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The Secretariat accounted for the largest share of expenditure at USD 42.4 million. Other tracked budgets include the second performance review, which saw 66% utilization of its USD 1.3 million budget, and various additional budgets with a combined 12% utilization rate. The report notes that these figures exclude committed contracts for consultants and professional services.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004678#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Between 1 January and 31 July 2023, the GCF spent 45% of its annual administrative budget, totaling USD 51.4 million out of an approved USD 114.3 million.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004678#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Secretariat's expenditure for the period was USD 42.4 million, representing 45% of its USD 93.5 million budget. The Secretariat is currently at an 84% staff fill ratio, with a target of 90% (315 staff) by the end of the year.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004678#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The multi-year budget for the GCF's second performance review (covering 10 June 2021 to 31 July 2023) had an actual expenditure of USD 0.9 million, or 66% of its USD 1.3 million budget.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004678#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Expenditure for additional budgets approved by the Board reached USD 0.7 million, which is 12% of the approved USD 5.8 million. 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Expenditure for the second performance review stood at USD 0.3 million, or 26 per cent of its USD 1.3 million multi-year budget. The report details spending across the Board, Secretariat, Trustee, and three independent units, noting that figures exclude commitments for consultants and professional services.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005776#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Total administrative expenditure from 1 January to 31 August 2022 was USD 48.9 million, which is 49 per cent of the USD 100.7 million annual budget. The unutilized budget of USD 52.7 million is distributed among the Secretariat (USD 41.9 million), independent units (USD 6.2 million), the Board (USD 2.5 million), the Trustee (USD 1.2 million), and the second performance review (USD 1 million).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005776#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The GCF Secretariat spent USD 39.1 million (48 per cent) of its USD 81 million budget. 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While the venue and logistics budget line exceeded its approved amount, savings in other areas are expected to cover the costs for the remainder of the year.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005776#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The three independent units spent a combined USD 5.1 million (45 per cent of their USD 11.2 million budget). Specifically, the Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM) spent USD 0.79 million (48%), the Independent Integrity Unit (IIU) spent USD 1.5 million (48%), and the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) spent USD 2.78 million (43%).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005776#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Trustee expenditure for the period was estimated at USD 2.4 million, representing 67 per cent of the USD 3.6 million approved budget. 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The Secretariat accounted for the largest share of spending at USD 52.9 million. The report also notes USD 36.6 million spent on the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme and USD 448.2 million in disbursements for approved funding proposals.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005594#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Total administrative expenditures for the year ended 31 December 2018 were USD 61.8 million, which is 90 per cent of the approved budget of USD 69 million. This resulted in an under expenditure of USD 7.2 million, distributed as USD 5.6 million for the Secretariat, USD 0.8 million for the Board, and USD 0.8 million for independent accountability units.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005594#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Secretariat spent USD 52.9 million of its USD 58.5 million budget. Staff and consultant costs totaled USD 38.4 million (66 per cent of total annual spend), with consultancy costs specifically exceeding their budget at 116 per cent (USD 3.4 million) because consultants filled vacant staff positions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005594#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Board's actual expenditures for 2018 were USD 2.6 million, or 77 per cent of its USD 3.3 million budget. This included USD 0.9 million for meetings in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea (February and July) and Manama, Bahrain (October), and USD 1.6 million for committees, panels, and working groups.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005594#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The three independent accountability units spent a total of USD 4.7 million. The Independent Redress Mechanism spent USD 893,227 (98% of budget), the Independent Integrity Unit spent USD 1,222,866 (76% of budget), and the Independent Evaluation Unit spent USD 2,645,443 (90% of budget).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005594#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Estimated costs for the Trustee (World Bank) for the period ending 31 December 2018 were USD 1,703,984, which is 98 per cent of the approved budget.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005594#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Expenditures for the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme in 2018 were USD 36.6 million. 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