Key Trends in MPTFO-Administered Funds in 2025

This section looks at trends in MPTFO-administered funds in 2025; namely, the spread of global, regional and country-level funds, and the distribution of Joint Programmes. It also includes data on the set-up and closure of funds over the previous five years.

Signing ceremony of the Cali Fund MOU in February 2025 during the session of COP16 on Biodiversity in Rome
Photo: MPTFO Executive Director, Alain Noudéhou, at the signing ceremony of the Cali Fund MOU in February 2025 during the session of COP16 on Biodiversity in Rome. Photo: ©MPTFO
Active Funds
113
New funds in 2025
11
Operationally closed
4
Financially closed
12

MPTFO-administered pooled funds

Summary of MPTFO-administered pooled funds between 2021 and 2025

MPTF portfolio20212022202320242025
1Newly established18910124
2Ongoing from previous years (as of year-end)6979859493
3Operationally closed (as of year-end)2626282936
Joint programme portfolio20212022202320242025
1Newly established1369107
2Ongoing from previous years (as of year-end)3436354138
3Operationally closed (as of year-end)2436393944

Proportion of deposits to MPTFO-administered funds by geographic scope

Overall, deposits to MPTFO-administered pooled funds are increasingly concentrated in global funds, with their share rising from 57% in 2024 to 62% in 2025. Over the same period, the share of country level pooled funds declined from 34% to 26%, while regional funds remained broadly stable at around 9-12%

2024 distribution: Global 57%, Regional 9%, Country 34%
2024
Global 57% Regional 9% Country 34%
2025 distribution: Global 62%, Regional 12%, Country 26%
2025
Global 62% Regional 12% Country 26%

2025 deposits to MPTFO-administered funds by geographic scope

Global MPTFs

New global fund
1
Global MPTFs
30
Contributions
$501.5m
Global FundThematic ScopeDeposits in 2025# Contributors
1Peacebuilding FundPeace & Transition142,561,14331
2Joint SDG FundDevelopment50,813,0337
3Kunming Biodiversity FundClimate & Env.49,016,8621
4Systematic Observations Financing FacilityClimate & Env.47,106,3378
5UN-REDD Programme FundClimate & Env.27,199,3864
6Global Fund for Coral ReefsClimate & Env.26,760,0717
7Women’s Peace and Humanitarian FundPeace & Transition26,390,63017
8Global Disability FundDevelopment21,363,99010
9Complex Risk Analytics FundPeace & Transition11,060,1205
10Spotlight Initiative 2.0 FundDevelopment10,809,5282
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Regional MPTFs

Contributions
$97.3m
Regional FundThematic ScopeDeposits# Contributors
1Central African Forest InitiativeClimate & Env.94,974,2875
2Western Balkans SALW Control Roadmap MPTFPeace & Transition1,857,4062
3UN Special Programme for Economies of Central Asia – SPECA MPTFDevelopment500,0001
Grand Total97,331,693

Country MPTFs

New Country Funds
3
Contributions
$141.3m
Country Pooled FundsThematic ScopeDeposits in 2025# Contributors
1Somalia Joint FundPeace & Transition27,644,2968
2Special Trust Fund for AfghanistanPeace & Transition24,746,2368
3Papua New Guinea UN Country Fund IIDevelopment23,424,7681
4Ukraine Community Recovery FundDevelopment10,441,2621
5SDG Multi-Partner Trust Fund KenyaDevelopment7,893,8295
6Trust Fund for Peace in ColombiaPeace & Transition6,653,2777
7Moldova 2030 Partnerships Fund Phase IIDevelopment5,296,9432
8Burundi Multi-Partner Trust FundDevelopment4,190,3692
9MPTF for Employment and Youth in TunisiaDevelopment3,610,1251
10Tanzania SDG FundDevelopment3,292,9801
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Joint Programmes 

New Joint programmes in 2025
7
Contributions
$77.6M
Joint ProgrammesThematic ScopeDeposits in 2025# Contributors
1JP Syria 2.0Peace & Transition9,420,2815
2JP OPT Sawasya IIIPeace & Transition8,416,5173
3JP Bangladesh SAFE IIPeace & Transition6,774,2062
4JP Climate Security MechanismClimate & Env.6,339,95010
5Spotlight 2.0 JP Uganda Gender for DevelopmentDevelopment6,109,8141
6JP DRC Fight Against GBVDevelopment5,566,7081
7JP Mozambique Rapariga Biz IIDevelopment5,062,7022
8JP Sri Lanka JUREDevelopment4,000,0001
9JP Reintegration Through Integrated SupportPeace & Transition3,232,8241
10JP Bosnia Gender EqualityDevelopment2,803,8882
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