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THE
IIN'S BUDGET FOR 2003
Sources
of Funding
As a Specialized
Organization of the OAS,
the IIN is included in the Regular Fund of the OAS program budget. The IIN's budget for 2003 was USD 1,567,700,
which is 2% of the total OAS Regular Fund budget of USD 76,000,000.
In order to carry out its
mission and services, the IIN also incorporates resources originating
from Agreements, Governments, International Organizations, NGOs and
other donors and funding agents. As of January 1, 2003, the IIN’s
Specific Funds administered by
the OAS totaled USD 343,701. Also in 2003, the resources provided and
administered by counterparts, for projects involving technical
assistance by the IIN, totaled USD 1,913,404.
Budgetary Distribution
and Projection of the Regular Fund
Budgetary Execution of the Regular Fund and Specific Funds By
Area and By Program
Percentage
Distribution of All IIN Resources
2004
Budget Projection
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ITEMS
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REGULAR
FUND
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SPECIFIC
FUNDS
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TOTAL
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PERSONNEL
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863,100
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863,100
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OPERATIONS
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403,500
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309,384
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712,884
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TOTAL
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1,266,600
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309,384
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1,575,984
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Considerations
Regarding Interpretation and Projection
Within the framework of the
2000-2004
Strategic Plan approved
by the Directing Council, the Office of the Director General of the IIN
carried out a process of organic restructuring of its program and administrative areas.
This involved reduction of staff and reassignment of roles. The graphs
show that we have been moving toward a new balance between operational
and staff expenses, progressively approaching the directives issued by
the General Assembly and the General Secretariat, to reach a 50/50
equilibrium between operational and staff expenses.
Independently of the
voluntary restructuring planned and carried out by the Office of the Director General of the IIN,
the Institute was also affected by budgetary cuts to resources
originating from the Regular Fund, due to the financial situation of the
OAS. At the same time, a P-3 professional position
and a G-6 administrative position were frozen, which was not included in
the plans for organic restructuring. These financial cuts and
elimination of positions affected the execution of planned activities,
and may also affect the projections for 2004 and the new Strategic Plan.
Therefore, looking to 2005,
the Office
of the Director General plans to develop a strategy, hopefully with the support of the Member
States and the General Secretariat, to duplicate its operational budget.
Given the situation faced by children in the region, a Specialized
Organization of the OAS
such as the IIN cannot carry out its activities in a creative and
effective manner and meet existing mandates without an appropriate
budget and without permanent first-rate technical staff who are not
affected by new cuts. The 50/50 balance between staff and operational
costs, which we continue to aim for, would have to emerge not through
new cuts to staff (already reduced more than is desirable) but rather
through an increase in operational funds, which in absolute terms do not
represent a very significant sum, and which are justified by the reality
faced by children – something that has been declared a political
priority for the OAS
and for its General Secretariat.
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