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).

Therefore, some countries have established funds earmarked for women.

The holding of elections is also an increased priority and funds are being earmarked for that.

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

These sources could comprise both assessed funds and earmarked contributions.

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.

Funds have been earmarked for this purpose in the National Reconstruction Plan.

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.

Requests the Executive Director to make proposals, as appropriate, to donors aiming at balancing the ratio between earmarked funds and general purpose funds

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

It was in this light that the report suggested the creation of a general trust fund, which could start on a pragmatic, experimental basis, encompassing both earmarked and non earmarked funds.

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

In addition, the Security Council has established a voluntary fund into which funds earmarked for de mining can be deposited.

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.

Earmarked resources

Funds provided will be earmarked mainly for operations as it is anticipated that most of the overhead costs are already borne by the normal administrative budget of the Fund.

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).

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

The Department of Management advised that funds earmarked for projects deferred to the capital master plan had not been obligated and are kept in CFS multi year accounts following the transfer of funds from the regular budget to the construction in progress account.

A number of public enterprises are earmarked for financial restructuring and privatization.

Appropriate budgets are earmarked for school activity programmes, in which students are encouraged to participate.

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.

Funds for credit have been earmarked through the Housing and Mortgage Bank, which explicitly recognizes the appropriateness and eligibility for credit of bamboo built houses.

The second category is comprised of funds earmarked for construction projects or for some other capital or special projects, which are usually of a non recurrent character, such as the procurement of certain equipment.

Portugal Endowment Fund earmarked for

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

It should be noted, however, that these other balances are earmarked for special purposes.

Earmarked funds under the support to resident coordinator' line of the programming arrangements will continue to be utilized for supporting coordination activities at the country level.

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.

Countries distributing aid for development and technical assistance could envisage the possibility of switching funds for peace keeping operations earmarked for developing countries, in which the existing critical situation is an impediment to the utilization of the said funds.

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.

Financial resources should be earmarked and traceable.

Contributions from Governments including additional earmarked contributions

Utilization of donor apos s earmarked contributions

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.

Funds currently earmarked for the transition economies have been appropriated either from regular budgets or obtained through project financing, or received from bilateral donors on an ad hoc basis.

They are grievously short of funds.

Such funds are not immediately available