The budget performance for the first six months of the biennium 2018–2019 of the trust funds administered by the secretariat is presented in this document, which should be considered in conjunction with its two addenda: the first provides an assessment of progress against performance indicators and targets, and the second provides details of the activities and outputs planned and delivered in this first part of the biennium. The aim is to inform Parties of the results achieved and income and expenditure as at 30 June 2018. In the period under consideration, programme highlights include supporting Parties’ efforts to complete the Paris Agreement work programme and facilitating over 30 meetings and workshops of constituted bodies, technical experts and regional groups and the sessions of the subsidiary bodies held in Bonn.

As at 30 June 2018, the secretariat had received EUR 22.0 million, equivalent to 69.7 per cent of the total core budget contributions expected for the 2018–2019 biennium. The high level of outstanding contributions to the core budget for the current and previous bienniums poses a risk to the effective implementation of the secretariat work programme. Voluntary contributions received amounted to USD 2.6 million under the Trust Fund for Participation in the UNFCCC Process and USD 12.2 million under the Trust Fund for Supplementary Activities. Core budget expenditure was at 44.4 per cent of the approved core budget for 2018 and USD 8.7 million had been spent on various projects under the Trust Fund for Supplementary Activities. This document also contains information on the status of the various other trust funds and programme support costs. It further provides information on human resources and contains a detailed report on programme delivery.