It was replaced by a substantially reduced Rule of Law Department.

Documentation had been improved and the receivables outstanding for 2003 had dramatically reduced.

Electronic technologies have facilitated the use of reverse auctions by greatly reducing the transaction costs.

Projections made by that Ministry for 2005 in terms of investment in quality show a budgetary reduction by almost one half.

Since the end of the cold war, NATO has significantly reduced the number of tactical nuclear weapons in its arsenal.

About 47 per cent of households had seen their income plummet by more than 50 per cent over the same period.

So, let me tell you this when Wal Mart achieves 20 percent energy reductions, that's going to be a very big deal. But I'm afraid it's not enough.

Estonia to move to Level B immediately upon the effective date of the new scale, forgoing its transition time

Our national targets include a 50 per cent reduction in the number of people living below the poverty line during the period 2001 2010.

The appropriation represented a reduction of 933,800 from the proposed initial estimate of the Secretary General of 42,463,300 (see A 57 772 Add.2).

The Advisory Committee's recommendations with regard to the financing of MINURSO included a reduction related to budgeted vacancy delayed deployment rates.

Following the conclusion of new investigations at the end of 2004, the strength of the investigation division in Kigali will be reduced considerably in the context of the 2006 2007 budgets and again in 2008.

We hope the disengagement plan from Gaza that we have just carried out will alter for the better the security environment and significantly reduce the existential threats Israel is facing today.

This country focused approach requires a light corporate structure streamlined and tailored to a targeted number of product lines and markets, with significant cutting of current fixed costs as marginal services are eliminated.

SOPAC has objected to a decision by the territorial Government to grant Blue Lagoon the same tax breaks it has benefited from for 20 years on the grounds that the market is too small for two producers.

For 2005 2006, the Secretary General proposed a budget of 107.2 million, a decrease of 184.4 million or 63.3 per cent, against the appropriation of 291.6 million for 2004 2005.

Total debt relief accorded to the 27 countries that have reached either the decision point or the completion point, together with other debt relief measures, represents a two thirds reduction in these countries' overall debt stock.

The Secretary General proposed a total amount of 722.6 million for the budget period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, representing a decrease of 99.4 million against the current appropriation of 822.0 million.

The Secretary General proposed a total amount of 240.4 million for 2005 2006, representing a decrease of 54.2 million or 18.2 per cent against the approved appropriation of 294.6 million for 2004 2005.

Savings on or the liquidation of prior period obligations in respect of all other technical activities are credited to individual projects as a reduction of current period expenditure in accordance with UNDP reporting requirements.

Reductions in nuclear arsenals, in particular under the Treaty on Strategic Offensive Reductions, should be irreversible, and the two nuclear weapon States concerned should seek to reduce non strategic nuclear weapons in accordance with the presidential nuclear initiatives of 1991 and 1992.

Under the proposed budget for UNMEE for the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, the Secretary General proposed a total amount of 176.7 million, a decrease of 21.6 million or 10.9 per cent, against the appropriation of 198.3 million for 2004 2005.

The country had also recently signed with Egypt a contract for natural gas eliminating the need to build a new coal power plant which would yield 30 to 40 per cent of Israel's total electricity output and was expected to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the short term.

The experiences of other organizations that faced downsizing or closure in providing financial incentives to staff indicate that, while not a guarantee for retaining staff, a retention bonus could serve as a determining factor for some key staff.

The proposed OTP budget for 2006 7 amounts to 72 million and reflects an overall net reduction in posts and non posts amounting to over 11 millions or 13.7 in comparison with the 2004 5 OTP budget.

107. Regrets that the request contained in paragraph 123 of its resolution 54 249 to achieve a vacancy rate of no more than 5 per cent within the biennium 2000 2001 was not met and, in this regard, requests the Secretary General to take immediate steps to decrease substantially the persistently high vacancy rate which negatively affects programme delivery in the Commission