At the Third Negotiation Meeting held in July 2008, Contributors considered Paper SDF 7/3-NM-8entitled “Discussion Paper on Resource Requirement for SDF 7.” The discussion paper presented four alternative scenarios on programming  and the corresponding levels of the resource requirements for SDF 7. These scenarios provided the basis for an initial consideration of issues and factors that could influence the decision on the level of replenishment.
During the Fourth Negotiation Meeting held in October 2008, Contributors considered a further paper [SDF 7/4-NM-7] entitled Unified Special Development Fund Resource Requirement and Level of Replenishment (Seventh Cycle) and recommended that certain changes be made to the programme levels as well as the case being outlined in support of the various scenarios.
This paper responds to the comments and recommendations made by Contributors and sets out the expected outcomes for each of the four alternative programme levels (Appendix 1), the alternative levels of replenishment and related commitment authority(Appendix 2), and the relative share and amount of the total contribution to be pledged by each proposed Contributor (Schedule 1).