Funding Conditionalities

At its October 2024 session, CEB’s High-Level Committee on Management (HLCM) acknowledged the growing complexity of donor conditionalities in funding agreements across the UN system. These conditionalities, often shaped by divergent national regulatory frameworks and political considerations, have introduced legal, operational, and strategic challenges that risk undermining the UN’s independence, neutrality, and ability to deliver on its mandates.

In response, HLCM requested the Finance and Budget Network (FBN) to lead the development of a set of common principles to guide UN system organizations in navigating donor-imposed conditions. The FBN established a dedicated Working Group with participation from a broad range of UN entities and in close consultation with legal experts. HLCM endorsed the High Level Principles to Donor Conditionality at its 50th session on 30 September 2025.