Decision 92/3

92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee
June 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
DEU | 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/92/4;
    2. That the net level of funds being returned by the implementing agencies at the 92nd meeting was US $2,508,725 consisting of US $334,630, plus agency support costs of US $23,485 from UNDP; US $277,372, plus agency support costs of US $17,732, from UNEP; US $1,728,863, plus agency support costs of US $123,876, from UNIDO; and US $2,586, plus agency support costs of US $181, from the World Bank;
    3. That UNDP held balances of US $50,243, including agency support costs, for five projects completed over two years previously and US $23,411, including agency support costs, for one completed project using the additional voluntary contributions made by a group of donor countries to finance fast-start activities for the implementation of HFC phase-down;
    4. That UNIDO held balances of US $119,069, including agency support costs, for two completed projects using the additional voluntary contributions made by a group of donor countries to finance fast-start activities for the implementation of HFC phase-down;
  2. To request:
    1. Implementing agencies to proceed with disbursement or to cancel committed and not-committed funds that were not needed for completed projects and projects completed“by decision of the Executive Committee” and to return the associated balances at the 93rd meeting;
    2. UNDP to proceed with disbursement or to cancel commitments for the projects completed over two years previously and to return balances at the 93rd meeting;
    3. UNDP and UNIDO to proceed with disbursement or return at the 93rd meeting the balances of completed projects funded using the additional voluntary contributions;
    4. The Government of Germany to return at the 92nd meeting the balance from stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for the Islamic Republic of Iran, in the amount of US $803,872, plus agency support costs of US $91,434, consisting of:
      1. US $93,017, plus agency support costs of US $10,580, from the second tranche (IRA/PHA/84/INV/236);
      2. US $145,255, plus agency support costs of US $16,521, from the third tranche (IRA/PHA/86/INV/250);
      3. US $502,500, plus agency support costs of US $57,156, and US $63,100, plus agency support costs of US $7,177, from the fourth tranche (IRA/PHA/90/INV/259 and IRA/PHA/90/INV/260, respectively);
    5. The Treasurer to transfer at the 92nd meeting the funds returned for the projects referred to in subparagraph (b)(iv) above to UNDP for the implementation of the fourth tranche, in the amount of US $803,872, plus agency support costs of US $56,271, consisting of:
      1. US $93,017, plus agency support costs of US $6,511 for the second tranche (IRA/PHA/84/INV/236);
      2. US $145,255, plus agency support costs of US $10,168 for the third tranche (IRA/PHA/86/INV/250);
      3. US $502,500, plus agency support costs of US $35,175, and US $63,100, plus agency support costs of US $4,417 for the fourth tranche (IRA/PHA/90/INV/259 and IRA/PHA/90/INV/260, respectively);
    6. The Government of Germany to return at the 92nd meeting the balance from the preparation of stage III of the HPMP for the Islamic Republic of Iran, in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,900, consisting of:
      1. US $5,000, plus agency support costs of US $650, from the preparation of the overarching strategy (IRA/PHA/87/PRP/251);
      2. US $25,000, plus agency support costs of US $3,250, from the preparation of investment activities in the industrial refrigeration and air-conditioning sector (IRA/PHA/87/PRP/252);
    7. The Treasurer to transfer at the 92nd meeting the funds returned for the projects referred to in subparagraph (b)(vi) above to UNDP for implementation, in the amount of US $30,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,100, consisting of:
      1. US $5,000, plus agency support costs of US $350 for the preparation of the overarching strategy (IRA/PHA/87/PRP/251);
      2. US $25,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,750 for the preparation of investment activities in the industrial refrigeration and air-conditioning sector (IRA/PHA/87/PRP/252);
    8. UNEP to return at the 92nd meeting the balance from the preparation of the Kigali HFC implementation plan for Turkmenistan (TKM/KIP/87/PRP/18), in the amount of US $10,000, plus agency support costs of US $1,300;
    9. The Treasurer to transfer at the 92nd meeting the funds returned for the project referred to in subparagraph (b)(viii) above to UNIDO for implementation, in the amount of US $10,000, plus agency support costs of US $700;
    10. The World Bank to return at the 92nd meeting the balance from the preparation of stage III of the HPMP for Jordan (overarching) (JOR/PHA/88/PRP/110), in the amount of US $35,000, plus agency support costs of US $2,450; and
    11. The Treasurer to transfer at the 92nd meeting the funds returned for the project referred to in subparagraph (b)(x) above to UNIDO for implementation, in the amount of US $35,000 and agency support costs of US $2,450.