Decision 77/38

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To approve the UNEP’s Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) activities and budget for 2017 in the amount of US $9,776,000, plus agency support costs of 8 per cent, amounting to US $782,080, contained in Annex XV to the present report;
2. To request UNEP to continue to submit an annual work programme and budget for the CAP that included:
   1. Detailed information on the progress of the four new activities identified in the 2016 work programme for which global funds would be used until their completion;
   2. Extension of the prioritization of funding between CAP budget lines so as to accommodate changing priorities, and details on the reallocations made in its budget pursuant to decisions 47/24 and 50/26;
   3. Reporting on the current levels of staff posts and information for the Executive Committee on any changes thereto, particularly with respect to any increased budget allocations; and
3. To further request UNEP to review the overall structure of the CAP and to consider its operations and regional structure in addressing emerging needs and new challenges, and to submit a final report of that review to the Executive Committee for consideration at its 79^th meeting.