Share of voluntary funding (%), government donor concentration (O-1oo) and share of private funding of UNDS funding from the private sector, foundations and NGOs in total funding. The chart includes all entities in the UNDS except those with 10 or fewer government donors both in 2023 and 2024. The chart excludes local contributions from the analysis (i.e. funding provided by a government to UN activities implemented in its own country). to the authors directly by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA). StatLink 显is https://stat.link/krj31h The experience of UNESCO illustrates the risks of funding volatility, but also the scope for organisational adaptation. Repeated funding suspensions and withdrawals by the United States since 2011 have exposed the organisation to significant funding shocks. Following the 2017 US withdrawal, increased voluntary contributions from other members helped cushion the impact in the short term. Beyond these short-term adjustments, UNESCO is pursuing various longer-term adaptation strategies. These include efforts to further diversify its donor base, adjust expenditures, and continue reforms already impact of the most recent withdrawal by the United States, the latter is still expected to have material financial and operational effects, highlighting both the opportunities and limits of organisational adaptation