 for 2022 needs
** With contributions from Australia
***Total funding amount includes a grants from Norway which will be available from 2022.
UNICEF wants to recognize those who provided support in 2020 and 2021, at the early stages of ACT-A: Czech Republic, Republic of Korea, Gavi, The Islands of Guernsey and Jersey.
Included in the private sector contributions to UNICEF’s efforts as a partner of ACT-A listed above are financial and/or in-kind contributions from the following corporate partners, foundations and leadership giving from individuals:
| Abertis | GitHub | Rob and Amy Brown |
| Aaron Levie | Gloria Principe and John O'Farrell | RSM UK |
| Accenture | Google.org | Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation |
| Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG | Gucci |
ServiceNow |
| AFRY | Hatch Ltd | SAP SE |
| Alvotech | IAMGOLD Corporation | Sara Johnson Kerrest and Frederic Kerrest |
| American Express Foundation | IMC Financial Markets | SARAYA |
| Anonymous Fund of BOSF | Impetus Foundation | Sippi and Ajay Khurana |
| Ardian and Ardian Foundation | Intel | Stanley Black & Decker |
| Autoliv | Interfaith Movement to End the Pandemic | Stefan Findel and Susan Cummings-Findel |
| AVEVA | Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA) | Susan Littlefield and Martin Roper |
| AXA | Jen Rubio and Stewart Butterfield | Swiss Re Foundation |
| Baker Hughes Foundation | Johnson & Johnson | Target Corporation |
| Bank of Nova Scotia - (The) Scotiabank | Jong-Wook Lee | Teck Resources |
| Barbara and Edward Shapiro | Jotun | The Elma Philanthropies Services (US) Inc. |
| BD Foundation | Juliana Ruecker and Nicolas Poitevin | The Estée Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Kaia Miller Goldstein and Jonathan Goldstein | The Giving Back Fund |
| Binance (Blockchain Foundation) | Keller Group PLC | The Herbert Simon Family Foundation |
| Brenda and Stéphane Bancel | Lallemand | The LEGO Foundation |
| Bruce and Lori Laitman Rosenblum | Latter-day Saint Charities | The Philadelphia Foundation |
| Burberry | The Wilson Family Foundation | |
| Capgemini | Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund | The World Bank |
| Clarios Foundation | London Stock Exchange Group PLC | Tetra Laval |
| Cognizant Foundation | Mark Allyn | UNESPA (Spanish Association of Insurers) |
| Cotton On Group and Foundation | Mikkel Svane | Valentino |
| Danaher Corporation | Nancy and Jason Rosenthal | ViacomCBS |
| Deloitte | New Gold Inc. | Visa Foundation |
| Deutsche Bank Stiftung | Northern Trust | Volvo Group |
| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Novacyt | William Demant Foundation |
| DP World | Novo Nordisk Foundation | YouTube |
| Expedia, Inc. | OLYMPUS | Yuna Kim |
| Five Together Foundation | Pan American Silver Corporation | Zurich Insurance Group |
| G. Barrie Landry | Prudential Financial | Z Zurich Foundation |
| George and Danielle Boutros | Qatalyst Partners | Zain |
| Rajesh Jha and Sudha Mishra | Zegar Family Foundation |
COVID-19 response results from 2021
With the timely and generous support of our donors and partners, UNICEF has received $471.6M to support its COVID-19 response in 2021:
| Donor | Donation (US$) |
|---|---|
| Private Sector | 91.7 million |
| United States | 110 million |
| Germany | 109.2 million |
| Canada | 26.7 million |
| UNOPS - New York | 14.9 million |
| World Bank (as secondary donor) | 12.6 million |
| European Commission | 11.1 million |
| South Korea | 11 million |
| UNDP USA | 10.1 million |
| Asian Development Bank | 10 million |
| Sweden | 8.2 million |
| GAVI The Vaccine Alliance | 8.1 million |
| Japan | 7.9 million |
| Australia | 5.9 million |
| Global Partnership for Education | 5.6 million |
| United Nations Multi Partner Trust | 4.2 million |
| Finland | 4 million |
| Denmark | 3.6 million |
| WHO | 3.4 million |
| Dominican Republic | 2.4 million |
| Kuwait | 2 million |
| African Development Bank (as secondary donors) | 1.8 million |
| Burkina Faso | 1.5 million |
| United Kingdom | 1.2 million |
| UNESCO | 1 million |
| UNOCHA | 1 million |
| Ireland | 897,880 |
| Switzerland | 458,532 |
| Fiji | 283,178 |
| Saudi Arabia | 240,552 |
| WFP - Italy | 170,243 |
| United Arab Emirates | 128,705 |
| Portugal | 125,419 |
| Netherlands | 115,660 |
| Liechtenstein | 109,769 |
| United Nations Secretariat | 50,000 |
| Italy | 16,075 |
Included in the private sector contributions to UNICEF’s continued efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic are financial and/or in-kind contributions from the following corporate partners, foundations and leadership giving from individuals:
|
Accenture Brasil |
DP World |
Pooja Bhandari and Caesar Sengupta |
|
Admiral |
Ericsson |
Rajesh Jha |
|
Advantest Corporation |
Hitachi, Ltd |
Randstad |
|
Aegon |
IHS Towers |
SC Johnson |
|
Alicorp |
Instituto BFR |
SKF |
|
Archer Daniels Midlands Brasil |
Jeremy Lin |
Sony Group Corporation |
|
AXA |
Julie Taymor |
Suk-soo Kim |
|
B3 |
Julius Bär |
Swiss Re Foundation |
|
Burberry |
Kimberly-Clark |
The Herbert Simon Family Foundation |
|
Byeong-Ryul Lee |
LIXIL Corporation and LIXIL Workers Union |
Teck Resources |
|
Capgemini |
Lojas Americanas |
Tide |
|
Cognizant |
Marisa Hormel |
WSP |
|
Daiichi Sankyo |
Nord Anglia Education |
YouTube Brasil |
|
Daiwabo Information System |
OLYMPUS |
Yuna Kim |
|
Oracle |
2020 COVID-19 Appeal
As of the end of 2020, $1.62 billion had been committed thanks to contributions from:
|
Resource partner |
Donation (US$) |
|---|---|
| Germany | 251.8 million |
| Global Partnership for Education | 239.2 million |
| United States | 174.7 million |
| United Kingdom | 150.9 million |
| Private Sector | 144.4 million |
| World Bank | 117.3 million |
| Japan | 112.2 million |
| European Union | 62.7 million |
| United Nations | 48.3 million |
| Asian Development Bank | 35.6 million |
| Country Based Pool Funds | 28.9 million |
| GAVI | 27.6 million |
| Canada | 26.6 million |
| Sweden | 25.4 million |
| Central Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) | 22.4 million |
| Denmark | 18 million |
| Republic of Korea | 14 million |
| Education Cannot Wait | 12.2 million |
| UN COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund | 10.6 million |
| COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund | 10 million |
| Netherlands | 8.4 million |
| Norway | 8.1 million |
| Australia | 7.9 million |
| Switzerland | 7.5 million |
| Islamic Development Bank | 6.2 million |
| China | 6 million |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 million |
| France | 4.6 million |
| Ireland | 4.4 million |
| Kuwait | 4 million |
| Luxembourg | 3.7 million |
| New Zealand | 3.5 million |
| African Development Bank | 3.4 million |
| Global Fund to Fight AIDS | 3.2 million |
| Malawi | 2.6 million |
| Caribbean Development Bank | 2.4 million |
| Austria | 1.9 million |
| China Ministry of Commerce | 1.6 million |
| Pacific Community | 1.5 million |
| Finland | 1.4 million |
| Inter-American Development Bank | 749,847 |
| Spain | 484,907 |
| Poland | 392,892 |
| Iceland | 296,757 |
| United Arab Emirates | 174,776 |
| Liechtenstein | 110,375 |
| Portugal | 56,883 |
| Bulgaria | 55,188 |
| Italy | 52,758 |
| Malta | 33,765 |
| Romania | 23,895 |
| Total | 1.62 billion |
In addition, UNICEF thanks its private partners, who provided financial and/or in-kind contributions to COVID-19 response in 2020:
| Abram and Ray Kaplan | Omega Energia | |
| AbbVie Inc |
Grupo Puntacana Foundation |
ORBIA |
| Alejandro Roemmers | H&M | P&G South Africa |
| Augustinus Foundation |
ICT Ibérica- Foxy |
P&G Ukraine |
| Azbil Corporation | IHS Towers | Plum Spring Foundation |
| Banco de Crédito del Perú |
IKEA Services India Private Limited |
Pooja Bhandari & Caesar Sengupta |
| Bank Lombard Odier & Co | ING | Poul Due Jensen Foundation |
| Barca Foundation | Itransition | Primark |
| BNDES | Jeremy Lin | Prudential Financial |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | Johnson&Johnson | Rebecca Yale's Stay in Speak out Campaign |
| BT | Kimberly-Clark | SARAYA |
| Clarios | Kwok Foundation | Sony |
| Colgate-Palmolive Company | La Liga | S&P Global Foundation |
| Daiwabo Information System Co., Ltd. | Latter-day Saint Charities | Springs Capital |
| DBS Bank India | LEGO Foundation | Standard Chartered |
| EDF Norte Fluminense | LIXIL | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. |
| EDF Foundation | Lojas Americanas | Swedish Postcode Lottery |
| EPAM Systems, Inc | Lou Scharpf | Target |
| Facebook, Inc. | Maersk | Termoverde Caieiras (Solví) |
| FIA Foundation | Medtronic Foundation | Unilever |
| Formula E | Microsoft | UPS |
| Fosun Foundation | Newcrest Mining | Visa Foundation |
| Fundación Leo Messi | Nitto Denko Corporation | Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| Fundação Vale | Novo Nordisk Foundation | YouTube |
| Gemini Energy | Nordeus |
