Share meeting
Taking note of the financial report for the Trust Fund for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer for the fiscal year 2020,1
Recognizing the voluntary contributions of parties as an essential complement for the effective implementation of the Vienna Convention,
Welcoming the continued efficient management by the Secretariat of the finances of the Trust Fund for the Vienna Convention,
Recognizing that the exceptional circumstances arising from the coronavirus disease (COVID‑19) pandemic have resulted in a lower utilization of the budget in 2021, and taking this into account with respect to the level of contributions for 2022,
- To approve the revised budget for 2021 for the Trust Fund in the amount of $1,083,488, the budget for 2022 in the amount of $888,180, the budget for 2023 in the amount of $902,192 and the budget for 2024 in the amount of $1,477,235, as set out in table A of the annex to the present decision;
- To reaffirm a working capital reserve equivalent to 15 per cent of the annual operational budgets for the triennium 2022‒2024, to be used to meet the final expenditures under the Trust Fund;
- To approve the contributions to be paid by the parties, of $781,175 in 2022, $781,175 in 2023, and $781,175 in 2024, as set out in table B of the annex to the present decision;
- To authorize the Secretariat to draw down from the cash balance the funds required to cover the shortfall between the level of contributions agreed upon in paragraph 3 of the present decision and the approved budgets for the triennium 2022‒2024, as set out in paragraph 1 of the present decision;
- To note with concern that some parties have not paid their contributions for 2021 and prior years, and to urge all parties to pay their outstanding contributions as well as their future contributions promptly and in full;
- To request the Executive Secretary, and to invite the President of the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties, to enter into discussions with any party whose contributions have been outstanding for two or more years with a view to finding a way forward, and to request the Executive Secretary to report on the outcome of those discussions to the Conference of the Parties at its thirteenth meeting, to be held in 2024;
- To consider further, at its thirteenth meeting, how to address outstanding contributions to the Trust Fund, and to request the Executive Secretary to continue to publish and regularly update information on the status of contributions to the Trust Fund;
- To request the Secretariat to ensure the full utilization of the programme support resources available to it in the triennium 2022‒2024 and in later years and, where possible, to offset those programme support resources against the administrative components of the approved budget;
- To request the Secretariat to indicate in future financial reports of the Trust Fund the amounts of cash on hand, in addition to contributions that have not yet been received;
- To request the Executive Secretary to prepare budgets and work programmes for the triennium 2025‒2027, based on the projected needs, for two budget scenarios:
- A zero nominal growth scenario;
- A scenario based on recommended adjustments to the zero nominal growth scenario, indicating the added costs or savings related thereto.
Annex to decision XII/4
Table A
Approved revised budget for 2021 and approved budgets for 2022, 2023 and 2024 for the Trust Fund for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
(United States dollars)
Budget line |
Cost category |
Approved revised budget for 2021 |
Approved budget for 2022 |
Approved budget for 2023 |
Approved budget for 2024 |
1100 |
Employee salaries, allowances and benefits |
563 450 |
659 000 |
671 400 |
684 788 |
1300 |
Meeting costs |
||||
1322 |
Conference services costs: preparatory meetings and meetings of the parties |
252 000 |
– |
– |
252 000 |
1324 |
Conference services costs: Bureau meetings |
20 000 |
– |
– |
20 000 |
1327 |
Conference services costs: Ozone Research Managers meeting |
7 000 |
– |
– |
20 000 |
1328 |
Promotional activities for the protection of the ozone layer |
10 000 |
10 000 |
10 000 |
10 000 |
5401 |
Hospitality |
– |
– |
– |
15 000 |
Subtotal: meeting costs |
289 000 |
10 000 |
10 000 |
317 000 |
|
3300 |
Travel of Article 5 parties |
||||
3304 |
Travel of Article 5 parties: Bureau meetings |
– |
– |
– |
20 000 |
3307 |
Travel of Article 5 parties: Ozone Research Managers meetings |
– |
– |
– |
160 000 |
Subtotal: travel of Article 5 parties |
– |
– |
– |
180 000 |
|
1600 |
Staff travel on official business |
10 000 |
30 000 |
30 000 |
30 000 |
4100–5300 |
Other operating costs |
||||
4100 |
Expendable equipment |
8 000 |
8 000 |
8 000 |
8 000 |
4200 |
Non-expendable equipment |
10 000 |
10 000 |
10 000 |
10 000 |
4300 |
Rental of premises |
19 000 |
19 000 |
19 000 |
20 000 |
5100 |
Operation and maintenance of equipment |
10 000 |
10 000 |
10 000 |
10 000 |
5200 |
Reporting costs |
12 500 |
5 000 |
5 000 |
12 500 |
5300 |
Sundry |
36 889 |
35 000 |
35 000 |
35 000 |
Subtotal: other operating costs |
96 389 |
87 000 |
87 000 |
95 500 |
|
Total direct costs |
958 839 |
786 000 |
798 400 |
1 307 288 |
|
|
Programme support costs (13 per cent) |
124 649 |
102 180 |
103 792 |
169 947 |
Grand total |
1 083 488 |
888 180 |
902 192 |
1 477 235 |
1UNEP/OzL.Conv.12(II)/5–UNEP/OzL.Pro.33/5.
Appendix to table A
Explanatory notes for the approved budgets for 2022, 2023, and 2024 for the Trust Fund for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
Cost category |
Budget line |
Comment |
Employee salaries, allowances and benefits |
1100* |
The estimates under this category have been increased by 2 per cent over each year of the triennium to allow for inflation. The P-3 post of Information Technology Officer, included in the budget, is funded in the ratio of 30 per cent to 70 per cent by the Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol trust funds respectively. |
Meeting costs |
1300 |
This category includes the costs of the venue; editing and translation of the meeting documents; interpretation during the meeting and conference servicing staff time and travel. |
1322 |
The conference costs of the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention will be shared with the Thirty‑Sixth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol; the meetings are to be held jointly in 2024. |
|
1324 |
Two Bureau meetings are scheduled to be held in 2024. The first will be held back to back with the twelfth meeting of the Ozone Research Managers and the second will be held back to back with the meeting of the Bureau of the Thirty‑Fifth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. |
|
1327 |
The budget includes conference services costs for the twelfth meeting of the Ozone Research Managers, to be held at the headquarters of the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva. |
|
1328 |
The budget is for promotional activities for the protection of the ozone layer. |
|
5401 |
Hospitality cost covers receptions at twelfth meeting of the Ozone Research Managers and the combined twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties and the Thirty-Sixth Meeting of the Parties. |
|
Travel of Article 5 participants |
3300 |
Given that the meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention is normally held jointly with the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, participation costs are borne by the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol. |
3304 |
Participation costs are based on two Bureau meetings for participants from developing countries or countries with economies in transition, being held back to back with twelfth meeting of the Ozone Research Managers and the combined twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties and the Thirty-Sixth Meeting of the Parties. |
|
3307 |
The budget, maintained at the level of 2021, includes the cost of travel of representatives of Article 5 parties to the twelfth meeting of the Ozone Research Managers. The travel is budgeted at $5,000 per representative, calculated on the basis of an economy-class fare using the most direct and economical route and the United Nations daily subsistence allowance for Geneva. |
|
Travel on official business |
1600 |
The budget includes the travel of Secretariat staff to organize and to participate in the twelfth meeting of the Ozone Research Managers and the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, and to provide support to networking and capacity‑building meetings. |
Other operating costs |
4100 – 5300 |
The category includes the cost of expendables, non-expendable equipment, rental of office premises, operation and maintenance of equipment, reporting costs, communication, freight and the costs of World Ozone Day celebrations. |
4100 |
The budget caters for the cost of software licences, stationery, office supplies and consumables and has been maintained at the level of the 2021 approved amount. This cost is shared with the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol. |
|
4200 |
This budget line provides for the cost of furniture, computers and peripherals. The cost has been maintained at the level of the 2021 approved amount. This cost is shared with the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol. |
|
4300 |
The rental cost is shared with the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol. The budget for 2022–2023 is the same as the 2021 approved amount. The 2024 amount has been increased by $1,000 to cater for inflation. |
|
5100 |
The cost for the operation and maintenance of equipment, shared with the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol, includes the service-level agreements for printers and photocopying machines, information technology support provided by the United Nations Office at Nairobi, and insurance of equipment. Effective 2021, partial annual maintenance and hosting costs for the website and the various digital tools, traditionally covered by the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol, have been included. |
|
5200 |
The budget for 2022 and 2023 will provide for general reporting costs that cover the editing and translation of ad hoc documents (not related to meetings) and publications. The 2024 reporting cost has been maintained at the level of the approved amount for 2021 to provide for the report of the Ozone Research Managers at their twelfth meeting and include other general reporting costs mentioned above. |
|
5300 |
The sundry budget includes the cost of communications, freight and the World Ozone Day celebration. This category is also shared with the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol. |
* Budget line corrected after submission of the budget document.
Table B
Parties’ contributions to the Trust Fund for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
(United States dollars)
(Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 73/271 of 22 December 2018 with a maximum assessment rate of 22 per cent)
|
Name of party |
Adjusteda United Nations scale with 22 per cent maximum assessment rate considered |
2022 contributions by parties |
2023 contributions by parties |
2024 contributions by parties |
1 |
Afghanistan |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
Albania |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
Algeria |
0.138 |
1 078 |
1 078 |
1 078 |
4 |
Andorra |
– |
– |
– |
– |
5 |
Angola |
– |
– |
– |
– |
6 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
– |
– |
– |
– |
7 |
Argentina |
0.912 |
7 124 |
7 124 |
7 124 |
8 |
Armenia |
– |
– |
– |
– |
9 |
Australia |
2.203 |
17 209 |
17 209 |
17 209 |
10 |
Austria |
0.675 |
5 273 |
5 273 |
5 273 |
11 |
Azerbaijan |
– |
– |
– |
– |
12 |
Bahamas |
– |
– |
– |
– |
13 |
Bahrain |
– |
– |
– |
– |
14 |
Bangladesh |
– |
– |
– |
– |
15 |
Barbados |
– |
– |
– |
– |
16 |
Belarus |
– |
– |
– |
– |
17 |
Belgium |
0.818 |
6 390 |
6 390 |
6 390 |
18 |
Belize |
– |
– |
– |
– |
19 |
Benin |
– |
– |
– |
– |
20 |
Bhutan |
– |
– |
– |
– |
21 |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
22 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
– |
– |
– |
– |
23 |
Botswana |
– |
– |
– |
– |
24 |
Brazil |
2.939 |
22 959 |
22 959 |
22 959 |
25 |
Brunei Darussalam |
– |
– |
– |
– |
26 |
Bulgaria |
– |
– |
– |
– |
27 |
Burkina Faso |
– |
– |
– |
– |
28 |
Burundi |
– |
– |
– |
– |
29 |
Cabo Verde |
– |
– |
– |
– |
30 |
Cambodia |
– |
– |
– |
– |
31 |
Cameroon |
– |
– |
– |
– |
32 |
Canada |
2.725 |
21 287 |
21 287 |
21 287 |
33 |
Central African Republic |
– |
– |
– |
– |
34 |
Chad |
– |
– |
– |
– |
35 |
Chile |
0.406 |
3 172 |
3 172 |
3 172 |
36 |
China |
11.967 |
93 483 |
93 483 |
93 483 |
37 |
Colombia |
0.287 |
2 242 |
2 242 |
2 242 |
38 |
Comoros |
– |
– |
– |
– |
39 |
Congo |
– |
– |
– |
– |
40 |
Cook Islands |
– |
– |
– |
– |
41 |
Costa Rica |
– |
– |
– |
– |
42 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
– |
– |
– |
– |
43 |
Croatia |
– |
– |
– |
– |
44 |
Cuba |
– |
– |
– |
– |
45 |
Cyprus |
– |
– |
– |
– |
46 |
Czechia |
0.310 |
2 422 |
2 422 |
2 422 |
47 |
Democratic People’s Republic |
– |
– |
– |
– |
48 |
Democratic Republic of the |
– |
– |
– |
– |
49 |
Denmark |
0.552 |
4 312 |
4 312 |
4 312 |
50 |
Djibouti |
– |
– |
– |
– |
51 |
Dominica |
– |
– |
– |
– |
52 |
Dominican Republic |
– |
– |
– |
– |
53 |
Ecuador |
– |
– |
– |
– |
54 |
Egypt |
0.185 |
1 445 |
1 445 |
1 445 |
55 |
El Salvador |
– |
– |
– |
– |
56 |
Equatorial Guinea |
– |
– |
– |
– |
57 |
Eritrea |
– |
– |
– |
– |
58 |
Estonia |
– |
– |
– |
– |
59 |
Eswatini |
– |
– |
– |
– |
60 |
Ethiopia |
– |
– |
– |
– |
61 |
European Union |
2.492 |
19 467 |
19 467 |
19 467 |
62 |
Fiji |
– |
– |
– |
– |
63 |
Finland |
0.420 |
3 281 |
3 281 |
3 281 |
64 |
France |
4.413 |
34 473 |
34 473 |
34 473 |
65 |
Gabon |
– |
– |
– |
– |
66 |
Gambia |
– |
– |
– |
– |
67 |
Georgia |
– |
– |
– |
– |
68 |
Germany |
6.071 |
47 425 |
47 425 |
47 425 |
69 |
Ghana |
– |
– |
– |
– |
70 |
Greece |
0.365 |
2 851 |
2 851 |
2 851 |
71 |
Grenada |
– |
– |
– |
– |
72 |
Guatemala |
– |
– |
– |
– |
73 |
Guinea |
– |
– |
– |
– |
74 |
Guinea-Bissau |
– |
– |
– |
– |
75 |
Guyana |
– |
– |
– |
– |
76 |
Haiti |
– |
– |
– |
– |
77 |
Holy See |
– |
– |
– |
– |
78 |
Honduras |
– |
– |
– |
– |
79 |
Hungary |
0.205 |
1 602 |
1 602 |
1 602 |
80 |
Iceland |
– |
– |
– |
– |
81 |
India |
0.831 |
6 492 |
6 492 |
6 492 |
82 |
Indonesia |
0.541 |
4 226 |
4 226 |
4 226 |
83 |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
0.397 |
3 101 |
3 101 |
3 101 |
84 |
Iraq |
0.129 |
1 008 |
1 008 |
1 008 |
85 |
Ireland |
0.370 |
2 891 |
2 891 |
2 891 |
86 |
Israel |
0.488 |
3 812 |
3 812 |
3 812 |
87 |
Italy |
3.296 |
25 748 |
25 748 |
25 748 |
88 |
Jamaica |
– |
– |
– |
– |
89 |
Japan |
8.537 |
66 689 |
66 689 |
66 689 |
90 |
Jordan |
– |
– |
– |
– |
91 |
Kazakhstan |
0.177 |
1 383 |
1 383 |
1 383 |
92 |
Kenya |
– |
– |
– |
– |
93 |
Kiribati |
– |
– |
– |
– |
94 |
Kuwait |
0.251 |
1 961 |
1 961 |
1 961 |
95 |
Kyrgyzstan |
– |
– |
– |
– |
96 |
Lao People’s Democratic |
– |
– |
– |
– |
97 |
Latvia |
– |
– |
– |
– |
98 |
Lebanon |
– |
– |
– |
– |
99 |
Lesotho |
– |
– |
– |
– |
100 |
Liberia |
– |
– |
– |
– |
101 |
Libya |
– |
– |
– |
– |
102 |
Liechtenstein |
– |
– |
– |
– |
103 |
Lithuania |
– |
– |
– |
– |
104 |
Luxembourg |
– |
– |
– |
– |
105 |
Madagascar |
– |
– |
– |
– |
106 |
Malawi |
– |
– |
– |
– |
107 |
Malaysia |
0.340 |
2 656 |
2 656 |
2 656 |
108 |
Maldives |
– |
– |
– |
– |
109 |
Mali |
– |
– |
– |
– |
110 |
Malta |
– |
– |
– |
– |
111 |
Marshall Islands |
– |
– |
– |
– |
112 |
Mauritania |
– |
– |
– |
– |
113 |
Mauritius |
– |
– |
– |
– |
114 |
Mexico |
1.288 |
10 062 |
10 062 |
10 062 |
115 |
Micronesia (Federated States |
– |
– |
– |
– |
116 |
Monaco |
– |
– |
– |
– |
117 |
Mongolia |
– |
– |
– |
– |
118 |
Montenegro |
– |
– |
– |
– |
119 |
Morocco |
– |
– |
– |
– |
120 |
Mozambique |
– |
– |
– |
– |
121 |
Myanmar |
– |
– |
– |
– |
122 |
Namibia |
– |
– |
– |
– |
123 |
Nauru |
– |
– |
– |
– |
124 |
Nepal |
– |
– |
– |
– |
125 |
Netherlands |
1.352 |
10 562 |
10 562 |
10 562 |
126 |
New Zealand |
0.290 |
2 266 |
2 266 |
2 266 |
127 |
Nicaragua |
– |
– |
– |
– |
128 |
Niger |
– |
– |
– |
– |
129 |
Nigeria |
0.249 |
1 945 |
1 945 |
1 945 |
130 |
Niue |
– |
– |
– |
– |
131 |
North Macedonia |
– |
– |
– |
– |
132 |
Norway |
0.752 |
5 875 |
5 875 |
5 875 |
133 |
Oman |
0.115 |
899 |
899 |
899 |
134 |
Pakistan |
0.115 |
899 |
899 |
899 |
135 |
Palau |
– |
– |
– |
– |
136 |
Panama |
– |
– |
– |
– |
137 |
Papua New Guinea |
– |
– |
– |
– |
138 |
Paraguay |
– |
– |
– |
– |
139 |
Peru |
0.152 |
1 188 |
1 188 |
1 188 |
140 |
Philippines |
0.204 |
1 594 |
1 594 |
1 594 |
141 |
Poland |
0.799 |
6 242 |
6 242 |
6 242 |
142 |
Portugal |
0.349 |
2 726 |
2 726 |
2 726 |
143 |
Qatar |
0.281 |
2 195 |
2 195 |
2 195 |
144 |
Republic of Korea |
2.260 |
17 655 |
17 655 |
17 655 |
145 |
Republic of Moldova |
– |
– |
– |
– |
146 |
Romania |
0.197 |
1 539 |
1 539 |
1 539 |
147 |
Russian Federation |
2.397 |
18 725 |
18 725 |
18 725 |
148 |
Rwanda |
– |
– |
– |
– |
149 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
– |
– |
– |
– |
150 |
Saint Lucia |
– |
– |
– |
– |
151 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
– |
– |
– |
– |
152 |
Samoa |
– |
– |
– |
– |
153 |
San Marino |
– |
– |
– |
– |
154 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
– |
– |
– |
– |
155 |
Saudi Arabia |
1.168 |
9 124 |
9 124 |
9 124 |
156 |
Senegal |
– |
– |
– |
– |
157 |
Serbia |
– |
– |
– |
– |
158 |
Seychelles |
– |
– |
– |
– |
159 |
Sierra Leone |
– |
– |
– |
– |
160 |
Singapore |
0.483 |
3 773 |
3 773 |
3 773 |
161 |
Slovakia |
0.153 |
1 195 |
1 195 |
1 195 |
162 |
Slovenia |
– |
– |
– |
– |
163 |
Solomon Islands |
– |
– |
– |
– |
164 |
Somalia |
– |
– |
– |
– |
165 |
South Africa |
0.271 |
2 117 |
2 117 |
2 117 |
166 |
South Sudan |
– |
– |
– |
– |
167 |
Spain |
2.139 |
16 709 |
16 709 |
16 709 |
168 |
Sri Lanka |
– |
– |
– |
– |
169 |
State of Palestine |
– |
– |
– |
– |
170 |
Sudan |
– |
– |
– |
– |
171 |
Suriname |
– |
– |
– |
– |
172 |
Sweden |
0.903 |
7 054 |
7 054 |
7 054 |
173 |
Switzerland |
1.147 |
8 960 |
8 960 |
8 960 |
174 |
Syrian Arab Republic |
– |
– |
– |
– |
175 |
Tajikistan |
– |
– |
– |
– |
176 |
Thailand |
0.306 |
2 391 |
2 391 |
2 391 |
177 |
Timor-Leste |
– |
– |
– |
– |
178 |
Togo |
– |
– |
– |
– |
179 |
Tonga |
– |
– |
– |
– |
180 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
– |
– |
– |
– |
181 |
Tunisia |
– |
– |
– |
– |
182 |
Turkey |
1.367 |
10 679 |
10 679 |
10 679 |
183 |
Turkmenistan |
– |
– |
– |
– |
184 |
Tuvalu |
– |
– |
– |
– |
185 |
Uganda |
– |
– |
– |
– |
186 |
Ukraine |
– |
– |
– |
– |
187 |
United Arab Emirates |
0.614 |
4 797 |
4 797 |
4 797 |
188 |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and |
4.552 |
35 559 |
35 559 |
35 559 |
189 |
United Republic of Tanzania |
– |
– |
– |
– |
190 |
United States of America |
21.930 |
171 312 |
171 312 |
171 312 |
191 |
Uruguay |
– |
– |
– |
– |
192 |
Uzbekistan |
– |
– |
– |
– |
193 |
Vanuatu |
– |
– |
– |
– |
194 |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic |
0.727 |
5 671 |
5 671 |
5 671 |
195 |
Viet Nam |
– |
– |
– |
– |
196 |
Yemen |
– |
– |
– |
– |
197 |
Zambia |
– |
– |
– |
– |
198 |
Zimbabwe |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Total |
100.000 |
781 175 |
781 175 |
781 175 |
a Unlike in previous years, the scale of assessment was rounded off before the contributions by party were calculated.