UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $31,190,549.34 TO THE

UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000900 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC AFIN UNEP SUBJECT: UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $31,190,549.34 TO THE TRUST FUND FOR THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER (MF) ¶1. USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green a copy of an official note and invoice requesting payment of $31,190,549.34 to the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MF),of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). As of 02 September 2009 payments owed are as follows: Year (Amount) -------------- -------------- Pledge for 2007 29,362,666.67 Less part cash payment dated 13 June 2008 (1,847,943.33) Less cash payment dated 16 December 2008 (18,000,000.00) Add: Bilateral cash payment to World Bank in December 2008 (5,375,000.00) Less disputed funds under Section of the USA Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 14,889,723.34 -------------- - Pledge for 2008 29,362,666.67 Less disputed funds under Section 307 of the USA Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (17,581,918.66) Less Promissory Note per letter dated April 17, 2009 (5,697,000.00) Less cash payment per letter dated April 17, 2009 (4,000,000.00) Less cash payment dated July 15, 2009 (226,532.00) -------------- Total under-funded 2008 1,857,216.01 -------------- Pledge for 2009 29,333,333.33 Total under-funded pledges: $31,190.594.34 ¶2. The invoice also provides instructions and accounting information to be used when making payments. RICE