SVF 2022 Report.pdf

Here is a detailed but concise summary of the Special Voluntary Fund (SVF) of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) in 2022:

Key Information:

The SVF supports UNV in engaging UN Volunteers in peace and development initiatives worldwide.
In 2022, the SVF received contributions from 10 Member States, totaling $4,906,893.
The SVF funded UN Volunteers to respond to emergencies and crises, including the war in Ukraine, Haiti earthquake, and Pakistan floods.
The fund also promoted volunteerism as a means of contributing to sustainable development, recognizing the contributions of volunteers towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The SVF enabled UNV to broker research and knowledge on volunteerism, support the integration of data and evidence on volunteerism in development policy and planning, and promote the State of the World’s Volunteerism Report.

Highlights:

284 UN Volunteers were deployed to 15 United Nations entities in Ukraine and neighboring countries.
182 online volunteers provided services to United Nations entities and civil society organizations.
UNV upheld global gender parity, increased the number of nationalities represented among UN Volunteers, and continued to advocate for disability inclusion.

Contributions:

* The top contributing countries to the SVF in 2022 were Germany ($2,702,720), Sweden ($982,608), and Switzerland ($842,105).