Funding modalities for UNDP

Funding modalities voluntary funding, assessed contributions and negotiated replenishments

Such a reflection must encompass basic modalities of funding.

Funding modalities, realignment of Organizational driven change in identifying and deploying funding sources aimed at attaining proportionality.

One delegation requested an explanation of funding modalities with respect to GTT.

Funding modalities such as assessed, negotiated and voluntary contributions should be further analysed.

These innovative funding modalities could be combined for different organizations of the United Nations system in several alternative ways and harmonized with current modalities.

The trend in funding modalities was a stronger emphasis on budget and sector programme support.

It was essential that the funding modalities for operational activities for development should be reviewed.

In this context, the Agenda for Development must call for new and innovative modalities for funding.

With regard to cooperation among agencies, speakers noted that funding modalities resulted in competitive relationships among the organizations.

The implementation of this strategy may impact current UNDP country office structures as well as operational and funding modalities.

One approach that has been pursued in recent years is to take current funding modalities as given and adopt a short term funding strategy that maximizes supplementary funding, corrected for a number of elements, as indicated above.

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

Modalities

It will therefore require a review of the UNDP base structure and funding modalities as presented in the 2004 2005 biennial support budget.

There was also a need to study new funding modalities and innovative mechanisms which took account of the interests of all the developing countries.

A. Modalities

C. Modalities

Appropriate modalities are being devised to ensure that UNCDF can easily access potential funding for its operations provided as part of the UNDP biennium budget.

There was also a request for clarification on joint consideration of CPDs, funding modalities, financial responsibilities and agency specific accountability, and evaluation and performance reviews.

In the last budget, UNDP initiated a process of rationalizing the funding modalities of its operational structures to align them with a multi funded approach.

Action to ensure that the level of United Nations development cooperation funding is adequate should be accompanied by measures to introduce much greater predictability and long term stability to such funding than are provided under the present modalities.

Takes note also of the report of the Secretary General on funding options and modalities for financing operational activities for development of the United Nations system

VIII. Working modalities

Modalities of action

Instruments and modalities

Report of the Secretary General on funding options and modalities for financing operational activities for development of the United Nations system (A 60 83 E 2005 72)

(b) Modalities of work

Examples of financing modalities

Modalities and special faculties.

We hope that ongoing consultations among all interested parties on the UNDP feasibility study will produce early agreement on the final scope, modalities and funding for this important project.

The 2006 2007 budget proposals build upon the funding strategy of the 2004 2005 budget, particularly regarding The consolidation of the base structure concept at the country level and its application to headquarters funding modalities resulting in an additional requirement of 0.4 million Gradual proportional funding of UNDP operational costs between regular and other resources.

All funding modalities must be explored, and Indonesia was convinced in that connection that the donor community should ensure that the United Nations development system was provided with adequate funding to create a solid and reliable base for operational activities without any conditions being attached.

While the programmatic implications of these new delivery modalities for United Nations system support are progressively emerging, their implications for the funding of the system's country level activities remain unclear.

Scope and modalities of review

Scope and modalities of review

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(j) Modalities of external assistance.

C. Modalities of action proposed

(c) Report of the Secretary General on funding options and modalities for financing operational activities for development of the United Nations system (resolution 59 250), A 60 83 E 2005 72

Implementation strategies Possible modalities of action

modalities for payment of special occupational

V. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND IMPLEMENTATION MODALITIES

Modalities of reporting in the economic,