The nine members of the Fund Advisory Board serve independently and take their decisions in their personal capacity; candidates for funding are required to provide documents to support their application, in practice in the form of an application form and curriculum vitae, which facilitates the review of their application based on the funding criteria; the Advisory recommendations are binding on the WIPO Secretariat which Board’s merely provides the necessary administrative support and implements these recommendations in strict conformity with the rules; and, Fund’s three members of the Advisory Board are from accredited observers representing one or more indigenous or local communities. Efficiency: no deductions from the Fund for administrative costs The members of the Advisory Board meet on the margins of the IGC session in which they are participating. They are not paid or compensated for the tasks that they carry out; the Advisory Board is required to conclude its deliberations before the end of the session during which it meets; the WIPO Secretariat is not authorized to draw on the Fund to cover any administrative costs; and, a specific clause in the is designed to keep administrative costs to a strict Fund’s rules minimum. Results (April 2006 January 11, 2018) – A total of 580 applications for funding in view of 26 sessions of the IGC (35th session of the IGC included) and 2 meetings of the Intersessional Working Group (IWG) have been processed so far during 26 meetings of the Advisory Board. Fund’s From the 10th until the 26th sessions of the IGC included, 134 applications recommended by the Advisory Board were funded by the Voluntary Fund, in support of the participation of 69 different representatives of various indigenous and local communities. From the 27th to the 33d Session of the IGC included, the Fund was unable to finance any recommended applicant for funding, due to a lack of contributions. As a result of a fresh contribution made on February 2017, five additional recommended applications were funded in support of the participation in the 34th session of the IGC of five representatives of indigenous and local communities. III. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND Provisions relating to contributions There are no restrictions regarding the minimum or maximum amount of a donation;
The nine members of the Fund Advisory Board serve independently and take their decisions in their personal capacity; candidates for funding are required to provide documents to support their application, in practice in the form of an application form and curriculum vitae, which facilitates the review of their application based on the funding criteria; the Advisory Board’s recommendations are binding on the WIPO Secretariat which merely provides the necessary administrative support and implements these recommendations in strict conformity with the Fund’s rules; and, three members of the Advisory Board are from accredited observers representing one or more indigenous or local communities. Efficiency: no deductions from the Fund for administrative costs The members of the Advisory Board meet on the margins of the IGC session in which they are participating. They are not paid or compensated for the tasks that they carry out; the Advisory Board is required to conclude its deliberations before the end of the session during which it meets; the WIPO Secretariat is not authorized to draw on the Fund to cover any administrative costs; and, a specific clause in the Fund’s rules is designed to keep administrative costs to a strict minimum. Results (April 2006 – January 11, 2018) A total of 580 applications for funding in view of 26 sessions of the IGC (35th session of the IGC included) and 2 meetings of the Intersessional Working Group (IWG) have been processed so far during 26 meetings of the Fund’s Advisory Board. From the 10th until the 26th sessions of the IGC included, 134 applications recommended by the Advisory Board were funded by the Voluntary Fund, in support of the participation of 69 different representatives of various indigenous and local communities. From the 27th to the 33d Session of the IGC included, the Fund was unable to finance any recommended applicant for funding, due to a lack of contributions. As a result of a fresh contribution made on February 2017, five additional recommended applications were funded in support of the participation in the 34th session of the IGC of five representatives of indigenous and local communities. III. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND Provisions relating to contributions There are no restrictions regarding the minimum or maximum amount of a donation;
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