211. While the Programme Implementation Report (PIR) draws information from the unaudited FAO financial accounts and the underlying accounting records, it is not intended to be an accounting document. Rather, the PIR includes a discussion of the sources and uses of resources as they relate to and have impact on programme implementation: the evolution of available resources, the cost of the field programme, and budgetary performance in general. In addition, there is continued reporting on the FAO Language Policy and the geographical distribution of FAO staff.
212. Expenditure in 2002-03, as reported in the financial accounts for 2002-03 by source of funds, is presented in Table 2.1 under the two accounting categories of “General and Related Funds” and “Trust Funds and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)”:
TABLE 2.1. EXPENDITURE SUMMARY BY SOURCE OF FUNDS (US$ MILLION)
Funding source |
2000-01 |
2002-03 |
|
General and Related Funds |
|
|
|
Regular Programme appropriation (verses budget of US$651.8 million) |
638.3 |
651.1 |
|
Jointly financed investment activities |
22.9 |
29.4 |
|
Support cost reimbursements (Trust Fund/UNDP) |
29.1 |
32.6 |
|
TCP adjustments (Table 2.2 below) |
(13.1) |
15.7 |
|
Currency variance on staff cost |
(24.0) |
34.8 |
|
Expenditure funded from Arrears (Resolution 6/2001) |
0.0 |
3.5 |
|
Other* |
16.6 |
12.8 |
|
Subtotal |
669.8 |
779.9 |
|
Trust Funds and UNDP |
|
|
|
Trust Funds (excluding emergency projects) |
275.2 |
285.8 |
|
Special relief operations (emergency projects) |
325.3 |
309.0 |
|
UNDP |
33.8 |
25.2 |
|
Subtotal |
634.3 |
620.0 |
|
Total expenditures |
1,304.1 |
1,399.9 |
|
*Includes items such as the financial services provided to WFP, the expenditure of the Information Products Revolving Fund and government cash counterpart contributions to country offices. | |||
213. Total expenditure in 2002-03 was US$ 1,400 million, US$ 96 million (7.3%) higher than 2000-01.
214. Expenditure under General and Related Funds, which increased by US$ 110 million (16.4%) over the previous biennium, showed significant changes between 2002-03 and 2000-01:
TABLE 2.2. TCP EXPENDITURE ADJUSTMENTS (US$ MILLION)
Funding source |
2000-01 |
2002-03 |
Change |
|
Expenditure against previous biennium's TCP appropriation |
64.6 |
77.7 |
13.1 |
|
Current biennium's appropriation deferred until subsequent biennium |
(77.7) |
(62.0) |
15.7 |
|
Total |
(13.1) |
15.7 |
28.8 |
|
215. Under Trust Funds and UNDP, where overall expenditure declined by US$ 14 million (2.3%), there were also significant variations between the two biennia:
216. With reference to the expenditure against arrears mentioned above, in late 2002 the Organization received from the major contributor a payment of arrears in the amount of US$ 100 million. The use of these funds was stipulated in Conference Resolution 6/2001. In agreement with the major contributor, US$ 1.25 million was paid against its Arrears in Assessments for the Working Capital Fund and US$ 6.0 million against its Arrears in Assessments for the Special Reserve Account. The application of the remaining amount of US$ 92.75 million paid to the General Fund was, according to Resolution 6/2001, to be used to reimburse the Working Capital Fund and adjust the accumulated deficit, with the remainder being available for one-time expenditures under Operative Clause 4 of Resolution 6/2001. In this regard, US$ 8.4 million was transferred to the Working Capital Fund and US$ 39.5 million applied to accumulated deficit as at 31 December 2001. The remaining amount of US$ 44.9 million available under Operative Clause 4 of Resolution 6/2001 was to be used for activities related to:
217. Implementation of a number of activities was begun in July 2003, as indicated, expenditure incurred during 2003 amounted to US$ 3.5 million, the balance of US$ 41.4 million remaining available for expenditure during 2004-05. Since activities were only initiated in the later part of 2003 and less than 8% of the resources were expended during the biennia, it is premature to present achievements arising from the use of resources. However, a substantive account of their utilization is anticipated in the PIR 2004-05.
218. The following discussion concentrates on the resources and expenditure concerned with general and related funds comprising the programme of work. Activities related to the field programme are discussed later in this section and under relevant areas of the Summary of Programme Implementation, particularly the Major Programmes 3.2 Support to Investment and 3.3 Field Operations.
219. The 2002-03 programme of work included the projected availability of resources from other income, which comprises voluntary contributions that are largely at the disposal of the Organization and managed closely with the regular budget appropriation. The inclusion of other income in the programme of work provides a more complete picture of the resources associated with the work being undertaken. However, changes in income versus the budgeted levels during programme implementation require corresponding changes in expenditures in order to conform to the approved budgetary appropriation, adding some uncertainty and complexity to the financial management of the budgetary appropriation.
220. The 2002-03 programme of work and the adjustments made during its implementation are shown in Table 2.3. Resources originally planned in the PWB 2002-03 totalled US$ 725.4 million, US$ 651.8 from the Regular Programme appropriation and US$ 73.6 million from other income. Adjustments are necessary because the implementation of the programme of work inevitably diverges from that planned as the result of factors such as unforeseen and unbudgeted inflation and other costs as well as shifts in priorities reflecting the changing external environment and the Organization’s efforts to respond to Members' most pressing needs. The financial regulations of the Organization require that all transfers of the Regular Programme appropriation between Chapters of the PWB have prior approval of the FAO Finance Committee. Accordingly, at its session in September 2003, the Finance Committee approved transfers from Chapter 2 Technical and Economic Programmes and Chapter 4 Technical Cooperation Programme to Chapter 1 General Policy and Direction and Chapter 3 Development Services to Member Nations. The final required transfers were US$ 5.8 million from Chapter 2 and US$ 0.3 million from Chapter 4 counterbalanced by transfers of US$ 6.0 million to Chapter 3 and US$ 0.1 million to Chapter 1. All transfers were within the levels previously approved by the Finance Committee. Overall, the Final Programme of Work reflected a reduction of US$ 1.4 million to compensate for the lower than planned income received during 2002-03.
221. Shifts between Major Programmes were largely due to the following factors:
222. Expenditures to implement the programme of work versus the 2002-03 final budget are shown in Table 2.4. Expenditure totalled US$ 723.43 million against a corresponding final budget of US$ 724.0 million. Income earned was US$ 72.2 million. Overall net expenditure against the Regular Programme appropriation of US$ 651.8 million was US$ 651.1 million.
TABLE 2.3. PROGRAMME OF WORK AND BUDGETARY TRANSFERS, 2002-03 (US$ '000)
|
|
2002-03 Programme of Work |
2002-03 Income |
2002-03 Net Appropriation/Income | ||||||
CH/ MP |
Description |
Programme of Work |
Adjustments to Programme of Work Arising out of Budgetary Transfers |
Final Programme of Work |
Income |
Income Adjustments |
Final Income |
Net Appropriation |
Approved Transfers |
Final Appropriation |
1.1 |
Governing Bodies |
17,030 |
(400) |
16,630 |
0 |
(50) |
(50) |
17,030 |
(450) |
16,580 |
1.2 |
Policy, Direction and Planning |
22,623 |
(900) |
21,723 |
(2,633) |
400 |
(2,233) |
19,990 |
(500) |
19,490 |
1.3 |
External Coordination and Liaison |
14,072 |
900 |
14,972 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14,072 |
900 |
14,972 |
1.9 |
Programme Management |
731 |
150 |
881 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
731 |
150 |
881 |
Ch.1 |
General Policy and Direction |
54,456 |
(250) |
54,206 |
(2,633) |
350 |
(2,283) |
51,823 |
100 |
51,923 |
2.1 |
Agricultural Production and Support Systems |
91,826 |
(1,810) |
90,016 |
(1,282) |
(1,200) |
(2,482) |
90,544 |
(3,010) |
87,534 |
2.2 |
Food and Agriculture Policy and Development |
86,471 |
(440) |
86,031 |
(1,505) |
(1,050) |
(2,555) |
84,966 |
(1,490) |
83,476 |
2.3 |
Fisheries |
39,605 |
(1,090) |
38,515 |
(623) |
(490) |
(1,113) |
38,982 |
(1,580) |
37,402 |
2.4 |
Forestry |
30,627 |
(100) |
30,527 |
(451) |
(700) |
(1,151) |
30,176 |
(800) |
29,376 |
2.5 |
Contributions to Sustainable Development and Special Programme Thrusts |
48,767 |
1,050 |
49,817 |
(1,088) |
30 |
(1,058) |
47,680 |
1,080 |
48,760 |
Ch.2 |
Technical and Economic Programmes |
297,296 |
(2,390) |
294,906 |
(4,949) |
(3,410) |
(8,359) |
292,348 |
(5,800) |
286,548 |
3.1 |
Policy Assistance |
28,063 |
(220) |
27,843 |
(723) |
20 |
(703) |
27,340 |
(200) |
27,140 |
3.2 |
Support to Investment |
47,019 |
1,300 |
48,319 |
(28,847) |
(1,850) |
(30,697) |
18,172 |
(550) |
17,622 |
3.3 |
Field Operations |
12,180 |
1,070 |
13,250 |
(9,569) |
2,930 |
(6,639) |
2,613 |
4,000 |
6,613 |
3.4 |
FAO Representatives |
76,434 |
1,060 |
77,494 |
(12,457) |
1,040 |
(11,417) |
63,977 |
2,100 |
66,077 |
3.5 |
Cooperation with External Partners |
9,539 |
(100) |
9,439 |
(2,415) |
550 |
(1,865) |
7,124 |
450 |
7,574 |
3.9 |
Programme Management |
1,777 |
150 |
1,927 |
(184) |
50 |
(134) |
1,593 |
200 |
1,793 |
Ch.3 |
Cooperation and Partnerships |
175,012 |
3,260 |
178,272 |
(54,195) |
2,740 |
(51,455) |
120,819 |
6,000 |
126,819 |
4.1 |
Technical Cooperation Programme |
92,457 |
(400) |
92,057 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
92,457 |
(400) |
92,057 |
4.2 |
TCP Unit |
2,738 |
100 |
2,838 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,738 |
100 |
2,838 |
Ch.4 |
Technical Cooperation Programme |
95,195 |
(300) |
94,895 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
95,195 |
(300) |
94,895 |
5.1 |
Information and Publications Support |
16,080 |
50 |
16,130 |
0 |
(50) |
(50) |
16,080 |
0 |
16,080 |
5.2 |
Administration |
43,835 |
(1,290) |
42,545 |
(7,337) |
1,290 |
(6,047) |
36,498 |
0 |
36,498 |
Ch.5 |
Support Services |
59,915 |
(1,240) |
58,675 |
(7,337) |
1,240 |
(6,097) |
52,578 |
0 |
52,578 |
Ch.6 |
Common Services |
42,922 |
(490) |
42,432 |
(4,527) |
490 |
(4,037) |
38,395 |
0 |
38,395 |
Ch.7 |
Contingencies |
600 |
0 |
600 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
600 |
0 |
600 |
|
TOTAL |
725,396 |
(1,410) |
723,986 |
(73,641) |
1,410 |
(72,231) |
651,758 |
0 |
651,758 |
In arriving at the Programme of Work and Income figures above, adjustments were made to budgeted amounts for those elements that are accounted as Trust Funds in the accounts of the Organization. This was necessary to provide a comparable basis for relating the appropriation with the expenditure reported in the financial accounts of the Organization. | ||||||||||
TABLE 2.4. BUDGETARY PERFORMANCE, 2002-03 (US$ 000)
|
|
2002-03 Final Budget |
2002-03 Expenditure |
Variance: Budget less Expenditure/Income | ||||||
CH/ MP |
Description |
Programme of Work |
Income |
Appropriation |
Gross Expenditure |
Income |
Net Expenditure |
Programme of Work(Over)/ under |
Income Over/ (under) |
Net Appropriation Over)/ under |
1.1 |
Governing Bodies |
16,630 |
(50) |
16,580 |
16,625 |
(46) |
16,579 |
5 |
(4) |
1 |
1.2 |
Policy, Direction and Planning |
21,723 |
(2,233) |
19,490 |
21,721 |
(2,228) |
19,493 |
2 |
(5) |
(3) |
1.3 |
External Coordination and Liaison |
14,972 |
0 |
14,972 |
14,956 |
(10) |
14,946 |
16 |
10 |
26 |
1.9 |
Programme Management |
881 |
0 |
881 |
859 |
0 |
859 |
22 |
0 |
22 |
Ch.1 |
General Policy and Direction |
54,206 |
(2,283) |
51,923 |
54,161 |
(2,284) |
51,877 |
45 |
1 |
46 |
2.1 |
Agricultural Production and Support Systems |
90,016 |
(2,482) |
87,534 |
90,017 |
(2,486) |
87,531 |
(1) |
4 |
3 |
2.2 |
Food and Agriculture Policy and Development |
86,031 |
(2,555) |
83,476 |
86,028 |
(2,556) |
83,472 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
2.3 |
Fisheries |
38,515 |
(1,113) |
37,402 |
38,514 |
(1,106) |
37,409 |
1 |
(7) |
(7) |
2.4 |
Forestry |
30,527 |
(1,151) |
29,376 |
30,525 |
(1,154) |
29,371 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2.5 |
Contributions to Sustainable Development and Special Programme Thrusts |
49,817 |
(1,058) |
48,760 |
49,815 |
(1,055) |
48,760 |
2 |
(3) |
(1) |
Ch.2 |
Technical and Economic Programmes |
294,906 |
(8,359) |
286,548 |
294,900 |
(8,357) |
286,543 |
6 |
(2) |
4 |
3.1 |
Policy Assistance |
27,843 |
(703) |
27,140 |
27,806 |
(699) |
27,107 |
37 |
(4) |
33 |
3.2 |
Support to Investment |
48,319 |
(30,697) |
17,622 |
48,297 |
(30,693) |
17,604 |
22 |
(4) |
18 |
3.3 |
Field Operations |
13,250 |
(6,639) |
6,613 |
13,326 |
(6,641) |
6,685 |
(76) |
2 |
(74) |
3.4 |
FAO Representatives |
77,494 |
(11,417) |
66,077 |
77,475 |
(11,421) |
66,054 |
19 |
4 |
23 |
3.5 |
Cooperation with External Partners |
9,439 |
(1,865) |
7,574 |
9,436 |
(1,869) |
7,567 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
3.9 |
Programme Management |
1,927 |
(134) |
1,793 |
1,889 |
(134) |
1,755 |
38 |
0 |
38 |
Ch.3 |
Cooperation and Partnerships |
178,272 |
(51,455) |
126,819 |
178,229 |
(51,455) |
126,774 |
43 |
0 |
43 |
4.1 |
Technical Cooperation Programme * |
92,057 |
0 |
92,057 |
92,039 |
0 |
92,039 |
18 |
0 |
18 |
4.2 |
TCP Unit |
2,838 |
0 |
2,838 |
2,857 |
0 |
2,857 |
(19) |
0 |
(19) |
Ch.4 |
Technical Cooperation Programme |
94,895 |
0 |
94,895 |
94,896 |
0 |
94,896 |
(1) |
0 |
(1) |
5.1 |
Information and Publications Support |
16,130 |
(50) |
16,080 |
16,175 |
(46) |
16,129 |
(45) |
(4) |
(49) |
5.2 |
Administration |
42,545 |
(6,047) |
36,498 |
42,353 |
(6,048) |
36,305 |
192 |
1 |
193 |
Ch.5 |
Support Services |
58,675 |
(6,097) |
52,578 |
58,528 |
(6,094) |
52,434 |
147 |
(3) |
144 |
Ch.6 |
Common Services |
42,432 |
(4,037) |
38,395 |
42,178 |
(4,039) |
38,139 |
254 |
2 |
256 |
Ch.7 |
Contingencies |
600 |
0 |
600 |
472 |
0 |
472 |
128 |
0 |
128 |
|
TOTAL |
723,986 |
(72,231) |
651,758 |
723,364 |
(72,229) |
651,135 |
622 |
(2) |
623 |
* TCP Expenditure includes deferred income to reflect the fact the unutilized balance will remain available for obligations in 2004-05 in accordance with F.R. 4.3. | ||||||||||
224. The total expenditure by PWB chapter is summarized in Figure 2.1. The technical work of the Organization accounted for 79% of expenditure in 2002-03, slightly higher than 2000-01, distributed as follows:
225. General Policy and Direction, including the costs of governance (Major Programme 1.1) and public information (Major Programme 5.1), amounted to a further 10%, leaving a balance of 11% for Major Programme 5.2 Administration and Chapter 6 Common Services.
226. The share of expenditure between headquarters and the decentralized offices is shown in Figure 2.2. headquarters accounted for 62% of total expenditures in 2002-03, down from 65% in 2000-01. Regular Programme funded field programme expenditures for TCP and SPFS increased from 12% in 2000-01 to 14% in 2002-03 and FAORs increased from 9% to 10%. Regional Offices remained at 10%, Subregional Offices at 3% and Liaison Offices at 1%. As these figures show, headquarters remains the dominant origin of expenditures for the Organization, despite the extensive decentralization that has taken place since 1994.
227. A breakdown of expenditure in relation to the final Programme of Work for Chapter 2 Technical and Economic Programmes is shown in Table 2.5. The Chapter fully utilized the resources available to it during 2002-03. However, it was subject to budgetary transfers of US$ 2.4 million to other Chapters of the Programme of Work during the biennium. In addition, US$ 2.1 million were transferred from other programmes within Chapter 2 to support the Special Programme for Food Security. The reduction in the programme of work would have been higher had the technical departments not benefited from US$ 3.4 million additional income. As shown in Table 2.3, the Final Income in Chapter 2 amounted to US$ 8.4 million against a target for 2002-03 of US$ 5.0 million.
TABLE 2.5. BUDGETARY PERFORMANCE FOR CHAPTER 2: TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC PROGRAMMES (IN US$ 000)
MP/ PR |
Description |
Programme of Work |
Adjustments to Programme of Work |
Final Programme of Work |
Expenditure |
(Over)/ Under Spending |
Field Programme |
2.1.0 |
Intra-departmental Programme Entities for Agricultural Production and Support Systems |
4,535 |
100 |
4,635 |
4,652 |
(17) |
10,937 |
2.1.1 |
Natural Resources |
15,994 |
(810) |
15,184 |
15,180 |
4 |
110,462 |
2.1.2 |
Crops |
23,700 |
(200) |
23,500 |
23,504 |
(4) |
208,522 |
2.1.3 |
Livestock |
16,928 |
(570) |
16,358 |
16,348 |
10 |
85,812 |
2.1.4 |
Agricultural Support Systems |
14,929 |
(330) |
14,599 |
14,602 |
(3) |
31,801 |
2.1.5 |
Agricultural Applications of Isotopes and Biotechnology |
5,508 |
270 |
5,778 |
5,776 |
2 |
540 |
2.1.9 |
Programme Management |
10,232 |
(270) |
9,962 |
9,956 |
6 |
0 |
2.1 |
Agricultural Production and Support Systems |
91,826 |
(1,810) |
90,016 |
90,017 |
(1) |
448,075 |
2.2.1 |
Nutrition |
17,050 |
1,000 |
18,050 |
18,049 |
1 |
11,978 |
2.2.2 |
Food and Agricultural Information |
33,364 |
(260) |
33,104 |
33,107 |
(3) |
19,250 |
2.2.3 |
Food and Agricultural Monitoring, Assessments and Outlooks |
13,228 |
(580) |
12,648 |
12,643 |
5 |
7,968 |
2.2.4 |
Agriculture, Food Security and Trade Policy |
14,138 |
(500) |
13,638 |
13,641 |
(3) |
17,269 |
2.2.9 |
Programme Management |
8,691 |
(100) |
8,591 |
8,589 |
2 |
0 |
2.2 |
Food and Agriculture Policy and Development |
86,471 |
(440) |
86,031 |
86,028 |
3 |
56,465 |
2.3.1 |
Fisheries Information |
6,451 |
(260) |
6,191 |
6,207 |
(16) |
2,568 |
2.3.2 |
Fisheries Resources and Aquaculture |
10,429 |
(230) |
10,199 |
10,233 |
(34) |
15,705 |
2.3.3 |
Fisheries Exploitation and Utilization |
8,239 |
(340) |
7,899 |
7,842 |
57 |
4,450 |
2.3.4 |
Fisheries Policy |
9,448 |
(200) |
9,248 |
9,281 |
(33) |
10,369 |
2.3.9 |
Programme Management |
5,038 |
(60) |
4,978 |
4,951 |
27 |
0 |
2.3 |
Fisheries |
39,605 |
(1,090) |
38,515 |
38,514 |
1 |
33,092 |
2.4.1 |
ForestResources |
7,889 |
170 |
8,059 |
8,065 |
(6) |
32,606 |
2.4.2 |
Forest Products |
6,031 |
(250) |
5,781 |
5,777 |
4 |
6,743 |
2.4.3 |
Forestry Policy and Planning |
7,516 |
(140) |
7,376 |
7,370 |
6 |
21,160 |
2.4.4 |
ForestProgrammes Coordination and Information |
4,265 |
170 |
4,435 |
4,434 |
1 |
1,645 |
2.4.9 |
Programme Management |
4,926 |
(50) |
4,876 |
4,878 |
(2) |
0 |
2.4 |
Forestry |
30,627 |
(100) |
30,527 |
30,525 |
2 |
62,154 |
2.5.1 |
Research, Natural Resources Management and Technology Transfer |
17,765 |
(870) |
16,895 |
16,936 |
(41) |
24,395 |
2.5.2 |
Women and Population |
5,259 |
50 |
5,309 |
5,295 |
14 |
6,146 |
2.5.3 |
Rural Development |
8,283 |
(210) |
8,073 |
8,075 |
(2) |
16,685 |
2.5.6 |
Food Production in Support of Food Security in LIFDCs |
10,475 |
2,090 |
12,565 |
12,569 |
(4) |
26,439 |
2.5.9 |
Programme Management |
6,985 |
(10) |
6,975 |
6,941 |
34 |
0 |
2.5 |
Contributions to Sustainable Development and Special Programme Thrusts |
48,767 |
1,050 |
49,817 |
49,815 |
2 |
73,665 |
|
TOTAL |
297,296 |
(2,390) |
294,906 |
294,900 |
6 |
673,450 |
228. The final column of Table 2.5 shows expenditure under the field programme, which comprises all technical assistance and emergency assistance activities funded through extrabudgetary sources, and Regular Programme funded technical assistance and emergency projects under the TCP and SPFS. Attention is drawn to the distinction between extrabudgetary resources, which refer to all non-Regular Programme sources of funds and related expenditures in the financial accounts of the Organization, and the field programme, which refers to the expenditure relating directly to FAO's implementation of technical and emergency assistance projects. In this context, the World Health Organization (WHO) share of the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme (Codex Alimentarius) is part of extrabudgetary resources, but is not part of the field programme. Conversely, the TCP and the provision for the SPFS are funded from the Regular Programme but are included as part of the field programme.
229. The ratios of 2002-03 expenditure of the field programme and the Regular Programme funded programme of work for Chapter 2 Technical and Economic Programmes are shown in Table 2.6. Field programme expenditures were more than twice those of the programme of work. However, there were significant differences between the Major Programmes. Major Programme 2.1 Agricultural Production and Support Systems accounted for two-thirds of total field programme expenditures in 2002-03 and had the highest ratio, with field programme expenditure having been five times that of the programme of work. It should be noted, however, that the ratio would fall to 2.9 if the effect of the Iraq Oil-for-Food Programme were excluded. Major Programme 2.4 Forestry, also had a relatively high ratio, with expenditure on the field programme twice that of the programme of work. On the other hand, expenditure on the field programme for Major Programme 2.2 Food and Agricultural Policy and Development was only about 70% that of the programme of work. The ratio was also less than 1.0 for Major Programme 2.3 Fisheries.
TABLE 2.6. RATIO OF FIELD PROGRAMME AND PROGRAMME OF WORK EXPENDITURES UNDER CHAPTER 2:TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC PROGRAMMES, 2002-03
Major Programme |
Normative programme of work US$ '000 |
Field programme US$ '000 |
Ratio of field to programme of work |
2.1 Agricultural Production and Support Systems |
90,017 |
448,075 |
5.0 |
2.2 Food and Agriculture Policy and Development |
86,028 |
56,465 |
0.7 |
2.3 Fisheries |
38,514 |
33,092 |
0.9 |
2.4 Forestry |
30,525 |
62,154 |
2.0 |
2.5 Contributions to Sustainable Development and Special Programme Thrusts* |
40,999 |
73,665 |
1.8 |
Total |
286,083 |
673,450 |
2.4 |
* To avoid distorting the ratio, the Regular Programme funded programme of work for Chapter 2 comprises all Regular Programme expenditure excluding SPFS project delivery, which amounted to US$ 8.8 million in 2002-03. SPFS delivery is included under the column headed Field programme. | |||
230. The provision of technical assistance is an important part of the Organization's mandate, specified under Article I 3 (a) of the Constitution, which states: "It shall also be the function of the Organization to furnish such technical assistance as governments request". Technical assistance is generally provided in the form of direct inputs to the field programme, whether funded from the Regular Programme – as for TCP and SPFS – or from extrabudgetary sources under the Government Cooperative Programme (GCP), Unilateral Trust Funds, UNDP or other arrangements for voluntary contributions.
231. The Organization makes a further significant contribution to technical assistance through its support to the field programme in the form of Technical Support Services (TSS) and Administrative and Operational Support (AOS) Services.
232. Since 1992, the Organization has made concerted efforts to measure and transparently report the cost of supporting the field programme under these two headings. This is achieved through the Work Measurement Survey which involves the completion of a detailed questionnaire by close to 1,000 staff each year. This data has been used in a number of valuable ways:
233. However, attention is drawn to the fact that cost is not entirely controllable and may fluctuate due to external factors such as the impact of variations in exchange rates between the US dollar and the currency of expenditure and the mix of projects (particularly the overall proportion of emergency projects).
234. These are defined as:
235. The overall level of TSS is outlined in Table 2.7, which compares the 2002-03 result with the previous biennium. It should be noted that more detailed information on TSS is included in the programme tables later in the document under Summary of Programme implementation.
TABLE 2.7. TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES (TSS) *
Component |
2000-01 |
2002-03 | ||
|
US$ million |
Percentage of total delivery |
US$ million |
Percentage of total delivery |
Delivery |
687.8 |
|
709.1 |
|
Project design and formulation |
12.5 |
1.8% |
12.8 |
1.8% |
Project appraisal |
6.9 |
1.0% |
7.1 |
1.0% |
Project monitoring |
19.2 |
2.8% |
18.8 |
2.6% |
Project evaluation and audit |
5.0 |
0.7% |
5.2 |
0.7% |
Project reporting |
5.7 |
0.8% |
5.1 |
0.7% |
Project meetings |
7.2 |
1.0% |
8.6 |
1.2% |
Total TSS |
56.5 |
8.2% |
57.6 |
8.1% |
* The figures include the impact of staff cost variance so as to reflect actual costs at budget rate of exchange between euro and US$. | ||||
236. Total Field Programme delivery in 2002-03 increased by just over 3% from 2000-01, while the cost of technical support services increased by US$ 1 million to US$ 57.6 million. As a result, TSS as a percentage of total delivery was virtually unchanged at 8.1% in 2002-03. The composition in the percentage of total delivery for each TSS component has, however, fluctuated as can be seen by the increase in the cost attributed to "Project Meetings" (up by US$ 1.4 million) partially offset by the decline in project monitoring and reporting (down by US$ 1.0 million). This is partly a technical adjustment because the heading of the question to which this is a response, moved from an emphasis on field operations to a focus on oversight and technical support services. Substantively speaking, these costs may be rising because of the re-establishment of Project Task Forces in September 2002 combined with the much increased involvement of FAORs in the implementation process.
237. Table 2.7 shows that technical support services, largely in the form of staff time, costing US$ 57.6 million, were provided to projects during 2002-03. The funding for this technical assistance was provided by extra-budgetary funded projects (US$ 3.9 million), TCP and SPFS projects (US$ 10.5 million) and provisions for TSS under the Regular Programme budget for technical divisions. Funding from TCP projects rose significantly consistent with the increase in TCP delivery and reflecting the impact of improved monitoring of projects that encouraged technical divisions to more systematically claim reimbursement for the services provided.
238. As a major portion of TSS is in the form of staff time, Table 2.8 shows the percentage of the cost of professional technical staff time dedicated to these purposes.
TABLE 2.8. PROPORTION OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONAL STAFF TIME DEVOTED TO TSS TO THE FIELD PROGRAMME, 2002-03 (PERCENTAGE)
|
Programme |
Headquarters |
Regional Offices |
Subregional Offices |
Total |
2.1.0 |
Intra-departmental Programme Entities for Agricultural Production and Support Systems |
19 |
46 |
45 |
21 |
2.1.1 |
Natural Resources |
32 |
52 |
39 |
37 |
2.1.2 |
Crops |
26 |
48 |
45 |
32 |
2.1.3 |
Livestock |
31 |
53 |
50 |
36 |
2.1.4 |
Agricultural Support Systems |
36 |
48 |
48 |
41 |
2.1.5 |
Agricultural Applications of Isotopes and Biotechnology |
35 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
2.1 |
Agricultural Production and Support Systems |
30 |
50 |
44 |
35 |
2.2.1 |
Nutrition |
17 |
42 |
53 |
23 |
2.2.2 |
Food and Agricultural Information |
10 |
45 |
59 |
18 |
2.2.3 |
Food and Agricultural Monitoring, Assessments and Outlooks |
5 |
33 |
0 |
6 |
2.2.4 |
Agriculture, Food Security and Trade Policy |
14 |
48 |
0 |
18 |
2.2 |
Food and Agriculture Policy and Development |
12 |
44 |
55 |
17 |
2.3.1 |
Fisheries Information |
10 |
41 |
48 |
16 |
2.3.2 |
Fisheries Resources and Aquaculture |
26 |
48 |
38 |
29 |
2.3.3 |
Fisheries Exploitation and Utilization |
28 |
32 |
39 |
29 |
2.3.4 |
Fisheries Policy |
22 |
38 |
45 |
27 |
2.3 |
Fisheries |
22 |
40 |
43 |
26 |
2.4.1 |
Forest Resources |
29 |
43 |
34 |
32 |
2.4.2 |
Forest Products |
18 |
42 |
35 |
23 |
2.4.3 |
Forestry Policy and Planning |
26 |
40 |
30 |
29 |
2.4.4 |
Forest Programmes Coordination and Information |
16 |
42 |
40 |
25 |
2.4 |
Forestry |
24 |
41 |
33 |
29 |
2.5.1 |
Research, Natural Resources Management and Technology Transfer |
29 |
36 |
66 |
32 |
2.5.2 |
Women and Population |
27 |
51 |
0 |
36 |
2.5.3 |
Rural Development |
37 |
60 |
53 |
43 |
2.5.6 |
Food Production in Support of Food Security in LIFDCs |
54 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
2.5 |
Contributions to Sustainable Development and Special Programme Thrusts |
33 |
46 |
59 |
37 |
3.1 |
Policy Assistance |
34 |
57 |
55 |
48 |
|
Average |
24 |
49 |
49 |
31 |
239. In terms of technical staff time, there was an overall increase in TSS, rising from 29% in 2000-01 (see Table 2.6 of C 2003/8, paragraph 42) to an average of 31% in 2002-03. This increase is attributed to the continued greater involvement of decentralized technical staff in providing these services.
240. The decentralization of primary responsibility for TSS to the Regional and Subregional Offices and the increased emphasis on the field programme is evident from Figure 2.3. In the Regional Offices the time spent by professional technical staff on TSS to the Field Programme increased from 33% in 1998-99 to 49% in 2002-03. In the Subregional Offices, TSS increased to 49% in 2002-03 from 40% in 1998-99. At headquarters there has also been an increase from 20 to 24% during this period.
241. While there was some variation between Regional and Subregional Offices, as shown in Figure 2.4, total field programme support exceeded 31% of staff time in all Offices. Taking the Regional and Subregional Offices together, time spent by technical staff on TSS to the Field Programme varied between decentralized locations from 45% in Asia and the Pacific Region to 57% in Latin America and the Caribbean.
242. Administrative and Operational Support (AOS) Services consist of variable indirect costs that can be associated with the delivery of direct project inputs. They include:
243. The level of these costs over the last two biennia is shown in Table 2.9. Two new components, project budget holder time and secretarial support for projects, have been added to better reflect the composition of AOS costs due to the decentralisation of field operations to the Regional Offices and Country Offices.
244. In the 2002-03 biennium, total AOS costs have risen by US$ 6.8 million or as a percentage of total project delivery, from 9.3% to 10.1%. While the total volume of delivery remained almost constant at about US$ 700 million, the proportion of TCP projects in the total rose from 20 to 29%, an increase of 43%. Given the small size and relative complexity of TCP projects, this represents an increased burden on technical and operational units which translates itself into added cost. The other key factor is the rise in AOS costs in the Finance Division (AFF), which is entirely due to change in the basis of allocation for the Treasury and the unit responsible for decentralized accounting.
245. Table 2.9 also shows direct operating costs on emergencies as a percentage of emergency delivery moving from 1.9 to 2.4%. This is attributable to the proportional decline of the relatively lower cost Iraq Oil-for-Food projects which fell from 70% of the total in 2000-01 to 64% in 2002-03 and perhaps to a lag in reducing costs as the programme declines.
TABLE 2.9. ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT COSTS *
Component |
2000-01 |
2002-03 | ||
|
US$ million |
Percentage of component delivery |
US$ million |
Percentage of component delivery |
Project personnel |
14.0 |
6.5% |
14.2 |
6.6% |
Project procurement |
8.0 |
15.2% |
7.7 |
14.7% |
Project subcontracts |
4.2 |
7.8% |
3.4 |
6.2% |
Project training |
4.2 |
16.1% |
3.6 |
13.7% |
Project non-technical monitoring |
11.6 |
3.1% |
12.6 |
3.4% |
Project budgeting and accounting |
10.9 |
2.9% |
7.3 |
1.9% |
Project budget holder responsibilities |
n.a. |
n.a. |
5.5 |
1.5% |
Project secretarial |
n.a. |
n.a. |
3.0 |
0.8% |
Incremental indirect costs |
5.2 |
1.4% |
6.2 |
1.7% |
Direct Emergency Operating Costs (including Iraq Oil-For-Food) |
6.7 |
1.9% |
8.1 |
2.4% |
Total AOS |
64.8 |
9.3% |
71.6 |
10.1% |
* The figures include the impact of staff cost variance so as to reflect actual costs at budget rate of exchange between euro and US$. | ||||
246. AOS cost is partially covered through reimbursements from the projects through charges for project servicing costs (PSC). Table 2.10 shows the extent of reimbursements for AOS Services in total including emergencies.
TABLE 2.10. ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT COSTS AND EXTENT OF REIMBURSEMENT RECEIVED
US$ million |
2000-01 |
2002-03 |
Variance |
(TF, UNDP, TCP, SPFS and OSRO) |
|
|
|
Administrative and operational support costs |
64.8 |
71.6 |
(6.8) |
Reimbursements |
45.6 |
47.3 |
1.7 |
Under-recovery of support costs |
(19.2) |
(24.3) |
(5.1) |
Total |
|
|
|
Net percentage of cost recovered |
70.4% |
66.1% |
247. Total AOS costs increased by nearly US$ 7 million to US$ 71.6 million in 2002-03, while reimbursements increased by US$ 2 million to US$ 47.3 million. The net decline in the percentage of cost recovered from 70.4% to 66.1% is entirely attributable to a one-time reduction in the recognition of income on TCP projects arising from the change in accounting methodology which aimed at bringing TCP in line with the approach taken for all other projects, that is, charging the project at the point of delivery and not at the moment of approval as had previously been the case. Recoveries will return to normal in 2004-05.
248. In 1999, the 30th FAO Conference reaffirmed "the imperative of ensuring parity and balance in the use of all FAO languages and the need for supervision of the quality of translation and interpretation. In looking forward to further improvements in the future, the Conference agreed to the need for Members to monitor progress closely through periodic follow-up and evaluation"(C 99/REP, paragraph 94).
249. During the 2002-03 biennium, considerable improvements in the overall system of language management were effected to cope with increased work resulting from the implementation of the various operational procedures for simultaneous production of documents and publications in all five official languages. These combined efforts resulted in the Organization's generally positive performance. Improvements in the system of language management included new technologies for terminology and translation outputs to facilitate the work of the translation teams; and new technologies to reduce the time taken to produce official meeting documents, both originals and in all language versions, and to enable more rapid simultaneous placement of documents in all languages on the FAO Web site. The Interdepartmental Working Group on Terminology was strengthened to enable timely updating and ensure accuracy of the terminology database. In late-2002, a Special Allotment for Implementation of the Language Policy encouraged additional publications and contributed to improvements in language management systems.
250. The overall pattern of language use in meetings4 is determined by the body responsible for convening the meeting, the location of the meeting and the geographical distribution of the participants. English is the predominant language used in meetings held at headquarters as well as in Asia and the Pacific and Europe. In Africa, French and English are nearly equally used. In Latin America and the Caribbean, the main languages are Spanish and English. In the Near East and North Africa, they are Arabic and English. The majority of FAO meetings are held in the field, but in 2002-03 the percentage of meetings held outside of FAO headquarters decreased from 66 to 62%.
251. An indicator of language balance for FAO meetings is the percentage of meetings held in all five official languages. In 2002-03, although the total number of meetings decreased from 328 to 323, the percentage of meetings held in all five languages increased slightly, to 13% from 12%, while the percentage of meetings held in four languages remained constant (Figures 2.5).
252. The number of interpretation days for external interpreters recorded in this biennium was 8,730 days: an increase of 2.7% over 2000-01. As shown in Figure 2.6, the largest increase was in English (5.9%) and Spanish (5.9%), followed by French (4.5%) and Arabic (1.4%). The number of interpretation days into Chinese decreased by 6.4%, a reflection of recruitment during the biennium of a Chinese interpreter on a headquarters post. The number of interpretation days increased at headquarters, but decreased in the field, where a number of meetings were funded by extra-budgetary resources.
253. As a consequence of the increase in the interpretation services provided by FAO, there has been significant growth in workload, for which staff interpreters cover just 14% of the total. For most FAO meetings, interpretation services are mainly provided by external contractors engaged on the international circuit. Recruitment of interpreters locally near conference sites is being pursued where possible, to reduce associated travel costs. Although the arrangement provides flexibility, the very wide variety of contractors does not always assure consistent quality.
254. With regard to translation, the overall total of words translated in 2002-03 through the translation service was 23.1 million words, 3% lower than the 23.9 million words translated in 2000-01. Changes in word volumes for Chinese declined 11%, while Arabic declined 3%, and Spanish and French remained nearly the same as 2000-01. However, it should be noted that a significant volume of translation into Chinese was undertaken through an ongoing agreement with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) – during the biennium nearly 2.4 million words were translated into Chinese under this agreement.
255. The policy of outsourcing aimed at minimising translation costs and more efficient management of the high variation in demand for translation services continued during the biennium. Although qualified external translators are cost efficient and generally provide good linguistic quality, the consistency of technical terminology and correct use of FAO titles and expressions can best be assured by staff translators. During the 2002-03 biennium four translation workflow posts were created in order to support the implementation of new translation technologies. Moreover, computer-assisted translation technologies were increasingly utilised by staff translators in order to enhance the efficiency and consistency of the translations produced.
256. The Corporate Communication Committee determines policy concerning the language versions of FAO publications. All "flagship" publications, e.g. The State of Food and Agriculture, The State of the World's Fisheries and Aquaculture, State of the World's Forests, The State of Food Insecurity in the World and other major publications were published in all five languages during the biennium. Language versions of other publications are determined by the originator, based on an assessment of the target audience's needs. Specific attention is drawn to the fact that, in addition to those titles listed above, decisions have been taken to publish more of the FAO Yearbooks in all languages. Nine such titles were published in the biennium under review.
257. During the biennium, there was an increase, compared with 2000-01, in the percentage of titles published in French (20%) and Arabic (8%). Titles published in the other languages were English (43%), Spanish (17%) and Chinese (12%) (Figure 2.7).
258. Using funds provided under the special allocation to the Programme for the Improvement of Language Coverage, WAICENT introduced technical solutions to facilitate user access to FAO's electronic information in the five official languages during 2002-03. Development continued on the WAICENT Information Finder, featuring the metadata databases Electronic Information Management System (EIMS) and the News and Events Management System (NEMS) that identify and classify FAO information in all official languages. Table 2.11 indicates the language coverage of news items of each system.
TABLE 2.11. NUMBER OF ITEMS BY LANGUAGE ON THE FAO WEB SITE AS REFLECTED IN THE CORPORATE SYSTEMS EIMS AND NEMS
|
English |
French |
Spanish |
Arabic |
Chinese |
Total |
|
2000-01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EIMS |
2,666 |
992 |
1,438 |
293 |
761 |
6,150 |
|
NEMS |
744 |
363 |
837 |
27 |
24 |
1,995 |
|
Total |
3,410 |
1,355 |
2,275 |
320 |
785 |
8,145 |
|
2002-03 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EIMS |
17,113 |
6,355 |
4,934 |
3,113 |
2,158 |
33,673 |
|
NEMS |
2,506 |
1,251 |
2,343 |
489 |
308 |
6,897 |
|
Total |
19,619 |
7,606 |
7,277 |
3,602 |
2,466 |
40,570 |
259. At the end of 2003, the FAOTERM terminology database consisted of 57,000 records in English, 56,500 in French, 55,500 in Spanish, 34,500 in Arabic and 35,000 in Chinese (Figure 2.8). Approximately 3,000 new terminology records were added to the database during the biennium. The Terminology Project, developed in the framework of the Programme for the Improvement of Language Coverage (see below) has strongly contributed to enhancing the multilingual balance of FAO official languages in FAOTERM. The database allows direct interaction with computer-assisted translation tools, thus streamlining and harmonizing the language versions of FAO documentation. Care has been taken to monitor the quality of terminological records introduced into the database to guarantee its high quality as a reference tool. The five-language FAOTERM database is made available through the FAO Terminology Web site and a new interface was developed in order to enhance the use and dissemination of the database. This resulted in increased use by FAO staff, other international organizations and the public in general. The database for names of countries in five languages available through the FAO Terminology Web site has been constantly updated and maintained.
260. Since the 2000-01 biennium, Programme Entity 222P5 Programme for the Improvement of Language Coverage has provided central support for:
261. Expenditures for these purposes totalled about US$ 1.2 million for the biennium. The specific uses made of these funds were determined by the Corporate Communication Committee (CCC) and are described below. Resources within the programme entity also covered the continuing arrangement for translation of documents into Chinese undertaken in cooperation with CAAS and the unapportioned reserve.
262. Investments having an immediate impact included improved language coverage of FAO’s Web site, audio and video productions and important publications, as well as language training. Web pages were prepared in all languages for the World Food Summit: five years later, the Newsroom page, and all its sub-pages, as well as related feature articles, Focuses, Field stories, FAO in action and audio/video pages. The TeleFood site was redesigned and adapted into all languages, and new articles were added on a periodic basis. A special effort was made to further increase the availability of information in Chinese on the FAO Web site. Work undertaken included preparation of the Chinese version of Web pages related to World Food Day, Feeding Minds Fighting Hunger, the WAICENT Portal, the section of the site relating to the Governing Bodies, and the section of the site focusing on the Special Programme for Food Security. Chinese versions were also prepared for all PAIA Web sites as well as the Web sites in support of the PWB and MTP. In addition, selected top-level Web pages from all of the Technical Departments were adapted into all working languages.
263. Additional audio and video materials were produced in Arabic, French, Italian and Spanish and covered topics including: World Food Day 2003; Urban Vegetable Farming in the Philippines; the International Alliance Against Hunger; and special features on AIDS, Forestry, Women and the International Plant Genetic Resources Treaty.
264. Investments in infrastructure included support for further development of the multi-language capabilities of the FAO standard workstation, particularly with regard to printing documents in Chinese and Arabic; PDF conversion of Arabic and Chinese documents; and especially increased functionality of the Trados translation software used by GIC Division. AGROVOC, the FAO multilingual thesaurus, is now available in all official languages and links between the different language versions have been enhanced.
265. A Terminology Project was launched in 2002-03 in order to correct the deficiency of Arabic and Chinese in FAOTERM and add missing equivalents in French and Spanish. As a result, 21,000 equivalents were added in Arabic, 23,000 in Chinese, 7,000 in Spanish and 3,000 in French. As part of the project, text alignment in Arabic and Chinese was carried out in order to augment the amount of data in the English-Arabic and English-Chinese translation memories. This enabled the introduction of some 66,000 translation units in the English-Arabic translation memory and some 59,000 units in the English-Chinese one, thus enhancing computer-assisted translation in the Arabic and Chinese Translation Groups.
266. Investments to correct long-standing deficiencies mainly concentrated on the translation of additional titles into Arabic, complementing the special effort on Chinese undertaken in the previous biennium. Resources were used to produce publications in Arabic including Improving Agricultural Extension: A Reference Manual; Gender Analysis in Macroeconomic and Agricultural Sector Policies; Improved Irrigation Management for Green House Vegetables; Summary of World Food and Agricultural Statistics – 2003; Review of the State of World Marine Fishery Resources; Forest Resources Assessment 2000: Main Report (Forestry Paper 140).
267. Geographical representation of professional staff. The principles of geographic representation of Member Nations followed by the Organization were established by the 27th session of the FAO Council in 1957. The norm for a country's representation was based on the percentage of its contribution to the Regular Programme as compared to the proportion of staff of that nationality funded from the Regular Programme with continuing or fixed-term appointments5.
268. Summary tables showing the countries that were not within the range of equitable representation as at 31 December 2001 (110 of 180 Member Nations) and 31 December 2003 (123 of 183 Member Nations), are shown in Annex III Geographical Representation of Professional Staff.
269. At the end of 2003, there were 77 countries that exceeded the top of their range, compared to 73 at the end of 2001; 16 under-represented countries, compared to 11 at the end of 2001; and 30 non-represented countries, compared to 26 at the end of 2001. High priority is given to placement of professional staff from non-represented countries and 5 of the 26 non-represented countries in at the end of 2001 were represented at the end of 2003. However, 21 of the non-represented countries at the end of 2001 were also non-represented at the end of 2003 and of the 30 non-represented countries at the end of 2003, 3 were countries that became new members in November 2001.
270. The FAO Conference, at its Thirty-second Session held in November/December 2003, adopted a revised formula for the calculation of geographic distribution which is based on the formula implemented in the UN Secretariat and several organizations of the UN common system. The implementation of the new methodology is effective from 1 January 2004.
271. Gender balance of professional staff. Increasing the proportion of female staff in the professional category is one of the main human resources policy objectives of the Organization. Efforts during the last four biennia have resulted in the increase of women in professional posts at headquarters from 21% at the beginning of 1996 to 30% at the end 2003 and an increase in all locations from 18 to 27%. (Figure 2.9) These percentages are based upon the total number of professional staff with fixed term or continuing contracts at headquarters and other established offices6. While the percentage of women in professional posts in the FAO offices outside of Rome is significantly below headquarters, the rate of increase has been relative high, growing from 8% in 1996 to 18% in 2003.
272. The number of female and male staff by grade at the end of 2003 is shown in Table 2.12. Overall women make up nearly half (49%) of the Organization's total staff, comprising 66% of general service staff (G1 - G7), 29% of professional officers (P1 - P5), 34% of other professionals (National Professional Officers and Associate Professional Officers) and 13% of director and higher level staff (D1 - DDG). Within the director and higher level, about 20% of both ADG and D-2 level staff are women, well above the 13% of D-1 officers. Within the professional officers the proportion of females varies from 55% of P-2/P-1 officers and 41% of P-3 officers to 17% of P-5 officers. The greater number of women at the P-1 to P-3 grade levels reflects the increasing number of qualified young women in the technical fields of the Organization that allows them to effectively compete for middle and entry level professional positions. As older staff retire, it is expected that many of these women will move into the senior officer and service chief positions vacated. The basis for improvement in gender balance at higher grade levels has therefore been put in place, which should show significant results over the coming years.
TABLE 2.12. FEMALE AND MALE STAFF BY GRADE
Grade |
Female |
Male |
Total |
% Female |
DDG |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0% |
ADG |
3 |
12 |
15 |
20% |
D-2 |
8 |
34 |
42 |
19% |
D-1 |
15 |
121 |
136 |
11% |
DIRECTOR |
26 |
168 |
194 |
13% |
P-5 |
56 |
276 |
332 |
17% |
P-4 |
103 |
307 |
410 |
25% |
P-3 |
104 |
147 |
251 |
41% |
P-2 |
58 |
48 |
106 |
55% |
P-1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
67% |
PROFESSIONAL |
323 |
779 |
1,102 |
29% |
NPO |
17 |
69 |
86 |
20% |
APO |
39 |
41 |
80 |
49% |
OTHER PROFESSIONAL |
56 |
110 |
166 |
34% |
G-7 |
39 |
17 |
56 |
70% |
G-6 |
175 |
77 |
252 |
69% |
G-5 |
355 |
78 |
433 |
82% |
G-4 |
430 |
117 |
547 |
79% |
G-3 |
220 |
165 |
385 |
57% |
G-2 |
61 |
184 |
245 |
25% |
G-1 |
5 |
33 |
38 |
13% |
GENERAL SERVICE |
1,285 |
671 |
1,956 |
66% |
Total |
1,651 |
1,687 |
3,338 |
49% |
3 Expenditure of US$ 723.4 million against the final 2002-03 budget compares with US$ 779.9 million reported as General and Related Funds expenditure in the draft financial accounts (see also Table 2.1 above). The figures in Table 2.3 comprise only those items of expenditure in the financial accounts that are chargeable to the 2002-03 Programme of Work and Budget. Specifically:
4 FAO meeting categories are Category 1: intergovernmental meetings; Category 2: technical sessions attended by experts designated by member governments; Category 3: committees and panels of experts composed of individuals selected in a personal capacity by FAO; Category 4: seminars, training courses and workshops. Under any of the categories, meetings can be convened either for statutory bodies, if they have been established, or on an ad hoc basis.
5 Excludes field project staff, language staff, and staff on posts financed by Support Costs, Trust Funds and Other Funds.
6 Excludes field project staff and staff with contracts of less than 12 months.
