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GENERAL



FCCC/CP/1998/INF.6

31 October 1998



ENGLISH ONLY

CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES

Fourth session

Buenos Aires, 2-13 November 1998

Item 7 (b) (i) of the provisional agenda



 

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL MATTERS

 

 

INCOME AND BUDGET PERFORMANCE



 

INITIAL REPORT ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN THE

 

BIENNIUM 1998-1999



 

Status report on receipt of contributions from Parties



 

Note by the secretariat



1. This document contains information on the status of receipt of contributions to the UNFCCC trust funds as at 20 October 1998 (rather than 15 October 1998 as stated in document FCCC/CP/1998/8).

 

2. Table 1 lists the arrears from 1996 and 1997, the 1998 indicative contributions, the amounts and dates of payment of 1998 contributions and the total outstanding balances due to the Trust Fund for the Core Budget of UNFCCC.



3. Tables 2 and 3 report on 1998 contributions to the Trust Fund for Participation in the UNFCCC Process and the Trust Fund for Supplementary Activities, respectively.



4. Table 4 lists Parties in four groups according to the status of contributions, namely:



(a) Parties having paid contributions up to and including 1998;



(b) Parties with 1998 contributions outstanding;



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(c) Parties with 1997 and 1998 contributions outstanding; and



(d) Parties with 1996, 1997 and 1998 contributions outstanding.



5. Parties are kindly requested to bring to the attention of the secretariat any errors or omissions in the information presented.



Table 1. Trust Fund for the Core Budget of UNFCCC: status of contributions as at 20 October 1998

(United States dollars)

Party

1996/97 arrears

1998 contribution

1998 amount paid

1998 date paid

Balance

Albania

655

253

-

907

Algeria

9,835

9,787

-

19,622

Antigua and Barbuda

-

169

1,149

9/4/98

(980)

Argentina

-

64,795

-

64,795

Armenia

-

2,278

-

2,278

Australia

-

124,106

175,873

31/12/98

(51,767)

Austria

-

78,885

-

78,885

Azerbaijan

16,384

5,062

-

21,446

Bahamas

1,246

1,266

-

2,513

Bahrain

-

1,519

2,220

26/2/98

(701)

Bangladesh

1,365

844

-

2,209

Barbados

605

675

-

1,279

Belgium

-

92,468

-

92,468

Belize

-

88

-

88

Benin

-

169

1,156

29/4/98

(987)

Bhutan

-

88

1,149

26/1/98

(1,061)

Bolivia

366

675

-

1,041

Botswana

-

844

1,149

13/1/98

(305)

Brazil

-

127,734

-

127,734

Bulgaria

-

3,797

-

3,797

Burkina Faso

29

169

-

198

Burundi

563

88

-

651

Cambodia

1,212

88

-

1,300

Cameroon

1,365

1,181

-

2,546

Canada

-

238,341

265,431

30/6/98

(27,090)

Cape Verde

1,365

88

-

1,453

Central African Republic

1,365

169

-

1,534

 

Table 1 (continued)

Party

1996/97 arrears

1998 contribution

1998 amount paid

1998 date paid

Balance

Chad

1,365

88

-

1,453

Chile

-

9,534

-

9,534

China

14

76,016

-

76,031

Colombia

(1,274)

9,112

-

7,838

Comoros

1,365

88

-

1,453

Congo

728

253

-

981

Cook Islands

1,365

88

-

1,453

Costa Rica

1,365

1,434

-

2,799

Côte d'Ivoire

1,365

1,012

-

2,377

Croatia

6,756

4,725

-

11,481

Cuba

(21)

3,290

-

3,270

Cyprus

-

2,869

-

2,869

Czech Republic

-

14,258

28,856

13/3/98

(14,598)

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

6,826

2,615

-

9,442

Democratic Republic of the Congo

(14)

675

-

661

Denmark

-

57,961

61,270

6/2/98

(3,309)

Djibouti

-

88

-

88

Dominica

1,365

88

-

1,453

Ecuador

2,730

1,856

-

4,587

Egypt

-

5,821

-

5,821

El Salvador

1,212

1,012

-

2,224

Eritrea

-

88

1,149

12/10/98

(1,061)

Estonia

-

1,940

3,627

6/8/98

(1,687)

Ethiopia

1,365

591

-

1,956

European Community

-

218,943

287,210

3/3/98

(68,268)

Fiji

-

337

-

336

Finland

-

45,390

-

45,390

France

-

547,889

547,932

23/6/98

-

Gabon

-

-

-

-

Gambia

1,365

88

-

1,453

Georgia

7,664

4,893

-

12,558

Germany

-

812,468

773,671

9/1/98

38,797

Ghana

365

844

-

1,209

Greece

-

31,048

-

31,048

Grenada

1,365

88

-

1,453

Guatemala

-

1,603

-

1,603

Guinea

1,365

253

-

1,618

Guinea-Bissau

1,314

88

-

1,402

Guyana

1,365

88

-

1,453

Haiti

-

169

-

169

Honduras

1,314

337

-

1,651

Hungary

-

10,040

15,538

12/6/98

(5,498)

Iceland

-

2,700

3,329

26/2/98

(629)

India

18

25,732

-

25,750

Indonesia

-

14,596

15,537

28/5/98

(941)

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

39,244

25,564

-

64,808

Ireland

-

18,814

21,093

22/5/98

(2,279)

Israel

-

27,757

-

27,757

Italy

-

455,083

443,886

15/4/98

11,197

Jamaica

-

506

-

506

Japan

-

1,517,029

-

1,517,029

Jordan

-

675

-

(265)

Kazakhstan

27,307

10,462

-

37,769

Kenya

18

591

-

602

Kiribati

16

88

-

103

Kuwait

-

12,993

-

12,993

Lao People's Democratic Republic

208

88

1,355

17/4/98

(1,059)

Latvia

-

3,881

9,156

30/12/97

(5,275)

Lebanon

-

1,350

1,124

27/3/98

226

Lesotho

(797)

169

-

(628)

Liechtenstein

-

422

-

422

Lithuania

-

3,797

8,879

4/3/98

(5,082)

Luxembourg

-

5,568

-

5,568

Malawi

766

169

-

934

Malaysia

-

14,174

15,538

12/6/98

(1,364)

Maldives

-

88

1,149

18/2/98

1,061

Mali

1,365

253

-

1,618

Malta

-

1,181

1,129

26/1/98

52

Marshall Islands

-

88

-

88

Mauritania

1,365

88

-

1,453

Mauritius

-

759

1,149

4/5/98

(390)

Mexico

55,827

79,391

-

135,218

Micronesia (Federated States of)

-

88

884

22/5/98

(796)

Monaco

-

253

1,149

19/2/98

(896)

Mongolia

19

169

1,153

20/5/98

(965)

Morocco

(1,157)

3,459

-

2,302

Mozambique

-

169

1,149

22/1/98

(980)

Myanmar

-

759

1,149

27/1/98

(390)

Namibia

-

591

1,749

5/2/98

(1,158)

Nauru

-

88

-

88

Nepal

1,365

337

-

1,702

Netherlands

-

136,593

135,489

27/4/98

1,104

New Zealand

-

18,645

26,636

25/11/97

(7,991)

Nicaragua

649

169

-

818

Niger

1,367

169

-

1,534

Nigeria

-

5,906

-

5,906

Niue

-

88

479

25/5/98

(392)

Norway

-

51,043

47,820

1/9/98

3,223

Oman

-

4,218

4,439

12/6/98

(221)

Pakistan

(724)

5,062

-

4,338

Panama

-

1,350

-

1,350

Papua New Guinea

-

591

1,149

24/3/98

(558)

Paraguay

1,365

1,181

-

2,546

Peru

-

7,171

5,118

19/10/98

2,053

Philippines

-

6,496

-

6,496

Poland

-

21,176

36,624

14/9/98

(15,448)

Portugal

-

31,048

-

31,048

Qatar

-

2,784

-

2,784

Republic of Korea

-

80,572

40,000

14/1/98

40,572

Republic of Moldova

11,538

3,628

-

15,166

Romania

3,809

8,606

-

12,415

Russian Federation

278,979

242,391

-

521,369

Saint Kitts and Nevis

-

88

510

9/4/98

(422)

Saint Lucia

-

88

1,149

16/4/98

(1,061)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

500

88

-

588

Samoa

20

88

-

108

San Marino

-

169

1,149

3/3/98

(980)

Saudi Arabia

45,494

50,115

-

95,609

Senegal

1,365

506

-

1,871

Seychelles

51

169

934

27/8/98

(715)

Sierra Leone

1,365

88

-

1,453

Singapore

-

14,090

15,988

28/4/98

1,898

Slovakia

-

4,472

9,156

21/4/98

(4,684)

Slovenia

-

5,062

7,769

29/6/98

(2,707)

Solomon Islands

1,365

88

-

1,453

South Africa

-

30,794

35,792

5/5/98

(4,998)

Spain

-

216,911

203,127

29/6/98

13,784

Sri Lanka

-

1,097

-

1,097

Sudan

1,365

759

-

2,124

Suriname

-

337

-

337

Swaziland

-

169

1,149

23/1/98

(980)

Sweden

-

92,721

104,764

1/7/98

(12,043)

Switzerland

-

102,508

103,271

27/4/98

(763)

Syrian Arab Republic

-

5,231

-

5,231

Tajikistan

-

-

-

-

Thailand

-

13,330

-

13,330

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

-

-

-

-

Togo

1,365

169

-

1,534

Trinidad and Tobago

-

1,519

-

1,519

Tunisia

-

2,362

-

2,362

Turkmenistan

-

1,266

-

1,266

Tuvalu

1,365

88

-

1,453

Uganda

-

337

2,199

24/2/98

(1,862)

Ukraine

35,658

57,202

-

92,860

United Arab Emirates

-

14,933

21,087

13/8/98

(6,154)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

-

428,254

589,874

17/3/98

(161,620)

United Republic of Tanzania

1,007

337

-

1,344

United States of America

-

2,189,425

2,209,875

11/6/98

(20,450)

Uruguay

2,459

4,134

-

6,593

Uzbekistan

15

6,496

14,413

25/9/98

(7,902)

Vanuatu

1,365

88

-

1,453

Venezuela

21,240

19,827

-

41,067

Viet Nam

1,365

844

-

2,209

Yemen

1,110

844

-

1,953

Yugoslavia

634

5,062

-

5,696

Zambia

1,365

253

-

1,618

Zimbabwe

-

759

884

30/1/98

(125)

TOTAL

622,004

8,757,700

6,318,781



Note: (a) Figures in parentheses are overpayments which will be credited against future contributions.

(b) Slight apparent errors in balances are due to rounding.



 

Table 2. Trust Fund for Participation in the UNFCCC Process:

1998 contributions received as at 20 October 1998



Party

Date received

Amount

(United States dollars)

Denmark

United Kingdom of Great

Britain and Northern Ireland

Germany

Finland

United States of America

Sweden

European Community

New Zealand

06/02/98

18/03/98



03/06/98

09/06/98

11/06/98

01/07/98

07/08/98

11/08/98

40,000

165,630



120,787

68,532

500,000

60,000

82,734

8,604

Total for 1998

1,046,287



 

Table 3. Trust Fund for Supplementary Activities:

contributions received as at 20 October 1998



Party

Date received

Amount

(United States dollars)

Switzerland

Switzerland

Norway

United Kingdom of Great

Britain and Northern Ireland

United States of America

Sweden

Institute for Global

Environmental Studies, Japan

27/01/98

24/04/98

19/05/98

19/06/98



11/06/98

01/07/98

02/10/98

90,000

4,635

50,000

16,262



1,170,125

24,545

75,000

Total for 1998

1,430,567



 

Table 4. List of Parties according to status of contributions



 

(a) Parties having paid contributions up to and including 1998

Antigua and Barbuda

Latvia

Poland

Australia

Lebanon

Republic of Korea

Bahrain

Lithuania

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Benin

Malaysia

Saint Lucia

Bhutan

Maldives

San Marino

Botswana

Malta

Seychelles

Canada

Mauritius

Singapore

Czech Republic

Micronesia (Federated States of)

Slovakia

Denmark

Monaco

Slovenia

Eritrea

Mongolia

South Africa

Estonia

Mozambique

Spain

European Community

Myanmar

Swaziland

France

Namibia

Sweden

Germany

Netherlands

Switzerland

Hungary

New Zealand

Uganda

Iceland

Niue

United Arab Emirates

Indonesia

Norway

United Kingdom

Ireland

Oman

United States of America

Italy

Papua New Guinea

Uzbekistan

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Peru

Zimbabwe



 

Table 4 (continued)



 

(b) Parties with 1998 contributions outstanding

Argentina

Finland

Nauru

Armenia

Greece

Nigeria

Austria

Guatemala

Pakistan

Belgium

Haiti

Panama

Belize

India

Philippines

Brazil

Israel

Portugal

Bulgaria

Jamaica

Qatar

Burkina Faso

Japan

Romania

Chile

Jordan

Samoa

China

Kenya

Sri Lanka

Colombia

Kiribati

Suriname

Cuba

Kuwait

Syrian Arab Republic

Cyprus

Lesotho

Thailand

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Liechtenstein

Trinidad and Tobago

Djibouti

Luxembourg

Tunisia

Egypt

Marshall Islands

Turkmenistan

Fiji

Morocco



(c) Parties with 1997 and 1998 contributions outstanding

Albania

Croatia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Algeria

Georgia

Saudi Arabia

Bahamas

Ghana

Ukraine

Barbados

Malawi

Uruguay

Bolivia

Mexico

Venezuela

Burundi

Nicaragua

Yugoslavia

Congo

Russian Federation



Table 4 (continued)



 

(d) Parties with 1996, 1997 and 1998 contributions outstanding

Azerbaijan

El Salvador

Paraguay

Bangladesh

Ethiopia

Republic of Moldova

Cambodia

Gambia

Senegal

Cameroon

Grenada

Sierra Leone

Cape Verde

Guinea

Solomon Islands

Central African Republic

Guinea-Bissau

Sudan

Chad

Guyana

Togo

Comoros

Honduras

Tuvalu

Cook Islands

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

United Republic of Tanzania

Costa Rica

Kazakhstan

Vanuatu

Côte d'Ivoire

Mali

Viet Nam

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Mauritania

Yemen

Dominica

Nepal

Zambia

Ecuador

Niger



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