The Ministry of Culture of Estonia understands that in accordance with UNESCO
procedures for multi-donor contributions under a special account any unspent balance,
which may remain after the closure of the special account, shall be returned to the
donors contributing to the account for the last four years, on a pro rata basis not
exceeding the total amount received from each donor.
The Ministry of Culture of Estonia shall deposit the amount of 10,000 EUR in the
following UNESCO account:
Account holder: UNESCO
Bank: Societe Generale, Paris, France
Account n° (IBAN}: FR76 3000 3033 0100 0372 9190 997
SWIFT: SOGEFRPP
Reference to be quoted in any payment instruction: .HEF 424GL04142 EPR
The Funding Contribution is intended to cover the direct costs of UNESCO's activities for
the Programme and to contribute, at the rate of 7%, to UNESCO's expenses for the
technical and administrative supervision of the Fund. It shall be subject to the internal
and external auditing procedures as provided for in the financial regulations, rules and
directives of UNESCO.
Please sign this letter as confirmation of the agreement set out by Ministry of Culture of
Estonia and UNESCO.
The Ministry of Culture of Estonia welcomes the opportunity to cooperate with
UNESCO's programme for Heritage Emergency Preparedness and Response.
Yours sincerely,
Kristiina Alliksaar
Secretary General of the Ministry of Culture of Estonia
Agreed to by:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
By:
Name: Mr Ernesto Ottone R.
Title: Assistant Director General for Culture
Date: ...25/02/2025.............. .
Kadri Jauram +372 55652788
[email protected]
Financial regulations of the Heritage Emergency Fund
Article 1 – Creation of a Special Account
1.1 In accordance with Article 6, paragraphs 5 and 6, of the Financial
Regulations of UNESCO, there is hereby created a Special Account for the
protection of heritage in emergency situations, hereafter referred to as the
“Heritage Emergency Fund”.
1.2 The following regulations shall govern the operation of the Heritage
Emergency Fund.
Article 2 – Financial period
The financial period shall correspond to that of UNESCO.
Article 3 – Purpose
The purpose of the Heritage Emergency Fund is to finance activities and
projects under a Programme for “Heritage Emergency Preparedness and
Response” which would enable UNESCO to assist its Member States in
protecting natural and cultural heritage from disasters and conflicts by more
effectively preparing and responding to emergency situations.
Article 4 – Income
The income of the Heritage Emergency Fund shall consist of:
(a) voluntary contributions from States, international agencies and
organizations, as well as other entities;
(b) such amounts provided from the regular budget of the Organization
as might be determined by the General Conference;
(c) such subventions, endowments, gifts and bequests as are allocated
to it for purposes consistent with the object of the Special Account;
(d) miscellaneous income, including any interest earned on the
investments referred to in Article 7 below.
Article 5 – Expenditure
The Heritage Emergency Fund shall be debited with the expenditure relating
to its purpose as described in Article 3 above, including administrative
expenses specifically relating to it and programme support costs applicable to
Special Accounts.
Article 6 – Accounts
6.1 The Chief Financial Officer shall maintain such accounting records as are
necessary.
6.2 Any unused balance at the end of a financial period shall be carried
forward to the following financial period.
6.3 The accounts of the Heritage Emergency Fund shall be presented for
audit to the External Auditor of UNESCO, together with the other accounts of
the Organization.
6.4 Contributions in kind shall be recorded outside the Heritage Emergency
Fund.
Article 7 – Investments
7.1 The Director-General may make short-term investments of sums
standing to the credit of the Heritage Emergency Fund.
7.2 Interest earned on these investments shall be credited to the Heritage
Emergency Fund.
Article 8 – Closure of the Special Account
The Director-General shall decide upon the closure of the Heritage Emergency
Fund at such time as she deems that its operation is no longer necessary and
inform the Executive Board accordingly.
Article 9 – General provision
Unless otherwise provided in these Regulations, the Heritage Emergency
Fund shall be administered in accordance with the Financial Regulations of
UNESCO.
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