The Governing Council,

Recalling the Nairobi Declaration on the Role and Mandate of the United Nations Environment Programme and the Malmö Ministerial Declaration, both of which emphasized, inter alia, the need to broaden the financial basis of the United Nations Environment Programme and make it more predictable in order for the United Nations Environment Programme to undertake its mandate effectively,

Concerned that the total financial resources for the implementation of the programme of work of the United Nations Environment Programme have not increased over the last three years, and the annual contributions to the Environment Fund have decreased from about $47.5 million in 1998 to $44.0 million in 1999 and to an estimated $41.3 million in 2000,

Concerned further that the support from the United Nations regular budget has not increased in the implementation of the programme of work of the United Nations Environment Programme,

Expressing its appreciation to those Governments that have increased their contributions to the Environment Fund, trust funds and counterpart contributions since 1998,

1. Supports the strategy on resource mobilization for the United Nations Environment Programme, as contained in the report of the Executive Director (UNEP/GC.21/7/Add.1);

2. Requests the Executive Director to make renewed and additional efforts towards improving financial situation of the United Nations Environment Programme, especially towards increasing the number of countries contributing to the Environment Fund;

3. Stresses the need for a broadened base of contributions and for stable, adequate and predictable funding of the United Nations Environment Programme;

4. Calls upon Governments as well as other relevant parties, including non-State actors, to provide stable and predictable financial and other resources to the United Nations Environment Programme, taking into account the strategy on resource mobilization for the United Nations Environment Programme;

5. Requests the Executive Director to implement the strategy and keep Governments informed, through the Committee of Permanent Representatives, of the progress in its implementation, especially on progress on fund-raising from non-State actors and on responses to special initiatives and emergency actions.