Glossary

Budget call circular

A budget call circular is a document, issued by the ministry of finance or office of budget, that instructs the spending ministries and other agencies of government how to formulate proposals for the areas of the budget falling under their ministries’ or agencies’ jurisdictions.

Chart of accounts

The chart of accounts of a government provides an organized approach to classifying the accounts of the government used to record transactions.

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

A Convention, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1979, that emphasizes the importance of gender equality and women’s and girls’ development, to strengthen prosperity, and as a matter ...

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