Rationalization of procurement practices

Strategic and operational streamlining

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There are 38 municipalities in the countryside who are going through official water rationing.

It is up to us to make real efforts towards streamlining the work of the First Committee.

34 (XXI) Rationalization and increased efficiency of energy and the use of renewable sources of energy

(c) Rationalization of the regional office base through realignment and integration

The feasibility study requires structural police reform with a view to rationalizing police services.

(c) Rationalization of support to thematic fact finding procedures in the Special Procedures Branch.

This analysis suggests the need to further rationalize procurement practices of the organizations.

Indeed, the government indicates that it may begin rationing gasoline.

Attempts to shave costs by economizing on energy use reduce pollution.

Efforts of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in rationalization of monitoring and evaluation

The Committee welcomes the measures designed to rationalize the institutional framework for efforts to combat discrimination.

Currently, the price for non rationed gasoline is almost 40 cents (November 2008).

It will significantly improve investment performance by streamlining and organizing the daily workflow.

The Section faced several challenges during the period under review, including the rationalization of legal aid.

But these gains have come at the expense of and to some extent because of industry rationalization and employment reductions.

Financial markets and institutions with global reach need a global macro prudential regulator, not just a loosely organized college of supervisors.

The chairpersons of the treaty bodies reported on the progress made to draft an expanded core document, which would facilitate reporting by allowing States parties to report on the implementation of human rights norms that were common to the various treaties (referred to as congruent provisions) in one document.

3. Stresses the need for rationalization of the current United Nations system of contractual arrangements, which lacks transparency and is complex to administer

Several participants referred to the practice of other United Nations bodies, where items are taken up cyclically or in multi year programmes of work.

Overall, the reorganization has rationalized operations by eliminating fragmentation and duplication of functions and structures.

They expressed the wish for further clarification and to be kept informed as progress was made in mainstreaming such activities.

In addition, governments introduced modest subsidies and regulations to encourage conservation and renewable energy sources.

A third role for the IMF is macro prudential supervisor.

Rationalization of the agenda should not be used to remove subjects of vital importance because some countries do not want to address them.

Before concluding my substantive remarks, allow me to say few words on the issue of the rationalization of the working methods of the First Committee.

An additional benefit of a merger of the two would be to combine their respective strengths and initiate a process of rationalizing procurement services and practices of the common system.

Client management structures will be rationalized and kept at the minimum level necessary to ensure business development and close client relations.

Welcoming the efforts undertaken so far to rationalize and improve the functioning and impact of United Nations funds, programmes and specialized agencies,

With the advent of Mercosur, the regional common market, Ford was finally able to rationalize its product line ups in those countries.

At that time, the 2007 Gas rationing plan will come to an end (the quota system will remain in place while gasoline prices will be increased).

The Chair also noted concerns raised by participants about the number of contact groups and informal consultations during sessions and the problems these posed for effective participation.

And China s 12th Five Year Plan provides a clear national policy direction on energy saving, emissions reduction, and industrial development.

We are likely to see some spending consolidation, but less than in Great Britain and other European countries.

Clear indications should be given by the Security Council before additional resources for increases in troop strength were requested and policy on the supply of armoured personnel carriers should also be rationalized.

Proposals for the rationalization of the work of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council and linking the mandate of the latter to follow up on the Millennium Development Goals is an idea worthy of further elaboration.

2007 Gasoline Rationing Plan in Iran was launched by president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's cabinet to reduce that country's fuel consumption.

The governing bodies of UNDG organizations should task the respective executive heads with examining ways to further rationalize their field presence.

The system application also provides links to accounting, custodial and virtual matching utilities to streamline downstream trade processing.

The coordination of external efforts will serve to rationalize the use of resources and to mobilize greater material and financial resources for optimizing service delivery.

(c) Continuing improvement of quality and of processing time in the area of procurement through increased automation and further rationalization of the procurement process wherever possible.

Furthermore, reinforced attention was to be given to rationalizing documentation, strengthening project management capacity and skills and developing information technology capacity within the subprogramme.

A detailed plan on the further rationalization of the network of United Nations information centres was presented at the twenty sixth session of the Committee on Information (see A AC.198 2004 3).