MOPIC'S 1999 THIRD QUARTERLY MONITORING REPORT ON DONOR'S ASSISTANCE

1.1 1999 Performance up to the 3^rd quarter.

The following table shows the changes in commitments and disbursements between the end of 1998& the 3^rd quarter of 1999:

[Amount = * 1000 USD]

1. 1.1 Individual Sector Profiles.

Total commitments and disbursements for 1999 are distributed along the following sectors:

Chart 2 Overall commitments and disbursements by sector for 1999.

As reflected in chart 2, the major cumulative 1999 disbursements (in million USD) were made to the following sectors:

 1.1.2 Individual Category Profiles.

The following table shows cumulative 1999 commitments (Million USD) for individual category profiles.

The following table shows cumulative 1999 disbursements (Million USD) for individual category profiles.

For the 1994-1999 period, total pledges were 5,655million USD, total commitments were 4,039 million USD and total disbursements were 2,613 million USD.

Chart 4 shows 1994-1999 total pledges, commitments, and disbursements.

The following table shows total commitments and disbursements for the consecutive years 1994-1999.

(Million USD)

1.2.1 Individual Sector Profiles.

For the 1994-1999 period, donors have committed 4,039 million USD to all sectors. The following table shows individual sectors with a corresponding cumulative disbursement figure for the 1994-1999 period.

(Million USD)

Chart 5 shows 1994-1999 total commitments and disbursements for Major sectors.

1.2.2 Individual Category profiles.

For the 1994-1999 period donors have committed 4,039 million USD to all development categories. The following table shows individual categories with a corresponding cumulative commitment figure for the period 1994-1999.

[Million USD]

The following table shows individual categories with a corresponding cumulative disbursement figure for the period 1994-1999.

[Million USD]

Agriculture:

Includes fishery, forestry, livestock, and agriculture production.

Excludes food Processing

Children & Youth:

Includes Projects that related to children & Youth

Democracy Development:

Includes legislative development and electoral activities.

Detainees / Returnees:

Includes training and rehabilitation programs.

Education:

Includes educational programs and their development and support.

Energy:

Includes electrical power related projects.

Environment:

Includes environmental law, policy, and resources.

Excludes solid waste.

Health:

Includes health care and medical equipment.

Housing:

Includes credits, mortgage facility design, and housing projects.

Human Rights & Civil Society:

Includes human rights’ enforcement, and Professional and civil society development.

Humanitarian Aid:

Includes In kind assistance for humanitarian needs, for example, food and medical aid.

Industrial Development:

Includes textiles, wood, and handicrafts. Excludes financing for industries & private businesses through local banks.

Institution Building:

Includes Institutional support and development, technical assistance (that is exclusive of being a project component), equipment supply, human resource management, and training and institutional scholarships. Excludes projects outside institutions.

Legal Affairs:

Includes judicial reform, legal infrastructure development, harmonization of law, legal & regulatory frameworks, and arbitration.

Multiple Sectors:

Includes projects that relate to more than one sector, for example, World Bank ERP, MIDP or EHRP.

Police:

Includes technical assistance, equipment, and budget support for the Palestinian Authority police.

Private Sector Development:

Includes financing for industries, private business, small - scale enterprise development such as those through local banks. Excludes textile development, wood, and handicrafts.

Telecommunications:

Includes telephone systems, Internet system, electronic mail system, and videoconferencing.

Tourism & Cultural Resources:

Includes preservation and renovation of historical sights, and folklore.

Transportation:

Includes harbor, airport, roads, and future train station.

Undefined:

Includes money that is not allocated to a specific sector.

Water and Sanitation:

Includes projects related to water treatment, supply, and sewerage.

Women:

Includes projects that relate to women and gender awareness development.

The total amount allocated to specific uses, usually on the basis of signed agreements, whereby a pledge is realized.

The total amount transferred from donor sources to the implementing agency or beneficiary.

A general indication of intended funding levels over a certain period, unallocated to any specific project.

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1.5 Definitions of Categories

Donations often support projects that consist of several components such as training, office facilities, and equipment. Usually, the predominant category would be used. For major projects, funding is split into parts of donation with unique categories.

Employment Generation:

Relates to funding allocated to employment generation.

Equipment:

Relates to monetary funding for purchase of equipment

In Kind:

Relates, for example, to funding for housing projects.

Private Sector Support:

Relates to all types of funding for the private sector.

Technical Assistance:

Relates to the provision of foreign experts, and training.

Transitional and Budgetary Support:

Relates to budget support for the PA, Holst Fund contributions or payments.

Various:

Relates to the allocation of money distributed over multiple sectors.

1.6 Definition of Status