Funding

The Internet Governance Forum Secretariat is funded through donations from various stakeholder groups. While host countries bear the majority of the costs associated with holding the annual IGF meeting, the IGF Secretariat's activities are funded through extra-budgetary contributions paid into a multi-donor Trust Fund administered by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA). All contributions are administered and accounted for in accordance with United Nations Financial Rules and Regulations and other applicable directives, procedures and practices. The IGF project's expenditures are contained in the biennial Financial Report and audited Financial Statements of the United Nations. Contributions from all stakeholders are welcome, including in-kind donations. 

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Status of Donors' Contributions 2006-2021

Host countries

Host countries bear most of the expenses of the annual meetings:

Greece, Athens 30 October - 2 November 2006
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro 12 - 15 November 2007
India, Hyderabad 3 - 6 December 2008
Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh 15 - 18 November 2009
Lithuania, Vilnius 14 - 17 September 2010
Kenya, Nairobi 27 - 30 September 2011
Azerbaijan, Baku 6 - 9 November 2012
Indonesia, Bali| 22 - 25 October 2013
Turkey, Istanbul 2 - 5 September 2014
Brazil, João Pessoa 10 - 13 November 2015
Mexico, Jalisco 6 - 9 December 2016
Geneva, Switzerland 18 - 21 December 2017
Paris, France 12 - 14 November 2018
Berlin, Germany 25 - 29 November 2019
Hosted Online 2 - 17 November 2020
Katowice, Poland 6 - 10 December 2021