Thank you, Madam President
We thank WFP for the comprehensive and informative update on the CLTF that was prepared for this Board session. We want to congratulate you on the many results achieved so far.
Let me underscore that Norway fundamentally supports the CLTF and we continue to view it as an important step towards realizing the goal of stemming the tide of increasing humanitarian needs by investing more in resilience.
We appreciate that the CLTF seeks to better support governments with a focus on the most vulnerable and those left furthest behind, by helping to secure increased funding from IFI’s, thematic funds or national budget resources to increase resilience and strengthen systems.
We appreciate that the ten country offices that have received funding from the Fund have been successful in attracting additional catalytic funding.
We certainly welcome all activities aiming at diversifying WFP´s funding base, especially when it comes to predictable and flexible funding and we believe that CLTF might play an important role in this regard.
Thank you