Over US $4 million contributes by India to the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF). Thus, India’s total contribution to UNDEF is now $30 million since the Fund was launched in 2005.
UNDEF was launched in 2005 by Indian PM Manmohan Singh, the then US President George Bush and former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in New York in for furtherance of democratic values. India is the second largest contributor to the UNDEF. At the origin of the fund, India had contributed US$10 million followed by contributions of US$ five million each in 2008, 2009 and 2011.
Objective: UNDEF supports projects that reinforce the voice of civil society, encourage human rights and promote contribution of all groups in democratic processes. Since its foundation, UNDEF has funded about 400 projects in over 100 countries, bringing total disbursal to about US $ 110 mn.
UNDEF was launched in 2005 by Indian PM Manmohan Singh, the then US President George Bush and former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in New York in for furtherance of democratic values. India is the second largest contributor to the UNDEF. At the origin of the fund, India had contributed US$10 million followed by contributions of US$ five million each in 2008, 2009 and 2011.
Objective: UNDEF supports projects that reinforce the voice of civil society, encourage human rights and promote contribution of all groups in democratic processes. Since its foundation, UNDEF has funded about 400 projects in over 100 countries, bringing total disbursal to about US $ 110 mn.
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