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Employee salaries, allowances and benefits
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1100
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The estimates under this category have been increased by 2 per cent over the preceding year to allow for inflation and within‑grade increments for staff salaries.
This category includes the costs of an international United Nations Volunteer to support the work of the Ozone Secretariat and other costs related to staff (e.g. medical services, stress counselling, host country services and security).
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Consultants
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1200
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The amount allocated is for consultants with expertise that is not available in the Ozone Secretariat but is required to respond to decisions of the parties.
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Conference services costs
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1300
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This category includes the costs of the venue, editing and translation of meeting documents, interpretation during the meeting, report‑writing and a reception for the participants. Conference services staff time and travel costs are also included in this category.
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1305
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The cost estimates for the forty-eighth meeting of the Open‑ended Working Group are based on the estimated costs of the meeting held in Bangkok in 2025, adjusted for inflation.
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1310
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The cost estimates for the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties are based on the costs of the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Parties, held in Nairobi in 2023, adjusted for inflation.
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1315
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Communication and meeting costs for the assessment panels, associated technical options committees and subsidiary bodies. The budget is used for the organization of meetings of the panel members and allowances for the panel co-chairs from parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 to cover communication costs related to the work of the panels.
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1320
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Budget for the meeting of the Bureau of the Thirty-Seventh Meeting of the Parties.
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1325
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The budget for Implementation Committee meetings in 2026 includes the cost of two meetings, one held back to back with the forty-eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group and the other held back to back with the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties.
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1350
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Hospitality costs will cover the reception at the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties to mark the tenth anniversary of the Kigali Amendment.
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Travel of Article 5 parties
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3300
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The participation of representatives of Article 5 parties and countries with economies in transition in various Montreal Protocol meetings is budgeted at $3,700 per representative per meeting, calculated on the basis of economy-class fares using the most direct and economical route, plus United Nations daily subsistence allowances and terminal expenses.
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3310
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The budget for the travel of assessment panel members to participate in the meetings of the ozone treaties and the meetings of the relevant assessment panels has been increased by $30,000 to provide for the expected increase in the number of meetings of the panels, as 2026 is a quadrennial assessment year.
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3320
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Budget for the travel of participants to the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties.
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3330
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Budget for participation in the forty-eighth meeting of the Open‑ended Working Group.
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3340
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Budget for the travel of Bureau members to participate in the meeting of the Bureau of the Thirty-Seventh Meeting of the Parties.
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3350
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Budget for the travel of Implementation Committee members to participate in the Committee’s seventy-sixth and seventy-seventh meetings, to be held back to back with the forty-eighth meeting of the Open‑ended Working Group and the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties, respectively. The funded Committee members will also attend the forty-eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group and the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties, which commence the week after the Committee meetings.
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Travel on official business
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1600
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The budget includes travel by Ozone Secretariat staff to organize and/or participate in Montreal Protocol meetings 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 Ozone Secretariat in implementing the decisions and requests of the parties.
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Operating costs
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4100–5330
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The budget allocated to this category is used along with the amount allocated for similar budget lines for operations under the Trust Fund for the Vienna Convention.
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4100
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The budget includes the cost of software licences, stationery, office supplies and consumables.
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4200
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This budget line provides for the cost of computers, peripherals and furniture.
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4300
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Covers the cost of office rental and utilities for the Ozone Secretariat in Nairobi.
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5100
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For the operation and maintenance of equipment, the budget includes service-level agreements for printers and photocopying machines, information technology support provided by the United Nations Office at Nairobi and insurance of equipment.
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5200
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Reporting costs include reporting and coverage at the forty‑eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group and the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties, assessment panel reports, ad hoc translation, editing of documents not related to meetings, and publications.
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5300
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The budget line covers the costs for telecommunication, freight and staff training.
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5310
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Budget for registration system enhancement.
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5320
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Budget for software and website maintenance.
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5330
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Budget for website hosting.
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Public awareness and communication
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5201
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Includes awareness-raising campaigns, visual materials, branding of meetings and World Ozone Day celebrations by selected Article 5 parties.
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Additional activities
funded from the cash
balance
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2201
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Budget for atmospheric monitoring activities.
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