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UNEP/CBD/COP/3/38 Annex II: Decisions Adopted by the Third Meeting of the Conference of the Parties

Decision III/24: BUDGET OF THE TRUST FUND FOR THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

 

The Conference of the Parties   1. Approves the Convention budget for the biennium 1997-1998 as set forth in Annex I to the present decision;   2. Decides that the Trust Fund shall be extended for a period of two years, beginning 1 January 1998 and ending 31 December 1999;   3. Urges all the Parties to pay promptly their contributions to the Trust Fund, based on the indicative scale set forth in Appendix I to the budget (Annex I, Part A) and in accordance with the terms of paragraph 10 of its decision II/20;   4. Requests the Parties and States not Parties to the Convention, as well as governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and other sources, to contribute to the Trust Fund;  

  1. Decides:

 

    1. That two special trust funds shall be established: (i) a special voluntary trust fund for additional voluntary contributions to the core budget for approved activities under the Convention on Biological Diversity (Annex I, Part B), and (ii) a special voluntary trust fund for facilitating participation of Parties in the Convention process (Annex I, Part C)

 

    1. That the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme should be requested to establish the special trust funds referred to in paragraph 5 (a) above, for which the Financial Rules for the Administration of the Trust Fund for the Convention on Biological Diversity and other arrangements for that Fund shall apply mutatis mutandis, with the exception of the modification in sub-paragraph 5 (f) below;

 

    1. That all the Parties and States not Parties to the Convention, as well as governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and other sources should be invited to contribute to the special trust funds;

(e) That the Trustee shall promptly advise the Executive Secretary of the receipt of all the contributions and acknowledge receipt of such contributions;

  (e) That on a monthly basis the Trustee shall provide the Executive Secretary with information on the status of allotments, expenditures, trial balances and unliquidated obligations;   (f) That the Executive Secretary may make transfers from one budget line to another in accordance with the Financial Rules and Regulations of the United Nations;   6. Requests the Executive Secretary to explore in conjunction with the Executive Secretaries of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa, the availability, cost and funding of suitable liaison arrangements in Geneva and/or New York and to report thereon to the Conference of the Parties at its next meeting;   7. Urges all those making financial contributions to a trust fund of the Convention to provide details promptly to the Executive Secretary regarding the amounts, date of payment, conditions and any other relevant information;   8. Requests the Executive Secretary to ensure that duplicates of all the information on financial matters and the relevant documents are kept in custody at the seat of the Permanent Secretariat according to the Financial Rules and Regulations of the United Nations;   9. Directs the Executive Secretary to consider carefully all offers of support from other organizations and to cooperate with them with a view to making the most effective use of the available competencies, resources and services and to enter into such administrative and contractual arrangements as may be necessary for the effective discharge of the functions of the Permanent Secretariat;   10. Requests the Executive Secretary to prepare and submit to Parties a quarterly report on the administration of the Convention including such matters as staff lists, status of contributions, progress on the implementation of the medium-term work programme and financial expenditures;   11. Requests the Executive Secretary to include in the documents circulated for consideration at future meetings of the Conference of the Parties estimates of the likely costs of the recommendations contained therein, where such recommendations would have significant implications for the budget of the Convention.    

 

DECISION III/24 ANNEX I PART A

BIENNIUM BUDGET OF THE TRUST FUND FOR THE

CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY FOR 1997-1998

(US DOLLARS)

1997

1998

EXECUTIVE DIRECTION AND MANAGEMENT
1. Executive Direction
Executive Secretary (D-2)

95 432

100 203

Principal Officer (D-1)

91 948

96 546

Programme Officer, Legal Affairs (P4/L-4)

78 943

82 891

Special Assistant to the Executive Secretary (P-3/L-3)

68 124

71 531

Research Assistant (G-7)

25 453

26 726

Senior Secretary (G-7)

25 453

26 726

Fund Management and Administration
Fund Management/Administration Officer (P-4) (UNEP)

0

0

Finance and Administration Officer (Quebec) (2)

0

0

Associate Administrative Officer - (P-2/L-2)

54 296

57 011

Associate Administrative Officer - Correspondence (P-2/L-2)

54 296

57 011

Financial Assistant (G-7)

25 453

26 726

Administrative Assistant (G-6)

23 302

24 467

Travel Clerk (G-6)

23 302

24 467

Receptionist (G-4)

19 535

20 512

Messenger (G-4)

19 535

20 512

Subtotal

605 072

635 327

Servicing the Conference of the Parties
Review of modus operandi of the Convention

60 000

0

Servicing COP (1)(6)

0

1 000 000

Subtotal 1

665 072

1 635 327

(1) Additional costs for all meetings under the Convention held outside the seat of the Secretariat shall be borne by the host country.

 

(2) Positions to be filled by secondees should be filled by 1 January 1997 on terms and conditions agreed to by the Executive Secretary. Parties should be informed in a timely manner if this deadline is not met and the reasons thereof.

 

(6) See Item 14.

 

 
 2. SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL MATTERS
Office of the Principal Officer
Principal Officer (D-1)

91 948

96 546

Secretary (G-5)

21 340

22 407

Scientific, Technical and Technological Analysis
Programme Officer, Conservation Ecology (P-4/L-4)

78 943

82 891

Programme Officer, Economics (P-4/L-4)

78 943

82 891

Programme Officer, Genetic Resources/Agrobiodiversity (FAO) (P-4) (2)

0

0

Programme Officer, Indigenous Knowledge (P-4/L-4) (2)(3)

0

82 890

Research Assistant, Indigenous Knowledge (G-7) (2)(3)

0

26 726

Research Assistant (G-7)

25 453

26 726

Research Assistant (G-7)

25 453

26 726

SBSTTA Activities
Preparation of Global Biodiversity Outlook

80 000

250 000

Servicing of SBSTTA activities

120 000

120 000

Servicing of workshop on article 8(j) (4)

350 000

0

Servicing of SBSTTA Meetings (5)

500 000

0

Subtotal 2

1 372 081

817 801

3. BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL
Senior Programme Officer (P-5)

85 000

93 500

Associate Programme Officer (P-2/L-2)

54 296

57 011

Research Assistant (G-7)

25 453

26 726

Secretary (G-5)

21 340

22 407

Biosafety Protocol Meetings
Servicing meetings of Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Biosafety

700 000

700 000

Subtotal 3

886 089

899 643

(2) Positions to be filled by secondees should be filled by 1 January 1997 on terms and conditions agreed to by the Executive Secretary. Parties should be informed in a timely manner if this deadline is not met and the reasons thereof.

 

(3) See Part B Special Trust Fund for Additional Voluntary Contribution for Approved Activities.

 

(4) Servicing of the workshop in six languages.
(5) Pending a decision of the COP on the use of six languages for SBSTTA meetings.

 

 

 
 4. IMPLEMENTATION AND COMMUNICATION
Office of the Principal Officer
Principal Officer (D-1/L-6)

91 948

96 546

Junior Programme Officer (Finland) (L-2)

0

0

Secretary (G-5)

21 340

22 407

Clearing House Mechanism
Programme Officer - Clearing House Mechanism (P-4)

78 943

82 891

Librarian/documentalist (P-3/L-3)

68 124

71 531

Programme Officer - Information (P-3/L-3)

68 124

71 531

Programme Officer - Communications (UNEP) (P-2)

0

0

Associate Programme Officer - Database Management (P-2/L-2)

54 296

57 011

Associate Programme Officer - Documentation Control

54 296

57 011

Database Clerk (G-5)

21 340

22 407

Clerk - Publications (G-4)

19 535

20 512

Servicing of workshops on Clearing-House Mechanism (6)

150 000

0

Library development and acquisitions

80 000

80 000

Promotion, awareness raising and publications

150 000

150 000

Jakarta Mandate on Marine and Coastal Biological Diversity
Programme Officer, Marine Ecology (UNESCO) (P-4) (2)

0

0

Programme Officer (P-3/L-3)

68 124

71 531

Junior Programme Officer (Italy) (L-2) (2)(3)

0

0

Meeting of Marine and Coastal Experts

80 000

0

Financial Resources and Instruments
Programme Officer - Financial Resources and Instruments (P-4)

78 943

82 891

Programme Officer - Financial Mechanism (P-3/L-3)

68 124

71 531

Research Assistant (G-7)

25 453

26 726

Review of the effectiveness of the Financial Mechanism (6)

150 000

0

National Reports and Reviews
Programme Officer (P-4/L-4)

78 943

82 891

Programme Officer (P-3/L-3) (Quebec) (2)

0

0

Research Assistant (G-7)

25 453

26 726

Subtotal 4

1 432 989

1 094 138

(2) Positions to be filled by secondees should be filled by 1 January 1997 on terms and conditions agreed to by the Executive Secretary. Parties should be informed in a timely manner if this deadline is not met and the reasons thereof.

 

(3) See Part B Special Trust Fund for Additional Voluntary Contribution for Approved Activities

 

(6) See item 14.

 

 
 5. CONSULTANCIES

300 000

400 000

6. TRAVEL OF STAFF
Travel on official missions

400 000

400 000

Travel to service meetings

70 000

70 000

Subtotal 6

470 000

470 000

7. EQUIPMENT
Expendable equipment (supplies and material)

70 000

70 000

Non-expendable equipment (furniture, computers, photocopiers, etc)

50 000

50 000

Subtotal 7

120 000

120 000

8. PREMISES
Rent

0

0

Utilities (gas, electricity, cleaning, etc.)

60 000

60 000

Insurance

20 000

20 000

Subtotal 8

80 000

80 000

9. MISCELLANEOUS
Temporary assistance and overtime

100 000

100 000

Communications (telephone, fax, mail, e-mail, etc.)

300 000

300 000

Recruitment costs/costs on interviews

30 000

20 000

Hospitality

50 000

50 000

Subtotal 9

480 000

470 000

Subtotal 1 to 9

5 806 231

5 986 910

10. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT CHARGE (13%)

754 810

778 298

Subtotal 1 to 10

6 561 041

6 765 208

11. CONTINGENCIES (0% - subtotal 1 to 9)

0

0

12. TOTAL

6 561 041

6 765 208

13. LESS - CONTRIBUTIONS FROM HOST COUNTRY

1 000 000

1 000 000

14. LESS ITEMS FUNDED FROM SAVINGS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS
a) Servicing of workshops on Clearing-House Mechanism

150 000

b) Review of the effectiveness of the Financial Mechanism.

150 000

c) Servicing of COP4

1 000 000

15. BUDGET TO BE SHARED BY PARTIES

5 261 041

4 765 208

 

 

DECISION III/24 ANNEX I PART B

SPECIAL TRUST FUND FOR ADDITIONAL VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CORE BUDGET FOR APPROVED ACTIVITIES

(US DOLLARS)

1.

1997

1998

EXECUTIVE DIRECTION AND MANAGEMENT
Conference of the Parties
Meetings of Bureau of COP

75 000

50 000

Liaison functions

150 000

200 000

subtotal 1

225 000

250 000

2.
SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL MATTERS
Scientific, Technical and Technological Analysis
Programme Officer, Indigenous Knowledge (P-4/L-4) (1)(2)(3)

78 943

0

Research Assistant, Indigenous Knowledge (G-7)(1)(2)(3)

25 453

0

Miscellaneous (1)(3)

20 604

0

SBSTTA Meetings
Meetings of SBSTTA Bureau

75 000

50 000

subtotal 2

200 000

50 000

3. BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL
Meetings of Biosafety Protocol Bureau

75 000

50 000

subtotal 3

75 000

50 000

4. IMPLEMENTATION AND COMMUNICATION
Office of the Principal Officer
Junior Programme Officer (L-2) (1)(2)

54 296

57 011

Clearing House Mechanism
Clearing-House Mechanism Activities

50 000

50 000

Servicing of workshops on Clearing-House Mechanism

0

158 000

Jakarta Mandate on Marine and Coastal Biological Diversity
Junior Programme Officer (L-2) (2)

54 296

57 011

subtotal 4

158 592

322 022

subtotal 1 to 4

658 592

672 022

4. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT CHARGE (13%)

85 617

87 363

5. TOTAL

744 209

759 384

(1) Carried over from 1996

  1. Positions to be filled by secondees should be filled by 1 January 1997 on terms and conditions agreed to by the Executive Secretary. Parties should be informed in a timely manner if this deadline is not met and the reasons thereof.
  2. Contribution of the Government of Australia.

 

 

 

 

DECISION III/24 ANNEX I PART C

SPECIAL VOLUNTARY TRUST FUND FOR FACILITATING PARTICIPATION

OF PARTIES IN THE CONVENTION PROCESS (1)

(US DOLLARS)

1997

1998

1.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTION AND MANAGEMENT
Conference of the Parties
Travel of Participants to COP meeting (1)

0

400 000

Travel of Participants to COP Regional preparatory meetings(1)

0

250 000

subtotal 1

0

650 000

2. SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL MATTERS
SBSTTA Meetings
Travel of Participants to SBSTTA meeting (1)

338 372

0

Travel of Participants to workshop on article 8(j) (1)

338 372

0

subtotal 2

676 744

0

3. BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL
Biosafety Protocol Meetings
Travel of Participants to Ad hoc working group on Biosafety (1)

676 744

676 744

subtotal 3

676 744

676 744

4. IMPLEMENTATION AND COMMUNICATION
Clearing-House Mechanism
Travel of Participants to Workshops on Clearing-House Mechanism(1)

200 000

200 000

subtotal 1 to 4

1 553 488

1 526 744

5. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT CHARGE (13%)

201 953

198 477

6. TOTAL

1 755 441

1 725 221

(1) Participants from Developing Countries in particular LDCs, Small-Island Developing States.

 

 

 

APPENDIX I TO ANNEX I PART A TO DECISION III/24

 

 

United Nations scale of assessments 1997 *

Scale for the Trust Fund with 25% ceiling and no least developed country Party paying more than 0.01 per cent

Contributions as per 1 January 1997

Contributions as per 1 January 1998

(per cent)

(per cent)

PARTIES

1

Albania

0,01

0,01

705

638

2

Algeria

0,16

0,21

11 274

10 211

3

Antigua & Barbuda

0,01

0,01

705

638

4

Argentina

0,48

0,64

33 822

30 634

5

Armenia

0,05

0,07

3 523

3 191

6

Australia

1,48

1,98

104 283

94 455

7

Austria

0,87

1,17

61 302

55 524

8

Bahamas

0,02

0,03

1 409

1 276

9

Bangladesh

0,01

0,01

526

477

10

Barbados

0,01

0,01

705

638

11

Belarus

0,28

0,38

19 729

17 870

12

Belize

0,01

0,01

705

638

13

Benin

0,01

0,01

526

477

14

Bhutan

0,01

0,01

526

477

15

Bolivia

0,01

0,01

705

638

16

Botswana

0,01

0,01

705

638

17

Brazil

1,62

2,17

114 148

103 390

18

Bulgaria

0,08

0,11

5 637

5 106

19

Burkina Faso

0,01

0,01

526

477

20

Cambodia

0,01

0,01

526

477

21

Cameroon

0,01

0,01

705

638

22

Canada

3,11

4,17

219 136

198 483

23

Cape Verde

0,01

0,01

526

477

24

Central African Republic

0,01

0,01

526

477

25

Chad

0,01

0,01

526

477

26

Chile

0,08

0,11

5 637

5 106

27

China

0,74

0,99

52 142

47 227

28

Colombia

0,10

0,13

7 046

6 382

29

Comoros

0,01

0,01

526

477

30

Congo

0,01

0,01

705

638

31

Cook Islands

0,01

0,01

705

638

32

Costa Rica

0,01

0,01

705

638

33

Cote d'Ivoire

0,01

0,01

705

638

34

Croatia

0,09

0,12

6 342

5 744

35

Cuba

0,05

0,07

3 523

3 191

36

Cyprus

0,03

0,04

2 114

1 915

37

Czech Republic

0,25

0,33

17 615

15 955

38

DPR of Korea

0,05

0,07

3 523

3 191

39

Denmark

0,72

0,96

50 732

45 951

40

Djibouti

0,01

0,01

526

477

41

Dominica

0,01

0,01

705

638

42

Ecuador

0,02

0,03

1 409

1 276

43

Egypt

0,08

0,11

5 637

5 106

44

El Salvador

0,01

0,01

705

638

45

Equatorial Guinea

0,01

0,01

526

477

46

Eritrea

0,01

0,01

526

477

47

Estonia

0,04

0,05

2 818

2 553

48

Ethiopia

0,01

0,01

526

477

49

Fiji

0,01

0,01

705

638

50

Finland

0,62

0,83

43 686

39 569

51

France

6,42

8,60

452 364

409 730

52

Gambia

0,01

0,01

526

477

53

Georgia

0,11

0,15

7 751

7 020

54

Germany

9,06

12,13

638 383

578 218

55

Ghana

0,01

0,01

705

638

56

Greece

0,38

0,51

26 775

24 252

57

Grenada

0,01

0,01

705

638

58

Guatemala

0,02

0,03

1 409

1 276

59

Guinea

0,01

0,01

526

477

60

Guinea-Bissau

0,01

0,01

526

477

61

Guyana

0,01

0,01

705

638

62

Haiti

0,01

0,01

526

477

63

Honduras

0,01

0,01

705

638

64

Hungary

0,14

0,19

9 865

8 935

65

Iceland

0,03

0,04

2 114

1 915

66

India

0,31

0,42

21 843

19 784

67

Indonesia

0,14

0,19

9 865

8 935

68

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

0,45

0,60

31 708

28 719

69

Ireland

0,21

0,28

14 797

13 402

70

Israel

0,27

0,36

19 025

17 232

71

Italy

5,25

7,03

369 924

335 060

72

Jamaica

0,01

0,01

705

638

73

Japan

15,65

20,96

1 102 725

998 797

74

Jordan

0,01

0,01

705

638

75

Kazakhstan

0,19

0,25

13 388

12 126

76

Kenya

0,01

0,01

705

638

77

Kiribati

0,01

0,01

526

477

78

Kyrgyztan

0,03

0,04

2 114

1 915

79

Lao PDR

0,01

0,01

526

477

80

Latvia

0,08

0,11

5 637

5 106

81

Lebanon

0,01

0,01

705

638

82

Lesotho

0,01

0,01

526

477

83

Lithuania

0,08

0,11

5 637

5 106

84

Luxembourg

0,07

0,09

4 932

4 467

85

Madagascar

0,01

0,01

526

477

86

Malawi

0,01

0,01

526

477

87

Malaysia

0,14

0,19

9 865

8 935

88

Maldives

0,01

0,01

526

477

89

Mali

0,01

0,01

526

477

90

Marshall Islands

0,01

0,01

705

638

91

Mauritania

0,01

0,01

526

477

92

Mauritius

0,01

0,01

705

638

93

Mexico

0,79

1,06

55 665

50 419

94

Micronesia (Federated States)

0,01

0,01

705

638

95

Monaco

0,01

0,01

705

638

96

Mongolia

0,01

0,01

705

638

97

Morocco

0,03

0,04

2 114

1 915

98

Mozambique

0,01

0,01

526

477

99

Myanmar

0,01

0,01

526

477

100

Nauru

0,01

0,01

705

638

101

Nepal

0,01

0,01

526

477

102

Netherlands

1,59

2,13

112 034

101 475

103

New Zealand

0,24

0,32

16 911

15 317

104

Nicaragua

0,01

0,01

705

638

105

Niger

0,01

0,01

526

477

106

Nigeria

0,11

0,15

7 751

7 020

107

Niue

0,01

0,01

705

638

108

Norway

0,56

0,75

39 459

35 740

109

Oman

0,04

0,05

2 818

2 553

110

Pakistan

0,06

0,08

4 228

3 829

111

Panama

0,01

0,01

705

638

112

Papua New Guinea

0,01

0,01

705

638

113

Paraguay

0,01

0,01

705

638

114

Peru

0,06

0,08

4 228

3 829

115

Philippines

0,06

0,08

4 228

3 829

116

Poland

0,33

0,44

23 252

21 061

117

Portugal

0,28

0,38

19 729

17 870

118

Qatar

0,04

0,05

2 818

2 553

119

Republic of Korea

0,82

1,10

57 779

52 333

120

Republic of Moldova

0,08

0,11

5 637

5 106

121

Romania

0,15

0,20

10 569

9 573

122

Russian Federation

4,27

5,72

300 871

272 515

123

Rwanda

0,01

0,01

526

477

124

Saint Kitts and Nevis

0,01

0,01

705

638

125

Saint Lucia

0,01

0,01

705

638

126

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

0,01

0,01

705

638

127

Samoa

0,01

0,01

526

477

128

San Marino

0,01

0,01

705

638

129

Senegal

0,01

0,01

705

638

130

Seychelles

0,01

0,01

705

638

131

Sierra Leone

0,01

0,01

526

477

132

Singapore

0,14

0,19

9 865

8 935

133

Slovakia

0,08

0,11

5 637

5 106

134

Slovenia

0,07

0,09

4 932

4 467

135

Solomon Islands

0,01

0,01

526

477

136

South Africa

0,32

0,43

22 548

20 423

137

Spain

2,38

3,19

167 699

151 894

138

Sri Lanka

0,01

0,01

705

638

139

Sudan

0,01

0,01

526

477

140

Suriname

0,01

0,01

705

638

141

Swaziland

0,01

0,01

705

638

142

Sweden

1,23

1,65

86 668

78 500

143

Switzerland

1,21

1,62

85 259

77 223

144

Syrian Arabic Republic

0,05

0,07

3 523

3 191

145

Togo

0,01

0,01

526

477

146

Trinidad and Tobago

0,03

0,04

2 114

1 915

147

Tunisia

0,03

0,04

2 114

1 915

148

Turkmenistan

0,04

0,05

2 818

2 553

149

Uganda

0,01

0,01

526

477

150

Ukraine

1,09

1,46

76 803

69 565

151

United Kingdom

5,32

7,13

374 856

339 527

152

United Republic of Tanzania

0,01

0,01

526

477

153

Uruguay

0,04

0,05

2 818

2 553

154

Uzbekistan

0,13

0,17

9 160

8 297

155

Vanuatu

0,01

0,01

526

477

156

Venezuela

0,33

0,44

23 252

21 061

157

Viet Nam

0,01

0,01

705

638

158

Yemen

0,01

0,01

705

638

159

Zaire

0,01

0,01

526

477

160

Zambia

0,01

0,01

526

477

161

Zimbabwe

0,01

0,01

705

638

162

European Community

0,00

2,50

131 526

119 130

72,9000

100,00

5 261 041

4 765 208

 

*General Assembly Resolution 49/19. Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses.

of the United Nations.

 

   
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