We are also proposing in the General Assembly a reduction in the cost of international money remittances from migrant workers.

If, for example, an agency working to reduce poverty in Africa cuts staff with expert knowledge, it is more likely to end up funding projects that fail.

That would provide the United Nations with the benefit of a higher credit rating, which would result in a lower cost for borrowing.

10. Also requests the Secretary General, in order to reduce the cost of employing General Service staff, to continue efforts to recruit local staff for the Mission against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Mission

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Iraq states that the method used by Jordan to estimate the cost of preventative expenditures is neither reasonable nor appropriate.

The plan included a reduction in fuel subsidies which has a direct effect on the prices of basic commodities and significant cuts to government spending.

These modifications and adjustments reduce the expenses of the compensatory project to USD 46,113,706.

Other countries and organizations might wish to do likewise, in order to lower the portion of the cost of UNFICYP covered by assessed contributions.

Staffing requirements funded from overhead charges

Shale gas could cut the cost of reducing CO2 seven times more while actually helping Europe s ailing economy.

These new trends, in terms of good governance  in particular, reducing costs for security, scrupulous management of public finances and the priority allocation of resources to social sectors to combat poverty will provide a new impetus to speed up the implementation of the MDGs in Mauritania.

The cost of the field office structure accounts for 21.4 per cent of estimated programme expenditure, a decrease from the 24.3 per cent reported in 2004 2005.

Invites all donors to contribute to the Centre's programme activities in order to meet the full cost of expenditures foreseen by the Centre for the implementation of its programme for the period 2006 2008.

Because of economic recession, it was often not possible to reduce budget deficits, either by reducing government expenditures or by increasing taxes.

If people feel rich and enjoy growing wages and appreciating assets, they are less inclined to cannibalize other spending when commodity consumption becomes more expensive.

The cost of the field office structure accounts for 9.5 per cent of estimated programme expenditure, a decrease from the 13 per cent reported in 2004 2005.

The cost of the field office structure accounts for 13.7 per cent of the estimated programme expenditure, a decrease from the 16.6 per cent reported in 2004 2005.

With these costs arising as a result of the ageing of the complex, which was constructed from 1974 to 1979, the overall increase in gross expenditure for this Major Programme is projected at 12 per cent, which includes cost elements to be fully reimbursed by the Austrian Government or other external parties.

Urges UNIFEM to continue working on reducing expenditures from regular (core) resources on programme support and administration and management in order to increase resources available for programmes

As a participant in the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, IFRC viewed risk and vulnerability reduction not as a cost, but as an investment.

Table 10. Proposed resource requirements funded from overhead charges (thousands of United States dollars)

AS manages secretariat wide operating costs from the core budget. Staffing and related costs of AS are funded from overheads.

The average rate of overhead reached more than 11 per cent in 2004

28. Further decides to reduce the provision for general temporary assistance by 2.5 million dollars

The cost of the field office structure for Africa and the Middle East accounts for 22.6 per cent of the estimated programme expenditure, a decrease from the 38.7 per cent reported in 2004 2005.

The Committee requests that renewed attention be given to clearly defining and fully disclosing these types of costs, in addition to continued effort to minimize costs of delivery.

Table 9.

Claim 5000183 is for expenses and other losses related to public health damage.

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According to a study by the Ministry of Planning in 1997, however, entitled Consideration of the possibility of mobilizing additional resources for essential social services , an analysis of the distribution of public expenditure showed that the proportion allocated to social expenditure was of the order of 30 per cent and to essential health services around 15 per cent.

The World Bank's Public Expenditure Tracking System could be used, as appropriate, as a model for monitoring the performance and accountability of sanitation systems.

A new approach had therefore been adopted whereby, in the absence of specific instructions from donors, their share of unspent balances would be returned in the form of a cheque.

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Biennial support budget

Personnel

ILO International Labour Organization

Expenses

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has indicated that it will take over the cost of a policy adviser in the Ministry of Education.

In Malawi, we are promoting good governance by pursuing sound macro economic policies, reduction in public expenditure, bench marking the activities and performance of the civil service and fighting corruption at all levels.

Programme expenditure

Meetings and consultations

Reimbursements of expenditures

Actual expenditure exceeded budgeted expenditure by 0.5 per cent.

It includes reducing the cost and expanding the distribution of the female condom conducting a media campaign directed at the clients and working with civil society groups to empower women in the sex sector to better their socio economic situation.