Our supporters and partners

The URG is a not-for-profit organisation, registered under Swiss law. Since its establishment in 2013, URG has received financial support from the following governments and public entities. The URG is extremely grateful for this support, without which it would not be possible to continue its important work.

Core Funding

Glion Human Rights Dialogue

Project Funding

  • Baden-Wurttemberg Foundation
  • Cité de Genève
  • Convention against Torture Initiative
  • Environmental Investigation Agency
  • Etat de Genève (also provided initial support for establishment of URG office)
  • Eugen Biser Foundation
  • Gabon
  • Jacob Blaustein Institution
  • Kingdom of Morocco
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of The Netherlands
  • Permanent Mission of Australia in Geneva
  • Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany in Geneva
  • Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of The Netherlands in Geneva
  • Permanent Mission of Qatar
  • Permanent Mission of Singapore
  • Permanent Mission of Spain
  • Permanent Mission of United Kingdom
  • University of British Columbia
  • UNEP
  • UNICEF

 Private Donations

  • Professor Daniel Magraw, member of the URG Board of Trustees

URG Capacity

  • Commonwealth
  • Fiji
  • Gabon
  • Georgia (project with East West Management Institute)
  • Inter-Parliamentary Union
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mary Robinson Foundation for Climate Justice
  • Pacific Community Equality Project Regional Rights Resource Team (RRRT)
  • World Resources Institute
  • Zambia

Corporations

In order to complete the URG-Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) project on business and human rights, URG secured funding for the project's implementation from a number of businesses, including: Eli Lilly, Telenor, Mazars, and DLA Piper, as well as other entities including Global Business Initiative (GBI) and the UK (Foreign and Commonwealth Office).