Establish provisions for assessing changes of program costs that may result from such things as inflation, currency fluctuations, and technical changes.

Identify any common costs to be shared by the participants and any costs for noncommon requirements to be borne by the participant(s) incurring the costs.

Prescribe the method of sharing the costs of the collaborative effort among the participants.

Determine who may change the cost ceiling and under what circumstances.

Establish a cost ceiling for the arrangement and each participant.

The Financial Arrangements section should: If there are no financial implications, this section shall read: “ This MoU will not impose any financial responsibilities on its participants, except that each participant will be responsible for the funding costs it incurs in its own interest, related to the support of the MoU.” Use if the MoU is written in more than one language. Taxes, Customs Duties and Similar Chargesĭisclosure and Use of Technical Information MapAction’s volunteer service is available at short notice, 365 days a year, deploying a fully trained and equipped humanitarian mapping and information management team anywhere in the world, often within just hours.Use if there are many abbreviations/acronyms or specialized terminology.

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“This agreement will allow both organizations to contribute to improved coordination during humanitarian disasters, and also to ensure timely exchange of data to the benefit of the affected countries and humanitarian relief teams on the ground,” explained Liz Hughes, MapAction Chief Executive. “We are very pleased to see this MoU in place as it paves the way for great synergy between our two entities, combining MapAction’s field presence with UNOSAT’s remote analysis through an effective humanitarian partnership”, said UNOSAT’s manager, Einar Bjorgo. This MoU, defines the frame for future cooperation between UNITAR’s UNOSAT programme and MapAction. Liz Hughes, MapAction Chief Executive, Nigel Press, Chairman of MapAction Board of Trustees, Einar Bjorgo, UNOSAT Manager and Francesco Pisano, UNITAR Research Department Director, acting as Officer in Charge, gathered in UNITAR’s offices for this important moment. UNITAR and MapAction sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)ĭecember 22, Geneva, Switzerland – On Wednesday 16 December UNITAR and MapAction met to sign a MoU. UNITAR and the Sustainable Development Goals

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