Despite being understaffed, the Section adequately serviced the trials and other support activities.

The Division for Oversight Services expects to have a full complement of staff by the first quarter of 2006.

The Committee highlights the need for welfare and recreational services to be available to all categories of personnel in peacekeeping missions.

The Committee highlights the need for welfare and recreational services to be available to all categories of personnel in peacekeeping missions.

The remaining UNOPS services have generated smaller revenues, despite high workload demands on the staff.

Management additional inputs and outputs

Within the Secretariat, with respect to services provided to staff members, the accounting and payroll services have focused on client orientation.

(c) End user support on the effective use of computers through help desk services and training of staff

The resulting funding shortfalls had fundamentally affected the quality of UNRWA services and the ability to attract and retain qualified staff.

OIOS observed, however, that currently the actual staffing of offices, both in terms of quantity and expertise, is inadequate for the desired operational impact.

OIOS found that the fast track model for the deployment of staff was not fully effective in one operation, staff deployments should have been completed by the end of March 2004, but in July 2004 some of the key personnel were just arriving.

A Division of Headquarters Security and Safety Services has been set up to provide policy and operational guidance to major duty stations and regional commissions and to coordinate personal protection functions.

Furthermore, EMPRETEC Ghana undertook three installation missions to Guyana to train local staff in business development services.

Recognizes that the Office of Internal Oversight Services has established an efficient mechanism to enable all staff members and other persons engaged in activities under the authority of the Organization to convey directly their allegations to the Office of Internal Oversight Services

The reductions in staff recommended in the paragraphs above would lead to a consequential reduction of 1,984,600 under support services.

It also offered voluntary counselling and testing services to some of the newly inducted personnel and distributed HIV AIDS educational materials and condoms to all sectors in the Mission area.

1998 field staff data reported by OIOS in its report on the review of procurement reform (A 52 813, para.

In addition, under Conference Affairs Services, USD 418,070 has been included to cover the hiring of temporary staff during sessions.

At the mission level, OIOS noted that a shortage of qualified personnel is making it difficult to effectively manage MICA.

Salaries of local staff are based on the salary scale established by the United Kingdom Command Secretariat and are included under section 9 of the cost estimate as contractual services.

OIOS appreciates that UNHCR is acutely aware that the success of an operation depends on having appropriate staffing levels and expertise deployed on a timely basis, as well as ensuring a manageable level of continuity of staff.

The libraries will work to help staff and delegations deal with this increasingly complex environment through direct support services, which will be addressed at the actual location of the problem.

They determine the financial autonomy of the service provider and thus its ability to maintain its assets, expand services, attract and retain qualified staff, and ultimately to provide high quality services.

(u) Note by the Secretary General transmitting the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the audit of the policies and procedures for recruiting Department of Peacekeeping Operations staff (A 58 704)

The administrative office of the Tribunal would provide services to the secretariat of the Tribunal in connection with personnel, budgetary and financial administration and use of common services, together with the relating administrative support to the Tribunal when it is in session .

(a) The different categories of non staff personnel performing personal services for the Organization, including experts on mission, United Nations officials other than staff members of the Secretariat and daily workers

Notes with satisfaction the willingness of the Secretariat to encourage staff members, in formal meetings with interpretation services, to use any of the six official languages of which they have a command

OIOS also noted that the substantive upgrading of skills was not given enough importance and staff training was rarely discussed and prioritized in connection with individual performance.

In paragraph 263 of its report, the Board recommended that the Office of Internal Oversight Services (a) continue to ensure that the staff were adequately trained, and (b) continue with its plan of implementing online training.

OIOS observed that junior and inexperienced staff were delegated significant responsibilities often without sufficient support and guidance from their managers.

While local councils are now functioning, however, their capacity to deliver effective services to the local population remains insufficient, owing to the lack of qualified personnel, financial and logistical constraints, and a poor road network.

OIOS is finding that suitably qualified and experienced staff are not always in the right place at the right time to ensure UNHCR operations are effective from the outset.

Responsible for overall administration of personnel programme, including staff planning, staffing, classification, staff relations, appointments, promotions, separations, assignments, staff development and travel of all staff.

OIOS also observed that some HOAs had unrealistic expectations about the support to be expected from missions, especially with regard to movement of personnel and cargo requests.

Support in emergency situations will continue to be a core ICT function, to ensure the rapid establishment of appropriate information technology and telecommunications services and skilled staff during emergencies.

5. Requests the Secretary General, with regard to paragraph 53 of the annual report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services, to ensure strict conformity with the highest standards of quality when recruiting staff to fill language posts, in accordance with legislative mandates

(v) Note by the Secretary General transmitting the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the follow up audit of the policies and procedures of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations for recruiting international civilian staff for field missions (A 59 152)

In 2003, steps were taken to finalize the transfer of the services for labour inspection, foreign trade, primary education, mining and energy, as well as the two State bodies, the Institut de formation des personnels administratifs and the Office des postes et telecommunications.

Mobility

Obligations of staff members

and Information Technology Unit

Staff security

OIOS Audit Service

UNOPS, in particular, has emerged as a vital partner in the implementation of complex electoral projects, given its reliability in procuring supplies and recruiting personnel in complicated environments and under extremely tight timelines.

Personnel services for the Tribunal secretariat, which are distinct from and not related to the services that the Secretariat renders to the Tribunal itself, can be provided from an existing executive office, such as the Executive Office of the Office of the Secretary General.