Instrument

Following the procedures set forth in paragraph 34 of the Instrument for its amendment, the Second GEF Assembly held in Beijing, China, in October 2002, agreed to the recommendations of the Council to amend the Instrument. The amendments approved by the Assembly became effective on June 19, 2003, after final adoption by the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Environment Programme, and the World Bank.

This publication contains the text of the Instrument for the Establishment of the Restructured Global Environment Facility, as amended by the Second GEF Assembly. The publication also includes the decisions of the governing bodies of the three Implementing Agencies approving the Instrument and its amendments. Finally, the publication includes the resolutions adopted by the IBRD Executive Directors approving the second and third replenishments of the GEF Trust Fund in 1998 and 2002, respectively.

Instrument for the Establishment of the Restructured Global Environment Facility, May 2004 (383kb pdf)