Working to fulfil its mandate and help countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, FAO is funded in part by its regular budget and increasingly through voluntary contributions. Those extra-budgetary contributions come from FAO Member Countries, multilateral organizations, international financing institutions, the private sector, and other sources.
Total resources mobilized by FAO for Europe and Central Asia in 2024 (up to November) was USD 57.3 million. This amount is slightly higher compared to 2023, due to an increase in the average annual resources mobilized for development projects (excluding emergencies) in the region. In 2024, 52 percent of the amount was allocated for development projects, with 48 percent for emergency activities.
In 2024, the five major resource partners of FAO in Europe and Central Asia were the United States of America with USD 9.2 million, followed by Canada with USD 7.4 million, the UNDP Administered Donor Joint Trust Fund (UNJ) with USD 6.8 million, France with USD 6.0 million, and Türkiye with 5.1 million.
Major resource partners in 2024
| United States of America | 16% |
| Canada | 13% |
| UNDP Administered Donor Joint Trust Fund | 12% |
| France | 11% |
| Türkiye | 9% |
| Others | 39% |
These new projects were provided mainly to Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Albania, Türkiye, and Uzbekistan.