How the United Nations is funded is presented in Chapter 1 with the focus on UN revenue allocation and purpose. The UN system’s total revenue continued to grow to US$ 74.3 billion in 2022, – an increase of US$ 8.4 billion, or 12.8%, compared to 2021, with most of the growth accounted for by increasing earmarked contributions. Despite increased Official Development Assistance (ODA) in recent years, quality funding for UN development activities fell significantly short of targets, jeopardising the UN’s effectiveness in SDG progress.