Inadequate funding of international programmes

Projects and ongoing programmes of international organizations are impaired by budget limitations. Organizational income is too low to initiate and carry-through to completion necessary work, due to: delinquent payment, non-payment and under-payment of membership assessments; political decisions by member states to limit general fund contributions or not to support specific projects; and lack of other income generating possibilities.

1. International organizations propose enormous budgets for an endless variety of programmes only to perpetuate themselves. Their wastage of funds is also high. For essential work their funds are adequate if they would eliminate mismanagement, over-staffing and empire-building.

1. Shortage of financial resources for action against problems
2. Restrictive conditions on loans through intergovernmental facilities
3. Lack of funding

1. Shortage of financial resources within the United Nations system of organization
2. Reallocation of aid funds to alternative priorities
3. Lack of environmental funding
4. Inadequate funding of international NGOs

1. Undermining of multilateral forums
2. Lack of biodiversity conservation funding
3. Insolvent institutions
4. Inefficiency of international organizations
5. Inadequate facilities for international organization action
6. Failure of remedial action plans

1. Unbridled competition among international organizations for scarce resources
2. Prohibitive administrative overhead costs for aid
3. Loss of credibility in international institutions
4. Lack of governmental support
5. Government non-payment of agreed financial contributions to international organizations

1. Restructuring foreign aid
2. Restricting multilateral development aid
3. Providing multilateral financial assistance
4. Providing inadequate funding of international organizations and programmes
5. Improving funding of international organizations and programmes
6. Developing multilateral cooperation

1. Shortfall
2. Reduction
3. Inadequacy
4. Aid