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Session VI: Financing the Technical Cooperation Programme. Mr. Matteo Sironi, Unit Head, Finance and Information Management Section, Department of Technical Cooperation. Session Objective. To provide an overview of the technical cooperation funding resources. TC Programme Resources.
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Session VI: Financing the Technical Cooperation Programme Mr. Matteo Sironi, Unit Head, Finance and Information Management Section, Department of Technical Cooperation
Session Objective • To provide an overview of the technical cooperation funding resources
TC Programme Resources Technical Cooperation Fund (TCF) • Target is established by the Board of Governors and finalized in a General Conference resolution $85 m for 2009, $85 m for 2010, $86 m for 2011 • Funded by voluntary contributions from all Member States based on shares established by using UN assessment rates • National Participation Costs (NPC, 5% of the project ‘value’) also flow into TCF
TC Programme Funding Sources Extrabudgetary • Contributors are Member States, other international organizations, NGOs and the recipient governments themselves (Government Cost Sharing, GCS) In-kind • Money does not pass through the Agency’s accounts
The Regular Budget • MP6 is used to manage the technical cooperation programme • Other regular budget major programmes contribute to the programme MP3 MP5 MP2 Technical cooperation programme MP6 MP1
The TCF • Targets are set on BoG recommendation, usually recommended by a working group and involve MS negotiation • Off years generally include Indicative Planning Figures (IPFs) • The Agency’s planning figure includes the target adjusted for anticipated ROA, carryover and other income. • From January 2011 onwards the Euro will be the functional currency for the budget of the technical cooperation programme. The Euro is already the functional currency for the Regular Budget.
FINANCIAL TRENDS: Rate of Attainment against payments, 2000 – 2009 The 2009 rate of attainment on payments on 31st December 2009 is 91.1%, but the same rate of attainment as per 4th January 2010 is 93.9% (due to the late payment of a contribution received on 4th January 2010)
Technical cooperation: delivering results for peace and development