§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the funding of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights by the United Nations' regular budget and by voluntary contributions respectively, in each of the years 1995 to 2000. [HL1005]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)The allocation to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) from the United Nations regular budget is made on a biennial basis. The OHCHR have only recorded annual allocation figures since 1998. The following data have been supplied to us by the OHCHR.
The level of OHCHR funding from the UN regular budget since 1994 has been:
US$ 1994–1995 42,195,900 1996–1997 46,354,300 1998 21,300,600 1999 22,076,400 2000 21,299,700 The level of voluntary contributions to the OHCHR since 1995 has been:
US$ 1995 15,043,117 1996 24,971,066 1997 24,590,363 1998 34,441,516 1999 26,870,647 2000 43,829,835