| Cost category | Budget line | Notes |
| Employee salaries, allowances and benefits | 1100 | (i)The 2020 and 2021 estimates under this category have been increased by 2 per cent over the approved 2019 and proposed 2020 budgets respectively to allow for inflation.(ii)The costs of a United Nations Volunteer, to support the work of the Secretariat, approved for 2019 have been included. |
| Consultants | 1200 | The 2020 and 2021 estimates for consultants remain constant at the level of the 2019 budget. |
| Meeting costs | 1300 | This category includes the costs of venue; editing and translation of the documents; and interpretation during the meeting. Conference services staff time and travel costs belong to this category. |
| | 1321 | Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) meetings:(i)The estimates for the forty-second OEWG meeting are based on:(a) the quote for the venue received from the conference services department of the headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization, where the meeting is scheduled to take place from 13 to 17 July 2020; and(b) the quote for the documentation received from the Division of Conference Services of the United Nations Office at Nairobi.(ii)Conference services costs for the forty-third OEWG meeting, scheduled for July 2021 and tentatively planned to be held at the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific headquarters in Bangkok are budgeted based on the estimated costs of the forty-first meeting plus an increase to account for inflation. |
| | 1322 | Preparatory meetings and Meetings of the Parties:(i)The budget remains at the same level as 2019 for both years on the assumption that the meetings will be hosted by a Government; however a confirmation is not yet in place.(ii)2020 being the year of joint COP/MOP, the approved budget for the COP under the Vienna Convention Trust Fund will complement the budget for Thirty-Second Meeting of the Parties, and savings may be allocated for other activities in 2020. |
| | 1323 | Communications and meeting costs for the assessment panels, associated technical options committees and subsidiary bodies are the same for both years and are maintained at the same level as 2019. |
| | 1324 | One Bureau meeting is scheduled for each of the years, with provision for interpretation and document translation into appropriate languages, depending on the membership of the Bureau. The budget amounts are kept at the same level as the 2019 amount due to the uncertainty in the translation and interpretation requirements. |
| | 1325 | The proposed budgets for Implementation Committee meetings in 2020 and 2021 include the cost of two meetings, one held back-to-back with the Open-ended Working Group Meeting and one held back-to-back with the Meeting of the Parties. The budget amounts are kept at the same level as the 2019 level due to the uncertainty in the interpretation requirements. |
| | 5401 | The hospitality costs cover receptions at the meetings of the Open-ended Working Group and the Meetings of the Parties and have been maintained at the 2019 level. |
| Travel of Article 5 participants | 3300 | The participation of representatives of parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 in various Montreal Protocol meetings is budgeted at $5,000 per representative per meeting, which is an average cost used for budgeting purposes. The standard cost of $5,000 is calculated using the most appropriate and advantageous economy-class fare and United Nations daily subsistence allowances. |
| | 3301 | The cost of travel by experts to meetings of the assessment panels has been decreased from that of 2019, with both 2020 and 2021 being non-assessment years. |
| | 3302 | The costs for 2020 and 2021 increased from the 2019 level. |
| | 3303 | The costs for 2020 and 2021 increased from the 2019 level. |
| | 3304 | Includes the cost of travel of Article 5 Bureau members to the Bureau meetings and to the Meetings of the Parties, budgeted at a lower level than 2019. |
| | 3305 | (i)Includes the cost of travel of Article 5 Implementation Committee members to the two Implementation Committee meetings, the Open-ended Working Group meetings and the Meetings of the Parties(ii)The budgets for 2020 and 2021 have been decreased compared to that for 2019. |
| Travel on official business | 1600 | The budgets include travel of Secretariat staff to organize and/or participate in the meetings of the Montreal Protocol and other relevant meetings, such as the meetings of the Ozone Officers under the regional networks of the OzonAction Programme, to provide substantive support for meetings of importance to the ongoing work of the Secretariat to implement the decisions and requests of the parties. |
| | 1601–1602 | Budget maintained at the same level as 2019. |
| Other operating costs | 4100–5300 | The section includes expendable/non-expendable equipment, rental of office premises, reporting costs, sundry costs, public awareness and communication. |
| | 4100 | The budget includes the costs of software licences, stationery, office supplies and consumables. The costs for 2020 have been maintained at the same level as 2019. |
| | 4200 | This budget line provides for the costs of computers, peripherals and furniture. The costs for 2020 have been maintained at the same level as 2019. |
| | 4300 | The rental cost for the Secretariat’s offices in Nairobi is increased to provide for inflation. |
| | 5100 | For the operation and maintenance of equipment, the budget includes the service-level agreements for printers and photocopy machines, IT support provided by the United Nations Office at Nairobi, and insurance of equipment. The cost for 2020 is at the same level as 2019, while that of 2021 is increased. |
| | 5200 | Retained at the same level as 2019, the reporting costs include: (i) reporting and coverage by the International Institute for Sustainable Development at the Open-ended Working Group meetings and meetings of the parties; (ii) assessment panels reports; (iii) ad hoc translation and editing of documents not related to meetings; and (iv) publications. |
| | 5300 | In 2020, at the same level as 2019, the sundry costs include: (i) telecommunication costs; (ii) freight costs; and (iii) training. |
| | 5201 | The public awareness and communication budget line in 2020 and 2021 includes (i) International Ozone Day celebrations; (ii) visual materials; (iii) web hosting and maintenance; and (iv) communication campaigns. |