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It also concurred with the Advisory Committee that there was a need to strengthen the accountability framework for the achievement of results.

The Group would therefore welcome clarification of the Advisory Committee's observations in that regard.

As the two private sector members of the AGF, we are proud of our work.

The Group had stated categorically that it did not share the opinion of ACABQ and the Committee had not endorsed it.

We attach great importance to the AGF s recommendation for establishing Green Funds for forestry and Africa.

Like the Advisory Committee, the Group welcomed the Board's more frequent practice of expanding performance audits.

Concerning the conversion of staff from the 300 series to the 100 series of the staff rules, the concerns raised by Member States and in the Advisory Committee's report (A 59 396) should be given detailed consideration.

AGECC is now working on how best to deliver on the plan. This was the focus of the Group s last meeting, held on July 15 in Mexico City.

Among the AGF s conclusions, which we have presented to the UN Secretary General, there are some important messages

From additional information provided, the Advisory Committee notes that during the 2003 04 period a total of 16 international and 22 national posts were converted from 300 series to 100 series contracts.

As a result of this, the organizations formulated a proposal entitled Desertification, Drought, Poverty and Agriculture which was submitted to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research.

The African Group recognized that the revised budget had been prepared at short notice, but was concerned that it had not met the expectations of the Advisory Committee.

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While the African Group appreciated the Advisory Committee's efforts to ensure that its recommendations did not impede the Mission's functioning, it was concerned at the assumptions underlying the recommendations on electoral assistance contained in paragraph 32 of the Advisory Committee's report.

The African Group joined the Advisory Committee in welcoming the review undertaken by UNMIS in the light of the previous ACABQ report (A 59 768).

The scale and urgency of this issue for developing countries was recognized by every member of the Advisory Group, which included heads of government, finance ministers, leading figures from the private sector, and policy experts, most of them with direct and serious experience in public finance and policy.

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The African Group therefore noted with concern the Advisory Committee's attempt, in paragraph 45 of its report, to redefine the intentions of the General Assembly with regard to the financing of such activities.

The Group was concerned about the Advisory Committee's observation that not enough attention had been given to setting criteria to monitor the quality of decisions made by programme managers.

Nevertheless, the AGF s report concludes that reaching the goal of raising 100 billion a year by 2020, while challenging, is feasible.

The Group would appreciate further clarification from the Advisory Committee about the provision made for DDR programmes in the budgets of other African peacekeeping missions.

WFP continued to participate in the UNDG Resident Coordinators' Issues Group (RCIG) and the Inter Agency Advisory Panel (IAAP), which consider and propose candidates for RC posts.

The African Group agreed with the Advisory Committee's recommendation that the General Assembly should approve the Secretary General's financing proposals and trusted that the Committee would rapidly conclude its deliberations on the item.

The reservations it had expressed during the Committee's discussion of that agenda item should be taken into consideration by the Secretariat and the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) during the preparation of their respective reports.

(b) Since not all OHCHR positions are of an ongoing or core nature, OHCHR would continue to employ staff under the 200 series for technical cooperation activities and advisory services.

But the European Economic Advisory Group at CESifo, a group of economists from seven European countries, has rejected this view in its latest report, just released in Brussels.

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The Group agreed with the Advisory Committee's observation that, while there had been a reduction in the average time required for selection of staff, the duration of the recruitment and placement process effectively 375 days called for corrective measures.

It was decided by the Arab Group to communicate to you the position of the Group on this serious matter.

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Although the Group supported close cooperation between MONUC and the various other United Nations entities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it did not support the Advisory Committee's recommendation that extrabudgetary funds should be used for electoral assistance staff.

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The action being taken is to move the staff member concerned from the 200 series to the 100 series.

There the group's statement ended.