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Taking note of the financial reports on the Stockholm Convention trust funds for 2018 and estimated expenditures for 2019 from the trust fund for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Stockholm Convention general trust fund),1
1.Approves the programme budget for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants for the biennium 2020–2021 of 5,969,981 United States dollars for 2020 and 5,969,981 United States dollars for 2021 for the purposes set out in table 1 of the present decision;
2.Authorizes the Executive Secretary of the Stockholm Convention to make commitments in an amount up to the approved operational budget, drawing upon available cash resources;
3.Decides to maintain the working capital reserve at the level of 15 per cent of the annual average of the biennial operational budgets for the biennium 2020–2021;
4.Welcomes the continued annual contribution of 2 million Swiss francs by Switzerland to the Secretariat to offset planned expenditures, and notes that 1 million Swiss francs will be allocated annually as a contribution to the Stockholm Convention general trust fund and will include Switzerland’s assessed contribution and that 1 million Swiss francs will be allocated annually to the special trust fund for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Stockholm Convention special trust fund for voluntary contributions);
5.Adopts the indicative scale of assessments for the apportionment of expenses for the biennium 2020–2021 set out in table 2 of the present decision, and authorizes the Executive Secretary, consistent with the Financial Regulations and Rules of the United Nations, to adjust the scale to include all Parties for which the Stockholm Convention enters into force before 1 January 2020 for 2020 and before 1 January 2021 for 2021;
6.Recalls that contributions to the Stockholm Convention general trust fund are expected by 1 January of the year for which those contributions have been budgeted, urges Parties to pay their contributions promptly, encourages Parties in a position to do so to pay their contributions by 16 October 2019 for the calendar year 2020 and by 16 October 2020 for the calendar year 2021, and requests the Secretariat to notify Parties of the amounts of their contributions as early as possible in the year preceding the year in which they are due;
7.Reiterates the ongoing concern that a number of Parties have not paid their contributions to the Stockholm Convention general trust fund for 2018 and prior years, contrary to the provisions of paragraph 3 (a) of rule 5 of the financial rules, and urges Parties to pay their outstanding contributions in full as soon as possible;
8.Requests the Secretariat to work directly with the permanent missions, ministries of foreign affairs and focal points of the Parties in this situation so that they fully pay their arrears and assessed contributions as soon as possible, and to present at regional meetings information on the current situation2 regarding arrears and their consequences;
9.Requests the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to continue to work closely with the Executive Secretary of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade and the Stockholm Convention to improve the timely communication of information on the payment of contributions, including arrears;
10.Recalls the provisions of paragraph 3 (e) of rule 5 of the financial rules on outstanding contributions and paragraph 9 of decision SC-8/27, and decides to continue the practice that, with regard to contributions due from 1 January 2005 onwards, no representative of any Party whose contributions are in arrears for two or more years shall be eligible to become a member of the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties or a member of any subsidiary body of the Conference of the Parties, provided, however, that this shall not apply to Parties that are least developed countries or small island developing States or to any Party that has agreed on and is respecting a schedule of payments in accordance with the financial rules;
11.Also recalls paragraph 10 of decision SC-8/27, anddecides to continue the practice that no representative of any Party whose contributions are in arrears for four or more years and that has not agreed on or is not respecting a schedule of payments implemented in accordance with paragraph 3 (d) of rule 5 of the financial rules shall be eligible to receive financial support for attendance at intersessional workshops or other informal meetings, as arrears that have been outstanding for more than four years must be treated as 100 per cent doubtful debts under the International Public Sector Accounting Standards;
12.Notes the efforts of the Executive Secretary and the President of the Conference of the Parties, who through a jointly signed letter invited the ministers for foreign affairs of Parties with contributions in arrears to take timely action to rectify those arrears, requests that this practice continue, and thanks those Parties that have responded in a positive manner by paying their outstanding contributions;
13.Adopts the staffing table for the Secretariat for the biennium 2020–2021 used for costing purposes to set the overall budget, which is set out in table 3 of the present decision;
14.Authorizes the Executive Secretary to continue to determine the staffing levels, numbers and structure of the Secretariat in a flexible manner, provided that positions remain at the same level or become lower, the Executive Secretary remains within the overall cost of the staff numbers set out in table 3 of the present decision for the biennium 2020–2021, in line with the recommendation of the Office of Internal Oversight Services,3 and that it leads to no additional budget obligations being incurred beyond that biennium;
15.Requests the Executive Secretary to report to the Conference of the Parties at its tenth meeting on the level of positions filled against the approved staffing table;
16.Authorizes the Executive Secretary, on an exceptional basis, to draw down from the available surplus of the Stockholm Convention general trust fund the amount of 210,578 United States dollars in 2020–2021, for specified activities listed in table 4 of the present decision;
17.Takes note of the funding estimates included in table 1 of the present decision for activities under the Convention to be financed from the Stockholm Convention special trust fund for voluntary contributions in the amount of 2,769,358 United States dollars for 2020 and 2,769,357 United States dollars for 2021;
18.Notes that the Stockholm Convention special trust fund for voluntary contributions requirement presented in the budget represents the Secretariat’s best efforts to be realistic and reflects priorities agreed upon by all Parties, and urgesParties, and invites non-Parties and others, to make voluntary contributions to the Stockholm Convention Special Trust Fund so as to encourage contributions from donors;
19.Invites Switzerland to include in its contribution to the Stockholm Convention special trust fund for voluntary contributions, referred to in paragraph 4 of the present decision, support for, among other things, the participation of developing-country Parties, in particular least developed countries and small island developing States, and Parties with economies in transition, in meetings of the Convention and joint activities between the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions;
20.Urges Parties, and invites others in a position to do so, to contribute urgently to the Stockholm Convention special trust fund for voluntary contributions with a view to ensuring the full and effective participation of developing-country Parties, in particular least developed countries and small island developing States, and Parties with economies in transition, in the meetings of the Conference of the Parties;
21.Requests the Executive Secretary, in line with decision 3/3 on the management of trust funds and earmarked contributions adopted by the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme, in consultation with the relevant Parties and/or donors, as appropriate and in accordance with the terms of the respective agreements/funds, to reassign the balances in inactive trust funds when the activities for which they were established have ended, with a view to supporting the implementation of appropriate activities of the programme of work funded by voluntary funds;
22.Decides that the two trust funds for the Stockholm Convention shall be continued until 31 December 2021, and requeststhe Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to extend them for the biennium 2020–2021, subject to the approval of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme;
23.Notes the efforts since 2012 to enhance efficiency in the use of financial and human resources in the Secretariat, and encourages the Executive Secretary to continue such efforts in the future work of the Secretariat;
24.Requests the Executive Secretary to prepare a budget for the biennium 2022–2023, for consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its tenth meeting, explaining the key principles, assumptions and programmatic strategy on which the budget is based and presenting expenditures for the biennium 2020–2021 in a programmatic format;
25.Also requests the Executive Secretary to determine the staffing levels, numbers and structure of the Secretariat in a staffing table and reflect the total actual costs in the budgets of the conventions for the biennium 2022–2023;
26.Notes the need to facilitate priority-setting by providing Parties with timely information on the financial consequences of various options and, to that end, requests the Executive Secretary to include in the proposed operational budget for the biennium 2022–2023 two alternative funding scenarios that take account of any efficiencies identified as a result of paragraph 23 of the present decision and are based on:
(a)The Executive Secretary’s assessment of the required changes in the operational budget, which should not exceed a 5 per cent increase over the 2020–2021 level in nominal terms, to finance all proposals before the Conference of the Parties that have budgetary implications;
27.Requests the Executive Secretary, at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, to provide, where relevant, cost estimates for actions that have budgetary implications that are not foreseen in the draft programme of work but are included in proposed draft decisions before the adoption of those decisions by the Conference of the Parties;
28.Stresses the need to ensure that the proposal for the Stockholm Convention special trust fund requirement for 2022–2023 presented in the budget is realistic and represents the agreed priorities of all Parties so as to encourage voluntary contributions from donors.
Table 1 - Programme budget, reserves and financing for the 2020–2021 biennium4(United States dollars)
Note:The figures in the table above are based on detailed budget which contains breakdowns at component/sub-activity levels and decimals have been rounded up.
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Note:The figures in the table above are based on detailed budget which contains breakdowns at component/sub-activity levels and decimals have been rounded up.| Baselc | Rotterdamc | Stockholmc | Total | |
| 2020–2021 | 2020–20211 | 2020–2021 | 2020–20211 | |
| Approved budgets for 2020–2021 | ||||
| Proposed Budget Direct Costs 2020-2021 | 8,594,940 | 7,369,398 | 10,566,338 | 26,530,676 |
| Programme Support Costs (13%) | 1,117,342 | 958,022 | 1,373,624 | 3,448,988 |
| Total Operational Budget 2020-2021 | 9,712,282 | 8,327,420 | 11,939,962 | 29,979,664 |
| Current Level of the Working Capital Reserve (15%) | 722,615 | 617,933 | 868,667 | 2,209,215 |
| Required Level of the Working Capital Reserve (15%) | 728,421 | 624,557 | 895,497 | 2,248,475 |
| Change in the Working Capital Reserve | 5,806 | 6,624 | 26,830 | 39,260 |
| Current Level of the Rotterdam Special Contingency Reserve | – | 292,540 | – | 292,540 |
| Required level of the Rotterdam Special Contingency Reserve | – | 330,318 | – | 330,318 |
| Change in the Rotterdam Special Contingency Reserve (adjustment of account for fluctuations in salary scales) | –1 | 37,778 | – | 37,778 |
| Total Resources Required for 2020-2021 | 9,718,088 | 8,371,822 | 11,966,792 | 30,056,702 |
| Proposed funding of the 2020-2021 Budget | ||||
| Draw down from the provisional cash balance 31.12.2019 (Act 25 and Act 30.2) | 24,129 | 11,747 | 210,578 | 246,454 |
| Funded from the Host Country Contributions of Switzerland (excluding Swiss assessed contribution) 2,4,5,6 | – | 668,896 | 1,808,075 | 2,476,971 |
| Funded from the Host Country Contribution of Italy 3,5 | – | 1,337,793 | – | 1,337,793 |
| Funded from the Assessed Contributions of Parties | 9,963,959 | 6,353,385 | 9,948,139 | 25,995,484 |
Table 2 - Assessed contributions apportioned to Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions for the 2020–2021 biennium5
| United Nations Secretariat scale | Basel Convention (BCL) | Rotterdam Convention (ROL) | Stockholm Convention (SCL) | ||||||||
| Party | United Nations scale per cent | Basel Convention adjusted scale per cent | Average annual contribution for biennium | Rotterdam Convention adjusted scale per cent | Average annual contribution for biennium | Stockholm Convention adjusted scale per cent | Average annual contribution for biennium | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (4) | (3) | (4) | (3) | (4) | |||||
| Per cent | No. | Per cent | United States dollars | No. | Per cent | United States dollars | No. | Per cent | United States dollars | ||
| 1 | Afghanistan | 0.007 | 1 | 0.009 | 424 | 1 | 0.010 | 318 | 1 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 2 | Albania | 0.008 | 2 | 0.010 | 485 | 2 | 0.010 | 318 | 2 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 3 | Algeria | 0.138 | 3 | 0.173 | 8 364 | - | n.a. | n.a. | 3 | 0.182 | 9 039 |
| 4 | Andorra | 0.005 | 4 | 0.006 | 303 | - | n.a. | n.a. | - | n.a. | n.a. |
| 5 | Angola | 0.010 | 5 | 0.010 | 485 | - | n.a. | n.a. | 4 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 6 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.002 | 6 | 0.003 | 121 | 3 | 0.010 | 318 | 5 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 7 | Argentina | 0.915 | 7 | 1.144 | 55 459 | 4 | 1.150 | 36 521 | 6 | 1.205 | 59 935 |
| 8 | Armenia | 0.007 | 8 | 0.009 | 424 | 5 | 0.010 | 318 | 7 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 9 | Australia | 2.210 | 9 | 2.764 | 133 951 | 6 | 2.777 | 88 208 | 8 | 2.910 | 144 762 |
| 10 | Austria | 0.677 | 10 | 0.847 | 41 034 | 7 | 0.851 | 27 021 | 9 | 0.892 | 44 346 |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | 0.049 | 11 | 0.061 | 2 970 | - | n.a. | n.a. | 10 | 0.065 | 3 210 |
| 12 | Bahamas | 0.018 | 12 | 0.023 | 1 091 | - | n.a. | n.a. | 11 | 0.024 | 1 179 |
| 13 | Bahrain | 0.050 | 13 | 0.063 | 3 031 | 8 | 0.063 | 1 996 | 12 | 0.066 | 3 275 |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 0.010 | 14 | 0.010 | 485 | - | n.a. | n.a. | 13 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 15 | Barbados | 0.007 | 15 | 0.009 | 424 | - | n.a. | n.a. | 14 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 16 | Belarus | 0.049 | 16 | 0.061 | 2 970 | - | n.a. | n.a. | 15 | 0.065 | 3 210 |
| 17 | Belgium | 0.821 | 17 | 1.027 | 49 762 | 9 | 1.032 | 32 769 | 16 | 1.081 | 53 778 |
| 18 | Belize | 0.001 | 18 | 0.001 | 61 | 10 | 0.010 | 318 | 17 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 19 | Benin | 0.003 | 19 | 0.004 | 182 | 11 | 0.010 | 318 | 18 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 20 | Bhutan | 0.001 | 20 | 0.001 | 61 | - | n.a. | n.a. | - | n.a. | n.a. |
| 21 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.016 | 21 | 0.020 | 970 | 12 | 0.020 | 639 | 19 | 0.021 | 1 048 |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.012 | 22 | 0.015 | 727 | 13 | 0.015 | 479 | 20 | 0.016 | 786 |
| 23 | Botswana | 0.014 | 23 | 0.018 | 849 | 14 | 0.018 | 559 | 21 | 0.018 | 917 |
| 24 | Brazil | 2.948 | 24 | 3.686 | 178 682 | 15 | 3.704 | 117 664 | 22 | 3.882 | 193 103 |
| 25 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.025 | 25 | 0.031 | 1 515 | - | n.a. | n.a. | - | n.a. | n.a. |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 0.046 | 26 | 0.058 | 2 788 | 16 | 0.058 | 1 836 | 23 | 0.061 | 3 013 |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 0.003 | 27 | 0.004 | 182 | 17 | 0.010 | 318 | 24 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 28 | Burundi | 0.001 | 28 | 0.001 | 61 | 18 | 0.010 | 318 | 25 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 0.001 | 29 | 0.001 | 61 | 19 | 0.010 | 318 | 26 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 30 | Cambodia | 0.006 | 30 | 0.008 | 364 | 20 | 0.010 | 318 | 27 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 31 | Cameroon | 0.013 | 31 | 0.016 | 788 | 21 | 0.016 | 519 | 28 | 0.017 | 852 |
| 32 | Canada | 2.734 | 32 | 3.419 | 165 711 | 22 | 3.435 | 109 123 | 29 | 3.600 | 179 086 |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 0.001 | 33 | 0.001 | 61 | - | n.a. | n.a. | 30 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 34 | Chad | 0.004 | 34 | 0.005 | 242 | 23 | 0.010 | 318 | 31 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 35 | Chile | 0.407 | 35 | 0.509 | 24 669 | 24 | 0.511 | 16 245 | 32 | 0.536 | 26 660 |
| 36 | China | 12.005 | 36 | 15.012 | 727 639 | 25 | 15.084 | 479 158 | 33 | 15.809 | 786 366 |
| 37 | Colombia | 0.288 | 37 | 0.360 | 17 456 | 26 | 0.362 | 11 495 | 34 | 0.379 | 18 865 |
| 38 | Comoros | 0.001 | 38 | 0.001 | 61 | - | n.a. | n.a. | 35 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 39 | Congo | 0.006 | 39 | 0.008 | 364 | 27 | 0.010 | 318 | 36 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 40 | Cook Islands | 0.001 | 40 | 0.001 | 61 | 28 | 0.010 | 318 | 37 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 0.062 | 41 | 0.078 | 3 758 | 29 | 0.078 | 2 475 | 38 | 0.082 | 4 061 |
| 42 | Côte d’Ivoire | 0.013 | 42 | 0.016 | 788 | 30 | 0.016 | 519 | 39 | 0.017 | 852 |
| 43 | Croatia | 0.077 | 43 | 0.096 | 4 667 | 31 | 0.097 | 3 073 | 40 | 0.101 | 5 044 |
| 44 | Cuba | 0.080 | 44 | 0.100 | 4 849 | 32 | 0.101 | 3 193 | 41 | 0.105 | 5 240 |
| 45 | Cyprus | 0.036 | 45 | 0.045 | 2 182 | 33 | 0.045 | 1 437 | 42 | 0.047 | 2 358 |
| 46 | Czechia | 0.311 | 46 | 0.389 | 18 850 | 34 | 0.391 | 12 413 | 43 | 0.410 | 20 371 |
| 47 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 0.006 | 47 | 0.008 | 364 | 35 | 0.010 | 318 | 44 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 48 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.010 | 48 | 0.013 | 606 | 36 | 0.010 | 318 | 45 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 49 | Denmark | 0.554 | 49 | 0.693 | 33 579 | 37 | 0.696 | 22 112 | 46 | 0.730 | 36 289 |
| 50 | Djibouti | 0.001 | 50 | 0.001 | 61 | 38 | 0.010 | 318 | 47 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 51 | Dominica | 0.001 | 51 | 0.001 | 61 | 39 | 0.010 | 318 | 48 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 0.053 | 52 | 0.066 | 3 212 | 40 | 0.067 | 2 115 | 49 | 0.070 | 3 472 |
| 53 | Ecuador | 0.080 | 53 | 0.100 | 4 849 | 41 | 0.101 | 3 193 | 50 | 0.105 | 5 240 |
| 54 | Egypt | 0.186 | 54 | 0.233 | 11 274 | - | n.a. | n.a. | 51 | 0.245 | 12 184 |
| 55 | El Salvador | 0.012 | 55 | 0.015 | 727 | 42 | 0.015 | 479 | 52 | 0.016 | 786 |
| 56 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.016 | 56 | 0.020 | 970 | 43 | 0.020 | 639 | - | n.a. | n.a. |
| 57 | Eritrea | 0.001 | 57 | 0.001 | 61 | 44 | 0.010 | 318 | 53 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 58 | Estonia | 0.039 | 58 | 0.049 | 2 364 | 45 | 0.049 | 1 557 | 54 | 0.051 | 2 555 |
| 59 | Eswatini | 0.002 | 59 | 0.003 | 121 | 46 | 0.010 | 318 | 55 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 60 | Ethiopia | 0.010 | 60 | 0.010 | 485 | 47 | 0.010 | 318 | 56 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 61 | European Union | 2.500 | 61 | 2.500 | 121 174 | 48 | 2.500 | 79 417 | 57 | 2.500 | 124 352 |
| 62 | Fiji | 0.003 | n.a. | n.a. | - | n.a. | n.a. | 58 | 0.010 | 497 | |
| 63 | Finland | 0.421 | 62 | 0.526 | 25 517 | 49 | 0.529 | 16 803 | 59 | 0.554 | 27 577 |
| 64 | France | 4.427 | 63 | 5.536 | 268 326 | 50 | 5.562 | 176 696 | 60 | 5.830 | 289 983 |
| 65 | Gabon | 0.015 | 64 | 0.019 | 909 | 51 | 0.019 | 599 | 61 | 0.020 | 983 |
| 66 | Gambia | 0.001 | 65 | 0.001 | 61 | 52 | 0.010 | 318 | 62 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 67 | Georgia | 0.008 | 66 | 0.010 | 485 | 53 | 0.010 | 318 | 63 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 68 | Germany | 6.090 | 67 | 7.616 | 369 123 | 54 | 7.652 | 243 071 | 64 | 8.020 | 398 915 |
| 69 | Ghana | 0.015 | 68 | 0.019 | 909 | 55 | 0.019 | 599 | 65 | 0.020 | 983 |
| 70 | Greece | 0.366 | 69 | 0.458 | 22 184 | 56 | 0.460 | 14 608 | 66 | 0.482 | 23 974 |
| 71 | Guatemala | 0.036 | 70 | 0.045 | 2 182 | 57 | 0.045 | 1 437 | 67 | 0.047 | 2 358 |
| 72 | Guinea | 0.003 | 71 | 0.004 | 182 | 58 | 0.010 | 318 | 68 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.001 | 72 | 0.001 | 61 | 59 | 0.010 | 318 | 69 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 74 | Guyana | 0.002 | 73 | 0.003 | 121 | 60 | 0.010 | 318 | 70 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 75 | Honduras | 0.009 | 74 | 0.011 | 546 | 61 | 0.010 | 318 | 71 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 76 | Hungary | 0.206 | 75 | 0.258 | 12 486 | 62 | 0.259 | 8 222 | 72 | 0.271 | 13 494 |
| 77 | Iceland | 0.028 | 76 | 0.035 | 1 697 | - | n.a. | n.a. | 73 | 0.037 | 1 834 |
| 78 | India | 0.834 | 77 | 1.043 | 50 550 | 63 | 1.048 | 33 288 | 74 | 1.098 | 54 630 |
| 79 | Indonesia | 0.543 | 78 | 0.679 | 32 912 | 64 | 0.682 | 21 673 | 75 | 0.715 | 35 568 |
| 80 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.398 | 79 | 0.498 | 24 123 | 65 | 0.500 | 15 885 | 76 | 0.524 | 26 070 |
| 81 | Iraq | 0.129 | 80 | 0.161 | 7 819 | 66 | 0.162 | 5 149 | 77 | 0.170 | 8 450 |
| 82 | Ireland | 0.371 | 81 | 0.464 | 22 487 | 67 | 0.466 | 14 808 | 78 | 0.489 | 24 302 |
| 83 | Israel | 0.490 | 82 | 0.613 | 29 700 | 68 | 0.616 | 19 557 | - | n.a. | n.a. |
| 84 | Italy | 3.307 | 83 | 4.135 | 200 442 | 69 | 4.155 | 131 993 | - | n.a. | n.a. |
| 85 | Jamaica | 0.008 | 84 | 0.010 | 485 | 70 | 0.010 | 318 | 79 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 86 | Japan | 8.564 | 85 | 10.709 | 519 076 | 71 | 10.760 | 341 817 | 80 | 11.278 | 560 969 |
| 87 | Jordan | 0.021 | 86 | 0.026 | 1 273 | 72 | 0.026 | 838 | 81 | 0.028 | 1 376 |
| 88 | Kazakhstan | 0.178 | 87 | 0.223 | 10 789 | 73 | 0.224 | 7 105 | 82 | 0.234 | 11 660 |
| 89 | Kenya | 0.024 | 88 | 0.030 | 1 455 | 74 | 0.030 | 958 | 83 | 0.032 | 1 572 |
| 90 | Kiribati | 0.001 | 89 | 0.001 | 61 | - | n.a. | n.a. | 84 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 91 | Kuwait | 0.252 | 90 | 0.315 | 15 274 | 75 | 0.317 | 10 058 | 85 | 0.332 | 16 507 |
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.002 | 91 | 0.003 | 121 | 76 | 0.010 | 318 | 86 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 93 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 0.005 | 92 | 0.006 | 303 | 77 | 0.010 | 318 | 87 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 94 | Latvia | 0.047 | 93 | 0.059 | 2 849 | 78 | 0.059 | 1 876 | 88 | 0.062 | 3 079 |
| 95 | Lebanon | 0.047 | 94 | 0.059 | 2 849 | 79 | 0.059 | 1 876 | 89 | 0.062 | 3 079 |
| 96 | Lesotho | 0.001 | 95 | 0.001 | 61 | 80 | 0.010 | 318 | 90 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 97 | Liberia | 0.001 | 96 | 0.001 | 61 | 81 | 0.010 | 318 | 91 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 98 | Libya | 0.030 | 97 | 0.038 | 1 818 | 82 | 0.038 | 1 197 | 92 | 0.040 | 1 965 |
| 99 | Liechtenstein | 0.009 | 98 | 0.011 | 546 | 83 | 0.010 | 318 | 93 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 100 | Lithuania | 0.071 | 99 | 0.089 | 4 303 | 84 | 0.089 | 2 834 | 94 | 0.093 | 4 651 |
| 101 | Luxembourg | 0.067 | 100 | 0.084 | 4 061 | 85 | 0.084 | 2 674 | 95 | 0.088 | 4 389 |
| 102 | Madagascar | 0.004 | 101 | 0.005 | 242 | 86 | 0.010 | 318 | 96 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 103 | Malawi | 0.002 | 102 | 0.003 | 121 | 87 | 0.010 | 318 | 97 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 104 | Malaysia | 0.341 | 103 | 0.426 | 20 668 | 88 | 0.428 | 13 610 | - | n.a. | n.a. |
| 105 | Maldives | 0.004 | 104 | 0.005 | 242 | 89 | 0.010 | 318 | 98 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 106 | Mali | 0.004 | 105 | 0.005 | 242 | 90 | 0.010 | 318 | 99 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 107 | Malta | 0.017 | 106 | 0.021 | 1 030 | 91 | 0.020 | 639 | 100 | 0.021 | 1 048 |
| 108 | Marshall Islands | 0.001 | 107 | 0.001 | 61 | 92 | 0.010 | 318 | 101 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 109 | Mauritania | 0.002 | 108 | 0.003 | 121 | 93 | 0.010 | 318 | 102 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 110 | Mauritius | 0.011 | 109 | 0.014 | 667 | 94 | 0.014 | 439 | 103 | 0.014 | 721 |
| 111 | Mexico | 1.292 | 110 | 1.616 | 78 310 | 95 | 1.623 | 51 568 | 104 | 1.701 | 84 630 |
| 112 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.001 | 111 | 0.001 | 61 | - | n.a. | n.a. | 105 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 113 | Monaco | 0.011 | 112 | 0.014 | 667 | - | n.a. | n.a. | 106 | 0.014 | 721 |
| 114 | Mongolia | 0.005 | 113 | 0.006 | 303 | 96 | 0.010 | 318 | 107 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 115 | Montenegro | 0.004 | 114 | 0.005 | 242 | 97 | 0.010 | 318 | 108 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 116 | Morocco | 0.055 | 115 | 0.069 | 3 334 | 98 | 0.069 | 2 195 | 109 | 0.072 | 3 603 |
| 117 | Mozambique | 0.004 | 116 | 0.005 | 242 | 99 | 0.010 | 318 | 110 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 118 | Myanmar | 0.010 | 117 | 0.010 | 485 | - | n.a. | n.a. | 111 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 119 | Namibia | 0.009 | 118 | 0.011 | 546 | 100 | 0.010 | 318 | 112 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 120 | Nauru | 0.001 | 119 | 0.001 | 61 | - | n.a. | n.a. | 113 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 121 | Nepal | 0.007 | 120 | 0.009 | 424 | 101 | 0.010 | 318 | 114 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 122 | Netherlands | 1.356 | 121 | 1.696 | 82 189 | 102 | 1.704 | 54 122 | 115 | 1.786 | 88 822 |
| 123 | New Zealand | 0.291 | 122 | 0.364 | 17 638 | 103 | 0.366 | 11 615 | 116 | 0.383 | 19 061 |
| 124 | Nicaragua | 0.005 | 123 | 0.006 | 303 | 104 | 0.010 | 318 | 117 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 125 | Niger | 0.002 | 124 | 0.003 | 121 | 105 | 0.010 | 318 | 118 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 126 | Nigeria | 0.250 | 125 | 0.313 | 15 153 | 106 | 0.314 | 9 978 | 119 | 0.329 | 16 376 |
| 127 | Niue | 0.001 | n.a. | n.a. | - | n.a. | n.a. | 120 | 0.010 | 497 | |
| 128 | North Macedonia | 0.007 | 140 | 0.009 | 424 | 119 | 0.010 | 318 | 135 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 129 | Norway | 0.754 | 126 | 0.943 | 45 701 | 107 | 0.947 | 30 095 | 121 | 0.993 | 49 389 |
| 130 | Oman | 0.115 | 127 | 0.144 | 6 970 | 108 | 0.144 | 4 590 | 122 | 0.151 | 7 533 |
| 131 | Pakistan | 0.115 | 128 | 0.144 | 6 970 | 109 | 0.144 | 4 590 | 123 | 0.151 | 7 533 |
| 132 | Palau | 0.001 | 129 | 0.001 | 61 | - | n.a. | n.a. | 124 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 133 | Panama | 0.045 | 130 | 0.056 | 2 728 | 110 | 0.057 | 1 796 | 125 | 0.059 | 2 948 |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | 0.010 | 131 | 0.013 | 606 | - | n.a. | n.a. | 126 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 135 | Paraguay | 0.016 | 132 | 0.020 | 970 | 111 | 0.020 | 639 | 127 | 0.021 | 1 048 |
| 136 | Peru | 0.152 | 133 | 0.190 | 9 213 | 112 | 0.191 | 6 067 | 128 | 0.200 | 9 956 |
| 137 | Philippines | 0.205 | 134 | 0.256 | 12 425 | 113 | 0.258 | 8 182 | 129 | 0.270 | 13 428 |
| 138 | Poland | 0.802 | 135 | 1.003 | 48 610 | 114 | 1.008 | 32 010 | 130 | 1.056 | 52 534 |
| 139 | Portugal | 0.350 | 136 | 0.438 | 21 214 | 115 | 0.440 | 13 970 | 131 | 0.461 | 22 926 |
| 140 | Qatar | 0.282 | 137 | 0.353 | 17 092 | 116 | 0.354 | 11 256 | 132 | 0.371 | 18 472 |
| 141 | Republic of Korea | 2.267 | 138 | 2.835 | 137 406 | 117 | 2.848 | 90 483 | 133 | 2.985 | 148 496 |
| 142 | Republic of Moldova | 0.003 | 139 | 0.004 | 182 | 118 | 0.010 | 318 | 134 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 144 | Romania | 0.198 | 141 | 0.248 | 12 001 | 120 | 0.249 | 7 903 | 136 | 0.261 | 12 970 |
| 145 | Russian Federation | 2.405 | 142 | 3.007 | 145 770 | 121 | 3.022 | 95 991 | 137 | 3.167 | 157 535 |
| 146 | Rwanda | 0.003 | 143 | 0.004 | 182 | 122 | 0.010 | 318 | 138 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 147 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.001 | 144 | 0.001 | 61 | 123 | 0.010 | 318 | 139 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 148 | Saint Lucia | 0.001 | 145 | 0.001 | 61 | - | n.a. | n.a. | 140 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 149 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.001 | 146 | 0.001 | 61 | 124 | 0.010 | 318 | 141 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 150 | Samoa | 0.001 | 147 | 0.001 | 61 | 125 | 0.010 | 318 | 142 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 151 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.001 | 148 | 0.001 | 61 | 126 | 0.010 | 318 | 143 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 152 | Saudi Arabia | 1.172 | 149 | 1.466 | 71 037 | 127 | 1.473 | 46 778 | 144 | 1.543 | 76 770 |
| 153 | Senegal | 0.007 | 150 | 0.009 | 424 | 128 | 0.010 | 318 | 145 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 154 | Serbia | 0.028 | 151 | 0.035 | 1 697 | 129 | 0.035 | 1 118 | 146 | 0.037 | 1 834 |
| 155 | Seychelles | 0.002 | 152 | 0.003 | 121 | - | n.a | n.a. | 147 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 156 | Sierra Leone | 0.001 | 153 | 0.001 | 61 | 130 | 0.010 | 318 | 148 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 157 | Singapore | 0.485 | 154 | 0.606 | 29 397 | 131 | 0.609 | 19 358 | 149 | 0.639 | 31 769 |
| 158 | Slovakia | 0.153 | 155 | 0.191 | 9 274 | 132 | 0.192 | 6 107 | 150 | 0.201 | 10 022 |
| 159 | Slovenia | 0.076 | 156 | 0.095 | 4 606 | 133 | 0.095 | 3 033 | 151 | 0.100 | 4 978 |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 0.001 | n.a. | n.a. | - | n.a. | n.a. | 152 | 0.010 | 497 | |
| 161 | Somalia | 0.001 | 157 | 0.001 | 61 | 134 | 0.010 | 318 | 153 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 162 | South Africa | 0.272 | 158 | 0.340 | 16 486 | 135 | 0.342 | 10 856 | 154 | 0.358 | 17 817 |
| 163 | Spain | 2.146 | 159 | 2.684 | 130 072 | 136 | 2.696 | 85 654 | 155 | 2.826 | 140 570 |
| 164 | Sri Lanka | 0.044 | 160 | 0.055 | 2 667 | 137 | 0.055 | 1 756 | 156 | 0.058 | 2 882 |
| 165 | State of Palestine | 0.001 | 161 | 0.001 | 61 | 138 | 0.010 | 318 | 157 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 166 | Sudan | 0.010 | 162 | 0.010 | 485 | 139 | 0.010 | 318 | 158 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 167 | Suriname | 0.005 | 163 | 0.006 | 303 | 140 | 0.010 | 318 | 159 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 168 | Sweden | 0.906 | 164 | 1.133 | 54 914 | 141 | 1.138 | 36 161 | 160 | 1.193 | 59 346 |
| 169 | Switzerland | 1.151 | 165 | 1.439 | 69 764 | 142 | 1.446 | 45 940 | 161 | 1.516 | 75 394 |
| 170 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.011 | 166 | 0.014 | 667 | 143 | 0.014 | 439 | 162 | 0.014 | 721 |
| 171 | Tajikistan | 0.004 | 167 | 0.005 | 242 | - | n.a. | n.a. | 163 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 172 | Thailand | 0.307 | 168 | 0.384 | 18 608 | 144 | 0.386 | 12 253 | 164 | 0.404 | 20 109 |
| 173 | Togo | 0.002 | 169 | 0.003 | 121 | 145 | 0.010 | 318 | 165 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 174 | Tonga | 0.001 | 170 | 0.001 | 61 | 146 | 0.010 | 318 | 166 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 175 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.040 | 171 | 0.050 | 2 424 | 147 | 0.050 | 1 597 | 167 | 0.053 | 2 620 |
| 176 | Tunisia | 0.025 | 172 | 0.031 | 1 515 | 148 | 0.031 | 998 | 168 | 0.033 | 1 638 |
| 177 | Turkey | 1.371 | 173 | 1.714 | 83 098 | 149 | 1.723 | 54 721 | 169 | 1.805 | 89 805 |
| 178 | Turkmenistan | 0.033 | 174 | 0.041 | 2 000 | - | n.a. | n.a. | - | n.a. | n.a. |
| 179 | Tuvalu | 0.001 | n.a. | n.a. | - | n.a. | n.a. | 170 | 0.010 | 497 | |
| 180 | Uganda | 0.008 | 175 | 0.010 | 485 | 150 | 0.010 | 318 | 171 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 181 | Ukraine | 0.057 | 176 | 0.071 | 3 455 | 151 | 0.072 | 2 275 | 172 | 0.075 | 3 734 |
| 182 | United Arab Emirates | 0.616 | 177 | 0.770 | 37 337 | 152 | 0.774 | 24 587 | 173 | 0.811 | 40 350 |
| 183 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.567 | 178 | 5.711 | 276 812 | 153 | 5.738 | 182 284 | 174 | 6.014 | 299 153 |
| 184 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.010 | 179 | 0.010 | 485 | 154 | 0.010 | 318 | 175 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 185 | Uruguay | 0.087 | 180 | 0.109 | 5 273 | 155 | 0.109 | 3 472 | 176 | 0.115 | 5 699 |
| 186 | Uzbekistan | 0.032 | 181 | 0.040 | 1 940 | - | n.a. | n.a. | - | n.a. | n.a. |
| 187 | Vanuatu | 0.001 | 182 | 0.001 | 61 | 156 | 0.010 | 318 | 177 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 188 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.728 | 183 | 0.910 | 44 125 | 157 | 0.915 | 29 057 | 178 | 0.959 | 47 686 |
| 189 | Viet Nam | 0.077 | 184 | 0.096 | 4 667 | 158 | 0.097 | 3 073 | 179 | 0.101 | 5 044 |
| 190 | Yemen | 0.010 | 185 | 0.010 | 485 | 159 | 0.010 | 318 | 180 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 191 | Zambia | 0.009 | 186 | 0.011 | 546 | 160 | 0.010 | 318 | 181 | 0.010 | 497 |
| 192 | Zimbabwe | 0.005 | 187 | 0.006 | 303 | 161 | 0.010 | 318 | 182 | 0.010 | 497 |
| Total per year | 80.489 | 100.000 | 4 846 980 | 100.000 | 3 176 692 | 100.000 | 4 974 070 | ||||
| Total per biennium | 9 693 959 | 6 353 385 | 9 948 139 | ||||||||
(1)United Nations scale of assessment as per resolution 73/271 of 22 December 2018 adopted by the General Assembly at its seventieth session for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021.
(2)As per rule 5, paragraph 1 (a) of the financial rules of the Basel Convention, contributions made each year by Parties should be based on an indicative scale based on the United Nations scale approved by General Assembly and should be adjusted to ensure that: (i) no Party contributes less than 0.001 per cent of the total; (ii) no one contribution exceeds 22 per cent of the total; (iii) no contribution from a least developed country Party exceeds 0.01 per cent of the total.
(3)As per rule 5, paragraph 1 (a) of the financial rules of the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, contributions made each year by Parties should be based on an indicative scale based on the United Nations scale approved by General Assembly and should be adjusted to ensure that: (i) no Party contributes less than 0.01 per cent of the total; (ii) no one contribution exceeds 22 per cent of the total; (iii) no contribution from a least developed country Party exceeds 0.01 per cent of the total.
(4)This is the annual contribution to be paid by the Parties both in 2020 and 2021. It is the same for both years and is based on the total required funds for the biennium and the average requirement for the year.
Table 3 - Indicative staffing table for the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions for the biennium 2020–20216
Posts funded from the general trust funds (used for costing purposes only)
Notes
| Staff category and level | Approved 2018–2019 BRS | Total proposed 2020–2021 BRS | ||||||
| Core funded | In-kind by FAO | UNEP PSC | Total | Core funded | In-kind by FAO | UNEP PSC | Total | |
| A. Professional categories | ||||||||
| D-2 level | 1.00 | 0.25 | - | 1.25 | 1.00 | 0.25 | - | 1.25 |
| D-1 level | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 |
| P-5 level | 7.00 | - | - | 7.00 | 7.00 | - | - | 7.00 |
| P-4 level | 7.00 | - | 2.00 | 9.00 | 7.00 | - | 2.00 | 9.00 |
| P-3 level | 16.00 | 1.00 | - | 17.00 | 16.00 | 1.00 | - | 17.00 |
| P-2 level | 2.00 | – | – | 2.00 | 2.00 | - | - | 2.00 |
| Subtotal A | 34.00 | 1.25 | 2.00 | 37.25 | 34.00 | 1.25 | 2.00 | 37.25 |
| B. General Service categoryGS | 12.00 | 1.25 | 6.00 | 19.25 | 12.00 | 1.25 | 6.00 | 19.25 |
| Subtotal B | 12.00 | 1.25 | 6.00 | 19.25 | 12.00 | 1.25 | 6.00 | 19.25 |
| Total (A+B) | 46.00 | 2.50 | 8.00 | 56.50 | 46.00 | 2.50 | 8.00 | 56.50 |
| Remarks | (1) | (2) | (3) | (1) | (2) | (3) | ||
(2)Provided by FAO as an in-kind contribution in its capacity as part of the Rotterdam Convention Secretariat.
(3)Funded by the programme support cost (PSC) of 13 per cent accrued from both assessed (core) and voluntary contributions, includes finance, administration and logistics staff.
Posts funded from voluntary special and technical cooperation trust funds (used for costing purposes only)
Notes
| Staff category and level | Approved 2018–2019 BRS | Total proposed 2020–2021 BRS |
| A. Professional categoriesD-2 levelD-1 levelP-5 levelP-4 levelP-3 levelP-2 level | ––––1.00– | ––––1.00– |
| Subtotal A | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| B. General Service categoryGS | 1.00 | 3.00 |
| Subtotal B | 1.00 | 3.00 |
| Total (A+B) | 2.00 | 4.00 |
| Remarks | (1) |
(1)Voluntary funded staff in above table will be recruited subject to the availability of voluntary funds.Additional voluntary funded positions in Geneva could be added to support the implementation of voluntaryfunded projects, throughout the duration of the project, subject to availability of funds and project needs.
Provisional projected salary costs for Geneva for the biennium 2020–2021(United States dollars)Duty station: Geneva
| Staff category and level | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020–2021 |
| A. Professional category | |||||
| D-2 | 297,246 | 306,163 | 315,348 | 324,809 | 640,157 |
| D-1 | 297,246 | 306,163 | 315,348 | 324,809 | 640,157 |
| P-5 | 259,526 | 267,312 | 275,331 | 283,591 | 558,922 |
| P-4 | 224,010 | 230,730 | 237,652 | 244,781 | 482,433 |
| P-3 | 189,780 | 195,474 | 201,338 | 207,378 | 408,716 |
| P-2 | 161,259 | 166,096 | 171,079 | 176,212 | 347,291 |
| B. General Service category | |||||
| GS | 143,673 | 147,984 | 152,423 | 156,996 | 309,419 |
| C. Other direct personnel costs | |||||
| Retirement/Separation and replacement recruitment costs | – | – | – | – | 262,775 |
| ICSC review of entitlements (revised) | – | – | – | – | 130,000 |
| Remarks | (1) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (3) (4) |
(1)Average actual salary costs including UN staff entitlement of BRS Geneva staff for June-July 2018 was used as basis to project future salary costs. These actual costs take into account the decrease in salaries in Geneva duty station due to the ICSC salary review undertaken in 2017 and resulting in a reduction in the post adjustment affecting the staff costs.
(2)Staff costs for 2019, 2020 and 2021 were estimated by using the actual costs of 2018 with an increase of a standard 3 per cent per annum to cover for salary step increase, inflation, exchange rate fluctuations and unexpected changes in salary costs.
(3)The projected actual salary costs for the biennium exclude the estimated retirement/separation and replacement recruitment costs. These costs are an integral part of the staffing costs and have been added separately for transparency. In the biennium, 2020-2021 BRS has 5 staff members that have the right to retire during biennium as they are between 62-65 years, however, they have the right to decide to stay until 65 years. In addition there may be other staff that leaves to another job. In these calculations we have only taken into account 3 retirements or separations or mobility (when a person changes jobs or resigns) and their replacements. These costs include both Geneva and Rome staff movements.
(4)The International Civil Servants Commission (ICSC) has proposed to the General Assembly in the Annual Report of the ICSC for the year 2018 (A/73/30) that the General Assembly approves changes in staff entitlements. If approved by the UN General Assembly, the following proposed changes would affect the BRS Secretariat staff costs: 4.4% increase in P-staff pensionable remuneration, 25% increase of annual dependency allowance, 1.83% increase in base/floor salary scale of P-staff (proposed zero net effect). In addition ICSC will undertake a new review of post-adjustment calculations and review other entitlements that may increase the salary costs further. The cost of these changes if approved, have been estimated to be higher than the amount presented in the current proposal. At 2019 COP this amount was adjusted to take into account the actual outcome of the GA resolution, and the pensionable remuneration amount was revised with USD 30,000 from USD 100,000 to USD 130,000.
Provisional projected salary costs for Rome for the biennium 2020-2021(United States dollars)Duty station: Rome
Notes
| Staff category and level | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020–2021 |
| A. Professional category | |||||
| D-2 | 273,432 | 273,432 | 281,635 | 290,084 | 571,719 |
| P-5 | 245,911 | 253,288 | 260,887 | 268,713 | 529,600 |
| P-4 | 239,383 | 246,565 | 253,962 | 261,580 | 515,542 |
| P-3 | 195,324 | 201,184 | 207,220 | 213,436 | 420,656 |
| P-2 | 154,396 | 159,028 | 163,799 | 168,713 | 332,512 |
| B. General Service category | |||||
| GS | 111,430 | 114,773 | 118,216 | 121,763 | 239,979 |
| C. Other direct personnel costs | |||||
| Retirement/Separation and replacement recruitment costs | – | – | – | – | – |
| ICSC review of entitlements | – | – | – | – | – |
| Remarks | (1) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) (3) (4) |
(1)Average actual salary costs for 2018 including staff entitlements and improved cost recovery uplift (ICRU) in respect to Rome staff was used as a basis to project future salary costs for staff salaries in GS and P1-P5 levels. For the in-kind post at the D-2 level, we have used the FAO standard salary cost for 2018–2019 as the post incumbency has changed during 2018.
(2)Staff costs for 2019, 2020 and 2021 were estimated by using the actual costs of 2018 increased by a standard 3 per cent per annum.
(3)No retirements are foreseen in Rome office for the 2020–2021 biennium. Other possible mobility related staff movements have been accounted for under Geneva staff budget.
(4)Rome staff costs in terms of the proposed ICSC changes in entitlements have been included under Geneva staff costs “ICSC review of entitlements”.
Table 4 - Specified activities to be funded from the available surpluses in the conventions’ general trust funds in 2020–20217
| Draw down from the provisional cash balance 31 December 2019 of the general trust funds | Basel Convention (BCL) | Rotterdam Convention (ROL) | Stockholm Convention (SCL) | Total |
| 2020–2021 | 2020–2021 | 2020–2021 | 2020–2021 | |
| Activity 25 Clearing house mechanism | 21 353 | 10 396 | 21 352 | 53 101 |
| Activity 30.2 Financial mechanism assessment report | 165 000 | 165 000 | ||
| Total direct costs | 21 353 | 10 396 | 186 352 | 218 101 |
| Programme support costs (13 per cent) | 2 776 | 1 351 | 24 226 | 28 353 |
| Total specific activities to be drawn down from the provisional projected cash balance 31 December 2019 of the general trust funds | 24 129 | 11 747 | 210 578 | 246 454 |