The rules and procedures of United Nations development cooperation must be simplified and harmonized if it was to be made more efficient.

A. Coherence, effectiveness and relevance

System wide coherence

(c) Consistency with the United Nations reform

3 In this context, consistency means that the application of adjustments should be consistent across Parties and by all expert review teams.

Together, you represent the harmony between tradition and progress.

But our policies most also be more consistent.

The use of ICTs enables consistency, accountability and transparency.

The issue of consistency with United Nations goals was taken very seriously.

Consistency alone would be a big boost for confidence.

There was a risk of inconsistency of protection policy.

Administrative processes are difficult and inconsistent, hindering effective action.

(c) Looking for the consistency of the patterns of information and comparing them with new information

While coherence between national economic policies and international economic processes was essential, it was equally important for the development prescriptions of the international financial, monetary and trade institutions to be coherent with each other.

To add to the lack of uniformity, broadsheets also vary in size.

In that context the Member States should not forget that they shared the responsibility for some of the problems currently facing the system and should help to improve its situation by taking more coherent stands and giving more support to operational activities.

It is also of key importance that the report addresses the issue of system wide coherence.

Police reform must be more fully aligned with reform of the other pillars of security sector.

UNFPA will continue to review the presentation of the financial statements for the 2004 2005 biennium to determine where compliance with General Assembly resolution 57 278 with regard to governance structures, principles and accountability could be improved, in a harmonized manner among United Nations agencies.

UNHCR acknowledged inconsistencies in the recording at country and subregional cost centres.

National legislation in the NIS was inconsistent with regard to mercenarism.

The word directly should be deleted in order to be consistent with amended article 1.

Organisation of a workshop on Currency Transaction Tax together with the Southern Africa Alliance of the Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC).

Donors as well as recipients must ensure consistency between financing and absorptive capacity.

UNHCR agreed with the Board's recommendation to eliminate inconsistencies in the recording of contributions.

The quality of CCAs and UNDAFs is now overseen by the regional directors of agencies working together at the country level and coordinated on a rotational basis by one of the agencies.

UNHCR agreed with the Board's recommendation to eliminate inconsistencies in the recording of contributions.

They also asked about the likelihood of the competition legislation being amended to address the inconsistencies highlighted by the review report.

Nevertheless, the Task Force on Accounting Standards would continue to review the possibility of further harmonization.

The Peacebuilding Commission is required to perform the vital role of ensuring system wide coherence.

UNHCR agreed with the Board's recommendation to eliminate inconsistencies in the recording of contributions.

The Philippines was also convinced that global economic policy making required increased multidimensional coherence.

First of all, we feel that the negotiation process has been characterized by irregularities, a lack of transparency and secrecy.

The need to harmonize national and international efforts to combat trafficking in persons was pointed out by several speakers.

For that, we need to improve the quantity, quality and effectiveness of aid, as well as policy coherence.

In this context, it is essential to ensure greater consistency among the various, international monetary, financial and commercial systems.

More consistent and harmonized management by the successive Presidents could facilitate consensus building.

It was important, in his view, to preserve consistency between the draft convention and the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

(c) To be consistent with prudent management practices required for the economic and safe conduct of nuclear activities.

Improving carbon productivity requires improving land productivity.

UNHCR agreed with the Board's recommendation to implement procedures ensuring the consistency and quality of public protection information.

UNHCR agreed with the Board's recommendation to implement procedures ensuring the consistency and quality of public information on protection.

First, we must improve coherence, efficiency and effectiveness within the United Nations system so as to promote transparency and accountability.

FTC was aiming to remove all inconsistencies at once, and this had resulted in some delay.

Participants agreed that other United Nations agencies also needed to be involved, as did treaty bodies, in order to ensure coherence.