Programme support costs 66 21

(t) Special account for programme support costs

(i) Special Account for Programme Support Costs

Special account for programme support costs 84.5

a Excludes programme support costs amounting to 164 million.

a Excludes programme support costs amounting to 164 million.

Costs for common support services are estimated at 10,400.

Additional support budget allocation for 2005 for increased security costs

Additional support budget allocation for 2005 for increased security costs

Total expenditures amounted to 5 million, including 4.7 million for programme costs and 0.3 million for indirect support costs.

In this regard, the Committee notes that in addition to support costs, there are programme costs, with the line between them often being vague and the latter including an element of support costs that is not always clearly disclosed.

Notes the increase in costs in the biennial support budget, and requests UNDP to report in more detail in the next biennial support budget on the strategies and measures to contain costs

Recovery charges cover the costs for programme support and management and administration.

The discrepancy indicated by the Board relates to the programme support costs.

The total expenditure, including support costs, incurred during 2004 was 29.8 million.

In addition, the capital master plan would continue to incur more support costs and other operating costs on account of prolonged delays.

Non investment costs had been higher in the past, although they had not included agency support costs, and he noted that most of those non investment costs had already been approved.

Also, the financial efficiency of the organization improved, resulting in a respectable 9 1 ratio of programme delivery costs to staff support costs.

In 2003, the United Nations regular budget met 39.5 per cent of management and administration costs and 13 per cent of programme support costs.

In 2003, the United Nations regular budget met 39.5 per cent of management and administration costs and 13 per cent of programme support costs.

One study suggests that a family support service costs 10 percent of an institutional placement, whilst good quality foster care costs usually about 30 percent.

Furthermore, additional conference servicing costs are estimated at 8,689,800 under section 2 and support costs at 89,900 under section 28D for the biennium 2006 2007.

In the period , tThe United Nations issued to the secretariat in 2002 2003 an allotment advices totalling US 2,869,400 under which salaries and related costs ofhave been and will be issued to cover the costs associated with threewo P 5, one P 4, 1 P 2 and eightthirteen General Service posts, as well as communication costs, UNOG support costs and costs relating to IMIS technical support are being charged The allotment for these costs was requested in accordance with the decision xx COP.

9 WFP has a relatively simple and transparent system in place that ensures that recovery from supplementary contributions covers all incremental costs plus an appropriate share of administrative costs (called indirect support costs in WFP terminology).

The associated costs for meeting servicing, interpretation and post session documentation are estimated at 53,200, and costs for common support services are expected to be about 5,200.

Additional support budget allocation for 2005 for increased security costs (E ICEF 2005 AB L.7)

(i) Reimbursement for programme support costs is provided for in respect of extrabudgetary technical cooperation activities.

Staff costs, support costs and operating and other overhead expenses comprised 11.6 per cent, 3.8 per cent and 3.9 per cent, respectively, of the total cost of the project.

(b) Systematically charging the 13 per cent of programme support costs (overhead) to programmes grants whenever possible.

The increase will also cover the Office's share of centrally provided data processing infrastructure services and support costs.

The increase will also cover the Office's share of centrally provided data processing infrastructure services and support costs.

(c) Total revised estimated expenditure for 2005 is 4,427,400, including a provision of 201,200 for programme support costs.

Of the total miscellaneous income, an amount of 171,127 relates to CTBTO support costs charged on BMS activities.

(d) Further emphasis on national ownership of the development process, and on coherent international support with lowered transaction costs

The remaining portion represents support costs and items budgeted centrally, including working capital and area staff salary increase requirements.

c Includes salaries, travel and daily subsistence allowance for meetings services support staff and costs for shipment and telecommunications.

c Includes salaries, travel and daily subsistence allowance for meetings services support staff and costs for shipment and telecommunications.

2. Urges a more expeditious and effective rate of implementation of projects, and requests that project proposals include all costs, including support costs, and whether or not they are financed from the Development Account

Requests the Executive Director to monitor the ratio between the programme and the support budgets to ensure that support costs are not increased to the detriment of expenditure on programmes

The Committee was informed that in addition to the centrally shared costs of 26.2 million mentioned above, the direct costs, or those incurred in field locations and charged against each office's support costs, are estimated at 24.8 million for 2006 2007, as compared to 29.6 million for 2004 2005.

The support budget is also expected to increase, in part to cover mandatory costs related to security compliance and emergency preparedness.

For instance, nine organizations have reported implementing several recommendations in JIU REP 2002 3, on support costs related to extrabudgetary activities.

As indicated in paragraph 6 above, all efforts need to be undertaken to reduce support costs in favour of programme activities.

Capacity building of the PPAF will support operating costs, staff training, technical assistance for various studies and cost of fixed assets.

A critical aspect of institutional support during the reporting period was the emergency financing of the Palestinian Authority's recurrent budget costs.