Budget performance for the biennium 2014–2015 as at 30 June 2015. Note by the Executive Secretary
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15(a). Budget performance for the biennium 2014–2015;
Abstract

The budget performance for the first 18 months of the biennium 2014–2015 of the trust funds administered by the secretariat is presented. The aim is to inform Parties of income and expenditure and the results achieved as at 30 June 2015. As at 30 June 2015, EUR 36.6 million, or 77.2 per cent of the total core budget indicative contributions expected for the biennium, had been received. Voluntary contributions received amounted to USD 5.3 million under the Trust Fund for Participation in the UNFCCC Process and USD 24.0 million under the Trust Fund for Supplementary Activities. Approximately 75.8 per cent of the 2014–2015 core budget had been spent. USD 30.0 million had been spent on various projects under the Trust Fund for Supplementary Activities and USD 8.1 million had been spent under the Trust Fund for Participation in the UNFCCC Process to cover the participation of eligible Parties in sessional meetings. This report also contains information on the status of the Trust Fund for the Clean Development Mechanism, the Trust Fund for the International Transaction Log and the Trust Fund for the Special Annual Contribution from the Government of Germany and on programme support costs. It further provides information on human resources and contains a detailed report on programme delivery.