Trust funds and earmarked contributions

Fund raising activities for non earmarked funds

Special purpose funds are earmarked by region or by theme ( soft earmarking) or are earmarked to a specific project or activity within a project ( hard earmarking).

Although this balance appears significant and gives the impression of excess funds, these funds are in fact all earmarked for specific projects.

To support the return of refugees and displaced persons, funds are being earmarked at all levels of authority, but are decreasing.

In addition, the Institute raised 716,025 in extrabudgetary funds earmarked for projects.

Organizations' general funds not earmarked for population activities, interest earned on funds, and money received from income generating activities that are spent on population programmes are considered multilateral assistance for population.

The programme budget is funded mainly from special purpose funds (earmarked voluntary funds) and the support budget from general purpose voluntary contributions.

General purpose funds also finance priority areas not attracting special purpose (earmarked) contributions, thus providing programme flexibility.

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Also requests the Executive Director to make proposals to donors, in accordance with the guidelines for the use of general purpose funds, aimed at improving adequately the ratio between earmarked funds and general purpose funds

After the completion or termination of a pre project or project, in the case of earmarked funds, the use of any remaining funds shall be decided by the contributor.

The deployment scheme was entirely funded through earmarked funds 2,300,000 in 2004 (an increase of 50 per cent over 1,550,000 in 2002).

Earmarked resources

Nearly all projects are developed with earmarked contributions and most are modest in size.

I also urge Member States to increase core funding and reduce the proportion of earmarked funds so as to help increase coherence in the system.

37) noted that the majority of specialized agencies depended on voluntary funds, most of which were earmarked and reflected donor preferences rather than national priorities.

The voluntary scale applies to the Environment Fund, which finances UNEP's core programme of work, while additional funding is secured through trust funds and other earmarked contributions.

22. Recognizes the establishment of thematic trust funds, multi donor trust funds and other voluntary non earmarked funding mechanisms linked to organization specific funding frameworks and strategies established by the respective governing bodies as funding modalities complementary to regular budgets

Trust funds are earmarked resources entrusted to UNICEF from various sources, including Governments, other United Nations organizations and NGOs, mainly to cover the cost of procurement of supplies and services undertaken by UNICEF on behalf of development partners.

Contributions to this trust fund are both unearmarked (window 1) and earmarked (window 2).

The developing countries noted with concern the insufficiency of the core resources and the increase in non core contributions, usually earmarked for thematic funds of interest to the donors.

Those drugs have been kept in sealed barrels near health institutions and funds have been earmarked for only half of them to be transported and disposed of outside Republika Srpska.

With funds from the Government of South Africa, earmarked for a project on HIV AIDS and gender in Southern Africa, the Institute produced a manual for home based caregivers, the majority of whom are illiterate and semi literate women in resource poor settings.

While commendable progress has been made in resource mobilization, there is still a major imbalance between earmarked and non earmarked contributions.

Earmarked contributions are allocated to specific objectives and activities agreed with donors and are implemented by the respective divisions of UNCTAD.

Financial resources should be earmarked and traceable.

With more resources earmarked even more could be done.

Pension funds, mutual funds, and investment banks are all long in the stock market.

Funds for gender related activities are included in some of the thematic trust funds.

They are grievously short of funds.

(a) The substantial proportion of earmarked or special purpose contributions, which are more than double the level of the general purpose (non earmarked) extrabudgetary contributions made during the past few bienniums, a ratio which is expected to remain at much the same level

These include 3,600 troops from the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Infantry Division, who are already earmarked for redeployment in Iraq.

a Including earmarked reserves, the total reserves are 70 million for 2002, 93 million for 2003 and 68 million for 2004.

a Including earmarked reserves, the total reserves are 70 million for 2002, 93 million for 2003 and 68 million for 2004.

Also calls for increased, non earmarked contributions to the Foundation

B. Extrabudgetary funds are not strategically allocated

4. Also calls for increased, non earmarked contributions to the Foundation

5. Also calls for increased, non earmarked contributions to the Foundation

Voluntary contributions should also be increased and, where possible, not earmarked.

Typically, earmarked contributions are subject to criteria that are determined a priori, reducing the ability of recipients to reallocate the resources to evolving international or national priorities.

Specialized medical care was provided at the regional and federal level to people living in the worst contaminated areas of these regions from the funds earmarked under other expenses , accounting for approximately 70 million roubles during the period under review.

Funds are also required for capacity building activities.

In the event that voluntary unearmarked funds are offered to the Organization, the Council may accept such funds.

Some members noted the concern expressed in the report about the imbalance between earmarked and non earmarked contributions, which lessens the ability of UN Habitat to allocate resources according to priorities.