Sida’s support to United Nations Organisations

A considerable share of Sida’s development cooperation is channeled through multilateral organisations and the EU. Sweden’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs decides on core support to the regular budget of these organisations while Sida manages the main part of the multi-bi support. In 2024, Sida disbursed SEK 12.1 billion through multilateral partners. The support to Ukraine constitutes SEK 2.7 billion of Sida’s multilateral portfolio.

Health is one of the six top priorities for the Swedish Government and Sida, where health system strengthening and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are priorities. Investments in health are critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to fulfilling the global commitments of Agenda 2030, in particular SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. Many global health challenges such as SRHR are linked to inequalities between men and women but there are also large inequities between and within countries. In 2024, Sida disbursed approximately SEK 1.8 billion on health, including SRHR, which represents about seven percent of Sida’s total development assistance.