General purpose funds also finance priority areas not attracting special purpose (earmarked) contributions, thus providing programme flexibility.

Programme support costs of the Programme incorrectly charged to general purpose income in prior periods

Programme support activities are financed from programme support funds and, as required, from general purpose resources.

Programme support costs of the Programme retained out of programme activities funded by special purpose income (schedule 4 and note 2 (l))

Recommendation 2. Programme support activities should be funded from programme support resources and, as required, general purpose funds.

The programme budget is funded mainly from special purpose funds (earmarked voluntary funds) and the support budget from general purpose voluntary contributions.

Given the dearth of general purpose resources available for programme activities, all new initiatives will need to be funded from special purpose (earmarked) contributions.

As in option 1, the modification would increase in particular the programme support proceeds from projects funded by special purpose contributions, 2,150,000 being generated from special purpose funds and 472,000 from general purpose funds.

Since the programme support budget is expected to exceed available programme support resources, the difference would be funded from general purpose resources.

Overall, 17.4 million (15.8 per cent) will be provided by general purpose contributions and 93.1 million (84.2 per cent) by special purpose contributions for programme activities.

The main purpose of the programme is to develop and strengthen extension services in Agriculture.

The purpose of this priority research programme is to integrate various researches which refer to the main national programme in Research and Technology.

Most donors provide general purpose contributions, which are primarily for core and programme support activities, and as special purpose contributions, which are exclusively used for project activities.

The introduction of the proposed modifications to the programme support arrangement would increase programme support resources and reduce the need to utilize general purpose funds for programme support activities.

The amount retained out of programme activities funded by special purpose income, however, is shown as a transfer from special to general purpose funds being the effective recovery of these costs charged to general purpose expenditure through the biennial support budget but earned from special purpose income.

The operational reserve would be funded from general purpose resources ( 11.4 million) and from programme support funds ( 0.4).

He drew their attention to the bleak position of the general purpose funds of the drug programme of UNODC.

Several actions have been taken for this purpose under the programme quot Douroub Biladi quot (footpaths of my country).

The main purpose of the training programme is to build up the capacity of developing country food research institutions.

Until 1995, an operating reserve of 15 per cent of annual expenditures (adjusted for programme support costs) was maintained amounting to 9,486,700 (general purpose 3,446,200 and special purpose 6,040,500) at 31 December 1995.

The basic purpose of the Programme is to decrease maternal morbidity and mortality due to abortions performed under unsafe conditions .

It has made this one of its areas of activity and has adopted a specific operational programme for the purpose.

Those projects funded by special purpose contributions would therefore contribute considerably more to the maintenance of the programme support activities.

Recognizing that to maintain and enhance its activities, the Programme depends on general purpose funds as well as earmarked funds,

Recognizing that to maintain and enhance its activities, the Programme depends on general purpose funds as well as earmarked funds,

The donor community should be generous in allocating funds to the United Nations International Drug Control Programme for this purpose.

Assuming no increase in programme support resources, amounting to an estimated 4,370,100, the increase in programme support activities would need to be funded from general purpose funds amounting to 10,950,400.

Although fewer general purpose resources would be required, table 6 shows that, even under the second option, programme support resources would remain insufficient to fund the total programme support requirements.

Another major change between general and special purpose funds but not affecting the total fund balance in 1996 1997 is the treatment of programme support costs retained by the Programme.

62. The purpose of this programme is to provide support for technical training activities using resources from the National Employment Fund.

44. The programme of action also states (para. 31) that quot the secretariat of the programme shall be the permanent body responsible for facilitating the implementation of the programme quot , adding quot For that purpose, the secretariat shall

Funding of the Programme can be grouped into three main categories the United Nations regular budget, with which the Programme services its intergovernmental bodies special purpose voluntary contributions, used for technical cooperation activities specified by donors and general purpose voluntary contributions that are not earmarked by donors for any specific use.

In keeping with a purpose oriented federal programme, by the year 2010 GLONASS will have its full complement of 24 space vehicles.

The pursuit of durable solutions to the problems of refugees is the heart of protection and the principal purpose of this programme.

A balance of 37,600 remaining in the reserve for programme support costs has been transferred back to the general purpose fund balance.

Since estimated UNDCP programme support resources for the biennium 1996 1997 only amount to 4,370,100, additional and complementary general purpose resources of 10,950,400 are required to fund the budget for programme support activities.

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With only four countries accounting for 60 per cent of the general purpose contributions programme implementation was dependent on money rather than need.

The actual positive balance of the General Fund results mainly from an increase in programme support income received from the Special Purpose Grants.

17. Reaffirms that it is desirable that the Programme should receive an adequate amount of funding in the form of general purpose contributions.

(a) Reactivation of the United Nations Development Programme regional commissions task force for the purpose of addressing, more effectively, issues of common concern

Correspondingly the general purpose reserve of 3,446,200 has been increased by 6,040,500, plus an additional 2,013,300 out of the general purpose fund balance and 500,000 out of the programme support reserve to meet the approved consolidated level of 12,000,000.

Following a successful although hurried research and development programme and basic pilot scale production, the biological weapons programme moved towards large scale production which required the construction of a dedicated facility for this purpose.