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25 July 2025
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By email: [FYI request #31588 email]
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Tēnā koe
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to the Ministry
of Health – Manatū Hauora (the Ministry) on 15 July 2025 for information regarding
payments to the United Nations (UN) and World Health Organization (WHO). You
requested:
“Can you please provide me with a list of all payments made by the Ministry of
Education and its subsidiaries to the UN and WHO over the last 10 years. This can be
in summary format”
On 17 July 2025, you clarified that your request was intended to refer to the Ministry of
Health, and not the Ministry of Education.
The WHO is the only UN agency that the Ministry provides payments to. You can see the
list of the payments made to the WHO over the last 10 years in document 1 which is
appended to this letter.
I trust this information fulfils your request. If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request
with us, including this decision, please feel free to contact the OIA Services Team on:
[email address].
Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any
decisions made under
this request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at:
[email address] or by cal ing 0800 802 602.
Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be published on
the Ministry website at: www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-releases/responses-
official-information-act-requests.
Nāku noa, nā
Salli Davidson
Group Manager, Global Health
Public Health Agency | Te Pou Hauora Tūmatanui
Document 1
Ministry of Health payments to the World Health Organization: 2014 to 2025
Payments made to the World Health Organization – for New Zealand’s Assessed Contribution - 2014 to current*
Payment
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Grand
year
Total
Assessed
1,479,183 1,481,591 1,703,621 1,702,635 1,844,619 1,881,154 2,179,034 2,119,850 2,072,064 2,481,144 2,933,165 3,099,668 24,977,728
Contribution
*Please note the WHO Assessed Contributions are paid per calendar year (not the financial year, as was noted in the request).
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) assessed contribution
Payment 26/08/2015 01/12/2017 21/07/2020 11/10/2023 09/2024*
Grand
date
Total
Payment 46,517
45,003
51,588
55,041
57,476
255,625
*This covers 2024 and 2025
Voluntary contributions made to the World Health Organization - 2014 to current
Contribution to WHO International Small Community Water Supply Network
Payment
15/01/2014
01/04/2016
16/05/2017
Grand
date
Total
Payment 10,000
10,000
10,000
30,000
Electromagnetic fields (EMF) Project
Payment date 21/04/2015 01/04/2016 10/04/2017 20/08/2018 17/05/2019 22/07/2020 26/07/2021 09/02/2023
Grand Total
Payment
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
80,000
Misc
Payment
22/01/2015
Grand
date
Total
Payment
4,257
4,257