Recommendation 16 called for stronger donor relations and for grantees to be invited to donor meetings.

Finally, the External and Donor Relations Unit will lead resource mobilization and replenishment efforts.

The Director also introduced the recently appointed Head of Funding and Donor Relations Service.

Other delegations discussed the six points mentioned by the Head of Funding and Donor Relations.

The responsibilities in processes such as procurement, staffing and donor relations needed to be reviewed and clarified.

6. The current funding situation was also reviewed by the Head of the Funding and Donor Relations Service.

39. The current funding trends were reviewed by the Head of the Funding and Donor Relations Service (FDRS).

To help redress the serious situation with General Programmes, the Head of the Funding and Donor Relations Service proposed quot an informal pact quot .

As regards 1998, the Head of the Funding and Donor Relations Service recalled that the Executive Committee had approved the 1998 target of 440 million.

The Head of the Funding and Donor Relations Service noted that carry overs in Special Programmes from 1997 to 1998 again would be down considerably.

7. The Head of the Funding and Donor Relations Service focused his comments on two areas an overview of funding during 1997 and the outlook for 1998.

34. The Director of the Division of Operational Support and the Head of the Funding and Donor Relations Service introduced the first sub item of this agenda item.

1.24 Developments in the areas of governance and stakeholder relations affect donor and host country support, and as such, they have important implications for the achievement of UNRWA's goals.

CTAG has coordinated diplomatic, donor cooperation, and donor assistance efforts

Donor consultation

Donor coordination.

Taking into account current trends, ongoing fund raising efforts and the donor by donor review, conservative estimates for donor contributions were established.

He's my donor.

C. Donor coordination

Donor country Organisation

2. Donor countries

(CAF, bilateral donor)

b. Donor coordination

F. Donor coordination

3. Donor countries

UNAMA continues to provide political and electoral expertise while the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will continue to oversee trust fund management and donor relations, in addition to building the capacity of IEC.

Initial meetings have been held with representatives of various donor and prospective donor countries.

Discussions focused on the prospects for expanded relations with the Transitional Government, the upcoming international conference on Iraq in Brussels and donor coordination in support of the Transitional Government and the wider political process.

Many supported the proposal of an quot informal pact quot made by the Head of the Funding and Donor Relations Service and some delegations indicated they would maintain or increase their level of support.

Promotion of donor collaboration.

(IDB, WB, bilateral donor)

Relations

Relations

Relations

Relations

Relations

Visits to several donor and prospective donor capitals will take place in last quarter of 2005.

In a similar manner, the relation between a Government and its citizens has a direct and strong bearing on its relations with the donor countries that are to provide assistance and support. We need not be too idealistic, however, for the requirements of national interest of some donor countries have been placed above those idealistic principles.

Total donor resources (including regular donor and other donor resources, trust funds, UNV and MSAs) registered a growth of 36 per cent, rising to 2.8 billion in 2004.

Donor assistance to population activities

(a) Contributions from donor members

Other donor resources contributions, 2004

(d) Interest on donor funds

Donor response to the crisis

Two donor meetings were held.