Decision 61/2

61st Meeting of the Executive Committee
July 2010
Sri Lanka
CAN | FRA | JPN | ESP | UNDP | UNEP | UNIDO | World Bank
Report on balances and availability of resources

The Executive Committee decided:

  1. To note:
    1. The report on balances and availability of resources contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/4;
    2. That the net level of funds being returned to the 61st Meeting by the implementing agencies was US $156,455 against projects, which included the return of US $52,327 from UNDP, US $3,520 from UNEP, US $26,351 from UNIDO and US $74,257 from the World Bank;
    3. That the net level of support costs being returned by the implementing agencies to the 61st Meeting was US $221,184, which included the return of US $5,212 from UNDP, US $282 from UNEP, US $2,549 from UNIDO and US $213,141 from the World Bank;
    4. That the net level of funds and support costs being returned by the bilateral agencies to the 61st Meeting was US $27,112, which included a return in cash of US $31 from the Government of Canada and US $27,081 from the Government of Spain, noting that the return from Canada was already included in the status of contributions and disbursements;
    5. That implementing agencies had balances totalling US $3,930,493, excluding support costs, from projects completed more than two years previously, which included US $678,003 for UNDP, US $867,421 for UNEP, US $332,569 for UNIDO, and US $2,052,501 for the World Bank;
    6. That there were balances totalling US $87,848 for France and US $20,203, for Japan, including support costs from projects completed more than one year previously;
    7. UNEP’s report on the application of the financial rules regarding obligated cash advances, which had been requested by decision 60/3, and the application of those rules as of the 61st Meeting;
  2. To request the Treasurer to continue to consult with the Government of Spain on the cash transfer of the returned amount by the Government of Spain mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a)(iv) above; and
  3. To approve the transfer from the World Bank to UNDP of US $60,000, plus agency costs of US $4,500, for the preparation of the HCFC phase-out management plan in Sri Lanka (SRL/PHA/57/PRP/36).