Cost category |
Budget line
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Comment
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Employee salaries, allowances and benefits
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1000
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The estimates under this category have been increased by 2 per cent over the approved 2020 budget to allow for inflation.
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Meeting costs
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1300
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This category includes the costs of: (i) venue; (ii) editing and translation of the documents; (iii) interpretation during the meeting and (iv) conference services’ staff time and travel.
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1322
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The conferencing costs of the second part of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention will be shared with the Thirty‑Third Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol since they will be held jointly in 2021.
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1324
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Two Bureau meetings are scheduled to be held in 2021.The first will be held back to back with the second part of the eleventh meeting of the Ozone Research Managers and the second will be held back to back with the meeting of the Bureau of the Thirty‑Second Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. The meetings include provision for interpretation and document translation into the appropriate languages, based on the membership of the Bureau.
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1327
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The proposed budget for the Ozone Research Managers meeting is lower than the approved 2020 amount as the documents for the eleventh meeting have already been finalized. The proposed amount will be used for updates to the documents and other incidentals, if any.
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1328
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An amount of $10,000 is for promotional activities for the protection of the ozone layer.
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5401
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Hospitality cost covers the receptions at the second part of the eleventh meeting of the Ozone Research Managers and the combined meeting of the second part of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties and the Thirty‑Third Meeting of the Parties.
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Travel of Article 5 participants
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3300
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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.
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3304
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Participation costs are based on two Bureau meetings for four participants from developing countries or countries with economies in transition, being held back to back with the second part of the eleventh meeting of the Ozone Research Managers and the combined meeting of the bureaux of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention and the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol.
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3307
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The budget, maintained at the level of 2020, includes the cost of travel of representatives of Article 5 parties to the second part of the eleventh meeting of the Ozone Research Managers. The travel is budgeted at $5,000 per representative calculated using the most appropriate and advantageous economy class fare and United Nations daily subsistence allowances.
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Travel on official business
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1600
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The budget includes travel of Secretariat staff to organize the meetings of the Ozone Research Managers; the meetings of the Conference of the Parties; and support to network and capacity‑building meetings.
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Other operating costs
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4000 – 5000
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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 Ozone Day celebrations.
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4100
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The budget caters for the cost of software licences, stationery, office supplies and consumables, and has been maintained at the level of the 2020 approved amount. This cost is shared with the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol.
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4200
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This budget line provides for the cost of furniture, computers and peripherals. The cost has been maintained at the level of the 2020 approved amount.
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4300
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The rental cost is shared with the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol. The budget has been increased to provide for inflation and to cater for any unforeseen requirements to maintain social distancing as a result of the pandemic.
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5100
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The cost for 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. The cost has been increased slightly to partially cover annual maintenance and hosting costs for the website and the various digital tools, traditionally covered by the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol.
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5200
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The reporting cost has been maintained at the level of the approved amount for 2020 to provide for the report of the eleventh meeting of the Ozone Research Managers, and other general reporting costs that cover the editing and translation of documents that are not related to meetings and publications.
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5300
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Sundry costs include communications, freight and Ozone Day celebration costs and have been decreased slightly from the approved 2020 level. This category is also shared with the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol.
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