(b) To achieve cost savings

Savings are anticipated upon their renewal in 2007.

7. Encourages the International Law Commission to continue taking cost saving measures at its future sessions

8. Encourages the International Law Commission to continue taking cost saving measures at its future sessions

Promoting equal access to labour markets

7. Encourages the International Law Commission to continue taking cost saving measures at its future sessions without prejudice to the efficiency of its work

Encourages the International Law Commission to continue taking cost saving measures at its future sessions without prejudice to the efficiency of its work

Scale economies in training, procurement and operation and maintenance are key attractions of this approach.

It agreed with the Advisory Committee that, in certain areas, further savings might be realized.

As market shares increase, steady progress in lowering costs can be expected to continue through economies of scale.

Improvements in automatic reporting and exchange of information are being examined in the context of the (Fiscal) Committee's study of the use of withholding taxes and or exchange of information to enhance the taxation of cross border interest flows (2000 OECD report, preface and paras.

The approach outlined in the report would set back many countries' progress towards achieving or regaining access to capital markets.

In the area of NAMA, progress in eliminating trade barriers must be achieved.

Nevertheless, an important juncture had been reached, which could constitute the beginning of the road to achieving peace.

Add an indicator of achievement (ii) reading (ii) Savings achieved from efficiency measures and renumber the existing indicator of achievement as (i).

However, the Advisory Committee expects that the rigorous review of the Mission's structure and requirements, as called for by the General Assembly and promised by the Secretariat, will lead to streamlining and economies.

4. Also requests the Secretary General to intensify efforts to enhance efficiency measures that may result in sustainable savings, with a view to augmenting the Development Account, in accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 54 15

98. Emphasizes that management restructuring should produce clearly defined gains in productivity and or economies

8. Takes note of paragraph 524 of the report of the International Law Commission with regard to cost saving measures, and encourages the Commission to continue taking such measures at its future sessions

The Committee also makes a number of observations and recommendations with regard to the administration and management of the resources of the support account for peacekeeping operations and areas of possible savings.

Developing countries will be able to meet the Goals when they are able to compete and to have free market access.

The Peacekeeping Financing Division undertook fewer mission visits than planned in order to support the establishment of three new peacekeeping missions in the spring of 2004, which also resulted in savings.

The Advisory Committee, in paragraphs 26, 28, 30, 31, 54, 64 and 65 above, has made observations and recommendations that should lead to economies.

The proactive clearance of roads by the mission would enable greater use of ground transport and decrease reliance on air support, resulting in significant cost savings.

In paragraphs 8 to 10, 17, 24 to 26, 30, 31, 38 and 39 above, the Advisory Committee has made observations and recommendations which should lead to economies.

First, they can improve value for money (in that better value for money can be achieved through a competitive market price, and substantial cost savings can be realized through dynamic and real time trading).

It would also have been useful to know if any savings had been identified within the secretariat or if any surplus might have been redirected to priorities emanating from UNCTAD XI.

In the process of multilateral trade liberalization, small and vulnerable economies such as Mauritius were faced with many challenges, ranging from natural imbalances to trade disadvantages, such as supply capacity constraints and the inability to achieve economies of scale.

Also, substantial savings can be made by avoiding unnecessary costs such as overpayments to creditors or penalty interests due to poor bookkeeping.

With regard to investments in information technology and training, the Ghanaian delegation, like many others, believed these would result in economies in the long run.

It is estimated that participation in SWIFT will yield savings in costs of transactions.

Ensuring access to essential services is acknowledged as the principal means by which to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

Enterprise switches are typically found in networks with larger number of switches and connections, where centralized management is a significant savings in administrative time and effort.

The Committee believes that further cooperation should be sought from the Mission to explore possibilities for additional savings, taking into account the relatively limited time for which the equipment will be required.

Gazprom s co optation of Europe has been achieved mainly through Germany, where its partnerships with energy companies and banks have helped align the authorities with Russian aims.

Moreover, as can be seen from the tables preceding paragraphs 14 and 19, savings are possible from the delayed deployment of civilian police and persistent high vacancy rates for civilian staff.

The system aims to bring Internet access to remote and rural areas poorly served by existing provisions, and to improve communication during natural disasters to affected regions.

Preconditions for ensuring development gains include measures aimed at the appropriate sequencing of reform, domestic supply capacity building and increased competitiveness, and universal access by all, especially the poorest, to essential services.

Reaffirming its resolution 56 237, whereby it requested the Secretary General to intensify efforts to enhance efficiency measures that might result in sustainable savings, with a view to augmenting the Development Account, in accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 54 15,

Much ground must be covered to get anywhere close.

In fact, any savings realized as the result of high vacancy rates would have been returned to Member States.

The Advisory Committee recommended approval of the resources requested for the expanded role of UNPOS, but saw room for possible savings, which should be reflected in the performance report.

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Another world is possible. But it is up to Europe to take the lead in achieving it.

Chua would reply that reaching a high level of achievement brings great satisfaction, and that the only way to do it is through hard work.