A slight increase in the number of staff members has been noted.

Other staff costs (increase 698,100)

Retention of the external legal consultant ( 250,000)

(ii) The retention of the state of emergency until the end of 2001

His delegation supported the retention of draft paragraphs 1 (a) and 1 (c).

Her delegation also supported the Advisory Committee's recommendation that the use of local staff should be increased.

Abe s government may also review to increase the number of staff to which the assistants are entitled.

With the increase in staffing, the UNFICYP police were able to increase their contacts with both sides.

The aim of the plan is to increase the level of staffing and the space available for State ministries, so boosting institutional capacity.

Nauf speaks two or three languages in addition to her mother tongue, mainly as a result of her communication with medical personnel.

Both parties insist that they do not have the means to sustain their monitors and have requested international assistance.

The United States believes that the brackets should be removed and the bracketed language should be retained.

Ms. Gaspard said she was glad to hear that a foreign woman who married a Lebanese national could retain her own nationality, and, conversely, that a Lebanese woman who married a foreign national could retain her Lebanese nationality.

(qq) Report of the Secretary General on the greater use of national staff in field missions (A 58 765)

1. Notes with concern the increased use of retired former staff members in substantive areas and in decision making positions

Increases in civil service salaries are not a sufficient policy response structural reforms also are needed.

105. Encourages Member States participating in the Junior Professional Officer programme to increase sponsorship of Junior Professional Officers from developing countries

Recommendation 8 called for increased staffing , taking into account the complexity of the issues dealt with by the secretariat and the portfolio of projects.

On the other hand, a slightly larger main building than proposed has been provided for each of the preserves, with modest increases in the number of staff.

In fact, a century ago, approximately half of all American students were retained at least once before the age of 13.

It applauded the increased use of national staff, but a larger number of offices should not necessarily be accompanied by a proliferation of civilian personnel.

An active farmer's association is cooperating with government technical officers to increase production of green vegetables and reduce the island's food import bill.

Provisions under staff assessment amount to 16,875,500, reflecting a net increase of 838,000, which is offset under income from staff assessment.

UNICEF agrees to conduct further training and awareness raising with the aim of increasing utilization of the supply planning module by field offices.

UNICEF is taking measures to improve gender advocacy in country programmes by strengthening gender awareness among its staff.

Further requests the Secretary General, cognizant of the continuously high international staff vacancy rates in many missions, to consider, when formulating budget submissions, greater utilization of national staff, as appropriate, commensurate with the requirements of the mission and its mandate

It is my view that the Mission should, at a minimum, be maintained at its current strength and that, in view of the gravity of some of the violations described above, consideration could be given to its strengthening.

The estimated requirement for training ( 268,800) represents an increase of 64,600, reflecting an increase in staff and the need for the staff of the Investment Management Service to stay current in an ever changing investment environment.

The Chairman opened the meeting. Before proceeding with the agenda, the Chairman expressed to the representative of the Holy See the condolences of the Executive Committee for the loss of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, whom he described as one of the most remarkable men our time, a spiritual leader who fought with immense faith and profound conviction for world peace and human dignity.

All attempts are being made to increase the core and project income of UNIDIR, so that staff numbers can be increased and contracts can be improved.

(d) Develop better access to all staff members and expand the coverage outside Headquarters in order to insure a truly Secretariat wide conflict resolution system

The Chairman said he took it that the Commission wished to delete draft paragraph 1 (b) but to retain draft paragraph 1 (c).

As previously reported (S 2005 310, para. 19), 10 staff members were retained until 30 June for this purpose.

The square brackets around the last phrase of draft article 88 (1) should be retained for continuation of the discussion at a future session.

Similarly, the organization will build on recent United Nations system wide and internal advances to further strengthen staff safety and security.

The Secretary General wishes to express his appreciation for this much needed stride towards increased safety and security for personnel throughout all United Nations organizations.

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.

Affirming that keeping Lebanese detainees in Israeli prisons without trial and holding them hostages as bargaining chips constitutes a flagrant violation of the principles of international law and human rights,

In the view of his delegation, UNHCR should maintain its focus on those who had first charge on its mandate the refugees.

The debt burden adjustment should be retained as an element of the scale methodology because external debt had a substantial impact on Member States' capacity to pay.

(mm) Report of the Secretary General on the policy guidelines related to the temporary duty assignment of staff in peacekeeping missions (A 57 787)

Over the long term, this will lead to improved accuracy of the data in the system in the short term, the audit function has led to an increase in the workload of the staff.

Mr. Nordlander (Sweden) said that, having heard the statements by the representatives of the United States and Singapore, he thought it preferable to retain draft paragraph 1 (c).

Mr. Burman (United States of America) said that his delegation supported draft article 17 and had no objection to maintaining the amendment mentioned in footnote 8.

The request for increased funding for staff training was unconvincing.