Consequences of UNFPA's resource
situation
UNFPA resource targets
UNFPA's resource mobilization plan
Measures to strengthen resource mobilization
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In terms of mobilizing resources, UNFPA is guided by Chapter 14 of the ICPD Programme of
Action, which establishes the overall levels of funding, both from the international
community and from developing countries, needed to achieve the goals of the ICPD. As the
leading multilateral agency in the field of population, UNFPA's fundraising efforts
therefore have two objectives: (a) to secure the total global resources necessary to reach
the goals of the ICPD; and (b) to ensure adequate resources to carry out UNFPA's own
programme activities. In order to implement these related but distinct funding objectives,
the Fund has made resource mobilization one of the main goals of its information and
communication strategy, which was endorsed by the Executive Board in 1997.
UNFPA's resource mobilization strategy is grounded in the philosophy that the best way to
generate interest among donors and to raise funds is to have sound and effective
programmes. UNFPA's direct programme requirements are embodied in its country and
intercountry programmes and in the costs of the Technical Support Services (TSS) system.
Since the ICPD, UNFPA has launched a major initiative to assess the population and
development needs of recipient countries. These needs assessment missions have resulted in
the formulation and implementation of a large number of new, innovative country programmes
as well as a broad range of intercountry activities.
The total resources required for the programmes that have already been approved by the
Executive Board for the period 1996-2002 amount to over $925 million. About $897 million
of the $925 million that has been approved for country programmes still needs to be
funded. The extrabudgetary (multi-bilateral) portion of this amount is $202 million. The
following brief summary shows the annual direct financial requirements of UNFPA's
programmes for 1998:
| Country
programmes - regular reources |
|
$ |
141.6 million |
| Country
programmes - multi-bilateral resources |
|
$ |
74.6 million |
| Intercountry
programme |
|
$ |
39.0 million |
| Technical
support services (estimated) |
|
$ |
25.0 million |
|
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|
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| Total |
|
$ |
280.2 million |
It should be noted that of the $280.2 million, $74.6 million are for financial needs that
are anticipated to be financed through multi-bilateral funding that, if not forthcoming,
would then have to be accommodated with commensurate increases in regular resources.
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