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Donors and funding
While some donor governments have reduced their ODA in line with public budget tightening, others are standing by their earlier commitments. Aid budgets are in general under greater scrutiny, and value for money is a key driver of funding decisions. New opportunities involve private sector funding, emerging donor countries and south-south cooperation. For 2012 the ILO mobilised US$ 270 million, ahead of the resource mobilization target for voluntary funding for 2012-13 as defined by the ILO’s Programme and Budget for 2012-13.
The ILO directs voluntary contributions to the global 19 Decent Work Outcomes and the corresponding country-level results captured in Decent Work Country Programmes driven by ILO's constituents. At country level ILO outcomes are an integral part of wider United Nations frameworks. Where possible, donors are encouraged to provide flexible, un-earmarked and predictable funding, including through inclusive multi-annual partnership agreements. In return the ILO has strengthened its capacity to manage for development results, including through enhanced quality control. Monitoring and evaluation inform the programming process and enhance country and constituent ownership.
The ILO directs voluntary contributions to the global 19 Decent Work Outcomes and the corresponding country-level results captured in Decent Work Country Programmes driven by ILO's constituents. At country level ILO outcomes are an integral part of wider United Nations frameworks. Where possible, donors are encouraged to provide flexible, un-earmarked and predictable funding, including through inclusive multi-annual partnership agreements. In return the ILO has strengthened its capacity to manage for development results, including through enhanced quality control. Monitoring and evaluation inform the programming process and enhance country and constituent ownership.
Results and background
 | Australia: Partnership Agreement, 2010-15 and individual projects |
 | Canada: Cooperation results overview |
 | Czech Republic: Cooperation results overview |
 | Denmark: Partnership Agreement - Policy dialogue with social partners |
 | European Union: The ILO and the EU - Partners for decent work and social justice: Impact of ten years of cooperation |
 | Flanders: Cooperation results overview |
 | Ireland: Irish Aid Cooperation Results Overview (02/13) |
 | Italy: An overview of Italy's voluntary contribution to the ILO |
 | Japan: Cooperation Results Overview |
 | Republic of Korea: Cooperation Results |
 | Luxembourg: Résultats de la coopération Luxembourg-OIT |
 | The Netherlands and the ILO - Annual Policy Dialogue, March 2013 |
 | Norway: Cooperation Results Overview |
 | Spain / España: Promoviendo juntos el trabajo decente (in Spanish) |
 | Sweden: Cooperation Agreement, 2009-13: Cooperation results overview |
 | Switzerland: Cooperation Results Overview (02/2013) |
Contributions
The results and achievements of the ILO are financed through the Regular Budget, the Regular Budget Supplementary Account (RBSA) and extra-budgetary technical cooperation contributions.
- Regular Budget (RB): all Member States by virtue of their membership of the ILO provide contributions to the regular budget based on GNP, as in the United Nations.
- The Regular Budget Supplementary Account (RBSA) contributes to Decent Work Agenda priorities through strategic funding to the technical cooperation programme. It is based on voluntary contributions.
- Extra-budgetary technical cooperation funding (XBTC) to the technical cooperation programme supports Member States in achieving the results agreed by its constituents in Decent Work Country Programmes (DWCP) through specific projects, with a determined timeline and pre-defined geographic and thematic focus. This is also based on voluntary funding.
News
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Middle East and North Africa
Netherlands to contribute US$ 1.3 million to ILO’s programme in the MENA region
New contribution to the ILO will focus on the promotion of youth employment through two country-level components.
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New donation to core resources
Denmark makes DKK40 million contribution to the ILO
The Government of Denmark will contribute DKK 40 million (approximately US$ 7.1 million) in flexible and predictable resources to the ILO Regular Budget Supplementary Account (RBSA).
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New donor funding
Netherlands agrees new funding for ILO
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ILO performance
Expenditure and Delivery - Annual Report 2011
This statistical summary provides final figures on ILO technical cooperation in 2011.
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Publication
The ILO at Work: Development Results 2010-2011
This review of the ILO's work in 2010-11 describes the scope and purpose of the ILO's development cooperation to promote the Decent Work Agenda under its four pillars of employment, social protection, social dialogue and fundamental principles and rights at work.
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