NewsAdditional Contribution from the Government of India to the Peacebuilding Fund

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Additional Contribution from the Government of India to the Peacebuilding Fund

On 11 August 2016, the Government of India made an additional contribution to the Peacebuilding Fund of US$1 million. Ms. Eenam Gambhir, First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, and Ms. Jennifer Topping, the Executive Coordinator of the MPTF Office, signed the Standard Administrative Arrangement. The Government of India has been generously contributing to the Fund over several years, and this supplementary contribution brings their total contribution to US$ 5 million.  The Peacebuilding Fund was established by the Secretary-General for post-conflict peacebuilding initiatives in October 2006. For the past 10 years, the Trust Fund has supported projects in 35 countries by delivering fast and flexible funding to create catalytic results. 

On 11 August 2016, the Government of India made an additional contribution to the Peacebuilding Fund of US$1 million. Ms. Eenam Gambhir, First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, and Ms. Jennifer Topping, the Executive Coordinator of the MPTF Office, signed the Standard Administrative Arrangement. The Government of India has been generously contributing to the Fund over several years, and this supplementary contribution brings their total contribution to US$ 5 million.  The Peacebuilding Fund was established by the Secretary-General for post-conflict peacebuilding initiatives in October 2006. For the past 10 years, the Trust Fund has supported projects in 35 countries by delivering fast and flexible funding to create catalytic results.