The budget performance for the first 18 months of the biennium 2008–2009 of the trust funds administered by the secretariat is presented. The aim is to inform Parties of income and expenditure and results achieved by 30 June 2009. By 30 June 2009, USD 39.25 million or 78.5 per cent of the total indicative contributions expected for the biennium had been received. Voluntary contributions amounted to USD 11.3 million under the Trust Fund for Participation in the UNFCCC Process and USD 33.3 million under the Trust Fund for Supplementary Activities. At this point in the biennium, about 68 per cent of core budget resources had been spent on mandated activities and achieving the expected results of the work programme for the biennium. In addition to funding participation at the sessions of the subsidiary bodies and the Conference of the Parties and the mandated activities outlined in document FCCC/SBI/2007/8/Add.2, USD 4.05 million from the Trust Fund for Participation in the UNFCCC Process and USD 12.6 million from the Trust Fund for Supplementary Activities has been spent to cover activities related to additional sessions during the reporting period. The Subsidiary Body for Implementation is invited to take note of the information presented and to propose a draft decision on administrative and financial matters to be recommended for adoption by the Conference of the Parties at its fifteenth session, and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol at its fifth session