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(Decisions adopted by MOP37 are based on the advance English version of document
UNEP/OzL.Pro.37/9/Add.1 and may change in the final version)

Decision XXXVII/23: Financial reports and budgets for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

The Thirty-Seventh Meeting of the Parties,

Recalling decision XXXVI/22 on financial reports and budgets for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer,

Taking note of the financial report for the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol for the fiscal year 2024,1

Recognizing the voluntary contributions of parties as an essential complement for the effective implementation of the Montreal Protocol,

Welcoming the continued efficient management by the Ozone Secretariat of the finances of the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol,

Decides:

  1. To approve the budget of the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in the amount of 5,912,612 United States dollars for 2026 and to take note of the indicative budget for 2027 to be considered further by the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, as set out in table 1 of the annex to the present decision;
  2. To authorize the Executive Secretary, on an exceptional basis, to draw on the available cash balance for 2026 in an amount of up to 100,000 dollars for specific additional activities listed in table 1 of the annex to the present decision, provided that the cash balance is not reduced below the working capital reserve;
  3. To approve the contributions to be paid by the parties in the amount of 5,412,612 dollars for 2026 and take note of the contributions for 2027, as set out in table 2 of the annex to the present decision;
  4. To authorize the Executive Secretary to draw down from the cash balance the funds required to cover the shortfall between the level of contributions agreed on in paragraph 3 above and the approved budget for 2026 as set out in paragraph 1 above;
  5. To reaffirm that a working capital reserve shall be maintained at a level of 15 per cent of the annual budget, to be used to meet the final expenditures under the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol, noting that the working capital reserve is to be set aside from the existing cash balance;
  6. To encourage parties and other stakeholders to contribute financially and by other means to assist the members of the three assessment panels and their subsidiary bodies, with a view to ensuring their continued participation in assessment activities under the Montreal Protocol;
  7. To express its appreciation for the fact that a number of parties have paid their contributions for 2025 and prior years, and to urge those parties that have not done so to pay their outstanding contributions promptly and in full and all parties to pay their future contributions promptly and in full;
  8. To request the Executive Secretary:
    1. To enter into discussions with any party whose contributions have been outstanding for two or more years with a view to finding a way forward, and to report to the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties on the outcome of those discussions in order to enable further consideration by the parties of how to address the matter;
    2. To continue to provide regular information on earmarked contributions and to include that information, where relevant, in the budget proposals of the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol to enhance transparency with regard to the actual income and expenses of the Trust Fund;
    3. To continue to prepare fact sheets for the presentation of future budgets;
    4. To ensure the full utilization of the programme support resources available to the Ozone Secretariat in 2026 and in later years and, where possible, to offset programme support resources against the administrative components of the approved budget;
    5. To indicate in future financial reports of the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol the amounts of cash on hand and the status of contributions to the Trust Fund;
  9. To also request the Executive Secretary to prepare budgets and work programmes for the years 2027 and 2028, based on the projected needs, for two budget scenarios:
    1. A zero-nominal-growth scenario based on the 2026 approved budget;
    2. A scenario based on recommended adjustments to the zero-nominal-growth scenario, indicating the added costs or savings related thereto;
  10. To stress the need to continue to ensure that the budget proposals are realistic and represent the agreed priorities of all parties to help to ensure a sustainable and stable fund and cash balance, including contributions.

Annex to decision XXXVII/23

Approved budget for the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer for 2026 and noted budget for 2027 and parties’ contributions to the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol               

Table 1
Approved 2026 and noted 2027 budgets for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
(United States dollars)

Budget line

Cost category

2026
Approved

2027
Zero nominal growth

2027
Recommended

1100

Employee salaries, allowances and benefits

1 830 900

2 048 000

2 048 000

1200

Consultants

75 000

35 000

85 000

1300

Conference services costs

     

1305

Open-ended Working Group meetings

635 000

760 000

760 000

1310

Meetings of the Parties

665 000

680 000

680 000

1315

Communication costs of Article 5 assessment panel members and organizational costs of panel meetings

55 000

55 000

55 000

1320

Bureau meetings

25 000

25 000

25 000

1325

Implementation Committee meetings

165 000

165 000

165 000

1350

Hospitality

15 000

20 000

20 000

 

Subtotal: conference services costs

1 560 000

1 705 000

1 705 000

3300

Travel of Article 5 parties

     

3310

Assessment panel meetings

380 000

350 000

350 000

3320

Meetings of the Parties

460 000

430 100

470 000

3330

Open-ended Working Group meetings

420 000

390 000

430 000

3340

Bureau meetings

15 000

15 000

15 000

3350

Implementation Committee meetings

65 000

65 000

65 000

 

Subtotal: travel of Article 5 parties

1 340 000

1 250 100

1 330 000

1600

Travel on official business

     

1601

Staff travel on official business

185 000

104 400

195 000

1602

Conference services staff travel on official business

-

-

-

 

Subtotal: travel on official business

185 000

104 400

195 000

4100–5300

Operating costs

     

4100

Expendable equipment

5 000

5 000

5 000

4200

Non-expendable equipment

8 000

8 000

8 000

4300

Rental of premises

34 000

34 000

34 000

5100

Operation and maintenance of equipment

22 000

22 000

22 000

5200

Reporting costs

75 000

75 000

75 000

5300

Miscellaneous costs

10 000

10 000

10 000

5310

Registration system enhancement

2 500

-

-

5320

Software and website maintenance

30 000

10 000

20 000

5330

Website hosting

5 000

5 000

5 000

 

Subtotal: operating costs

191 500

169 000

179 000

5200

Public awareness and communication

50 000

40 000

90 000

 

Total direct costs – core budget

5 232 400

5 351 500

5 632 000

 

Programme support costs

680 212

695 695

732 160

 

Total – core budget

5 912 612

6 047 195

6 364 160

 

Additional activities funded from the cash balance

     

2201

Atmospheric monitoring

100 000

-

-

 

Total direct costs – additional activities

100 000

 –

– 

 

Programme support costs

13 000

-

-

 

Total – additional activities including programme support costs

113 000

-

-

 

Overall direct costs

5 332 400

5 351 500

5 632 000

 

Overall programme support costs

693 212

695 695

732 160

 

Grand total

6 025 612

6 047 195

6 364 160

                                       

Appendix to table 1

Explanatory notes on the 2026 budget of the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

Cost category

Budget line

Purpose of the amount allocated to the budget line

Employee salaries, allowances and benefits

1100

The estimates under this category have been increased by 2 per cent over the preceding year to allow for inflation and within‑grade increments for staff salaries.

This category includes the costs of an international United Nations Volunteer to support the work of the Ozone Secretariat and other costs related to staff (e.g. medical services, stress counselling, host country services and security).

Consultants

1200

The amount allocated is for consultants with expertise that is not available in the Ozone Secretariat but is required to respond to decisions of the parties.

Conference services costs

1300

This category includes the costs of the venue, editing and translation of meeting documents, interpretation during the meeting, report‑writing and a reception for the participants. Conference services staff time and travel costs are also included in this category.

1305

The cost estimates for the forty-eighth meeting of the Open‑ended Working Group are based on the estimated costs of the meeting held in Bangkok in 2025, adjusted for inflation.

1310

The cost estimates for the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties are based on the costs of the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Parties, held in Nairobi in 2023, adjusted for inflation.

1315

Communication and meeting costs for the assessment panels, associated technical options committees and subsidiary bodies. The budget is used for the organization of meetings of the panel members and allowances for the panel co-chairs from parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 to cover communication costs related to the work of the panels.

1320

Budget for the meeting of the Bureau of the Thirty-Seventh Meeting of the Parties.

1325

The budget for Implementation Committee meetings in 2026 includes the cost of two meetings, one held back to back with the forty-eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group and the other held back to back with the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties.

 

1350

Hospitality costs will cover the reception at the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties to mark the tenth anniversary of the Kigali Amendment.

Travel of Article 5 parties

3300

The participation of representatives of Article 5 parties and countries with economies in transition in various Montreal Protocol meetings is budgeted at $3,700 per representative per meeting, calculated on the basis of economy-class fares using the most direct and economical route, plus United Nations daily subsistence allowances and terminal expenses.

3310

The budget for the travel of assessment panel members to participate in the meetings of the ozone treaties and the meetings of the relevant assessment panels has been increased by $30,000 to provide for the expected increase in the number of meetings of the panels, as 2026 is a quadrennial assessment year.

3320

Budget for the travel of participants to the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties.

3330

Budget for participation in the forty-eighth meeting of the Open‑ended Working Group.

3340

Budget for the travel of Bureau members to participate in the meeting of the Bureau of the Thirty-Seventh Meeting of the Parties.

3350

Budget for the travel of Implementation Committee members to participate in the Committee’s seventy-sixth and seventy-seventh meetings, to be held back to back with the forty-eighth meeting of the Open‑ended Working Group and the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties, respectively. The funded Committee members will also attend the forty-eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group and the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties, which commence the week after the Committee meetings.

Travel on official business

1600

The budget includes travel by Ozone Secretariat staff to organize and/or participate in Montreal Protocol meetings and other relevant meetings, such as the meetings of the ozone officers under the regional networks of the OzonAction programme, to provide substantive support for meetings of importance to the ongoing work of the Ozone Secretariat in implementing the decisions and requests of the parties.

Operating costs

4100–5330

The budget allocated to this category is used along with the amount allocated for similar budget lines for operations under the Trust Fund for the Vienna Convention.

4100

The budget includes the cost of software licences, stationery, office supplies and consumables.

4200

This budget line provides for the cost of computers, peripherals and furniture.

4300

Covers the cost of office rental and utilities for the Ozone Secretariat in Nairobi.

5100

For the operation and maintenance of equipment, the budget includes service-level agreements for printers and photocopying machines, information technology support provided by the United Nations Office at Nairobi and insurance of equipment.

5200

Reporting costs include reporting and coverage at the forty‑eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group and the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties, assessment panel reports, ad hoc translation, editing of documents not related to meetings, and publications.

5300

The budget line covers the costs for telecommunication, freight and staff training.

5310

Budget for registration system enhancement.

5320

Budget for software and website maintenance.

5330

Budget for website hosting.

Public awareness and communication

5201

Includes awareness-raising campaigns, visual materials, branding of meetings and World Ozone Day celebrations by selected Article 5 parties.

Additional activities
funded from the cash
balance

2201

Budget for atmospheric monitoring activities.

Table 2
Parties’ contributions to the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

(United States dollars)

Party

Adjusted
United Nations
scale with 22
per cent
maximum
assessment
rate considered

2026
Contributions
by the parties

2027
Contributions by
parties for the zero-
nominal-growth
budget

2027
Contributions by
parties for the
recommended
budget

Afghanistan

-

-

-

-

Albania

-

-

-

-

Algeria

-

-

-

-

Andorra

-

-

-

-

Angola

-

-

-

-

Antigua and Barbuda

-

-

-

-

Argentina

0.489

26 469

29 572

31 122

Armenia

-

-

-

-

Australia

2.036

110 198

123 118

129 572

Austria

0.625

33 816

37 780

39 761

Azerbaijan

-

-

-

-

Bahamas (The)

-

-

-

-

Bahrain

-

-

-

-

Bangladesh

-

-

-

-

Barbados

-

-

-

-

Belarus

-

-

-

-

Belgium

0.771

41 756

46 652

49 097

Belize

-

-

-

-

Benin

-

-

-

-

Bhutan

-

-

-

-

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

-

-

-

-

Bosnia and Herzegovina

-

-

-

-

Botswana

-

-

-

-

Brazil

1.408

 76 220

85 156

89 620

Brunei Darussalam

-

-

-

-

Bulgaria

-

-

-

-

Burkina Faso

-

-

-

-

Burundi

-

-

-

-

Cabo Verde

-

-

-

-

Cambodia

-

-

-

-

Cameroon

-

-

-

-

Canada

2.538

137 369

 153 475

161 519

Central African Republic

-

-

-

-

Chad

-

-

-

-

Chile

0.373

 20 203

22 572

23 755

China

19.964

 1 080 589

1 207 278

1 270 558

Colombia

0.197

 10 642

11 889

12 512

Comoros

-

-

-

-

Congo

-

-

-

-

Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

Costa Rica

-

-

-

-

Côte d’Ivoire

-

-

-

-

Croatia

-

-

-

-

Cuba

0.122

6 590

7 363

7 749

Cyprus

-

-

-

-

Czechia

0.343

18 582

20 761

21 849

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

-

-

-

-

Democratic Republic of the Congo

-

-

-

-

Denmark

0.530

28 684

32 047

33 727

Djibouti

-

-

-

-

Dominica

-

-

-

-

Dominican Republic

-

-

-

-

Ecuador

-

-

-

-

Egypt

0.182

9 831

10 984

11 560

El Salvador

-

-

-

-

Equatorial Guinea

-

-

-

-

Eritrea

-

-

-

-

Estonia

-

-

-

-

Eswatini

-

-

-

-

Ethiopia

-

-

-

-

European Union

2.495

135 047

150 880

158 788

Fiji

-

-

-

-

Finland

0.385

20 851

23 296

24 517

France

3.850

208 404

 232 837

245 042

Gabon

-

-

-

-

Gambia

-

-

-

-

Georgia

-

-

-

-

Germany

5.681

307 474

 343 523

361 529

Ghana

-

-

-

-

Greece

0.279

15 125

16 899

17 784

Grenada

-

-

-

-

Guatemala

-

-

-

-

Guinea

-

-

-

-

Guinea-Bissau

-

-

-

-

Guyana

-

-

-

-

Haiti

-

-

-

-

Holy See

-

-

-

-

Honduras

-

-

-

-

Hungary

0.223

12 046

13 458

14 164

Iceland

-

-

-

-

India

1.104

59 745

66 749

70 248

Indonesia

0.578

31 277

34 944

36 775

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

0.385

20 851

23 296

24 517

Iraq

0.131

7 076

7 906

8 320

Ireland

0.471

25 497

28 486

29 979

Israel

0.608

32 897

36 754

38 681

Italy

2.807

151 954

169 770

178 668

Jamaica

-

-

-

-

Japan

6.916

374 349

418 238

440 160

Jordan

-

-

-

-

Kazakhstan

0.131

 7 076

7 906

8 320

Kenya

-

-

-

-

Kiribati

-

-

-

-

Kuwait

0.222

 11 992

13 398

14 100

Kyrgyzstan

-

-

-

-

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

-

-

-

-

Latvia

-

-

-

-

Lebanon

-

-

-

-

Lesotho

-

-

-

-

Liberia

-

-

-

-

Libya

-

-

-

-

Liechtenstein

-

-

-

-

Lithuania

-

-

-

-

Luxembourg

-

-

-

-

Madagascar

-

-

-

-

Malawi

-

-

-

-

Malaysia

0.325

17 610

19 675

20 706

Maldives

-

-

-

-

Mali

-

-

-

-

Malta

-

-

-

-

Marshall Islands

-

-

-

-

Mauritania

-

-

-

-

Mauritius

-

-

-

-

Mexico

1.135

61 419

68 620

72 217

Micronesia (Federated States of)

-

-

-

-

Monaco

-

-

-

-

Mongolia

-

-

-

-

Montenegro

-

-

-

-

Morocco

-

-

-

-

Mozambique

-

-

-

-

Myanmar

-

-

-

-

Namibia

-

-

-

-

Nauru

-

-

-

-

Nepal

-

-

-

-

Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

1.295

70 116

78 337

82 443

New Zealand

0.301

16 314

18 226

19 182

Nicaragua

-

-

-

-

Niger

-

-

-

-

Nigeria

0.150

8 103

9 053

9 527

Niue

-

-

-

-

North Macedonia

-

-

-

-

Norway

0.652

35 274

39 410

41 475

Oman

0.115

6 212

6 940

7 304

Pakistan

0.123

6 644

7 423

7 812

Palau

-

-

-

-

Panama

-

-

-

-

Papua New Guinea

-

-

-

-

Paraguay

-

-

-

-

Peru

0.145

7 833

8 751

9 210

Philippines

0.198

10 696

11 950

12 576

Poland

0.829

44 889

50 152

52 781

Portugal

0.327

17 718

19 795

20 833

Qatar

0.245

13 235

14 787

15 561

Republic of Korea

2.344

126 890

141 766

149 197

Republic of Moldova

-

-

-

-

Romania

0.357

19 339

21 606

22 738

Russian Federation

2.090

113 115

126 377

133 001

Rwanda

-

-

-

-

Saint Kitts and Nevis

-

-

-

-

Saint Lucia

-

-

-

-

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

-

-

-

-

Samoa

-

-

-

-

San Marino

-

-

-

-

Sao Tome and Principe

-

-

-

-

Saudi Arabia

1.215

65 741

73 449

77 299

Senegal

-

-

-

-

Serbia

-

-

-

-

Seychelles

-

-

-

-

Sierra Leone

-

-

-

-

Singapore

0.478

25 875

28 909

30 424

Slovakia

0.149

8 049

8 992

9 464

Slovenia

-

-

-

-

Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

Somalia

-

-

-

-

South Africa

0.251

13 559

15 148

15 942

South Sudan

-

-

-

-

Spain

1.891

102 365

114 367

120 361

Sri Lanka

-

-

-

-

State of Palestine

-

-

-

-

Sudan

-

-

-

-

Suriname

-

-

-

-

Sweden

0.820

44 403

49 609

52 209

Switzerland

1.027

55 586

62 102

65 357

Syrian Arab Republic

-

-

-

-

Tajikistan

-

-

-

-

Thailand

0.340

 18 420

20 580

21 659

Timor-Leste

-

-

-

-

Togo

-

-

-

-

Tonga

-

-

-

-

Trinidad and Tobago

-

-

-

-

Tunisia

-

-

-

-

Türkiye

0.684

37 003

41 341

43 508

Turkmenistan

-

-

-

-

Tuvalu

-

-

-

-

Uganda

-

-

-

-

Ukraine

-

-

-

-

United Arab Emirates

0.573

31 007

34 642

36 458

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

3.983

215 588

240 864

253 489

United Republic of Tanzania

-

-

-

-

United States of America

21.956

1 188 410

1 327 741

1 397 335

Uruguay

-

-

-

-

Uzbekistan

-

-

-

-

Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

-

-

-

-

Viet Nam

0.159

8 589

9 596

10 099

Yemen

-

-

-

-

Zambia

-

-

-

-

Zimbabwe

-

-

-

-

Total

100.000

5 412 612

6 047 195

6 364 160

 

1 See document UNEP/OzL.Pro.37/5.