UN Human Rights Treaties

United Nations A/AC.265/2004/3
General Assembly Distr.: General
17 May 2004
Original: English
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Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and
Integral International Convention on the
Protection and Promotion of the Rights and
Dignity of Persons with Disabilities
Third session
New York, 24 May-4 June 2004
Use of the United Nations Voluntary Fund on Disability to
support the participation of non-governmental
organizations and experts
Note by the Secretariat
1. The General Assembly, by its resolution 57/229, decided to establish a
voluntary fund to support the participation of non-governmental organizations and
experts from developing countries, in particular from the least developed countries,
and invited Governments, civil society and the private sector to contribute to the
voluntary fund.1
2. Following the adoption of resolution 57/229, a sub-account of the United
Nations Voluntary Fund on Disability was created to receive contributions that have
been earmarked for the above-mentioned purpose. As of 17 May 2004, contributions
have been received from/pledged by eight countries for an estimated total amount of
US$ 250,000.
3. The details of those contributions are as follows:
Country Amount
Canada CDN$ 70 000
China US$ 5 000
Czech Republic US$ 5 500
Denmark (being processed) DKR 350 000
Mexico US$ 20 000
Qatar US$ 9 979
Sweden US$ 62 803
United Kingdom (being processed) US$ 3 000

A/AC.265/2004/3
4. As of 17 May 2004, the status of disbursement of funds is as follows:
(a) An amount of US $29,502 was allocated to support the participation of
five NGO representatives and experts including two assistants, to the meeting of the
Working Group of the Ad Hoc Committee that was held from 5 to 16 January 2004.
They were nationals of the Philippines, Costa Rica and South Africa;
(b) An estimated amount of US$ 80,000 has been provided to 19 NGO
representatives, including five assistants, to facilitate their participation in the third
session of the Ad Hoc Committee. They are nationals of Argentina, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Ecuador, Guinea, India, Jamaica, Lebanon, the Philippines, South Africa, the
United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda.
Notes
1 In order to be eligible for financial support from the sub-account, NGO representatives must
represent or be affiliated with NGOs that are in consultative status with the Economic and
Social Council or that have been accredited to a previous session of the Ad Hoc Committee.