The lower requirements result from the fact that the Mission is planning to enter into a service contract for its interpretation and translation needs, while the budget for 2004 05 provided for the hiring of local language assistants.

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The increased requirements result principally from the need to hire international consultants to conduct assessments and expert analysis in gender mainstreaming policy, HIV AIDS programmes and in small arms, urban violence and conflict resolution.

The cost estimates for international staff for the 2005 06 period are based on a vacancy rate of 6 per cent, whereas a vacancy delayed deployment rate of 10 per cent had been used for the preparation of the previous budget.

The vacancy situation for translator and interpreter posts continues to be of great concern.

The Advisory Committee trusts that the mission will continue to monitor its civilian staff vacancy rates.

A vacancy factor of 10 per cent is applied for both international and national staff.

(e) The experiment shall not exacerbate high vacancy rates in any budget sections

More precise information on the post vacancy rate in different grades and the natural staff wastage rate would be needed.

In the light of the prolonged vacancy situation, the Committee urges the Department to consider all possible approaches.

Furthermore, the base has been adjusted to reflect the concept of separating the costs of the language and documentation services.

The Committee acknowledges the efforts made to decrease the vacancy rates in ONUB during 2004 05.

The Committee commends ONUB for significantly decreasing its vacancy rates within a five month time period.

As the Office of Internal Oversight Services stated, duty stations with high vacancy rates had scarcely benefited from it.

The Committee recommends a particular emphasis on further reducing the vacancy rate for United Nations Volunteers, which now stands at 18.7 per cent.

It supported the ACABQ recommendation concerning the re evaluation of the budget, and agreed with its comments on the post vacancy rate of and job reclassification.

b Cost estimates for 2005 06 are inclusive of a 15 vacancy rate compared to an 8 vacancy rate applied in 2004 05.

c Cost estimates for 2005 06 are inclusive of a 5 vacancy rate compared to a 4 vacancy rate applied in 2004 05.

The vacancy announcement for the post of Senior Legal Officer at Nairobi (P 5 level) was issued in May 2004, and the selection process is expected to be completed by the end of February 2005.

The Advisory Committee's recommendations with regard to the financing of MINURSO included a reduction related to budgeted vacancy delayed deployment rates.

The Board notes that a vacancy rate of 13 per cent (137 vacant positions) existed as at 15 April 2005 and that some of these positions had been vacant for more than two years.

The reduced requirements were due mainly to an overall actual vacancy rate of 18.2 per cent experienced for international staff, compared with an 8 per cent vacancy rate in the budget.

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The unspent balance related to the downsizing of the Mission, which resulted in an actual average vacancy rate of 7 per cent compared to the budgeted vacancy rate of 2 per cent.

The resignation of a member of the Committee shall be notified by the member in writing directly to the Chairperson or the Secretary General and action shall be taken to declare the seat vacant only after such notification has been received.

The Committee, in particular, notes the decrease of national staff vacancy rates from 64.5 per cent (as at 28 September 2004 see A 59 412, para. 15) to 14.2 per cent (as at 31 March 2005).

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The actual average monthly strength, resulting from a phased downsizing of the military which began in June 2004, was 3,434, or a vacancy rate of 13.7 per cent compared to the budgeted vacancy rate of 2 per cent.

If a member of the Committee dies or resigns or declares that for any other cause he or she can no longer perform his or her Committee duties, the Chairperson of the Committee shall notify the Secretary General who shall then declare the seat of that member to be vacant.

If, in the unanimous opinion of the other members, a member of the Committee has ceased to carry out his or her functions for any cause other than absence of a temporary nature, the Chairperson of the Committee shall notify the Secretary General, who shall then declare the seat of that member to be vacant.

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