To ensure that the Department of Peacekeeping Operations submits the consolidated acquisition plan to the Procurement Service by 1 June of each financial year, the Department has an internal goal of submitting all acquisition plans to the Procurement Service by 15 May.

The Global Fund, the World Bank and other parts of the UN system, and other multilateral institutions and international partners will engage in a process to identify procurement and supply management bottlenecks, and to agree upon concrete steps for the harmonization and alignment of procurement and supply management policies and procedures.

In the area of procurement and contract management, UNDP is committed to the four high priority recommendations of the Board.

Such expertise is usually lodged in the substantive or technical departments, which generate specifications and requisitions for procurement services.

Thus, enhancing expertise within the organizations in e procurement systems and operations should equip procurement officials with additional knowledge and skills needed to boost similar capacities in the recipient countries, as explained below.

The Procurement Service has also drafted, in consultation with the Office of Human Resources Management and the Office of Legal Affairs, a Declaration of ethical responsibilities .

The Procurement Service is working together with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations to improve the skills and capacity of the peacekeeping missions in procurement and contract management.

The table displays two staffing efficiency measures, the average value procured in 2002 by each staff member (Professional and General Service combined) of an organization's procurement unit, and procurement staff costs as a percentage of procurement spending.

Underlining the importance of achieving the highest levels of professionalism and expertise within United Nations security management,

One of the technical tools that requires priority attention is the ecosystem approach in oceans management.

Procurement

Comment by the Administration. The lead times have been reduced from an average of 116 days to 55 days, according to the records in Mercury, the field procurement management system.

Many of these functions and models have redefined CM from its traditional holistic approach to technical management.

The World Bank and WHO to evaluate progress on the building of national capacity on procurement and supply chain management by September 2005.

Procurement Unit

1 P 5, 1 GS OL

Senegal

65 NS (28 NSc),

The UNOSAT programme's strength lies in the fact that it combines the capacity to manage complex projects with deep understanding of user requirements and the expertise to define, set up and ensure the delivery of products and services, infrastructure and know how.

See IAPSO procurement statistics at www.iapso.org.

The same Senior Legal Officer visited the Sudan in December 2004 to assist the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Procurement Service in contract negotiations.

The Procurement Goldmine

Procurement report

(h) Procurement and supply

Procurement and contracting

(a) The International Federation of Purchasing and Materials Management had changed its name to International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management

The Board took note of changes in the names of certain non governmental organizations that already enjoyed observer status with UNCTAD, as follows

Substantive servicing of meetings plenary meetings (50) servicing of Commission meetings for which the subprogramme has substantive responsibility (10) meetings of the Board of Trustees of the Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights (24)

If the TRP approves, the plan is sent to the Board of the Global Fund, which then votes to approve financing.

As indicated in the previous report (A 58 761), information pertaining to systems contracts has been made available online to the peacekeeping missions by the Procurement Service in cooperation with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

Digital asset management managing the life cycle of large collections of digital assets, including photographic images, graphics, brand logos, compound documents and rich media content, such as audio and video

1 P 5, 1 P 4, 2 P 3, 1 P 3,a 1 GS (OL), 9 NO, 5 NO,a 1 NS, 15 NS,a 9 UNV, 11 UNVa

Adaptation to climate variability will be the only way forward in many destinations that are currently prime holiday spots.

Progress and terminal reports have been prepared in a timely fashion and the Programme Management Division has followed up with substantive divisions to ensure the submission of reports.

Requests the Secretary General to ensure that the Department of Peacekeeping Operations communicates the information on vendor performance to all aviation offices involved and the Procurement Service.

Professional certifications such as Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) and Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) are becoming more common as professional standards are raised throughout the field, particularly in the United States.

However, non fungible budgets, procurement rules and financial regulations governing the management of UN resources as well as the management of resources of other providers of trade related assistance, including international loans, raise practical and legal obstacles in this regard.

Audits of the UNHCR emergency operations in Burundi, Chad and the Sudan identified a need to improve procurement and general management.

These exist, or will be opened, where there is a high volume of operations and demand potential such units will be almost autonomous in managing daily operations, with decision making and support functions (procurement, ICT, human resources and financial management) devolved to the country level.

Public procurement and management of public finances

Procurement at international organizations

Procurement Section (8 new posts)

Aggregate procurement value and trends

Requests the Secretary General to ensure that the Department of Peacekeeping Operations communicates the information on vendor performance to all aviation offices involved, including the Procurement Service.

To facilitate data exchange between Headquarters and the peacekeeping missions, the Procurement Service has been working with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations to develop a common procurement management system.