Voluntary Trust Fund for the purpose of assisting developing countries, in particular the least developed countries, land-locked developing countries and small island developing States
Background
Pursuant to General Assembly of 19 June 2015, a special voluntary trust fund was established for the purpose of assisting developing countries, in particular the least developed countries, land-locked developing countries and small island developing States, in attending the meetings of the Preparatory Committee and the intergovernmental conference by providing for economy round-trip airfare for delegates. Pursuant to of 24 December 2017, the trust fund will include daily subsistence allowance in addition to defraying the costs of economy-class travel, limiting requests for assistance from this trust fund to one delegate per State for each session.
Application process
For information on application procedures please visit the BBNJ Trust Fund webpage.
New
Note: This website is no longer being updated. For information on the current developments concerning the BBNJ Agreement, please visit the new website of the Agreement: /bbnjagreement/en