The Committee notes that the core fund balance for the drug programme is currently insufficient (under 8 million) to cover the annual core fund expenditure of 15 million per annum and that most core fund income would be received in the second half of each year on a voluntary basis.

The Committee trusts that the Office will redouble its fund raising efforts to ensure that the required core fund balance of 15 million is met.

To be effective in gender mainstreaming, UNDP should allocate sufficient funding from core resources for staffing, training and programmes, in addition to raising non core funds.

Recalculation of the TRAC line 1.1.1 earmarkings

Since core resources are limited, UNDP should resume vigorous fundraising for this purpose.

However, more Governments were recognizing the importance of core financing for UNICEF activities.

Requests the Executive Director to keep Member States informed on the use of general purpose funds, as set out in the guidelines for the use of general purpose funds, and in particular the core functions positions that are financed by such funds

Second, the early success of China infrastructure was built on cheap land, capital, and labor.

Status of utilization of funds approved for the implementation of the security strengthening infrastructure projects by duty station

The Foundation's contributions are available for use in ways that the Organization's core funds are not opening up possibilities for innovation and creativity.

Funding for furnishings, basic laboratory and shop equipment, and a jeep and small boat has been included.

The multinational force continues to disburse funds to build and improve infrastructure, provide for the welfare of the citizens and support education.

The major problem which UNIDO faced was the shortage of funds, which hampered full implementation of strategies and plans.

Reducing the deficit by cutting funds for education, infrastructure, and research and development is akin to trying to lose weight by cutting off three fingers.

From Ghana to Kenya, governments are having increased difficulty in raising money for infrastructure projects and selling official debt.

The current legislative criteria on the allocation of TRAC 1.1.2 resources consists of the following

UNODC supported through mentoring, computer based training and assistance to regional bodies the development of legislation and basic capacity to fight money laundering.

On the other hand, equipping essential activities with sufficient means from the core budget instead of supplementary funding would considerably enhance the implementation of the Convention and its Protocol and the secretariat's support to it.

Sagging public infrastructure and an inability to attract foreign capital have made the economic outlook even worse.

In particular, the many linkages between terrorism and transnational organized crime, money laundering and corruption, trafficking in commodities and trafficking in human beings were noted.

Emphasizes also that the programming arrangements constitute the operational tool and resource allocation mechanism for implementation of the UNDP multi year funding framework, 2004 2007

Summary of annual TRAC 1.1.1 earmarkings (based on 450 million)

Equally important in this regard are the funds from the Millennium Challenge Account, which are geared towards the sectors of road infrastructure and agricultural productivity.

More fully integrated capital markets, to provide project capital and investment funds, are required in order to improve the whole infrastructure of the region.

This programme addresses the key anti trafficking needs, action against corruption and money laundering, as well as balanced demand reduction and HIV AIDS prevention measures.

The Department's objective was to strengthen security as quickly as possible while ensuring that available funds were used to address essential needs ahead of recommended requirements.

The key economic policy goals should be to rationalize public spending, rein in the growth in the money supply in order to tame inflation, stem capital outflows, and address utility rates and subsidies.

(ii) TRAC 1.1.3, regional programme and global programme earmarkings, based on their existing proportionate shares.

Being familiar with the latest typologies is therefore a prerequisite for investigative and other relevant authorities to crack down effectively on money laundering.

The delivery of the work programme would benefit immensely if Parties would choose to render the funding sufficient and predictable by including the respective activities in the core budget.

Funding for furnishings, basic laboratory and shop equipment, and vehicles water transport (two jeeps, one boat and one inflatable) has been included.

2. Each State Party shall, in accordance with the fundamental principles of its legal system, take appropriate measures to promote transparency and accountability in the management of public finances. Such measures shall encompass, inter alia

UNITAR is totally self funding and does not receive any contributions from United Nations core funds, nor does it charge any fees to the beneficiaries of its programmes. The level of the voluntary contributions to the General Fund, however, remains very low, putting at risk some of the most traditional training programmes of UNITAR, addressed to diplomats accredited to various United Nations offices.

UNDP should use gender as a criterion for allocating TRAC 2 resources to country offices.

But one does not need European funding to finance infrastructure in Germany, where the government can raise funds at negative real cost.

Managing modern debt crises always involves the extraordinary logic of throwing good money after bad in the hope of masking the underlying unsustainability.

But the Bank s core philosophy has rested on lending, with interest, to middle income countries and channeling the ensuing funds to the poorest countries eligible for assistance.

the period 2006 2007 (based on 450 million)

If governments, with their already high level of indebtedness, believe that they cannot borrow any more from the public, they should borrow from their central banks and spend the extra money themselves on public works and infrastructure projects.

So what happened to the additional revenues derived from the commodity boom of recent years? Some of these funds were aimed to improve countries fiscal balance.

The cost of new stadiums and the accompanying infrastructure have certainly created jobs, but they have also redirected scarce funds away from such basic needs as education, healthcare and better transit.

The results of the midterm recalculation of TRAC 1.1.1 earmarkings are contained in tables 1 3.

Haiti s infrastructure was meager before the earthquake (hence the shocking mortality rate), and most of that is now rubble. Large scale capital investment will also be needed to re equip the ports and to re establish a power grid.

(ii) any adjustments to TRAC 1.1.1 and 1.1.2 within the programme base following the midterm recalculation

In reference to capacity building and the utilization of TRAC 1.1.2 resources, Executive Board decision 95 23 stipulates the following