1. CERF TRAINING TRAINING NARRATIVE & FINANCIAL REPORTING 7 SESSION WORKSHOP

2. CERF TRAINING Understand the importance of CERF reporting Understand how you can fulfill your CERF reporting obligations Understand CERF financial and narrative reporting requirements Objectives of this session NARRATIVE & FINANCIAL REPORTING

3. CERF TRAINING Reporting is a vital part of the CERF’s accountability to its donors Reporting is compulsory Weak reporting could jeopardise future CERF funding NARRATIVE & FINANCIAL REPORTING Why report? How report? Narrative reporting: at headquarters and field levels Financial reporting (income, expenditure)

4. CERF TRAINING HEADQUARTERS LEVEL UN agencies and IOM dictated by GA to report annually Due by 20 April Narrative reporting NARRATIVE & FINANCIAL REPORTING

5. CERF TRAINING FIELD LEVEL RC/HCs and Humanitarian Country Teams Due by 15 March Narrative reporting NARRATIVE & FINANCIAL REPORTING

6. CERF TRAINING Purpose (should answer two questions) What was possible with CERF funds that would not have been without it? Did the UNCT achieve the goals as set out in the CERF application? Format Template is available at cerf.un.org Shared with RC/HCs every January Focus Overview of the impact of and results achieved with CERF funding on the sectors/clusters of the overall humanitarian response Due by 15 March Time period: January to December of the reporting year (e.g. 2012) NARRATIVE & FINANCIAL REPORTING Narrative reporting from RC/HCs

7. CERF TRAINING Stipulated in the SGB and Letter of Understanding (LoU) between OCHA and agencies The LoU is a legally binding document, summarizing the agreement between the agency and OCHA about the use of and reporting on CERF funds Financial reporting Requirements NARRATIVE & FINANCIAL REPORTING

8. CERF TRAINING Interim certified financial statements for each grant as at 31 December Due by 15 February of the following year Interim report (for rapid response ONLY, a new requirement in CERF Umbrella LoU): Rapid response projects with an implementation end date between 1st January and 30 June of a given year, shall submit an interim report Due by 15 August of the same year Final certified financial statement for each project disbursed in a year as at 31 December Due by 30 June of the following year Financial reporting Deadlines NARRATIVE & FINANCIAL REPORTING

9. CERF TRAINING Multi-donor Trust Fund Income and expenditure statement template Financial reporting NARRATIVE & FINANCIAL REPORTING

10. CERF TRAINING TRAINING 7 SESSION QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS THANK YOU