d Reflects the merge of the Development Policy and Planning Office and the Economic Monitoring and Assessment Unit.

Mr. Dan Deac, Chief, Programme Planning and Assessment Unit, made an introductory statement presenting the document by the secretariat.

The so called Rom network, as well as Romas' representatives, contributed substantially to planning, incorporation, implementation and assessment procedures.

(b) Study and assessment of the dimensions of the cost and effort required to migrate to an enterprise resource planning system

The working group was planning to prepare guidelines on auditing and technical notes on risk assessment during the second quarter of 2005.

Although the Department did not participate in assessment missions for Burundi, it has been integrated into the Headquarters planning process.

NGOs are now becoming much more actively involved, from the initial assessment and planning stages of an operation through to the implementation and evaluation phases.

The IAEA's energy assessment services build a State's capability for energy analysis and energy planning, taking into account the country's economic, environmental and social development needs.

Planning on the need assessment studies has started with UNESCO National Commissions in selected Arab countries, for example, Lebanon in April 2004.

Collaboration at the regional and the country level was further developed through high level and technical joint assessment missions, as well as strategic planning, technical support and partnership mobilization.

One of the unique advantages is that it permits a multi hazard approach to tackle disasters in terms of hazard zonation, risk assessment, monitoring and appropriate relief planning.

Stresses the importance of building up national competence and capacity to provide impact assessment of the epidemic which should be used in planning for prevention, treatment and care, and for addressing HIV AIDS

In order to help implement the humanitarian component of the work plan, inclusive coordination mechanisms would be established with Sudanese authorities, donors and non governmental organizations that would promote joint assessment, analysis and planning.

Currently, however, while the economic and social situation of the subregion is discussed and recommendations related to it are issued, not enough emphasis is made on improving the planning and performance assessment of subregional offices.

The self assessment of the UNDP environment programme in Botswana identified major gender gaps in the management of natural resources. It led to provisions that increase women's leadership in environmental policymaking and planning.

The Working Group concluded that while the Secretariat has made significant efforts to introduce results based management principles and related systems, the change towards results oriented planning, budgeting and performance assessment is not yet complete.

Assessment and

As I outlined in my report on the rule of law and transitional justice in conflict and post conflict societies (S 2004 616), we lack appropriate assessment and planning capacities, both in the field and at Headquarters.

9.78 Responsibility for implementation of the subprogramme is vested in the Development Policy and Analysis Division, which was formed based on the merger of the Development Policy and Planning Office and the Economic Monitoring and Assessment Unit.

For this reason a Gender Impact Assessment was commissioned for the Fifth Spatial Planning Policy Document (2001) and a policy document entitled What people want, where people live living in the 21st century' (2000).

While further planning in this regard is required, a preliminary assessment indicated that a small security force of 144 troops, including logistic support and air mobility, would be required to provide the necessary protection.

Strategy and planning

Noting that the SPA projects are designed to show how adaptation planning and assessment can be practically translated into projects that will provide real benefits, she summarized SPA projects in Kiribati, Colombia, the Caribbean, and Africa.

FPIC should be sought sufficiently in advance of commencement or authorization of activities, taking into account indigenous peoples' own decision making processes, in phases of assessment, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and closure of a project.

Monitoring and assessment

Planning, programming and implementation

Healthcare and family planning

Dialogue and joint planning

Examples included school food and nutrition programmes, the rapid assessment, analysis and action planning in 17 sub Saharan African countries and increasing inclusion in poverty reduction strategy papers of a role for children and young people affected by HIV AIDS.

In addition, the national machinery had worked to incorporate gender concerns into Ghana's information and communication technology policy for integrated development, and had developed an assessment and planning tool for women's health and development for the United Nations Human Development Report.

Examples included school food and nutrition programmes, the rapid assessment, analysis and action planning in 17 sub Saharan African countries and increasing inclusion in poverty reduction strategy papers of a role for children and young people affected by HIV AIDS.

28B.16 Responsibility for programme planning and budgeting rests with the Programme Planning and Budget Division.

The development control process, to ensure compliance with plans, can be made more effective through the use of specific instruments such as the issuing of planning briefs for particular sites and clear requirements for environmental impact assessment

Noting the importance of maintaining close collaboration between the United Nations and the host country on contingency planning, information exchange and risk assessment in the context of good mutual cooperation on issues relating to security of United Nations and associated personnel,

These guidelines, which are compatible with those adopted by the Convention on Biological Diversity, set out general principles for Parties to apply to the process of tourism development, including planning and assessment, and the need for management of tourism.

Analysis, Assessment and Preparedness

Planning

Programme planning, monitoring and evaluation

(d) Education Planning and Management

Political Affairs and Planning Division

Programme performance and planning report

Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit

Assessment

However, the term is most frequently used in relation to planning for the use of land and related resources, for example in urban planning, transportation planning, etc.

Groundwater protection planning should be incorporated into general environmental protection planning.