Decision XXXIV/24: Financial reports and budgets for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

1100

Employee salaries, allowances and benefits

1 371 985

1 725 000

1 759 500

1 759 500

1200

Consultants

80 551

85 000

85 000

85 000

1300

Meeting costs

1321

Conference services costs: Open–ended Working Group meetings

 649 620

730 000

610 000

610 000

1322

Conference services costs: preparatory meetings and meetings of the parties

859 800

 663 000

676 000

676 000

1323

Communication costs of Article 5 assessment panel members and organizational costs of panel meetings

59 416

 55 000

55 000

55 000

1324

Conference services costs: Bureau meetings

33 514

25 000

25 000

25 000

1325

Conference services costs: Implementation Committee meetings

210 714

125 000

125 000

125 000

5401

Hospitality

24 785

25 000

25 000

25 000

Subtotal: meeting costs

1 837 849

1 623 000

1 516 000

1 516 000

3300

Travel of Article 5 parties and experts

3301

Travel of Article 5 parties: assessment panel meetings

252 648

 350 000

350 000

350 000

3302

Travel of Article 5 parties: preparatory meetings and meetings of the parties

468 286

400 000

400 000

400 000

3303

Travel of Article 5 parties: Open-ended Working Group meetings

430 142

365 000

365 000

365 000

3304

Travel of Article 5 parties: Bureau meetings

15 000

15 000

15 000

15 000

3305

Travel of Article 5 parties: Implementation Committee meetings

62 802

 65 000

65 000

65 000

Subtotal: travel of Article 5 parties and experts

1 228 878

1 195 000

1 195 000

1 195 000

1600

Travel on official business

1601

Staff travel on official business

219 426

95 000

30 000

180 000

1602

Conference services staff travel on official business

13 656

15 000

–

15 000

Subtotal: travel on official business

233 082

210 000

30 000

195 000

4100–5300

Other operating costs

4100

Expendable equipment

4 219

15 000

7 000

15 000

4200

Non–expendable equipment

9 895

15 000

10 000

25 000

4300

Rental of premises

28 824

32 000

32 000

32 000

5100

Operation and maintenance of equipment

9 756

20 000

20 000

20 000

5200

Reporting costs

69 986

75 000

30 500

75 000

5300

Sundry

15 245

20 000

–

20 000

Subtotal: other operating costs

137 925

177 000

99 500

187 000

 5201

Public awareness and communication

57 292

55 500

25 000

65 000

Total direct costs

4 947 562

5 070 500

4 710 000

5 002 500

Programme support costs

643 183

659 165

612 300

650 325

Grand total

5 590 745

5 729 665

5 322 300

5 652 825

Additional activities funded from the cash balance

5201–7

Communication campaign

26 312

30 000

30 000

30 000

5201–8

Digital tools: enhancements

37 500

40 000

40 000

40 000

5201–9

Communication toolkit

7 500

5201–10

Assessment panel report – design

2 000

5407

Temporary Website Officer (P3)

(8 195)

5409

United Nations Volunteer Science

18 109

5411

Registration and contacts management system

24 800

5413

Conference services costs and travel of Article 5 parties – Fifth Extraordinary Meeting of the Partis

135 442

3306

Conference services costs and travel of Article 5 parties – energy efficiency workshop

140 000

3307

Conference services costs and travel of Article 5 parties – institutional processes workshop

140 000

Total direct costs – additional activities

233 968

359 500

70 000

70 000

Programme support costs

30 416

46 735

9 100

9 100

Total additional activities

264 384

406 235

79 100

79 100

Grand total

5 855 129

6 135 900

5 401 400

5 731 925

Employee salaries, allowances and benefits

1100

The estimates under this category have been increased by 2 per cent over the approved 2022 budget to allow for inflation.

The costs of the existing United Nations volunteers, to support the work of the Secretariat, are included in this category.

The category also includes other costs directly related to staff (e.g., medical services, stress counselling, host country services and security).

Consultants

1200

The estimate for consultants remains at the level of the 2022 approved amount.

Meeting costs

1300

This category includes venue costs, editing and translation of meeting documents, interpretation during the meeting, report-writing and meeting platform to allow online participation. Conference services staff time and travel costs are also included in this category.

1321

The estimates for the forty-fifth meeting of the Open‑ended Working Group are based on: (a) the quote for the venue received from the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal; and (b) the quote for the documentation received from the Division of Conference Services of the United Nations Office at Nairobi.

1322

The estimates for the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Parties have been increased by $13,000 from the approved 2022 budget. The cost is based on the quote received from the Division of Conference Services of the United Nations Office at Nairobi. As the hosting arrangements are not known at the time of preparing and approving the budget, it is assumed that the meeting will be held at the seat of the Secretariat, Nairobi.

1323

Communications and meeting costs for the assessment panels, associated technical options committees and subsidiary bodies are maintained at the level of the 2022 approved amount. The budget is used for the organization of meetings and for an allowance to co-chairs from parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 to cover communication costs related to the work of assessment panels.

1324

The budget for the meeting of the Bureau of the Thirty-Fourth Meeting of the Parties is kept at the same level as the 2022 approved amount owing to uncertainty regarding translation and interpretation requirements.

1325

The proposed budget for Implementation Committee meetings in 2023 includes the cost of two meetings, one held back to back with the forty‑fifth meeting of the Open‑ended Working Group and the other held back to back with the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Parties. The budget amount is kept at the same level as the 2022 approved amount.

5401

The hospitality cost covers receptions at the meeting of the Open‑ended Working Group and the Meeting of the Parties and has been maintained at the level of the 2022 approved amount.

Travel of Article 5 parties

3300

The participation of representatives of parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 and countries with economies in transition in various Montreal Protocol meetings is budgeted at $6,500 per representative per meeting calculated on the basis of economy-class fares using the most direct and economical route and United Nations daily subsistence allowances.

3301

The cost of travel by experts to meetings of the assessment panels has been decreased by $30,000, as 2023 is not an assessment year.

3302

The cost of travel by representatives to the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Parties is kept at the level of the 2022 approved amount.

3303

The cost of travel by representatives to the forty-fifth meeting of the Open‑ended Working Group is kept at the level of the 2022 approved amount.

3304

Includes the cost of travel of Bureau members to the Bureau meeting and to the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Parties, kept at the level of the 2022 approved amount.

3305

Includes the cost of travel of Implementation Committee members from Article 5 parties to participate in its seventieth and seventy-first meetings, to be held back to back with the forty-fifth meeting of the Open‑ended Working Group and the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Parties, respectively. The budget has been kept at the level of the 2022 approved amount.

Travel on official business

1600

The budget includes travel by Secretariat staff to organize and/or participate in 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

Staff travel budget line has been increased by $15,000 while conference services staff travel is maintained at the level of the 2022 approved amount.

Other operating costs

4100–5300

The category includes expendable and non-expendable equipment, the rental of office premises, the operation and maintenance of equipment, reporting costs, sundry costs, public awareness campaigns and communication.

4100

The budget includes the cost of software licences, stationery, office supplies and consumables. The cost has been decreased by $3,000 from the 2022 approved amount.

4200

This budget line provides for the cost of computers, peripherals and furniture. The cost has been decreased by $10,000 from the 2022 approved amount.

4300

The rental cost for the Secretariat’s offices in Nairobi has been maintained at the level of the 2022 approved amount.

5100

For the operation and maintenance of equipment, the budget 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 is at the same level as for 2022.

5200

The reporting costs include reporting and coverage at the forty-fifth meeting of the Open‑ended Working Group and the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Parties; assessment panel reports; ad hoc translation and editing of documents not related to meetings; and publications. The cost is at the same level as for 2022.

5300

The sundry budget includes telecommunication costs, freight costs and staff training costs. The cost has been decreased by $5,000 from the 2022 approved amount.

Public awareness and communication

5201

Includes website and web tools maintenance and hosting, awareness‑raising campaigns, visual materials and the World Ozone Day celebration.

Additional activities funded by cash balance

5201–7

5201–10

3306 – 3307

The budget will be used for:

·       Awareness-raising campaigns to complement the funds under the core budget

·       Enhancement and maintenance of existing digital tools

·       The communication toolkit

·       The design of the assessment panel report.

The budget will cover the costs for meeting servicing and travel of Article 5 parties to the two workshops.

1

Afghanistan

–

–

–

–

2

Albania

–

–

–

–

3

Algeria

0.109

3 456

5 801

6 162

4

Andorra

–

–

–

–

5

Angola

–

–

–

–

6

Antigua and Barbuda

–

–

–

–

7

Argentina

0.718

22 763

38 214

40 587

8

Armenia

–

–

–

–

9

Australia

2.107

66 800

112 141

119 105

10

Austria

0.678

21 495

36 085

38 326

11

Azerbaijan

–

–

–

–

12

Bahamas

–

–

–

–

13

Bahrain

–

–

–

–

14

Bangladesh

–

–

–

–

15

Barbados

–

–

–

–

16

Belarus

–

–

–

–

17

Belgium

0.827

26 219

44 015

46 749

18

Belize

–

–

–

–

19

Benin

–

–

–

–

20

Bhutan

–

–

–

–

21

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

–

–

–

–

22

Bosnia and Herzegovina

–

–

–

–

23

Botswana

–

–

–

–

24

Brazil

2.010

63 725

106 978

113 622

25

Brunei Darussalam

–

–

–

–

26

Bulgaria

–

–

–

–

27

Burkina Faso

–

–

–

–

28

Burundi

–

–

–

–

29

Cabo Verde

–

–

–

–

30

Cambodia

–

–

–

–

31

Cameroon

–

–

–

–

32

Canada

2.624

83 191

139 657

148 330

33

Central African Republic

–

–

–

–

34

Chad

–

–

–

–

35

Chile

0.419

13 284

22 300

23 685

36

China

15.228

482 787

810 480

860 812

37

Colombia

0.246

7 799

13 093

13 906

38

Comoros

–

–

–

–

39

Congo

–

–

–

–

40

Cook Islands

–

–

–

–

41

Costa Rica

–

–

–

–

42

Côte d’Ivoire

–

–

–

–

43

Croatia

–

–

–

–

44

Cuba

–

–

–

–

45

Cyprus

–

–

–

–

46

Czechia

0.339

10 748

18 043

19 163

47

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

–

–

–

–

48

Democratic Republic of the Congo

–

–

–

–

49

Denmark

0.552

17 501

29 379

31 204

50

Djibouti

–

–

–

–

51

Dominica

–

–

–

–

52

Dominican Republic

–

–

–

–

53

Ecuador

–

–

–

–

54

Egypt

0.139

4 407

7 398

7 857

55

El Salvador

–

–

–

–

56

Equatorial Guinea

–

–

–

–

57

Eritrea

–

–

–

–

58

Estonia

–

–

–

–

59

Eswatini

–

–

–

–

60

Ethiopia

–

–

–

–

61

European Union

2.496

79 133

132 845

141 095

62

Fiji

–

–

–

–

63

Finland

0.416

13 189

22 141

23 516

64

France

4.311

136 676

229 444

243 693

65

Gabon

–

–

–

–

66

Gambia

–

–

–

–

67

Georgia

–

–

–

–

68

Germany

6.101

193 426

324 714

344 879

69

Ghana

–

–

–

–

70

Greece

0.324

10 272

17 244

18 315

71

Grenada

–

–

–

–

72

Guatemala

–

–

–

–

73

Guinea

–

–

–

–

74

Guinea-Bissau

–

–

–

–

75

Guyana

–

–

–

–

76

Haiti

–

–

–

–

77

Holy See

–

–

–

–

78

Honduras

–

–

–

–

79

Hungary

0.228

7 229

12 135

12 888

80

Iceland

–

–

–

–

81

India

1.042

33 035

55 458

58 902

82

Indonesia

0.548

17 374

29 166

30 978

83

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

0.370

11 730

19 693

20 916

84

Iraq

0.128

4 058

6 813

7 236

85

Ireland

0.438

13 886

23 312

24 759

86

Israel

0.560

17 754

29 805

31 656

87

Italy

3.184

100 945

169 462

179 986

88

Jamaica

–

–

–

–

89

Japan

8.019

254 234

426 795

453 300

90

Jordan

–

–

–

–

91

Kazakhstan

0.133

4 217

7 079

7 518

92

Kenya

–

–

–

–

93

Kiribati

–

–

–

–

94

Kuwait

0.234

7 419

12 454

13 228

95

Kyrgyzstan

–

–

–

–

96

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

–

–

–

–

97

Latvia

–

–

–

–

98

Lebanon

–

–

–

–

99

Lesotho

–

–

–

–

100

Liberia

–

–

–

–

101

Libya

–

–

–

–

102

Liechtenstein

–

–

–

–

103

Lithuania

–

–

–

–

104

Luxembourg

–

–

–

–

105

Madagascar

–

–

–

–

106

Malawi

–

–

–

–

107

Malaysia

0.347

11 001

18 468

19 615

108

Maldives

–

–

–

–

109

Mali

–

–

–

–

110

Malta

–

–

–

–

111

Marshall Islands

–

–

–

–

112

Mauritania

–

–

–

–

113

Mauritius

–

–

–

–

114

Mexico

1.219

38 647

64 879

68 908

115

Micronesia (Federated States of)

–

–

–

–

116

Monaco

–

–

–

–

117

Mongolia

–

–

–

–

118

Montenegro

–

–

–

–

119

Morocco

–

–

–

–

120

Mozambique

–

–

–

–

121

Myanmar

–

–

–

–

122

Namibia

–

–

–

–

123

Nauru

–

–

–

–

124

Nepal

–

–

–

–

125

Netherlands

1.375

43 593

73 182

77 726

126

New Zealand

0.308

9 765

16 393

17 411

127

Nicaragua

–

–

–

–

128

Niger

–

–

–

–

129

Nigeria

0.182

5 770

9 687

10 288

130

Niue

–

–

–

–

131

North Macedonia

–

–

–

–

132

Norway

0.678

21 495

36 085

38 326

133

Oman

0.111

3 519

5 908

6 275

134

Pakistan

0.114

3 614

6 067

6 444

135

Palau

–

–

–

–

136

Panama

–

–

–

–

137

Papua New Guinea

–

–

–

–

138

Paraguay

–

–

–

–

139

Peru

0.163

5 168

8 675

9 214

140

Philippines

0.212

6 721

11 283

11 984

141

Poland

0.836

26 504

44 494

47 258

142

Portugal

0.352

11 160

18 735

19 898

143

Qatar

0.269

8 528

14 317

15 206

144

Republic of Korea

2.570

81 479

136 783

145 278

145

Republic of Moldova

–

–

–

–

146

Romania

0.311

9 860

16 552

17 580

147

Russian Federation

1.863

59 064

99 155

105 312

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

1.182

37 474

62 910

66 816

156

Senegal

–

–

–

–

157

Serbia

–

–

–

–

158

Seychelles

–

–

–

–

159

Sierra Leone

–

–

–

–

160

Singapore

0.503

15 947

26 771

28 434

161

Slovakia

0.155

4 914

8 250

8 762

162

Slovenia

–

–

–

–

163

Solomon Islands

–

–

–

–

164

Somalia

–

–

–

–

165

South Africa

0.244

7 736

12 986

13 793

166

South Sudan

–

–

–

–

167

Spain

2.130

67 529

113 365

120 405

168

Sri Lanka

–

–

–

–

169

State of Palestine

–

–

–

–

170

Sudan

–

–

–

–

171

Suriname

–

–

–

–

172

Sweden

0.870

27 582

46 304

49 180

173

Switzerland

1.132

35 889

60 248

63 990

174

Syrian Arab Republic

–

–

–

–

175

Tajikistan

–

–

–

–

176

Thailand

0.367

11 635

19 533

20 746

177

Timor-Leste

–

–

–

–

178

Togo

–

–

–

–

179

Tonga

–

–

–

–

180

Trinidad and Tobago

–

–

–

–

181

Tunisia

–

–

–

–

182

Türkiye

0.844

26 758

44 920

47 710

183

Turkmenistan

–

–

–

–

184

Tuvalu

–

–

–

–

185

Uganda

–

–

–

–

186

Ukraine

–

–

–

–

187

United Arab Emirates

0.634

20 100

33 743

35 839

188

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

4.368

138 483

232 478

246 915

189

United Republic of Tanzania

–

–

–

–

190

United States of America

21.958

696 155

1 168 671

1 241 247

191

Uruguay

–

–

–

–

192

Uzbekistan

–

–

–

–

193

Vanuatu

–

–

–

–

194

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

0.175

5 548

9 314

9 892

195

Viet Nam

–

–

–

–

196

Yemen

–

–

–

–

197

Zambia

–

–

–

–

198

Zimbabwe

–

–

–

–

Total

100.00

3 170 390

5 322 300

5 652 825