Operational costs

Operational costs

186,641,300 under operational costs.

(Operational costs) or 2. (Procurement and Construction).

They include provision for civilian personnel costs of 2,687,800, and 2,329,600 for operational costs.

Production or labour costs constitute only a relatively low proportion of their total operational costs.

Decides to reduce operational costs by 1 million dollars

The savings realized under operational costs were attributable to

Military and police personnel costs would increase by 40.5 per cent, civilian personnel costs by 1.3 per cent and operational costs by 48.9 per cent.

Total operational costs, estimated at 2,329,600, are broken down in table 1 of the report.

Trade facilitation looks at operational improvements at the interface between business and government and associated transaction costs.

As to operational costs, the estimate had been reduced on the basis of the revised deployment schedule.

It is therefore recommended that the costs associated with investment advisers be separated from other operational expenses.

a Reflects adjusted distribution of approved resources between military and police personnel and operational costs categories of expenditure.

a Reflects adjusted distribution of approved resources between military and police personnel and operational costs categories of expenditure.

Thus, it is recommended that the following costs, associated with contractual services, be separated from other operational expenses

It should be noted that costs for administrative and operational services (AOS) are now included in programme expenditure.

Updated requirements under operational costs reflect a reduction of 1,131,200 in comparison with the initial estimate of 1,795,200.

Traditionally, NATO applied a policy of costs lie where they fall each member picked up all the costs for the operational contribution that it made to an Alliance operation.

Bearing in mind the efforts undertaken to mobilize the necessary resources for the operational costs of the Regional Centre,

Bearing in mind the efforts undertaken to mobilize the necessary resources for the operational costs of the Regional Centre,

The reduction includes the related impact on operational and other non staff costs of the Committee's recommendations on posts.

The Committee notes from the supplementary information provided to it that the expenditure under operational costs as at 31 August 2005 amounted to 20 million, which, if compared with the budget of 135.3 million, may indicate delays in the implementation of projects funded under operational costs.

With regard to operational costs, the Advisory Committee recommended that expenditure for official travel and air transportation should be reduced.

As enterprises seek to reduce operational costs, they have the option to outsource non core activities to countries that can provide a high level of service with much lower labour costs.

Insufficient resources to cover the operational costs have hampered the effective functioning of the Centre and impacted on the staffing situation.

The operational costs for a centre are tied to the value of work that will be carried out by that centre.

Accordingly, relevant adjustments are made in all tables in the present report by transferring the posts and a minimum of operational costs to infrastructure and the substantive activities costs to the programme budget.

Reasons include lack of investment in health infrastructure, not enough health professionals and donor reluctance to finance the increased operational costs, especially salaries.

Lastly, MONUC must administer its operational costs, particularly those relating to official travel, in a more effective manner and make savings wherever possible.

Also requests the Secretary General to make every effort to achieve savings on operational costs taking into account the recommendations of the Advisory Committee

Secretariat wide operational costs cover acquisition of furniture and equipment, printing, staff training and contributions to common services of the United Nations in Bonn.

The restrictions violate established principles of international law, and moreover raise transaction costs for operational agencies, which are ultimately borne by the international community.

Our municipalities, rural and urban, play the operational course of infrastructure things like waste disposal, energy demand, as well as social costs of unemployment, drop out rates, incarceration rates and the impacts of various public health costs.

5. Also requests the Secretary General to make every effort to achieve savings in operational costs, taking into account the recommendations of the Advisory Committee

Within this increasingly complex environment, UNICEF will pursue funding strategies that support common approaches to reducing transaction costs, streamlining operational processes and producing measurable results.

In that report the Committee reviewed in detail various aspects of the Mission's administration, including results based budgeting, organizational and staffing structure and operational costs.

While some limited funds were received for the execution of projects, unfortunately, contributions in support of the operational costs of the Centre were not forthcoming.

Also requests the Secretary General to make every effort to achieve savings on the operational costs taking into account the recommendations of the Advisory Committee

Since the 2000 reorganization, the unit has relied on the global programme for staffing costs, and has to raise all the funds needed for operational programmes.

Concerning joint programming, some speakers said that the initiatives seeking greater coherence and streamlining of operational activities would result in lower transaction costs for national counterparts.

However, this approach may have saved some costs by avoiding the necessity of establishing a new institution or negotiating an understanding with an external operational entity.

Any costs related to the review referred to in paragraph 22 above shall be borne by the designated operational entity whose designation has been withdrawn or suspended.

However, we do note that issues relating to surveillance and other critical practical measures to combat terrorism need to be addressed along with their high operational costs.

Under this programme, an amount of US 2,533,000 was approved for the biennium 2004 2005 for staff related costs of five administrative staff and operational expenditures of the secretariat.