Cost plan for 2006

2005 18 UNDP strategic cost management and implications for cost recovery

(i) UNDP strategic cost management and implications for cost recovery (DP 2004 36)

In Jordan these services are provided through a cash reimbursement scheme.

1. Action Plan on training in coastal zone management

The Board hopes that its cost plan for 2006 will be reflected in the annual appeal.

Administrative actions, information and financial data are managed in the Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the United Nations, which provides the secretariat with the necessary information to report to Parties on its operations and performance.

Knowledge management will continue to be one of the major fields of the contribution by UNEP to implementation of the Bali Strategic Plan.

We shall work in groups to produce a District Disaster Management plan

(b) Enhanced information management and use of latest system and technology development to contain increasing staff costs

In the document UNDP strategic cost management and implications for cost recovery (DP 2004 35), UNDP reported on the outcome of inter agency meetings resulting in a redefinition of cost classifications.

(f) Enforce the use of a procurement plan as a tool to facilitate effective and efficient procurement management (para. 115)

like managing contracts, learning how to write contracts, understanding procurement processes, understanding the time value of money and cost estimation.

Direct costs are defined as unequivocally linked with programmatic activities, while indirect costs are defined as those incurred during the management of programmatic activities.

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(iv) The establishment of a detailed costed plan for the implementation of the above recommendations, as well as a framework for the continuous monitoring and evaluation of the success of the implementation.

The cost estimate for each of the 30 day period is in accordance with the deployment plan described in paragraph 15 above.

A management plan for all Antarctic Specially Protected Areas and new Antarctic Specially Managed Areas is required by Annex V.

With adequate resources to properly represent cases, those without legal foundation might be avoided and consideration of remaining cases would be expedited by virtue of their clear presentation on the merits.

10. A trust fund was established with the intention to cover the common costs of implementing the Action Plan and to replace gradually the support provided by the Environment Fund.

In that study, the Inspectors attempted to develop specific, quantitative guidelines on building management tasks and to produce system wide comparative tables on costs involved in managing buildings.

Board members may have also been concerned by evidence of cost push inflation in Germany.

Investment in payroll systems could provide significant returns in cost avoidance and in better system management.

Future stages in implementation for human resources management services would eliminate costs and posts and bring greater efficiency.

While generally considering the cost increases justifiable, they urged circumspection in budget management.

The total cost reduction achieved by United Nations management improvement activities in 2004 was 248,687.

But, apart from the common costs of an operation (usually less than 8 of the total), the ESDP uses the same funding method as NATO, which means that the bulk of the money for both ESDP and NATO led military operations comes out of the same defense pot in each member state.

The project, now awaiting approval from the Government of India, will be managed by one lead agency and will implement one joint workplan.

UNOPS management used the audit observations to create a comprehensive action plan amenable to ongoing management monitoring of progress achieved.

For the first time, all the costs and benefits of more than 40 different policy options were laid out side by side.

The international community should develop a costed, targeted and financed investment plan, and must revitalize commitment to improved governance and the rule of law.

The costs of managing the Social Security system are far smaller than those likely to be associated with privatized accounts.

UNMIL has been working closely with the Liberian Forestry Initiative to formulate a workplan to help the new Government to manage its natural resources.

In the area of project management at the country offices, UNDP will continue its efforts to reinforce and monitor the use of SMART principles in identifying indicators for results reporting (para.

In this way, it is expected to generate greater cost effectiveness among the users, who will directly manage the available resources.

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Civilian staff and related costs of the United Nations Protection Force

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This is also one of the indicators monitored through the human resources action plan of the Office of Human Resources Management.

In completing the programme management package, the performance of local PACs will be thoroughly reviewed and the results incorporated into the guidelines issued.

As mentioned in paragraph 11, an additional section was added in the resource plan for the financial requirements of the security costs mandated by the United Nations.

This will cover the estimated costs for wasted time, loss of skilled staff, and low morale and productivity, and health costs. Such an assessment would provide an indication of what to improve in the conflict management system.

As the Department of Economic and Social Affairs is currently developing a strategic plan to address these issues, the Forum and its secretariat (as one of the divisions of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs) should consider taking the opportunity to exercise a key role in the area of natural resource management.