Contributors to the Eleventh Cycle of the Unified Special Development Fund (SDF 11) approved a contribution of forty-six million United States dollars ($46 mn) for the Basic Needs Trust Fund – Eleventh Programme (BNTF 11), [SDF Paper “Replenishment of the Resources of the Special Development Fund Unified (SDF11) - Resolution and Report of Contributors on SDF 11” refers].

The overall outcome of BNTF 11 is improved living conditions and quality of life of beneficiaries in selected poor and vulnerable communities in BNTF participating countries. The Programme will improve access to quality education and training, water and sanitation, basic community access, drainage and livelihoods enhancement in low-income and vulnerable communities.

Funding for BNTF 11 is estimated at $53.646 mn. Governments of the 10 participating countries, namely: Barbados, Belize, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname, will provide a counterpart amount of $7.646 mn. Resources will be committed by December 31, 2026, and disbursed by December31, 2028.

The Board of Directors (BOD) is asked to approve BNTF 11 as outlined in Chapters 4 and 5 of the attached Report and the recommendations set out in Chapter 8 of the said Report.