DECISION ON THE BUDGET OF THE AFRICAN UNION
FOR THE 2017 FINANCIAL YEAR
Doc. EX.CL/956(XXIX)
The Executive Council,
1. TAKES NOTE of the report of the PRC and ENDORSES the recommendations contained therein;
2. APPROVES a total budget of US$782,108,049 for the African Union for the year 2017, broken down into US$488,525,786 Operating Budget and US$293,582,263 Programs to be financed as follows:
i) A total amount of US$205,149,538 assessed on Member States;
ii) A total amount of US$576,958,511 to be raised from International Partners.
3. FURTHER APPROVES that the 2017 budget be financed as follows:
|
Organs |
Member States |
Partners |
Total Budget for 2017 |
||||||
|
Operating |
Programs |
Total Assessment |
Operating |
Programs |
Total |
Operating |
Programs |
Total 2017 |
|
|
AUC |
109 509 732 |
40 070,933 |
149,580,665 |
—-— x—— |
199,252,631 |
199,252,631 |
109,509,732 |
239,323,563 |
348,833,295 |
|
PAP |
15 577 975 |
|
15,577,975 |
|
6,442,184 |
6,442,184 |
15,577,975 |
6,442,184 |
22,020,159 |
|
AfCHR (The Court) |
8,709,318 |
|
8,709,318 |
|
1,605,966 |
1,605,966 |
8,709,318 |
1,605,966 |
10,315,284 |
|
|
914,736 |
4,610,969 |
914,736 |
5,525,705 |
|||||
|
ACHPR (The Commission) |
4 610 969 |
|
4,610,969 |
|
914,736 |
||||
|
ECOSSOC |
1,119,557 |
|
1,119,557 |
|
|
- |
1,119,557 |
- |
1,119,557 |
|
|
31,995,633 |
31,995,633 |
9,444,778 |
31,995,633 |
41,440,411 |
||||
|
NEPAD |
9 444 778 |
|
9,444,778 |
|
|||||
|
AUCIL |
421,326 |
|
421,326 |
|
309,960 |
309,960 |
421,326 |
309,960 |
731,286 |
|
Advisory Board on Corruption |
1,861,946 |
534,300 |
2,396,246 |
|
|
|
1,861,946 |
534,300 |
2,396,246 |
|
Peace & Security Council |
|
1,047,965 |
1,047,965 |
|
|
|
|
1,047,965 |
1,047,965 |
|
ACERWC |
271.838 |
83.358 |
355,196 |
|
472,360 |
472,360 |
271,838 |
555,718 |
827,556 |
|
SPECIALIZED OFFICES OF THE AU |
|||||||||
|
AFREC |
1,275,699 |
|
1,275,699 |
|
|
|
1,275,699 |
- |
1,275,699 |
|
IPED |
762,647 |
|
762,647 |
|
|
|
762,647 |
- |
762,647 |
|
CIEFFA |
716,656 |
|
716,656 |
|
|
|
716,656 |
- |
716,656 |
|
PAU |
2,531,177 |
|
2,531,177 |
|
|
|
2,531,177 |
- |
2,531,177 |
|
AIR |
763,494 |
|
763,494 |
|
|
|
763,494 |
- |
763,494 |
|
ACDC |
3,971,148 |
|
3,971,148 |
|
|
|
3,971,148 |
- |
3,971,148 |
|
AOSTI |
916,272 |
|
916,272 |
|
|
|
916,272 |
- |
916,272 |
|
AFRIPOL |
948,450 |
|
948,450 |
|
|
|
948,450 |
- |
948,450 |
|
PEACE OPERATIONS |
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|
AMISOM |
|
|
- |
325,112,803 |
10,852,238 |
335,965,041 |
325,112,803 |
10,852,238 |
335,965,041 |
|
TOTAL |
163,412,983 |
41,736,556 |
205,149,538 |
325,112,803 |
251,845,708 |
576,958,511 |
488,525,786 |
293,582,263 |
782,108,049 |
4. DIRECTS the Commission to:
i) Regularly update the PRC on the status of the Reserve and other Funds, on the implementation of both operational and programme budget as well as on the payment of assessed contributions by Member States on a quarterly basis;
ii) Increase the percentage of the programme budget in relation to the operating budget, with special focus on impactful programmes in the continent;
iii) To hold the meeting of the PRC Sub-Committee on Programmes and Conferences before that of the PRC Sub Committee on Budgetary, Financial and Administrative Matters and to strengthen the role of Internal Program and Budget Committee in its oversight role in enhancing the budget scrutiny;
iv) Fast track the operationalization of the Accountability and Oversight Mechanism.
5. REQUESTS all the Organs of the Union to improve the execution rate of their respective budgets, and also requests the Commission to ensure that they harmonize budget presentation from 2018 onwards;
6. URGES Member States to honour their commitments by paying their contributions during the first quarter of each year.