Part II. Unforeseen Expenditure
Major Programme 295. Unforeseen Expenditure
Summary of 1998-99 proposals and comparison with previous biennium (including funds from other sources)
| SUBPROGRAMMES | REGULAR BUDGET 1998-99 (IN US DOLLARS) | OTHER SOURCES 1998-99 | ||||||||
| WORK-YRS / MTHS | STAFF COSTS | OTHER COSTS | TOTAL RESOURCES | WORK-YRS / MTHS | STAFF COSTS | OTHER COSTS | TOTAL RESOURCES | |||
| P | GS | P | GS | |||||||
| UNFORESEEN EXPENDITURE | - | - | - | 875,000 | 875,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998-99 TOTALS | - | - | - | 875,000 | 875,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996-97 TOTALS | - | - | - | 875,000 | 875,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
295.1. Provision is made under this item for unforeseen and extraordinary expenses, i.e. those which may arise when, as a result of Governing Body decisions taken after the adoption of the budget, or for any other reason, an approved budget credit is no longer sufficient for the purpose envisaged; or when the Governing Body approves an item of work or an activity for which no provision has been made in the budget. Provision is also made in PartI of the budget under major programme 145 (Interdepartmental Activities) for technical activities, the need for which cannot be foreseen at the time of the adoption of the budget by the Conference.
295.2. In accordance with article 15 of the Financial Regulations, no part of the resources provided under this item may be used for any other purpose without the specific prior authorization of the Governing Body.
295.3. The total supplementary expenditure authorizations approved by the Governing Body in respect of recent financial periods have been as follows:
|
Financial Period |
US Dollars |
|
1988-89 |
3 313 000 |
|
1990-91 |
8 804 500 |
|
1992-93 |
2 325 000 |
|
1994-95 |
1 378 500 |
295.4. Normally, these authorizations have provided in the first instance for financing to the extent possible out of budgetary savings; failing this, out of the credit under this item; and after exhaustion of this credit, by a withdrawal from the Working Capital Fund.
295.5. The Governing Body at its 221st (November 1982) Session supported the Director-General’s proposal that the provision under this item should be set at a more realistic level. However, in the current climate of financial constraints, it has not been possible to increase the level of this provision. Accordingly, the Director-General, while conscious of the need to maintain this provision in reasonable proportion to the size of the budget, proposes to keep it at the 1996-97 level, i.e. $875,000.