The application did not include all the required complementary documents that demonstrate the international nature of the NGO, namely: List of members / countries, demonstrating that membership is international. List of recent activities that have been carried out in different countries around the world. In accordance with paragraph 10.1.3 of the Operational Guidelines for the IFCD, “international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), which meet the definition of civil society and criteria regulating admission of its representatives at meetings of organs of the Convention as mentioned in the operational guidelines relating to the role and participation of civil society” are entitled to benefit from the Fund. The application does not demonstrate the sub-regional, regional or inter-regional impact of the proposed project. In accordance with paragraph 13.3 of the Operational Guidelines for the IFCD, “Funding requests by INGOs must demonstrate a sub-regional, regional or inter-regional impact”. In the context of the IFCD funding process, regional refers to a group or cluster of countries, not a territory within a single country. The application did not include the letters of support from governmental authorities from each of the Party beneficiary countries in the targeted sub-region/region(s). In accordance with paragraph 13.3 of the Operational Guidelines for the IFCD, “funding requests by INGOs are submitted directly to the Secretariat with written support from the beneficiaries concerned to ensure projects are relevant and meet the beneficiary’s needs and priorities”.