In some cases, there is even the danger that procurement procedures might be subject to corruption.

For staff members involved in the procurement process, the Secretariat has developed ethical guidelines in simple language and with practical examples to help them interpret how they should conduct themselves when confronted by an ethical issue associated with the procurement process.

In this context, increasing emphasis should be placed on training in electronic procurement (e procurement) methods and on technical assistance in support of capacity building for public procurement agencies in the developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

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The Secretary General wishes to assure the General Assembly of the Secretariat's continued commitment to finding ways which will contribute to improving the procurement and contract management in peacekeeping missions.

Some tendering services even divide types of business very finely in their own way, by CPV (Common Procurement Vocabulary) codes.

Consistent with injunctions by the General Assembly regarding the desirability of measuring procurement performance, the Inspector identifies some of the techniques that should be employed to that end.

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Recourse to the United Nations Security Council, United Nations General Assembly and International Court of Justice for further action.

At United Nations Headquarters, the growth in procurement activities was accompanied by a programme of procurement reform mandated and guided by the General Assembly itself since the mid 1990s and complemented by the strengthening of common procurement arrangements covering the United Nations and its funds and programmes headquartered in New York.

The management and staff of the Procurement and Logistics Division continue to focus on the reduction of procurement processing times for all functions, especially the processing times between the issuance of the purchase requisition and purchase order, the approval of purchase orders and the distribution of all documents to the suppliers.

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The general principles referred to in point 1 are analysed during the targeting procedure.

In the second and more important lane, the organizations are urged to develop capacity building technical assistance programmes in support of public procurement agencies in the recipient countries as part of good governance and public integrity programmes.

62 63) As an intermediate stage to that goal, consolidation of the procurement overhead structures and costs of the funds and programmes based at Headquarters (para. 62)

It was not exactly clear which requisition for purchase date begins the actual procurement process.

Having considered the note by the President of the General Assembly on the procedures for the appointment of inspectors of the Joint Inspection Unit,

Chapter I Matters calling for action by or brought to the attention of the General Assembly

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a) the transport of firearms and ammunition to a Member State of the European Union, to the territory or through the territory thereof transport of firearms and ammunition by business entities having place of business or seat outside of the Slovak Republic notification is provided during the transport at the latest,

11. Calls upon the executive heads of the funds and programmes of the United Nations to improve their procurement practices, as appropriate, using the Procurement Division of the Office of Central Support Services of the Secretariat as a model in such areas as the posting of bids on the Internet and inviting all registered suppliers to bid

38. Also reiterates its request to the Secretary General to ensure that procurement processes are conducted in a transparent manner and in full compliance with relevant General Assembly resolutions

Recommends that the General Assembly examine and take action on the recommendations of the Consultative Committee contained in its report.

Procurement practices within the United Nations system

The Inspector concurs with the above points of view, but observes that the method used to compare procurement staff productivity and cost addresses more specifically the important issue of the overhead structure and cost, which is essentially the staffing and cost of the procurement function within the United Nations system in 2002.

The question therefore is how to best balance the policy principle of equitable geographical distribution of supply sources against the requirement of more cost effective procurement operations.

The need to expand training for procurement staff has been reiterated in successive General Assembly resolutions on procurement reform since 1996.

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A Report of the Secretary General on procurement reform

They have expanded overseas through acquisitions.

The income and expenditures relating to procurement services amounted to

Figure 2 Procurement from programme countries